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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONALE PROGRAMMEFORM 5001 – ARTS FOR GOOD APPLICATION

Application GuidelinesOVERVIEW

1 The Singapore International Foundation makes friends for a better world. Our programmes bring people together to share ideas, skills and experiences in areas such as healthcare, education, the environment, arts and culture, as well as livelihood and business. Through our suite of cultural exchange programmes, we harness the power of arts and culture to promote understanding for an inclusive world and deliver on social impact.

2 The Singapore Internationale Programme enables Singaporean artists to collaborate within Singapore or internationally on “arts for good” projects. Collaborations can be with individual or institutions.

SUBMISSION

3 The application form has the following sections: i. Project executive summary

ii. Project detailsiii. Proposed collaboration in detailiv. Profiles of collaborating artist(s) and/or organisation(s)v. Exploring the social impact of art

vi. Project budgetvii. Applicant(s) and collaborator(s) details

viii. Previous support from SIFix. Terms and conditionsx. Declaration

4 The complete submission should include the following:i. fully completed and signed application form,

ii. proof of partnership or participation (for example a copy of a signed letter of intent with international partners and/or a copy of the letter of invitation or confirmation by the relevant authority or collaborator)

iii. sample of the work to be presented in Singapore and/or internationally*iv. samples of relevant previous works (max. three pieces) within the past five years*

*Please do not submit original recordings/copies as we will not be returning submitted material. Audio and video files should be between one to three minutes in .mp3, .mpeg, .mov or .wmv formats. Photographs should be in .jpg or .tif formats no lesser than 300dpi each.

5 Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no open/closing date for submitting applications.

i. Only fully complete and signed applications will be considered (all categories filled out and attachments/appendices as required)

Singapore Internationale Programme Application Form V1.8 Page 1 of 25

http://erportal.sif.org.sg/

ii. Applications will be assessed accordingly and are subjected to approval. Applicants may be called for an interview.

iii. You will receive a funding decision 30 working days from the receipt of a complete application with required supporting documents as listed in point 4.

6 We encourage electronic submissions, but will accept submissions by post or in-person.

i. Application forms to be sent via email, and attachments larger than 10MB to be sent via wetransfer.com or dropbox.com to [email protected]

ii. Submissions by post or in-person should be sent to:

Singapore International Foundation60A Orchard Road, #04-01 Tower 1, The Atrium@Orchard, International Involvement Hub,Singapore 238890Attn: Cultural Exchange (Programmes Division)Re: Application for Singapore Internationale

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 6pm. Office is closed on public holidays and during lunch from 12.30pm to 1.30pm.


1. PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summarise: who are the key collaborators, how the artistic collaboration will take place, and why your proposed artistic project should be selected for funding.

(Max 300 words. Suggestion: fill in this section after you complete the rest of the form)


2. PROJECT DETAILSName of Singapore Artist, Group or Organisation:

Title of Collaboration

Start Date of Collaboration: dd/mm/yyyy End Date of Collaboration: dd/mm/yyyy

City/cities where Collaboration will take place: Country/countries where Collaboration will take place:

Artwork genre(s): Theme(s) of the Artistic Collaboration1:

□ Literary Art

□ Multi-disciplinary Art

□ Music or Sound Art

□ Performing Art :

□ Visual Art :

□ Media Arts and Animation

□ Others:

□ Education

□ Environment

□ Healthcare

□ Livelihood

□ Others:

Total Project CostInput figure from item 7 of Budget in Section 6

Funds Requested from SIFInput figure from item 9 of Budget in Section 6

SGD SGD

1 Select one or more categories where the artistic collaboration will inform, inspire and engage the audience. For clarification, Education is defined as a transformative learning process that equips people with new knowledge and ways of thinking. Environment is defined as the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates ; it includes artist collaborations addressing cultural heritage. Healthcare is defined as the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health. Livelihood is defined as the capabilities, assets and activities required to secure a living.


3. PROPOSED COLLABORATION IN DETAIL3.1. Describe the proposed collaboration: outline the process, ideas and medium used.Submit samples of the work and/or relevant past works (up to three) as outlined in the project executive summary, and tentative schedule of the milestones.

