1. Art and state – Singapore – History – 20th century 2. Art and state – Singapore – History – 21st century 3. Arts, Singapore – 20th century 4. Arts, Singapore – 21st century "This book covers Singapore's key arts policies and art institutions which have shaped the cultural landscape of the country from the 1950s to the present. The scholars and experts in this volume critically assess arts policies and arts institutions to collectively provide an overview of how arts and culture have been deployed by the state. The chapters are arranged chronologically to cover milestone events from the forging of 'Malayan culture'; the government's 'anti-yellow culture' campaign; the use of 'culture' for tourism; the setting up of the Advisory Council on Arts and Culture, the Renaissance City Report, the setting up of the School of the Arts, and others. Putting to rest the notion that Singapore is a 'cultural desert', this volume is valuable reading for students of cultural policy, policy makers who seek an understanding of Singapore's cultural trajectory, and for international readers interested in Singapore's arts and cultural policy."

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Malayan Culture, Multiracialism, the British Colonial Project and Heritage: 1945?1965 (Koh Tai Ann); The Anti-Yellow Culture Campaign in Singapore: 1953?1979 (Lim Cheng Tju); Culture, Heritage and Tourism: The Promotion of Singapore in the 1970s (Joan Henderson); Presenting Culture and Nationhood: The Singapore Arts Festival (Venka Puroshothaman); The Report of the Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts (Audrey Wong); The Singapore Writers Festival and the Promotion of Literary Culture (Angelia Poon); Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and LASALLE College of the Arts (Shaun Oon); Global City for the Arts: Weaving Tourism into Cultural Policy (Ooi Can Seng); The National Arts Council (Clarissa Oon); The Substation: Artistic Practice and Cultural Policy (Lee Weng Choy); Censorship Review Committees from 1991 to 2009 (Tan Tarn How); Nurturing the Cultural Desert: The Role of Museums in Singapore (Hoe Su Fern and Terence Chong); Conceiving, Creating and Conjuring a Renaissance City (Arun Mahizhnan); Singapore's Creative Industries: Policy Directions (Lily Kong); The Esplanade: Between the Global and the Local (Lorraine Lim); The School of the Arts (Shaun Oon); Global Ambitions: Positioning Singapore as a Contemporary Arts Hub (Hoe Su Fern); From Media 21 to Media Fusion (Terence Lee); Film and Television in Singapore (Audrey Yue); Housing the Arts (T C Chang); The Arts and Culture Strategic Review Report: Harnessing the Arts for Community-Building (Hoe Su Fern); Conclusion; A Timeline of Arts and Culture in Singapore;