ARTS AND VISUAL ARTS STATISTICS

Source: National Arts Council (Singapore)
 


 Growth of the arts since the formation of National Arts Council in 1991



 Arts activities
Singapore has seen an almost tripling of ticketed and non-ticketed arts activities (performing and visual arts).

Arts activity rebounded after the slowdown in 2003, growing on the back of positive economic conditions in 2004. Total arts activities have grown more than 9% each year on average (CAGR) since 1995, reaching 5,667 in 2004.



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 Arts Audiences

A population survey was conducted in late 2002 and survey findings revealed that 27% of Singaporeans have attended an arts performance or visited an art exhibition in the past one year [15% in 1999, 11% in 1996]. This has increased by 12% points over the past 3 years, attributable to the penetration of arts education and outreach efforts.

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Number of Visual Arts Societies and Companies in Singapore

Societies
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Visual Arts
 28 29 36 36 36 35
Photography
 11 11 9 9 9 9
Multi-Disciplinary
 15 16 26 30 32 32
Year 1999 200 2001 2002 2003 2004
Visual Arts
 39 36 36 37 37 38
Photography
 9 10 11 11 10 10
Multi-Disciplinary
 32 29 29 31 32 41
Total
 224 228 236 242 247 267



Companies
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Visual Arts
 110 122 122 134 130 137
Multi-Disciplinary
 4 4 11 11 11 11
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Visual Arts
 135 150 143 137 153 158
Multi-Disciplinary
 11 18 23 26 32 39
Total
 220 256 270 266 302 321