3.2. Form(s) of the collaboration: Select all that apply.

□ Screening/showcase/exhibition □ Performance □ Dialogue session

□ Workshop/Seminar/Conference □ Master Class □ Research/Documentation

□ Art Education □ Other:

Why are the selected form(s) the best way to (i) share an experiential understanding of the work, (ii) involve/engage the communities as part of the work, and (iii) impact and effect positive social change in the community?

3.3. Who are the intended beneficiaries and/or audience for this collaboration? Select all that apply.


Intended beneficiaries Intended audience

□ Children □ Children

□ Elderly □ Elderly

□ Disadvantaged youth-at-risk financially challenged Others (please specify):

□ Disadvantaged youth-at-risk financially challenged Others (please specify):

□ People with Disabilities □ People with Disabilities

□ General Community □ General Community

□ Art Practitioners □ Art Practitioners

□ Scholars and Educators □ Scholars and Educators

□ Advocacy Groups □ Advocacy Groups

□ Others (please specify): □ Art critics

□ Funders

□ Policymakers

□ Corporates

□ Others (please specify):

Estimated total no. reached during entire period of

collaboration :

Estimated total no. reached during entire period of

collaboration :


3.4. Will the collaboration involve any participation in an event/festival/showcase (for instance part of the collaboration will be presented at an international festival held in the same country/region during the period of the collaboration)? If so, describe each involvement (insert more tables if required).

Official name of event/festival/showcase:

Date(s) of event/festival/showcase:

Start Date: dd/mm/yyyy End Date: dd/mm/yyyy

City/cities where this will take place: Country/countries where this will take place:

Website of event/festival/showcase:

Name of liaison of the event/festival/showcase:

Designation of liaison (e.g. Head, lead organiser, artistic director etc):

Email:

How did you get invited?

Audience profile:□ Children □ Elderly □ Disadvantaged (e.g. youth-at-risk, financially challenged etc)

□ People with Disabilities □ General Community □ Art Practitioners □ Scholars and Educators

□ Advocacy Groups □ Art Critics □ Funders □ Policymakers □ Corporates

□ Other(s):

Approximate audience size for your work presented at this event/festival/showcase:


3.6. Marketing and Promotion

How will the artist collaboration market and promote this project in Singapore and internationally? Describe your pre/actual/post-collaboration marketing and promotional strategy/approach and include specific ways SIF will be acknowledged as a partner.


4. PROFILES OF COLLABORATING ARTISTS and/or ORGANISATIONSProvide the Artist Statement for each artist and Mission Statement for each organisation.

Include in the statements the critical conversation you/the artists want to engage through the art.

Submit individual artists’/organisation resume/CV. Insert more rows for additional artists.

Name of collaboration artist:

Artist statement:

Name of collaboration organisation:

Mission statement:


5. EXPLORING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF ART5.1 The Singapore Internationale Programme recognises that innovative art works have the power to shift perspectives and generate positive social outcomes. Examine how this proposed collaboration does “arts for good” by making a positive difference.

i. Describe how you would design the collaboration to make a positive difference to the beneficiaries.

ii. Explain why you believe the collaboration will be effective.

iii. Address some challenges you may face in trying to make a positive social impact.


5.2. The Singapore Internationale Programme will be measuring different levels of potential social impact according the themes of the artistic collaboration in Section 2. Complete the relevant tables below by describing the anticipated outcome the collaboration seeks:

What is the set of possible outcomes based on the themes of the artistic collaboration?

EXAMPLE: Theme: Healthcare2

Project purpose: Developing an accessible and creative world for people with visually impairment or blindness.

Categories of Impact Possible Outcomes Measurable By:Contributing to the cultural vitality and heritage of the collaborating team and community.

a. Development of greater synergy amongst the group and with the community.b. Higher degree of trust to freely discuss being visually impaired or blind in different countries.

Self-reflection amongst the artists.

Enriching beneficiaries with social and economic benefits.

a. Economic advancement, such as developing new careers as masseusesb. Conversations about self-identity among beneficiaries.c. New skills, such using cameras to better perceive the world.

Select interviews with the beneficiaries.Direct Observations

Inspiring the audience to take action individually or collectively.

a. Public will engage in dialogue about disability.b. People will volunteer or donate with organisations working with the visually impaired.

Pictures or video of your audience being moved by the art.Quick Survey of people by asking them for a quick vote after exposure to the art work.

