Singapore Young Artist Award

The Young Artist Award is a cultural award in Singapore conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in film, literature, performing arts and visual arts. It is the highest accolade for art practitioners aged 35 and below.[1]

History

Introduced in 1992, the award is presented by the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and administered by the National Arts Council.[2] It comes with a grant of S$20,000 in support of their artistic pursuits.[3] From 2013, recipients of the Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award will no longer be categorised according to art forms.

List of Young Artist Award recipients

Year Category Name Ref
1992 Dance Jamaludin Jalil
Literary Arts Liang Wern Fook
Music Jennifer Tham
Music Shane Thio
Photography Lee Tiah Khee
Theatre Lim Jen Erh
Theatre Ong Keng Sen
Visual Arts S. Chandrasekaran
1993 Dance Osman Bin Abdul Hamid
Literary Arts Chia Joo Ming
Literary Arts Philip Anthony Jeyaretnam
Music Ng Seng Hong
Photography Bey Hua Heng
Theatre Lut Ali
Theatre William Teo Kah Kheng
Visual Arts Henri Chen KeZhan
1995 Dance Mohamed Noor Bin Sarman
Dance Nirmala Seshadri
Literary Arts Simon Tay Seong Chee
Music Ghanavenothan Retnam
Photography Lim Seng Tiong
Visual Arts Baet Yeok Kuan
1996 Dance Meenakshy Bhaskar
Literary Arts Boey Kim Cheng
Literary Arts Ovidia Yu
Music Siow Lee Chin
Theatre Ivan Heng
1997 Dance Ker Ban Hing
Film Eric Khoo Kim Hai
Literary Arts Tan Mei Ching
Music Lim Jing Jing
Theatre Haresh Sharma
Visual Arts Lim Poh Teck
1998 Dance Paul C. Ocampo
Dance Thamizhvanan Narayanasamy Veshnu
Literary Arts Gabriel Wu Yeow Chong
Music Joyce Koh Bee Tuan
Music Lee Huei Min
Theatre Alvin Tan
1999 Literary Arts Henry Low Swee Kim
Music Aravinth Kumarasamy
Music Chua Lik Wuk
Theatre Ang Gey Pin
Visual Arts Chng Nai Wee
2000 Dance Jeffrey Tan Joo Kuan
Dance Lim Chin Huat
Literary Arts Felix Cheong Seng Fei
Music Kam Ning
Theatre Kok Heng Leun
Theatre Lee Sze Yau
Visual Arts Hong Sek Chern
2001 Film Cheah Chee Kong
Literary Arts Alfian Bin Sa'at
Music Yee Ee-Ping
Theatre Goh Boon Teck
Visual Arts Chua Say Hua
Visual Arts Raymond Lau Poo Seng
2002 Dance Tammy Ling Wong
Film Royston Tan Tsze Kiam
Literary Arts Daren Shiau Vee Lung
Music Quek Ling Kiong
Visual Arts Tay Bak Chiang
2003 Literary Arts Tan Hwee Hwee
Music Zechariah Goh Toh Chai
Photography Ken Seet Thiam Wui
Visual Arts Noni Kaur
2004 Dance Danny Tan Koon Meng
Literary Arts Tan Chee Lay
Music Chan Yoong Han
Music Ling Hock Siang
Visual Arts Tang Ling Nah
2005 Dance Aaron Khek Ah Hock
Literary Arts Alvin Pang Khee Meng
Literary Arts Cyril Wong Yit Mun
Music Katryna Tan Huey Wern
Theatre Li Xie (Lim Poh Poh)
Visual Arts Heman Chong
Visual Arts Michael Lee Hong Hwee
2006 Film Kelvin Tong
Music Lim Yan
Music Toh Ban Sheng
Theatre Beatrice Chia-Richmond
Theatre Chong Tze Chien
Theatre Yo Shao Ann
Visual Arts Francis Ng Teck Yong
Visual Arts Yeo Chee Kiong
2007 Dance Kuik Swee Boon
Literary Arts Ting Kheng Siong
Music Philip Tan Chin Wen
Theatre Natalie Hennedige
Visual Arts Tan Kai Syng
2008 Dance Daniel Kok Yik Leng
Dance Xia Haiying
Theatre Aidli Mosbit
Theatre Cai Bi Xia
Visual Arts Jason Wee
2009 Film Anthony Chen Zheyi
Film Boo Junfeng
Film Han Yew Kwang
Visual Arts Donna Ong
Visual Arts Ho Tzu Nyen
2010 Film Sun Koh
Literary Arts Sonny Liew
Literary Arts Toh Hsien Min
Visual Arts Choy Ka Fai
Visual Arts Robert Zhao Renhui
2011 Literary Arts Troy Chin Chien Wen
Music Joshua Tan Kang Ming
Music Nawaz Mirajkar
Theatre Lim Woan Wen
Theatre Peter Sau Jia Liang
Visual Arts Ang Song Ming
2012 Dance Zhuo Zihao
Film Liao Jiekai
Film Looi Wan Ping (Lei Yuan Bin)
Literary Arts O Thiam Chin
Music Darren Ng Tzer Huei
Theatre Brian Gothong Tan
Theatre Zizi Azah Bte Abdul Majid
Visual Arts Genevieve Chua
Visual Arts Tan Wee Lit
2013 Bani Haykal [4]
Chua Yew Kok
Grace Tan
Koh Hui Ling
M. Zaki Razak
Ruth Ling
Zul Othman (ZERO)
2014 Chen Zhangyi [5]
Ian Loy
Jow Zhi Wei
Lee Mun Wai
Siti Khalijah Zainal
2015 Chun Kai Feng
Chun Kai Qun
Diana Soh
James Tan
Kirsten Tan
Loo Zihan
Riduan Zalani
2016 Alecia Neo [6]
Ezzam Rahman
Liu Xiaoyi
Marc Nair
Pooja Nansi
2017 Joshua Ip [7]
Kahchun Wong
Kray Chen
Yarra Ileto
2018 Sufri Juwahir [8]
Lim Ting Li
Zulkifli Mohamed Amin
Faith Ng
Hilmi Johandi
2019 Emily Koh [9][10]
Gabriel Chan
He Shuming
Tan Wei Keong
Weixin Quek Chong
2020 Irfan Kasban [11]
Nicole Midori Woodford
Sushma Soma
Yanyun Chen
2021 Charlie Lim [12]
Chitra Poornima Sathish
Han Xuemei
Norhaizad Adam
Yeo Siew Hua
Zen Teh Shi Wei
2022 Guo Ningru [13]
Ho Rui An
Jerrold Chong
Rit Xu
2023 Daryl Lim Wei Jie [3]
Julian Wong
Melissa Tan
Shyan Tan
Wang Chenwei
2024 Evan Low Jun Feng [14]
Tan Si En
Alan Choo Su Ho
Zhang Fuming

References

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  5. ^ "Cultural Medallion, Young Artist Award recipients for 2014 announced". TODAY. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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  7. ^ "Malay author-playwright, Shanghai-born composer awarded Cultural Medallion". TODAY. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Cultural Medallion goes to jazz stalwart, dance choreographer". The Straits Times. 24 October 2018. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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  12. ^ Correspondent, Ong Sor FernSenior Culture (24 November 2021). "Young Artist Award goes to musician Charlie Lim, dancer Norhaizad Adam, and more". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 21 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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