Cultural Medallion

The Cultural Medallion (Malay: Pingat Budaya[1]) is a cultural award in Singapore conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film. It is widely recognized as Singapore's pinnacle arts award.

Cultural Medallion
Awarded forIndividual’s distinctive contributions to the development of Singapore’s cultural landscape
Sponsored byNational Arts Council
Date1979 (1979)–present
CountrySingapore
Presented byPresident of Singapore
Reward(s)SGD $80,000
Websitewww.nac.gov.sg/singaporeartsscene/culturalMedallion/overview.html

History

The award was instituted in March 1979 by Minister for Culture Ong Teng Cheong and administered by the National Arts Council. The awards was given by the Minister for Culture.

Since 2006, the award was presented by the President of Singapore instead of the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (previously known as Minister for Culture).[2] On 20 October Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang announced that project grant for the award is revised to S$80,000 upwards from S$50,000, giving recipients better opportunities to create major works.[2]

From 2013, in an effort to recognise multi-disciplinary artists, it was announced that recipients of the Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award will no longer be categorised according to art forms.[3]

List of Cultural Medallion recipients
YearCategoryName Ref
1979DanceMadhavi Krishnan
TheatreBani bin Buang
MusicChoo Hoey
David Lim Kim San
LiteratureEdwin Nadason Thumboo
ArtWee Beng Chong
1981DanceGoh Soo Khim
TheatreJoanna Wong Quee Heng née Wu
MusicAhmad bin Ja'afar
LiteratureWong Meng Voon
ArtLee Hock Moh
Ng Eng Teng
1982TheatreLin Chen
MusicLeong Yoon Pin
LiteratureGoh Poh Seng [4]
PhotographyDavid Tay Poey Cher
ArtGeorgette Chen Liying
1983TheatreChristopher Henry Rothwell Allen
MusicVivien Goh
LiteratureArthur Yap
PhotographyAng Chwee Chai
1984TheatreS Varathan
MusicKam Kee Yong
PhotographyYip Cheong Fun
ArtThomas Yeo
1985TheatreLow Ing Sing
LiteratureLee Tzu Pheng
PhotographyTan Lip Seng
ArtTay Chee Toh
1986DanceGoh Choo San
TheatreAlmahdi Al-Haj Ibrahim
N Palanivelu
MusicPaul Abisheganaden
LiteratureWong Yoon Wah
ArtPan Shou
Teo Eng Seng
1987DanceSom Said
TheatreMax Le Blond
MusicTeng Mah Seng
LiteratureHj Muhammed Ariff bin Ahmad
PhotographyLee Lim
ArtTan Swie Hian
1988DanceLim Fei Shen
TheatreTay Bin Wee
MusicAlex Abisheganaden
LiteratureSingai Mukilan (N Abdul Rahman) [5]
PhotographyChua Soo Bin
ArtIskandar Jalil
1989DanceNeila Sathyalingam
TheatreKuo Pao Kun
PhotographyFoo Tee Jun
ArtGoh Beng Kwan
1990DanceSantha Bhaskar
TheatreHan Lao Da
MusicLim Yau
LiteratureChew Kok Chang
PhotographyPeng Seng Wu
ArtAnthony Poon
Ong Kim Seng
1992DanceYing E Ding
TheatrePhan Wait Hong
MusicChoo Hwee Lim
ArtWang Sui Pick
1993MusicTay Teow Kiat
1995DanceGoh Lay Kuan
ArtHan Sai Por
1996MusicPhoon Yew Tien
LiteratureLew Poo Chan (Dan Ying)
1997TheatreLou Mee Wah
LiteratureHo Minfong
1998LiteratureRama Kannabiran
1999LiteratureAbdul Ghani Hamid
ArtChua Ek Kay
2000ArtTan Siah Kwee
2001ArtTan Kian Por
MusicYan Hui Chang
2002MusicJeremy Monteiro
2003ArtLim Tze Peng
TheatreOng Keng Sen
LiteratureYeng Pway Ngon
2004PhotographyTeo Bee Yen
2005FilmJack Neo
LiteratureM. Balakrishnan (MA. Ilangkannan)
MusicDick Lee [6]
Visual ArtsChng Seok Tin
Lee Wen
2006ArtTan Choh Tee
MusicLynnette Seah
2007FilmEric Khoo
LiteratureIsa Kamari
2008LiteratureChia Hwee Pheng
P. Krishnan
MusicIskandar Mirza Ismail
2009DanceAngela Liong
Literary ArtsTham Yew Chin
MusicLan Shui
Visual ArtsAng Ah Tee
2010MusicLiang Wern Fook [7]
Literary ArtsSuratman Markasan
Visual ArtsAmanda Heng [8]
2011MusicKelly Tang [9]
Visual ArtsLim Yew Kuan
TheatreAtin Amat
MusicYusnor Ef
2012Literary ArtsJ.M. Sali [10]
MusicJennifer Tham
TheatreThirunalan Sasitharan
Visual ArtsHo Ho Ying
Milenko Prvacki
2013Ivan Heng [11]
Mohamed Latiff Mohamed
Tsung Yeh
2014Alvin Tan [12]
Chong Fah Cheong
K. T. M. Iqbal
2015Chua Mia Tee [13]
Haresh Sharma
Lim Hung Chang (Lin Gao)
Margaret Leng Tan
2016Koh Mun Hong
Asiah Aman (Nona Asiah)
2017Djamal Tukimin
Law Wai Lun
2018Louis Soliano
Low Mei Yoke
2019Eric James Watson [14]
2020 Sarkasi Said [15]
Vincent Leow [16]
2021 Chia Joo Ming [17]
Rahimah Rahim [18]
2022 Aravinth Kumarasamy [19]
Kok Heng Leun

Source [20]

See also

References
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  8. "The Singapore Art Museum wants photos of women's bums for an art project". CNA. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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  10. "Cultural Medallion & Young Artist Award Winners" (PDF). National Arts Council. National Arts Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. Martin, Mayo (22 October 2013). "Cultural Medallion, Young Artist Award recipients announced". MediaCorp. TODAY. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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  14. Ong, Sor Fern (15 October 2019). "A Westerner with interest in South-east Asian music". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. Ong, Sor Fern (10 December 2020). "Cultural Medallion 2020: For Sarkasi Said, 80, batik is a life passion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  16. Ong, Sor Fern (10 December 2020). "Cultural Medallion 2020: Vincent Leow wants his art to trigger conversations". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  17. Toh, Wen Li (24 November 2021). "Cultural Medallion: Novelist Chia Joo Ming is champion of Chinese literary scene". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  18. Ong, Sor Fern (24 November 2021). "Cultural Medallion: Rahimah Rahim has been entertaining since age six". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  19. cue (5 December 2022). "Indian dance, theatre veterans get Cultural Medallion | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  20. "About the Cultural Medallion". National Arts Council. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  • Purushothaman, Venka (ed.) (2002) Narratives : Notes On A Cultural Journey : Cultural Medallion Recipients 1979 - 2001. Singapore : National Arts Council.
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