Informing or educating the larger community through online or print stories/blogs about the collaboration.

a. At least one articles in magazines or online media about disability.b. At least one media interview.

Verified by number and source of the articles.

Leveraging resources beyond the SIF a. Increased Financial support for the project. Verified by letters of agreement or MOUs.

2 Healthcare is defined as the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health.


Categories of Impact Possible Outcomes Measurable By:grant cycle. b. In kind support for the project.

c. Corporate sponsorship of the project.Engaging locally or internationally, especially where SIF and Singapore can contribute to making a positive difference.

a. Participation in one workshop on disability where the Singapore approach is recognised.

Invitation letters and inclusion into the public programmes.


Complete this table if it is one of the themes of the artistic collaboration.

Theme: Education3

Categories of Impact Possible Outcomes Measurable By:

Contributing to the cultural vitality and heritage of the collaborating team and community.




Leveraging resources beyond the SIF grant cycle.

Engaging locally or internationally, especially where SIF and Singapore can contribute to making a positive difference.

3 a transformative learning process that equips people with new knowledge and ways of thinking.



Theme: Environment4








4 Environment is defined as the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates; it includes artist collaborations addressing cultural heritage.



Theme: Healthcare5








5 Healthcare is defined as the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health.



Theme: Livelihood6








6 Livelihood is defined as the capabilities, assets and activities required to secure a living


6. PROJECT BUDGET (SGD) Note: Complete all fields for a complete assessment. Please insert more rows if you have more items to include.

ITEMSPER UNIT COST (SGD)

QUANTITY

TOTAL (SGD)REMARKS (WHERE NECESSARY)

EXPENSES

1. Travel expenses:

1.1. Return Economy flight for artist(s)1.2. Local transport (e.g. airport-hotel transfer, hotel to venue)1.3. Accommodation1.4. Per Diem(local personal transport and food)1.5. Personal travel insurance(per trip basis)1.6. Others: please specifySubtotal for item 1: Travel expenses

2. Art work / project / material expenses:

2.1. Event/festival registration fee (s)2.2. Freight of artworks2.3. Venue hire fee (rehearsal, actual performance)2.4. Audio visual equipment rentals (Sound, lighting)2.5. Set-up (e.g. mounting of works)2.6. Public liability insurance2.7. Recording fee (video/sound)2.8. Others: please specifySubtotal for item 2: Art work / project / material expenses

3. Publicity and marketing expenses:

3.1. Press Release3.2. Printed collaterals (brochures, booklets, posters)3.3. Others: please specifySubtotal for item 3: Publicity and marketing expense

4. Professional fee expenses:


ITEMSPER UNIT COST (SGD)

QUANTITY

TOTAL (SGD)REMARKS (WHERE NECESSARY)

4.1. Performer’s fee4.2. Presenter or workshop leader fee4.3. Other fees: please specifySubtotal for item 4: Professional fee expenses5. TOTAL PROJECTED EXPENSES(total of items 1 – 4)INCOME6. Income, Grants, Sponsorship Revenue:6.1. Projected income from collaboration - give details:6.2. Ticket sales or proceeds6.3. Grants (Cash)Name of Organisation:6.4. Sponsorships (Cash)Name of Organisation:6.5. Sponsorship (in Kind)Description:(Provide estimated value in SGD)6.6.Others: please specify6. TOTAL PROJECTED INCOME(total for item 6)7. TOTAL COST TO ARTIST(ITEM 6 INCOME – ITEM 5 TOTAL PROJECTED EXPENSES)

8. AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM SIF


7. APPLICANT DETAILS

7.1 Primary representative*The representative for a group application should be nominated by the group/organisation to take legal and financial responsibility

Salutation Name as per photo ID (underline surname):

□Mr □ Ms □ Mdm □ Dr □ Others:

Gender: Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy): Photo ID number (NRIC/Passport):

□ Female□ Male

Designation: Organisation: Role in collaboration:

(e.g. lead of collaboration)

Website: Nationality:

□ SingaporeanOthers (please specify):

Singapore PR□ Yes□ No

Mailing address: City, country of residence:

□ Singapore□ Others:

Email address:

Mobile (include country code): Home/Office Number(include country code):

Fax number :

Affiliation/members with arts organisation/association/society:

□ Yes – SingaporeName(s):

□ Yes – InternationalName (s):

Bank payee name (for cheque issuance, if funded):


7.2. Secondary representative or deputy lead of collaboration*The representative for a group application should be nominated by the group/organisation to take legal and financial responsibility.




