The Institute of Southeast Asian Arts was established in April 2010 with the aim of developing the capabilities of NAFA in the niche area of art being practiced in the region and to run a research and resource development agency within NAFA. ISEAA focuses on practice-led research; it is activity-based to benefit students and faculty primarily through workshops. The Institute also forms a network of different partners in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region to represent the spectrum of visual, performing and management arts and to formulate broad-based collaborative projects with individuals and groups of artists.