Presentation and Participation Grant

PRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION GRANT

Application Form

Your application for funding will need to include the following:

PART I: APPLICANT AND PROJECT DETAILS

(A) TYPE OF APPLICATION
Type / Individual (please fill in sections BI and C) Organisation (please fill in sections BII and C)
Collective (please fill in sections BIII and C)
Art Form (Please check all that apply) / Dance Music Theatre Literary Arts Visual Arts
Other (please state)
Focus Area
(if applicable) / Traditional Art Forms Working with Communities* Working with Youths
Other (please state)
*Working with Communities: Process-driven / co-creative projects with members of the public (projects supported have an emphasis on engaging the community through collaborative art-making to express the community's unique identity)
(BI) APPLICANT INFORMATION (For Individuals)
Name of Individual (as in NRIC)
Salutation
Full Name / NRIC No.
Nationality
Primary Country of Residence
Occupation
Employer’s Name and Address / Date of Birth / Sex
Address
/ Contact
(H) (O)
(HP)
Email
(BII) APPLICANT INFORMATION (For Organisations)
ACRA Registered Company Yes / No
Name of Organisation
Registration No. (UEN/PRN)
Date of Incorporation
Organisation Type (e.g. LLP, CLG, NPO etc.)
Organisation Website / Mailing Address of Organisation
Name of Contact Person at your Organisation
Designation
Office Tel (HP)
Email
Organisation Structure
Profile of staff
Staff Type / Full-Time / Part-Time
Artistic
Administrative
Technical and Design
Other
TOTAL:
Key Artistic and Management Staff
S/N / Name / ID Type / NRIC / Designation / Professional Qualifications/Expertise / Employment Status / Duties in Organisation
Board/Executive Committee Members
S/N / Name / ID Type / NRIC / Designation / Professional Qualifications/Expertise / Employment Status / Duties in Organisation
Artistic Vision and Activities
Tell us a little about how your group came about:
Major achievements:
(BIII) APPLICANT INFORMATION (For Collectives)
Name of Collective
Formation Date
Number of people in core management team
Name of Primary Contact
Primary Contact’s Role in Group / Mailing Address of Organisation
Office Tel Home Tel HP
Email
Co-Applicant (s)
Please list co-applicant (s).
S/N / Full Name / IC Number / Nationality / Country of Residence / Address / Email
Artistic Vision and Activities
Tell us a little about how your group came about:
Major achievements:
(C) PROJECT DETAILS
Working title of project
Brief Description of Project (e.g. performance at Esplanade Recital studio, or co-creation project with the community)
Project Start Date (DD/MM/YYYY)
[*For publications, please input the date of publication as project start date]
End Date (DD/MM/YYYY) / Venue
Seating Capacity (if applicable)
Total number of artistic personnel involved
Percentage of artistic personnel involved in project who are Singaporean / PR (%)
Type of Project
Performance Exhibition Publication
EP/full-length album. Is this your first release? Yes / No Number of tracks: ___
Other – please specify
Please input where applicable:
For Performances
Performance Date(s): Start End (DD/MM/YYYY)
Time of Performance(s): (e.g. 8pm – 10pm)
Number of Performances:
Is the Performance Ticketed: Yes / No
Ticket Prices
For Exhibitions
Dates of Exhibition: Start End (DD/MM/YYYY)
Number of Exhibition days:
If your project is not a Performance or Exhibition, please state the number of activities (e.g. number of workshop sessions)
Project Brief
Your project brief is an important part of our assessment of your application. Not all guiding questions under each heading will be relevant to every application – feel free to emphasise some points more than others, and add other points that you feel are important for us to know. For Theatre & Music Performances, please also attach either a full script or the full concert programme. For EP/albums, please include a synopsis of your album project.
i) What would you like to do?
· What is the objective of your project?
· How would you describe your project? (e.g. programme, synopsis, artistic concept, process etc. For publications, please note that the book synopsis should include details of the main characters, genre, chapter outline, setting and period.)
ii) In what ways does your project contribute to our local arts scene and/or engage members of the public?
· Encourage and promote new Singapore work?
· Engage your target audience/participants?
· Generate greater awareness and appreciation of your practice/artform?
· Involve members of the public to participate in the creation process?
iii) Who are the key people involved?
· Who are the artists and other main people involved in your project?
· Who are the partners and platforms you plan to collaborate with? (Please include their CVs in your submission.) What will they contribute to the execution of your project?
iv) How do you plan to publicise the work and attract your target audience/participants?
· What is the profile of your target audience/participants?
· How many audience/participants do you hope to reach?
· What are your marketing and publicity plans? (For EP/albums, please include details of your marketing and distribution plans.)
Are you creating new works through this project? Yes / No
If so, please indicate the number of new works:
Total cost of project: S$ / Amount requested from NAC: S$
Have you applied for funding for this project from other sources? Yes / No
Have you received funding for this project from other sources? Yes / No
If you answered Yes to either question above, please include this in your budget and indicate if your other funding sources are pending or confirmed.
Have you made enquiries with any NAC officer prior to this application? Yes/No
If Yes, please provide the name of the officer
Is this a Matchbox Project*? Yes / No
* Matchbox is an initiative of the National Arts Council, that supports arts projects initiated by young people: https://www.nac.gov.sg/whatwedo/engagement/YouthArts/matchbox.html
For publication projects only
Name of publisher:
Are you self-published? Yes / No
Name(s) of Author(s):
Please attach CV / Name(s) of Translator(s):
Please attach CV and sample pages of past works
Genre: / Language:
Format:
Print Digital (includes e-books and apps) / No. of pages:
Print run- number of copies:

