Van Gogh in the Neighborhood
Creative Placemaking and Community Art in Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3775776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T C Chang (0000-0003-1423-0950, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1500-1517 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the American Association of Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2469-4452 • E-ISSN: 2469-4460 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/24694452.2021.1977108 |
| OpenAlex | W3213690906 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Creative placemaking is a process involving different sectors of society as they collaborate in cultural activities, deepening their relations with each other and the place in which they live and work. As a supposed panacea to the woes of poorly planned spaces and apathetic communities, it hopes to address social exclusion and generate feelings of belonging as the environment is culturally and collectively enhanced. Applying the dual concepts of creative placemaking and community art, this article explores the phenomenon of Void Deck Galleries in Singapore. As more spaces in public residential environments are filled with community-created art works, the relationships between the state, artists, and local communities demand critical examination. Empirical data derived from fieldwork in three void decks in Singapore reveal a proactive state, the coordinating role of an arts organization, and the involvement of an enthusiastic although largely passive local population. The full potential for creative placemaking in Singapore remains frustrated, however, and the discussion identifies reasons for this while also contemplating avenues toward its future accomplishment
Aesthetics · Art · Civil engineering · Creative City · Creativity · Placemaking · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · The arts · Urban design · Urban planning · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Engineering · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Urban Planning and Governance
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Commentary
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Middle-Class Poverty Politics
Towards a politics of whimsy
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Art and Soul
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Living Room
Channeling Xining
Rethinking cultural capital and community-based arts
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Creating Community
| Highly cited | No |
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