Nominations Open: 2011 Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts (National Arts Council, Singapore)

31 March 2011
Nominations Open: 2011 Cultural Medallion for Literary Arts (National Arts Council, Singapore)
Deadline: 26 April 2011

About the Award

The Cultural Medallion was instituted in 1979 as an initiative of our late President, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, to give recognition to individuals who have attained artistic excellence and have made a distinction to our nation's arts and culture. It is conferred by the President, Republic of Singapore and is administered by the National Arts Council.

Prize

Recipients of the Award will receive a medallion, a lapel pin and a certificate.

Each recipient is also eligible for the Cultural Medallion Grant to undertake an arts project. The Cultural Medallion Grant is awarded only once in an artist's lifetime. The grant quantum will not exceed $80,000 for each applicant. However, a funding of up to a maximum of $200,000 will be allocated for collaborative projects involving two or more Cultural Medallion recipients.

Eligibility

All nominees must be Singapore citizens or permanent residents of Singapore.

Selection Criteria

The selection criteria are as follows:

1. Candidate should be recognised for his/her artistic work and contribution to the artistic development of Singapore.
2. Candidate should have attained artistic excellence.
3. Candidate should demonstrate, through a body of works pursued through a number of years, creative originality, professional maturity and artistic leadership in one or more disciplines as specified in the scope of the award.
4. Candidate should have established his / her name internationally, or won international awards.
5. Candidate should be involved in educational or community development projects towards the promotion of the respective art form.
6. Candidate should be an inspiration and role model to other artists in the arts community.

Assessment Procedure

The National Arts Council may, at its discretion, make additional nominations and/or defer or reject any nomination received from the public, and shall not be bound to give any reason for doing so.

The nominations supported by the National Arts Council will be submitted for further assessment to Specialist Panels, comprising persons established in the various artistic fields, appointed by the National Arts Council.

The Arts Award Ceremony will be held in November 2011.

Scope of Award

The nominees' area(s) of achievement should be in the fields of literary arts, performing arts, visual arts and film. The scope of these art forms is as follows:

Art Form Scope (includes, but is not restricted to)
  • Literary Arts play, poetry, fiction and non-fiction
  • Performing Arts theatre, dance, music and technical theatre (e.g. set design, lighting design, sound design)
  • Visual Arts painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and multimedia
  • Film film-making
How to Nominate

The nomination process involves the following steps to be taken in order for the nomination to be complete:

Process Action Closing Date

Step 1 Submit an online nomination here.

To facilitate the online nomination process, nominators may wish to gather information of the nominees in advance. For a list of requisite information, please click here. 26 April 2011, 6pm

Step 2 Submit portfolios and supporting documents by nominators or nominees to the National Arts Council at the following address:

Cultural Medallion Nomination
National Arts Council
90 Goodman Road
Goodman Arts Centre
Blk A, #01-01
Singapore 439053

Guidance on submission of portfolios and supporting documents are available here. 6 May 2011, 6pm

Enquiry

For enquiries, please contact Yap Zi Wei at tel: (65) 6346 9431 or email: NAC_artsawards@nac.gov.sg

Nominate here.
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