A Visual Inquiry: Artist–Teacher Perceptions of Art Education Provision in Singapore

Artist–teachers, educators who connect art practice to education, are often subject to marginalization in educational policy, practice, and research. In this visual inquiry article, we mobilize the artist–teacher’s voice to present perceptions of art education provision in Singapore. Successes and tensions are collated and voiced alongside international developments to suggest informed recommendations for educational enhancement. The inquiry reveals that artist–teacher perceptions are complex, layered, and influenced by psychological, physical, and virtual influences like identity fluctuations, geographic or contextual environments, educational systems, and world events. The inquiry acts as a dialogic space for artist–teacher participants to exchange and contemplate perceptions of art education provision alongside policy, practice, research, and societal change. The inquiry values participant voices and suggests that to improve art education provision, the belief systems of those involved in provision need aligning, glocalized concerns need considering, and efficient knowledge cascades need developing.