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.

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
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20140706165233/https://www.nac.gov.sg/talent-development/cultural-leadership/cultural-medallion

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.

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.[2]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 126 artists. Eric James Watson is the most recent recipient in this award.

List of Cultural Medallion recipients
YearCategoryName
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
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
LiteratureN Abdul Rahman
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 bin Abdul 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
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
2010[3]MusicDr Liang Wern Fook
Literary ArtsSuratman Markasan
Visual ArtsAmanda Heng
2011[4]MusicKelly Tang
Visual ArtsLim Yew Kuan
TheatreAtin Amat
MusicYusnor Ef
2012[5]Literary ArtsJ.M. Sali
MusicJennifer Tham
TheatreThirunalan Sasitharan
Visual ArtsHo Ho Ying
Milenko Prvacki
2013[6]Ivan Heng
Mohamed Latiff Mohamed
Tsung Yeh
2014[7]Alvin Tan
Chong Fah Cheong
KTM Iqbal
2015[8]Chua Mia Tee
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
2019[9]Eric James Watson

See also

References
  1. Clara Chow, "SSO co-leader, versatile artist get highest award for the arts", The Straits Times, 21 October 2006
  2. "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.
  3. "2010 ARTS AWARDS PRESENTATION CEREMONY". 2010-10-12. Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  4. "Four individuals awarded Cultural Medallion". 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  5. "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.
  6. Martin, Mayo (22 October 2013). "Cultural Medallion, Young Artist Award recipients announced". MediaCorp. TODAY. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. Chia, Alice (15 October 2014). "Cultural Medallion winners: A poet, a sculptor and a theatre director". MediaCorp Pte Ltd. Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. "4 awarded Cultural Medallion". MediaCorp Pte Ltd. Channel NewsAsia. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  9. Ong, Sor Fern (15 October 2019). "A Westerner with interest in South-east Asian music". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  • Purushothaman, Venka (ed.) (2002) Narratives : Notes On A Cultural Journey : Cultural Medallion Recipients 1979 - 2001. Singapore : National Arts Council.
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