 In 2007, the NAC removed artist-writer Jason Wee's essay, "Raising the Subject", from the catalogue for "Raised", an art festival that was part of the Singapore Art Show 2007 which thematically focused on migrant labor, reportedly because it included references to Operation Spectrum.In May 2010, the NAC cut the annual grant given to local theatre company W!LD RICE.It got $170,000, down from $190,000 the year before.