□ Female□ Male




□ Singaporean□ Others:




Email address:


Fax number :





7. 3. Other members (for group applications)Details of all members involved to be filled out

S/N

SalutationMr/Ms/Mdm/Dr etc

Given/first name

Family/last/surname Nationality

Singapore PR(Yes/No)

City, Country of residence

Gender(M/F)

Date of birth(dd/mm/yy)

Contact no (+country code)

Email(unique - cannot be shared email address)

Organisation(if different from group e.g. advisor, consultant, vendor etc)

Role within the group for this project/artwork(e.g. stage manager, dancer, photographer etc)

1

2

3

4

5

* Insert more rows if there are more members


7.3 Details of Key International Collaborators Duplicate table for each additional collaborator




□ Female□ Male




□ Singaporean□ Others (please specify):




Email address:


Fax number :





8. PREVIOUS SUPPORT FROM SIFPlease complete if you had previously been awarded a grant and/or sponsorship from SIF; duplicate a new table for every award received.

Name of grant

□ Singapore Internationale□ Ad hoc grant□ Others:

Status of award (circle one)

Completed / Ongoing (yet to present) / Report to be submitted (presentation made)

Year/cycle of award: Amount awarded (SGD):

Name of applicant/group, if different from this application:

Title of project: Name of event/festival/showcase:

City/cities, and country where project was showcased:

Start date: End date:

Name(s) of collaborators:

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9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

9.1. The amount awarded is for the project named in the application and is not transferable to another project.

9.2. The SIF is to be kept informed of developments and deviations from the project details indicated on the application form, including changes in implementation, budget, postponement and cancellations, in a timely manner.

9.3. In the course of presenting the project, all artists are to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner and uphold the image of Singapore as the country’s cultural ambassadors.

9.4. Acknowledgement should be given to SIF on all promotional and publicity avenues/materials where appropriate for the support rendered by SIF. Please request for the appropriate hi-res SIF logos from SIF, and seek confirmation with SIF before using the logo.

9.5. 70% of the approved amount will generally be disbursed upon confirmation while the balance 30% or part thereof will be disbursed post-event upon complete submission of the required documents/materials.

9.6. Required documents/materials should be submitted within two months of project completion, failing which the artist/group will forfeit the balance award amount:

9.7. Completed prescribed post-project report form (available at www.sif.org.sg)

9.8. Budget and actual expense tally (including income and other sources of funding received), with original or scanned certified true copies of receipts and invoices for all travel- and living-related expenditure (airfare, travel visa, freight of works, airport-hotel transfers, personal travel insurance, accommodation, and food in the host country). Please attach individual receipts onto A4-sized paper and indicate the nature of the expense.

9.9. Audio-visual documentation of the presentation including actual performance or exhibition, interaction with collaborators (if applicable), interaction with audience and audience quotations and comments in the following formats:

9.10. Min 5 hi-resolution photographs (min 300dpi, JPEG or TIFF format) with captions for each

9.11. Audio and/or visual recording of project (QuickTime (.mov), Windows Media Player (.wmv), or .mpeg format)

9.12. Original or scanned hi-resolution (min 300dpi) publicity materials of the project or the event (marketing collaterals, media clippings etc)


9.13. The SIF reserves the right to use the materials including photographs, video/audio recordings and media clippings submitted by the artists, and call on artists to be cultural ambassadors for purely non-commercial and publicity purposes.

9.14. The SIF reserves the rights to withdraw the award at any time if the above terms are not adhered to or if in the opinion of SIF, the project deviates substantially from the original proposal indicated in the application. In such events, the artist shall refund all monies paid to the artist immediately upon being notified of SIF’s withdrawal.

10. DECLARATIONI declare that the references, documents and statements we have made and provided to the SIF are true and valid in fact and that I understand and accept the terms and conditions.

Signature:

Name of primary Singapore representative:

Date of Submission: (dd/mm/yyyy)

Organisation Stamp, if any:


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