ENDORSEMENT OF CUSTOMISED WORKSHOPS

TOTE BOARD ARTS GRANT

The aim of the Tote Board Arts Grant is to subsidise the cost of quality arts education programmes,
endorsed under the National Arts Council’s Arts Education Programme (NAC-AEP), to schools so as
to promote arts appreciation among students.

The Tote Board Arts Grant offers schools an annual grant of:

$10,000 to Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

$15,000 to all Primary and Secondary Schools (government, government-aided, independent and
specialised independent schools), Junior Colleges and Centralised Institute
$30,000 to Polytechnics

The grant may be used to subsidise up to 60% of the cost of customised workshops by artists and
arts groups with existing endorsed NAC-AEP. Such workshops are specially customised according to
the needs of the school and therefore should be unique to the school named in the application.
Applications for endorsement may only be made by the schools (not by arts groups). Schools can
use up to 40% of their grant (eg. $4,000 for ITEs) to subsidise programmes by foreign arts groups.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Applications are open only to Singapore registered arts groups/organisations and Singapore
/Permanent Resident (PR) artists with existing programmes that are endorsed under the
annual endorsement for NAC-AEP Exposure and Experience programmes.

2. All applications must be made on the prescribed application form and must be accompanied
by a company profile (if any), CVs of all trainers and facilitators, lesson plans and/or
worksheets.

3. Applications must indicate clearly the name of the school interested in booking the
customised workshop. As the customised workshop is a programme specially tailored
according to the school’s needs, only one school may be named in the application.

4. All arts groups are to inform in writing of any changes made to the endorsed workshop.
Approval must be obtained before proposed changes are implemented.

5. The assessment process will take a minimum of 15 working days. Email applications made on
the prescribed application form will receive priority.

6. Endorsement for customised workshops is specific to the school named in the application.

7. Endorsement for workshops in progress and post-workshop endorsement cannot be given.

8. All successful applicants must:

a. Acknowledge NAC in all publicity materials as follows: “This programme is endorsed by
the National Arts Council Arts Education Programme (NAC-AEP) and is eligible for the
60% Tote Board Arts Grant subsidy.”
b. Present the NAC endorsement letter to schools as proof of endorsement;

9. NAC reserves the right not to disclose reasons for approving or disapproving an application.

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 10. NAC reserves the right to withdraw an endorsement following the receipt of negative
feedback.

11. Failure to comply with any of the abovementioned terms and conditions will result in the
immediate withdrawal of NAC endorsement and will also influence the outcome of future
applications.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1) Artistic Merit
Programmes should:

a) display artistic excellence

b) effectively engage students and develop a deeper understanding of the art form
c) imbue students with critical appreciation of the art form and ability to make sense of what
they have seen
d) possess clearly-defined objectives and clear strategies to achieve the learning outcomes

2) Educational Value
Programmes should:

a) stretch the imagination, provoke thinking, creativity and an aesthetic response

b) encourage student participation and engagement
c) develop students’ creative skills

3) Credentials
All artists, trainers and facilitators must:

a) be adequately trained in relevant fields with recognised certification from arts institutions
(minimum qualification of a diploma in a relevant field)
b) possess relevant pedagogic experience in the art form (at least two years’ teaching
experience in the art form)
c) display professionalism in the execution of the programme, including but not limited to,
the ability to communicate and facilitate effectively

4) Feedback
Arts groups and artists with endorsed programmes in previous years need to ensure that
monthly booking reports and feedback from schools are submitted. The reports and feedback
are important considerations in the assessment process for the current application.

5) Programme Packaging
Programmes should:

a) be appropriately packaged for its target audience (e.g. age-appropriate, suitable audience
size and duration)
b) provide good value for money

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