Annex 1 (A): CV

Annex 1 (B): Summary of Relevant Experience (for first-time applicants)

Please submit a minimum of two samples, or describe two examples, of related work in the past 3 years done by yourself, key collaborators/members of your team, or your organisation. You may use the table below to summarise your past work. Guidelines for supporting material can be found below.

ITEM 1
Title
Applicant’s role or involvement
(eg artist, composer, curator, choreographer, playwright, director, producer etc)
Date of Presentation / Production
Please also indicate audience figures and/or feedback, if any

Supporting Material

1. Clearly label your supporting material with your name and the name of the project for which you are applying for funding.

2. If you are submitting digital support material, please limit each item to a maximum of 15 minutes in duration. The selected segment should best represent your past achievements and support your proposal.

i) Audio samples on CD: A 5-minute selection of excerpts is recommended. Place each selection on a separate track. Indicate the track number(s) that you want reviewed, in priority order.

ii) Digital images on CD, DVD: in MS Windows readable format that contains up to 12 electronic images in JPEG, TIFFs etc. Image size should be consistent; suggested size is 800 pixels x 600 pixels.

iii) DVD-R, or DVD-ROM: A 3 – 5 minute selection of excerpts is recommended. Files should be in one of the following formats: QuickTime (.mov), Real Player (.rm), Windows Media Player (.wmv), or .mpeg. Format each selection as a different chapter. Provide a title menu for ease in navigation during application review.

iv) Text samples: Submit two copies of up to 15 pages from a book, lyrics, libretto, or script.

3. Please do not submit original copies as we are unable to return artistic support material. All supporting material is securely recycled after each funding cycle.

Annex 1 (C): Samples of Work to be Produced / Presented (if available)

Please submit a copy of the complete work to be produced if it is available, e.g. draft scripts, manuscripts, scores, prototypes/demos, images.

For EP/full-length albums, please submit 3 demo tracks for the proposed EP/album and samples of past works in mp3 format (at least 128kbps), via Dropbox or web link. Kindly do not email the tracks. Demos should reflect the final instrumentation/arrangement as closely as possible. Applications without demo tracks will not be considered.

Annex 2 (B): Budget

Annex 2 (C): Checklist

To ensure that your application gets a thorough and fair assessment, please ensure that you have submitted the following documents:

Applicant and Project Details Form
CVs / biographical information of the key people involved in your project
Samples of past work (for first-time applicants)
Budget breakdown of the project’s estimated expenditure
Sample(s) of work to be produced/presented
for Theatre applicants
· Full-length script
for Publishing and Translation applicants
· 3 copies of your complete manuscript
for EP/album applicants
· 3 demo tracks for the proposed EP/album via Dropbox or web link and samples of past works

Annex 2(D): Declaration

I certify that the information given above, additional attachments and the budget form are accurate and complete.
I agree to let NAC use this information for the purpose of assessment, which includes making the information available to an NAC-appointed panel of assessors. I acknowledge that the assessors will be bound by a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Signature
Name
Date

Please email your application to .

If you prefer, you can also mail your application in one package to:

National Arts Council

Presentation and Participation Grant [please specify discipline]

90 Goodman Road

Blk A #01-01

Singapore 439053

Alternatively, you may also drop off your application at the National Arts Council reception from Monday through Friday, 9am – 12pm or 2pm – 5pm.

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