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Arts Resource Hub (ARH)

Grants and Opportunities

A shortlist of arts-related grant and opportunities

Last updated 25 August 2026

Funding

The National Arts Council (NAC) offers several arts grants for independent arts practitioners and SEPs.

Overview of Grant Application Cycles:

Three application cycles per year for: 

  • Presentation and Participation (General, Publishing) (P&P)

  • Market and Audience Development (MAD) 

  • Capability Development (CD) 

Read more about NAC's Funding and Schemes here (opens in new tab)

Other funds available:

National Heritage Board (NHB) (opens in new tab) - heritage related grants.

National Youth Council (NYC) (opens in new tab) - grants for or benefitting youth.

Singapore International Foundation (SIF) (opens in new tab) - grants that support arts-based social impact initiatives.

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation - SPH’s Arts Fund which enables the underprivileged to enjoy the arts. (opens in new tab) - SPH’s Arts Fund which enables the underprivileged to enjoy the arts.

Asia Europe Foundation (opens in new tab) - grants across Asia and Europe.

Lee Foundation - philanthropic work, including the arts. Proposals can be sent to the Lee Foundation (65 Chulia Street, #44-01, OCBC Centre, Singapore 049513).

Training Opportunities

Esplanade Academy (opens in new tab) supports aspiring individuals and industry professionals to learn, develop and practise professional and technical skills for the performing arts in the areas of technical theatre, venue management, operations and community engagement.

SkillsFuture Singapore (opens in new tab) provides Singaporeans with training opportunities to develop their fullest potential regardless of life stage or career, with dedicated training pathways for each life stage.

The Backstage Affair Apprenticeship Programme (BAAP) (opens in new tab) provides aspiring production and stage managers a safe and structured space, equipping them with the technical competencies, life skills and professional network to start out on a career as a backstage management professional.

The Asia Creative Writing Programme (opens in new tab) aims to expand development opportunities for writers and deepen intercultural understanding within Singapore and across the region. They provide workshops, courses, masterclasses and mentoring opportunities for writers.

Fundraising for Impact: What’s the Plan (opens in new tab) is a course that will enable you to expand funding options and consider fundraising as an alternative source of revenue for your arts organisation.

Residencies and Opportunities

Local and International Residencies

Note: In light of the global COVID-19 situation, please refer to the individual websites for the latest information.

Centre 42 (opens in new tab) offers a number of residencies for the development of artistic practices and process-driven work, new writing development, and engagement with Singapore theatre history, as well as encouraging artists to engage with and respond to the archival and documentation of their process.

DECK’s Artist-in-Residence (A.i.R) is a year-round programme that aims to nurture new, experimental photographic endeavours in Singapore and Asia.

Grey Projects (opens in new tab) has residencies for both local and international artists from a range of disciplines including design, photography, literature, film and performing arts.

National Library Creative Residency (opens in new tab) invites creatives from different artistic disciplines to draw inspiration from and reinterpret the National Library Board's collections to make them more engaging to a wider community of users.

The NTU CCA Singapore Residencies Programme (opens in new tab) supports artists, curators and researchers from Singapore and abroad, serving as a platform for cultural and artistic exchange in Southeast Asia.

Objectifs’ residency (opens in new tab) is open to artists who incorporate photography and film into their work

[International] Microresidence Network (opens in new tab) brings together artists and hosts of artist-in-residence, artists to find support for self-directed activities as well as connect with like-minded artists.

[International] On the Move (opens in new tab) provides information on cultural mobility with residency opportunities and opens calls for artists and arts workers.

[International] Res Artis provides a vast worldwide network of artist residencies.

[International] TransArtists (opens in new tab) shares various artist-in-residence programmes (AiR) for creative professionals.

Refer to The Art of Giving Fundraising Toolkit (opens in new tab), jointly organised by the National Arts Council (NAC) and LASALLE College of the Arts, for additional information on fundraising for your projects.

Open Call Platforms

Arts Republic (opens in new tab) – platform for open calls in Singapore.

Arts Equator’s Lobang (opens in new tab) - list of available open calls, job postings and other opportunities open to people from Singapore and Southeast Asia.

ASEF culture360 (opens in new tab) - platform for international open calls, residencies and more.

Auditions Free (opens in new tab) – platform for casting calls and paid job opportunities.

CastCaller (opens in new tab) - platform for actors and modes and their job recruiters.

Official Singapore Casting Calls (opens in new tab) & Auditions and The Casting Call In Singapore (opens in new tab) – public Facebook groups for direct casting and audition calls.

Onlinecasting Singapore (opens in new tab) - platform to connect casters and talents for movie, tv, model, music and theatre industry in any form.

To keep up to date with the latest open calls and opportunities, join us on our Telegram channel here: https://go.gov.sg/arhtelegram (opens in new tab)