Apply for National Library Creative Residency Programme (Singapore)

They are keen to collaborate with creatives who employ innovative and imaginative methods to conceptualise new works inspired by the digital and physical collections from the National Library, Singapore and the National Archives of Singapore.

Residents are encouraged to reimagine or reinterpret the collections in ways that provide fresh perspectives and make them more engaging to a wider community of users. The Residents are required to share their concepts, and this could take the form of videos, publications, literary works, artworks, musical compositions, or more. Such sharing helps to enhance or reshape public discovery, exploration, and engagement with their collections and content.

Themes

• Social history of Singapore through photographs, oral histories, and other relevant collections;
• Singapore’s visual culture in design and everyday life;
• Stories and narratives from Singapore literature.

Funding Information

• A stipend of S$3,500 per month will be provided to help Residents meet their living and local expenses.
• In addition to the stipend, Residents will be provided with up to S$6,000 (on reimbursement basis) for the purchase of materials for the conceptualisation, or materials that are directly related to the project and/or used for the duration of the Residency.
• The award of the Residency is for a period of six months.

Eligibility Criteria

• The National Library Creative Residency is open to Singapore-based creative practitioners (individuals or collectives) working in any discipline or form of expression. This includes but is not limited to visual and digital media artists, composers, musicians, designers, writers, and creatives. They also welcome inter-disciplinary creative practitioners.
• Successful applicants should possess relevant research and artistic credentials or equivalent; preferably have an established record of achievement in their chosen field of research and the potential to excel further.

Selection Criteria

• Originality and artistic merit in proposed creative work.
• A strong track record of artistic/creative achievement and production demonstrated through a portfolio of previous work and referees’ letters. For digital projects, applicant must possess the requisite skills and software to build and deliver the project independently.
• An effective concept and project plan explaining the relevance of specific library and/or archives’ collections to the project, how they will be used in developing and meeting the objectives of the creative work and residency. The proposal must be achievable within timeframe of six months.

For more information, visit NLB.