Deadline: 13 December 2024
An initiative of the Singapore Totalisator Board, the Tote Board Arts Fund provides support to local artists and arts groups in bringing the arts to communities and creating shared experiences for people to connect with one another.
Funding Information
- The Tote Board Arts Fund supports up to 50% of a realistic budget for all eligible applications, capped at $60,000 per financial year for each applicant.
Eligible Activities
- Music, dance, theatre, musical theatre and multi-disciplinary performances
- Visual arts (including photography) exhibitions
- Literary arts events (e.g. readings, poetry performances)
- Proposed projects can take place in one of the following formats:
- Physical
- Digital
- Combination of above, i.e. both physical and digital deliveries
Ineligible Activities
- The Tote Board Arts Fund is not eligible for projects that are:
- Organised by for-profit organisations
- Presented under the auspices of a school or a tertiary institution, or is part of its curriculum
- Intended specifically for academic purposes
- Organised or presented by organisations which are already receiving Tote Board’s funding (e.g. Projects that are receiving support from institutions such as The Esplanade Co Ltd, National Gallery of Singapore, etc.)
- Intended for fund-raising purposes
- Not intended for public consumption
- Held at religious venues
- Considered as religious activities for the promotion of a religion
- Considered as political activities for the promotion of a political ideology or party
- Considered as training courses, study tours or any projects intended specifically for academic purposes
- Publications – print and media-based
- Research projects
- International touring
Eligibility Criteria
- The Tote Board Arts Fund is open to:
- Individual Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents recognised by their peers as practicing artists;
- Arts organisations that are either registered as a non-profit entity with ACRA or registered as a society with the Registry of Societies at the time of application; and
- Informal groups or collectives of which, the majority of members are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents.
For more information, visit National Arts Council Singapore.
