impacts of arts (generally)

social aspect - building cohesion

Hawker Culture inscribed in UNESCO representative list of intangible culture

NHB heritage trails

culture transmission

Hawker development programme, NEA and MySkillsFuture train young “hawkerpreneurs”, where they learn from older hawkers and pass down their recipe

creating empathy

A study by York University shows that when readers are immersed in a fictional story, their empathy levels demonstrably increase over a one week period

Study by Brookings Institution where a substantial increase in art educational experiences lead to an increase of 8% of a standard deviation in students compassion for others

Singapore festivals?

Singapore art week- featuring exhibitions, open studios, street arts and talks

Singapore international art festival- featuring SG cultural landscape and bolstering international reputation

Education aspect

MOE - enhaced arts programme and enhances music programme allows students to pursue a deeper study of arts ad music

Schools of the Art and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts are art education pathways ad talent development in SG