SG Culture Pass: How to spend your $100 credits from Sept 1
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The Straits Times’ arts team combs through the list of more than 400 eligible performances and workshops to pick the top experiences for three price points.
PHOTOS: NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE, APSARAS DANCE COMPANY, NADI SINGAPURA, ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – To spend it all at one shot or hoard it for later? That is the question.
Come Sept 1, Singaporeans aged 18 and above can start redeeming $100 worth of credits on eligible arts and heritage experiences. The Straits Times’ arts team combs through the list of more than 400 eligible performances and workshops to pick the top experiences for three price points.
About 70 per cent of approved programmes cost $50 and below, which means that Singaporeans can split their credits across at least two events. Those who want to stretch their cultural dollar even further can find art appreciation programmes that start at $2 or strategise to score the cheapest tickets in theatres at about $25.
If nothing quite piques your interest yet, hold off on redeeming the credits – they expire only on Dec 31, 2028. New programmes are added on a rolling basis and arts groups are constantly updating their season’s programmes.
If you are a reader, hang on to your credits because SingLit books will also qualify for Culture Pass credits at a later date. Home-grown movies might be added to the mix too.
Just remember you cannot split or stack your credits, unlike CDC vouchers. That means the full value of your ticket will be deducted immediately from the $100, so choose wisely.
Whether you are looking for an excuse to splurge on the best cultural offerings, split your credits across two events or stretch your cultural dollar, here are the events for families, first dates and self-fulfilment – arranged from priciest to cheapest.
Family-friendly picks
GalleryToddlers! is a programme at the National Gallery Singapore to encourage children to engage with art.
PHOTO: NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE
Unsurprisingly, family-friendly arts events offer the cheapest picks around, so families can go to at least two, even four, events if they carefully plan their expenditure.
Fun date-night ideas
Nadi Singapura's Rimba Sakti concert will showcase tracks from their latest studio album Kito & Kita.
PHOTO: NADI SINGAPURA
Who says there is nothing to do in Singapore? Pick from solving an interactive murder mystery to spray-painting graffiti. Best of all – you can use your Culture Pass credits.
Indigenous stories, book-binding, dance and eco poetry for those aged 18 and above
Amara brings an Angkorian temple to life.
PHOTO: APSARAS DANCE COMPANY
Challenge yourself with these arts offerings, whether it is an edgy theatre show or a workshop where you become the artist and maker rather than just a consumer. Choose from these six events, divided according to price points for easy reference.
Save your credits for SingLit books
Utama is by two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng.
PHOTOS: EPIGRAM BOOKS, ST FILE
If live events are not your thing, save your credits for these SingLit books, scheduled for publication in the upcoming months, which could qualify for credits. They might include Utama by two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng and Dey by Shivram Gopinath.
