The Business Times Budding Artists Fund
Initiated in 2004 and adopted by The Business Times in 2005, The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF) originated from a conviction that no child should be denied the opportunity to pursue the arts to a lack of financial resources. BT BAF believes that the arts transforms lives and seeks to provide young people from financially-disadvantaged backgrounds with access and opportunities to experience the arts. Since 2005, BT BAF has reached out to more than 20,000 beneficiaries through a variety of programmes comprising of arts training, camps, workshops and signature events. Beneficiaries receive structured arts training at The Little Arts Academy and 10 Square @ Orchard Central.
Our Programmes (The Little Arts Academy & 10 Square Youth Arts Academy)
We offer opportunities for children and youth to receive training in five genres of the arts — Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Tech+Art [Digital Arts] — regardless of their personal or financial circumstances.
Arts Exposure Programme by The Little Arts Academy
Arts Exposure Programme is a signature programme in The Little Arts Academy (LAA) and designed for children aged six to 12 years old to explore, experiment and experience the arts. This is a starting journey for the little ones to discover Music, Dance, Theatre and Visual Arts.
LAA offers systematic multidisciplinary arts training for children. The academy emphasizes the creation of original works, performance opportunities and development of personal and technical skills through the arts.
Arts Incubation Programme by 10 Square Youth Arts Academy
The Arts Incubation Programme is a specialized arts training curriculum designed for youths aged 13 to 19 to broaden their perspectives of the arts beyond the classroom and to gain real insights of the arts industry. The programme focuses on advanced technical arts skills as well as business management skills to provide youths with the many possibilities of a career in the arts.
The Arts Incubation Programme is part of the training by 10 Square Youth Arts Academy, which seeks to catalyse creative energy and inspire new progressive artworks amongst young people.