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
Year Category Name Ref
1979DanceMadhavi Krishnan [4]
TheatreBani Bin Buang
MusicChoo Hoey
David Lim Kim San
LiteratureEdwin Nadason Thumboo
ArtWee Beng Chong
1981DanceGoh Soo Khim [5]
TheatreJoanna Wong Quee Heng [6]
MusicAhmad bin Ja'afar [5]
LiteratureWong Meng Voon
ArtLee Hock Moh
Ng Eng Teng
1982TheatreLin Chen [7]
MusicLeong Yoon Pin
LiteratureGoh Poh Seng [8]
PhotographyDavid Tay Poey Cher [7]
ArtGeorgette Chen Liying
1983TheatreChristopher Henry Rothwell Allen [9]
MusicVivien Goh
LiteratureArthur Yap
PhotographyAng Chwee Chai
1984TheatreS. Varathan [10]
MusicKam Kee Yong
PhotographyYip Cheong Fun
ArtThomas Yeo
1985TheatreLow Ing Sing [11]
LiteratureLee Tzu Pheng
PhotographyTan Lip Seng
ArtTay Chee Toh
1986DanceGoh Choo San [4]
TheatreAlmahdi Al-Haj Ibrahim [12]
N Palanivelu
MusicPaul Abisheganaden [4]
LiteratureWong Yoon Wah [12]
ArtPan Shou
Teo Eng Seng
1987DanceSom Said [13]
TheatreMax Le Blond [14]
MusicTeng Mah Seng
LiteratureMuhammed Ariff bin Ahmad
PhotographyLee Lim
ArtTan Swie Hian
1988DanceLim Fei Shen [15]
TheatreTay Bin Wee
MusicAlexander S. Abisheganaden
LiteratureSingai Mukilan (N Abdul Rahman)
PhotographyChua Soo Bin
ArtIskandar Jalil [16]
1989DanceNeila Sathyalingam [17]
TheatreKuo Pao Kun
PhotographyFoo Tee Jun
ArtGoh Beng Kwan [18]
1990DanceSantha Bhaskar [4]
TheatreHan Lao Da [19]
MusicLim Yau
LiteratureChew Kok Chang
PhotographyPeng Seng Wu
ArtAnthony Poon
Ong Kim Seng [16]
1992DanceYing E Ding [20]
TheatrePhan Wait Hong
MusicChoo Hwee Lim
ArtWang Sui Pick
1993MusicTay Teow Kiat [21]
1995DanceGoh Lay Kuan [22]
ArtHan Sai Por [18]
1996MusicPhoon Yew Tien [23]
LiteratureLew Poo Chan (Dan Ying)
1997TheatreLou Mee Wah [6]
LiteratureHo Minfong [13]
1998LiteratureRama Kannabiran [24]
1999LiteratureAbdul Ghani Hamid [25]
ArtChua Ek Kay [18]
2000ArtTan Siah Kwee [16]
2001ArtTan Kian Por [26]
MusicYan Hui Chang [27]
2002MusicJeremy Monteiro [28]
2003ArtLim Tze Peng [29]
TheatreOng Keng Sen [30]
LiteratureYeng Pway Ngon [31]
2004PhotographyTeo Bee Yen [32]
2005FilmJack Neo [4]
LiteratureM. Balakrishnan (MA. Ilangkannan) [33]
MusicDick Lee [34]
Visual ArtsChng Seok Tin [35]
Lee Wen [36]
2006ArtTan Choh Tee [37]
MusicLynnette Seah [38]
2007FilmEric Khoo [28]
LiteratureIsa Kamari [39]
2008 Literature Chia Hwee Pheng [40]
P. Krishnan [41][40]
MusicIskandar Mirza Ismail [42][40]
2009DanceAngela Liong [43]
Literary ArtsTham Yew Chin
MusicLan Shui
Visual ArtsAng Ah Tee
2010MusicLiang Wern Fook [44]
Literary ArtsSuratman Markasan
Visual ArtsAmanda Heng [45]
2011MusicKelly Tang [46]
Visual ArtsLim Yew Kuan
TheatreAtin Amat
MusicYusnor Ef
2012Literary ArtsJ.M. Sali [47]
MusicJennifer Tham
TheatreThirunalan Sasitharan
Visual ArtsHo Ho Ying
Milenko Prvacki
2013 Ivan Heng [48]
Mohamed Latiff Mohamed
Tsung Yeh
2014 Alvin Tan [49]
Chong Fah Cheong
K. T. M. Iqbal
2015 Chua Mia Tee [50]
Haresh Sharma
Lim Hung Chang (Lin Gao)
Margaret Leng Tan
2016 Koh Mun Hong [51]
Asiah Aman (Nona Asiah)
2017 Djamal Tukimin [52]
Law Wai Lun
2018 Louis Soliano [53]
Low Mei Yoke [54]
2019 Eric James Watson [55]
2020 Sarkasi Said [56]
Vincent Leow [57]
2021 Chia Joo Ming [58]
Rahimah Rahim [59]
2022 Aravinth Kumarasamy [60]
Kok Heng Leun [61]
2023 Suchen Christine Lim [62]
Osman Abdul Hamid [63]
Meira Chand [64][65]

See also

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