What is the transformative power of creative placemaking? How do the arts and culture foster a sense of place? From this video, you will find out how the arts and culture enable communities to create their unique identities and sense of belonging in Singapore. Our speakers shared their experiences and insights to unpack what creative placemaking really means, through case studies on specific spaces and projects from the city centre and heartlands. // About the Speakers: Hoe Su Fern is an arts researcher, educator and advocate. She is currently Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Arts and Culture Management Programme at the Singapore Management University. She has spoken, researched and published on arts and cultural policy, urban cultural economies, placemaking and the conditions of artistic and cultural production. She has a wealth of experience in developing, managing and/or coordinating local, regional and global projects in varying formats; all of which advocate for the value of the arts and culture in urban life. Her practice is informed by her pursuit of practice-oriented and engaged arts research, and her interest in enhancing research impact beyond academia. Her latest projects include an audio documentation series about arts managers in Singapore, and a transregional project on the future of urban cultural transformation. Kwek Li Yong is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of My Community, a non-profit heritage organisation that works to capture and preserve community stories, reconnect people to places and social networks, and deepen heritage appreciation and expression across the country. He has conceptualised, researched and organised community museums, tours and programmes in Queenstown, Bukit Merah and Tiong Bahru with residents, shopkeepers and community stakeholders. His work has spurred the growth and development of a common-man approach to history and heritage where every day experiences of Singaporeans are chronicled and celebrated. His latest projects include the ongoing My Community Festival, research projects on design-thinking in community museums and the impact of relocation in communities, as well as co-designing and co-curating the permanent community museum in Queenstown.