Artistic and Creative Professional
Connecting theory with practice, SOTA’s specialised arts programmes emphasise real-life creative processes that aim to develop strong artistic capabilities and dispositions, including critical thinking skills, creative awareness, and discipline, among students.
The SOTA Specialised Arts Curriculum aims to enable students to: - Establish fundamental knowledge and skills in the respective arts disciplines
- Anchor creative thinking through bold and reflective artistic practice
- Engage in inter-disciplinary connections, conversations, and collaborations
- Understand the relationship between arts and society in local, regional and global contexts
- Develop an artistic identity and drive for lifelong learning and engagement with the arts
SOTA Arts Programmes
SOTA offers specialised training in
Dance,
Film,
Literary Arts,
Music,
Theatre, and
Visual Arts. Each course is designed to develop students to attain understanding, expression and mastery in their art form.
The
Arts Excellence Programme (AEP), funded by Temasek Foundation, caters to students who demonstrate outstanding artistic capacity. Aimed at extending their potential, it offers advanced learning opportunities via masterclasses and workshops by prominent experts, as well as participation in overseas arts programmes.
At SOTA, students are exposed to the full range of art forms and learn to make connections across them. The
Integrated Arts Programme is unique to SOTA. Students are exposed to the full range of art forms and learn to make connections across them. Besides developing a deeper understanding of their chosen art form, students are imbued with an awareness of the synergy across disciplines through learning anchored in the arts. (
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Integrated Arts is a two-year programme unique to SOTA, where students are exposed to a range of arts disciplines, and guided to explore the connections between the different arts disciplines. Students develop Studio Habits of Mind such as 'Observe', 'Stretch and explore' and 'Reflect', as well as awareness of the fundamental concepts and 'building blocks' (elements) of each art discipline.
Key Programmes - Experiential learning environment, guided by artist-teachers
- Collaborative projects exploring interdisciplinary approaches
- Presentation within and beyond SOTA
Learning Outcomes - Acquire knowledge, skills and understanding of the fundamental concepts and 'building blocks' (elements) of the different arts disciplines
- Be able to explore and embrace different possibilities and perspectives in collaborative art-making
- Gain insight to the potential of artistic collaboration and exchange of ideas, and diversity in means of expression