Cultural Medallion
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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 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.
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[edit] 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 Wu Quee Heng | |
| 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 (Pen Name: MA. Ilangkannan) | |
| Music | Dick Lee | |
| Visual Arts | Chng Seok Tin Lee Wen |
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| 2006 | Art | Tan Choh Tee |
| Music | Lynnette Seah | |
| 2007 | Film | Eric Khoo |
| Literature | Isa Kamari |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Clara Chow, "SSO co-leader, versatile artist get highest award for the arts", The Straits Times, 21 October 2006
- Purushothaman, Venka (ed.) (2002) Narratives : Notes On A Cultural Journey : Cultural Medallion Recipients 1979 - 2001. Singapore : National Arts Council.
