THE ROLE OF ARTS IN SINGAPORE

What roles do the arts play in Singapore? How important are these roles?

The arts not only contribute to the culture of Singapore today. It helps in the contribution in the economy of Singapore today. The arts in Singapore are also an essential role in the society today, where it may benefit the social aspect of Singapore by inserting some form of creativity. In the Singapore society today, the arts play a crucial role, as important as science and technology is to Singapore.

In order to remain at the competitive edge, there will be a need for Singapore to diversify as a society into greater aspects. Our sole focus on the science is definitely insufficient to cope with the higher demands of sustaining as a highly competitive country in the future. Therefore, there will be a need to open up the arts in Singapore in order for the ‘creation of new jobs and greater competitiveness’ to take place. As the arts can also be ‘economically-driven’, the arts will therefore allow growth in the Singapore economy, indirectly playing a crucial role in the development of Singapore in the future.

As the arts is also considered as the ‘bread for society soul’, where different perspectives can be formed. This will allow the mindsets of the people in the society to broaden, where various opinions can be taken into considerations. In this way, the arts will assume the role of broadening perspectives and speed up the growth of Singapore socially. The broadening mindsets of Singaporeans through the appreciation of the arts will definitely be a catalyst in the growth of the country.

The arts are definitely important and crucial to the future developments of Singapore. It will serve as an important factor in determining the extent of growth of Singapore for the years to come.