Artistic Directors Academy (ADA)
About the Academy
Part of T:>Works’ The Season of Thought Leadership: in the Arts, by the Arts, with the Arts, launched on 7 March 2024, Artistic Directors Academy (ADA), led by T:>Works Artistic Director Ong Keng Sen, is a research laboratory to develop Artistic Directors, harnessing international cultural innovators to helm Masterclass modules, as well as individual mentoring to sharpen and intensify skillsets.
ADA focuses on giving perspectives to existing and potential Artistic Directors who wish to facilitate creative platforms, collectives, engagement projects, companies, venues, and festivals. ADA is a curriculum-based capacity development project where T:>Works will share its immense skills in the international field, translating international developments to artistic positions in the local context, and therefore opening up creative avenues internationally whilst being based locally.
ADA took off in March 2024 with an open call, which concluded on 30 April, yielding a selection of 18 Fellows. The accomplished individuals spanning disciplines of performing arts, ecology, curation, visual arts, creative design, literary arts, architecture, technology, discourse, and community engagement, have committed to participate in ADA Masterclasses, mentoring, and discussions, which will culminate in research projects being showcased at the final presentation in 2025.
Participating in Artistic Directors Academy (ADA)
- Module-Based Participation:
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit, Masterclass modules are open for paying participation at S$1,000 per module by interested members of discourse, cultural, design, arts, scientific, and adjacent professions/industries. - Free Public Participation:
Select conversations and talks will be made available. - Full Participation of One Year (Low Residency):
Open call for applicants has now closed.
Media Release
For more details, please contact ada@tworksasia.org.
Masterclasses
Masterclass #2: Queer Labour by Fadescha
Fadescha is an artist, curator and cultural critic. Holding their lived experience of a radical gender, caste, race and disability, Fadescha suggests centering one’s own body and desire towards liberation.
Masterclass #1: Urban (Re)Development by m7red
m7red is an independent network of socially engaged architects and spatial planners. They work with citizens, especially under-represented communities to counteract developments that impact negatively on communal spaces.
The Season of Thought Leadership: in the Arts, by the Arts, with the Arts
A Public Conversation: "The people cultures of a national theatre"
Kicking off the season is a collaborative public conversation providing a fascinating exploration of the complexities and possibilities inherent in fostering vibrant and coexisting people cultures within a national theatre endeavour.
