Cultural Medallion
| Cultural Medallion | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Individual’s distinctive contributions to the development of Singapore’s cultural landscape |
| Sponsor | National Arts Council |
| Date | 1979–present |
| Country | Singapore |
| Presented by | President of Singapore |
| Reward | SGD $80,000 |
| Official website | https://www.nac.gov.sg/talent-development/cultural-leadership/cultural-medallion |
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award 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.
It was instituted in March 1979 as an initiative of the late President, Ong Teng Cheong who was the then Minister for Culture. It is administered by the National Arts Council.
On 20 October 2006, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Dr Lee Boon Yang announced that Cultural Medallion recipients are eligible for a project grant of up to S$80,000 each, up from S$50,000. The increase would enable recipients to create major new works.[1]
It was previously conferred by the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (the modern equivalent of the Minister for Culture). However, in 2006, the status of the award was further elevated by being conferred by the President of Singapore.
Beginning in 2012, the non-English works of Literature recipients were translated to English and published under Epigram Books' Cultural Medallion series.[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
| Year | Category | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Dance | Madhavi Krishnan |
| Theatre | Bani bin Buang | |
| Music | Choo Hoey | |
| David Lim Kim San | ||
| Literature | Edwin Nadason Thumboo | |
| Art | Wee Beng Chong | |
| 1981 | Dance | Goh Soo Khim |
| Theatre | Joanna Wong Quee Heng née Wu | |
| Music | Ahmad bin Ja'afar | |
| Literature | Wong Meng Voon | |
| Art | Lee Hock Moh | |
| Ng Eng Teng | ||
| 1982 | Theatre | Lin Chen |
| Music | Leong Yoon Pin | |
| Literature | Goh Poh Seng | |
| Photography | David Tay Poey Cher | |
| Art | Georgette Chen Liying | |
| 1983 | Theatre | Christopher Henry Rothwell Allen |
| Music | Vivien Goh | |
| Literature | Arthur Yap | |
| Photography | Ang Chwee Chai | |
| 1984 | Theatre | S Varathan |
| Music | Kam Kee Yong | |
| Photography | Yip Cheong Fun | |
| Art | Thomas Yeo | |
| 1985 | Theatre | Low Ing Sing |
| Literature | Lee Tzu Pheng | |
| Photography | Tan Lip Seng | |
| Art | Tay Chee Toh | |
| 1986 | Dance | Goh Choo San |
| Theatre | Almahdi Al-Haj Ibrahim | |
| N Palanivelu | ||
| Music | Paul Abisheganaden | |
| Literature | Wong Yoon Wah | |
| Art | Pan Shou | |
| Teo Eng Seng | ||
| 1987 | Dance | Som Said |
| Theatre | Max Le Blond | |
| Music | Teng Mah Seng | |
| Literature | Hj Muhammed Ariff bin Ahmad | |
| Photography | Lee Lim | |
| Art | Tan Swie Hian | |
| 1988 | Dance | Lim Fei Shen |
| Theatre | Tay Bin Wee | |
| Music | Alex Abisheganaden | |
| Literature | N Abdul Rahman | |
| Photography | Chua Soo Bin | |
| Art | Iskandar Jalil | |
| 1989 | Dance | Neila Sathyalingam |
| Theatre | Kuo Pao Kun | |
| Photography | Foo Tee Jun | |
| Art | Goh Beng Kwan | |
| 1990 | Dance | Santha Bhaskar |
| Theatre | Han Lao Da | |
| Music | Lim Yau | |
| Literature | Chew Kok Chang | |
| Photography | Peng Seng Wu | |
| Art | Anthony Poon | |
| Ong Kim Seng | ||
| 1992 | Dance | Ying E Ding |
| Theatre | Phan Wait Hong | |
| Music | Choo Hwee Lim | |
| Art | Wang Sui Pick | |
| 1993 | Music | Tay Teow Kiat |
| 1995 | Dance | Goh Lay Kuan |
| Art | Han Sai Por | |
| 1996 | Music | Phoon Yew Tien |
| Literature | Lew Poo Chan (Dan Ying) | |
| 1997 | Theatre | Lou Mee Wah |
| Literature | Ho Minfong | |
| 1998 | Literature | Rama Kannabiran |
| 1999 | Literature | Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Hamid |
| Art | Chua Ek Kay | |
| 2000 | Art | Tan Siah Kwee |
| 2001 | Art | Tan Kian Por |
| Music | Yan Hui Chang | |
| 2002 | Music | Jeremy Monteiro |
| 2003 | Art | Lim Tze Peng |
| Theatre | Ong Keng Sen | |
| Literature | Yeng Pway Ngon | |
| 2004 | Photography | Teo Bee Yen |
| 2005 | Film | Jack Neo |
| Literature | M. Balakrishnan (MA. Ilangkannan) | |
| Music | Dick Lee | |
| Visual Arts | Chng Seok Tin Lee Wen |
|
| 2006 | Art | Tan Choh Tee |
| Music | Lynnette Seah | |
| 2007 | Film | Eric Khoo |
| Literature | Isa Kamari | |
| 2008 | Literature | Chia Hwee Pheng P. Krishnan |
| Music | Iskandar Mirza Ismail | |
| 2009 | Dance | Angela Liong |
| Literary Arts | Tham Yew Chin | |
| Music | Lan Shui | |
| Visual Arts | Ang Ah Tee | |
| 2010[4] | Music | Dr Liang Wern Fook |
| Literary Arts | Suratman Markasan | |
| Visual Arts | Amanda Heng | |
| 2011[5] | Music | Kelly Tang |
| Visual Arts | Lim Yew Kuan | |
| Theatre | Atin Amat | |
| Music | Yusnor Ef | |
| 2012[6] | Literary Arts | J.M. Sali |
| Music | Jennifer Tham | |
| Theatre | Thirunalan Sasitharan | |
| Visual Arts | Ho Ho Ying Milenko Prvacki |
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| 2013[7] | N/A | Ivan Heng |
| N/A | Mohamed Latiff Mohamed | |
| N/A | Tsung Yeh | |
| 2014[8] | N/A | Alvin Tan |
| N/A | Chong Fah Cheong | |
| N/A | KTM Iqbal | |
| 2015[9] | N/A | Chua Mia Tee |
| N/A | Haresh Sharma | |
| N/A | Lim Hung Chang (Lin Gao) | |
| N/A | Margaret Leng Tan |
See also
References
- ↑ Clara Chow, "SSO co-leader, versatile artist get highest award for the arts", The Straits Times, 21 October 2006
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- Purushothaman, Venka (ed.) (2002) Narratives : Notes On A Cultural Journey : Cultural Medallion Recipients 1979 - 2001. Singapore : National Arts Council.
External links
- National Arts Council list of current Nominations and Recipients
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Abdul Ghani Hamid
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Teo Eng Seng
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Ng Eng Teng
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Muhammad Ariff Bin Ahmad
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Iskandar Jalil
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Chew Kok Chang （周国灿）
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Foo Tee Jun
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Tay Chee Toh
- National Online Repository of the Arts Resource Guide on Chua Soo Bin
