Cultural Medallion


The Cultural Medallion 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.

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. 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.
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.

List of Cultural Medallion recipients

YearCategoryNameRef
1979DanceMadhavi Krishnan
1979TheatreBani Bin Buang
1979MusicChoo Hoey
1979MusicDavid Lim Kim San
1979LiteratureEdwin Nadason Thumboo
1979ArtWee Beng Chong
1981DanceGoh Soo Khim
1981TheatreJoanna Wong Quee Heng
1981MusicAhmad bin Ja'afar
1981LiteratureWong Meng Voon
1981ArtLee Hock Moh
1981ArtNg Eng Teng
1982TheatreLin Chen
1982MusicLeong Yoon Pin
1982LiteratureGoh Poh Seng
1982PhotographyDavid Tay Poey Cher
1982ArtGeorgette Chen Liying
1983TheatreChristopher Henry Rothwell Allen
1983MusicVivien Goh
1983LiteratureArthur Yap
1983PhotographyAng Chwee Chai
1984TheatreS. Varathan
1984MusicKam Kee Yong
1984PhotographyYip Cheong Fun
1984ArtThomas Yeo
1986TheatreLow Ing Sing
1986LiteratureLee Tzu Pheng
1986PhotographyTan Lip Seng
1986ArtTay Chee Toh
1987DanceGoh Choo San
1987TheatreAlmahdi Al-Haj Ibrahim
1987TheatreN Palanivelu
1987MusicPaul Abisheganaden
1987LiteratureWong Yoon Wah
1987ArtPan Shou
1987ArtTeo Eng Seng
1988DanceSom Said
1988TheatreMax Le Blond
1988MusicTeng Mah Seng
1988LiteratureMuhammed Ariff bin Ahmad
1988PhotographyLee Lim
1988ArtTan Swie Hian
1989DanceLim Fei Shen
1989TheatreTay Bin Wee
1989MusicAlexander S. Abisheganaden
1989LiteratureSingai Mukilan
1989PhotographyChua Soo Bin
1989ArtIskandar Jalil
1990DanceNeila Sathyalingam
1990TheatreKuo Pao Kun
1990PhotographyFoo Tee Jun
1990ArtGoh Beng Kwan
1991DanceSantha Bhaskar
1991TheatreHan Lao Da
1991MusicLim Yau
1991LiteratureChew Kok Chang
1991PhotographyPeng Seng Wu
1991ArtAnthony Poon
1991ArtOng Kim Seng
1993DanceYing E Ding
1993TheatrePhan Wait Hong
1993MusicChoo Hwee Lim
1993ArtWang Sui Pick
1994MusicTay Teow Kiat
1995DanceGoh Lay Kuan
1995ArtHan Sai Por
1996MusicPhoon Yew Tien
1996LiteratureLew Poo Chan
1997TheatreLou Mee Wah
1997LiteratureHo Minfong
1998LiteratureRama Kannabiran
1999LiteratureAbdul Ghani Hamid
1999ArtChua Ek Kay
2000ArtTan Siah Kwee
2001ArtTan Kian Por
2001MusicYan Hui Chang
2002MusicJeremy Monteiro
2003ArtLim Tze Peng
2003TheatreOng Keng Sen
2003LiteratureYeng Pway Ngon
2004PhotographyTeo Bee Yen
2005FilmJack Neo
2005LiteratureM. Balakrishnan
2005MusicDick Lee
2005Visual ArtsChng Seok Tin
2005Visual ArtsLee Wen
2006ArtTan Choh Tee
2006MusicLynnette Seah
2007FilmEric Khoo
2007LiteratureIsa Kamari
2008LiteratureChia Hwee Pheng
2008LiteratureP. Krishnan
2008MusicIskandar Mirza Ismail
2009DanceAngela Liong
2009Literary ArtsTham Yew Chin
2009MusicLan Shui
2009Visual ArtsAng Ah Tee
2010MusicLiang Wern Fook
2010Literary ArtsSuratman Markasan
2010Visual ArtsAmanda Heng
2011MusicKelly Tang
2011Visual ArtsLim Yew Kuan
2011TheatreAtin Amat
2011MusicYusnor Ef
2012Literary ArtsJ.M. Sali
2012MusicJennifer Tham
2012TheatreThirunalan Sasitharan
2012Visual ArtsHo Ho Ying
2012Visual ArtsMilenko Prvacki
2013TheatreIvan Heng
2013Literary ArtsMohamed Latiff Mohamed
2013MusicTsung Yeh
2014TheatreAlvin Tan
2014Visual ArtsChong Fah Cheong
2014Literary ArtsK. T. M. Iqbal
2015Visual ArtsChua Mia Tee
2015TheatreHaresh Sharma
2015Literary ArtsLim Hung Chang
2015MusicMargaret Leng Tan
2016Visual ArtsKoh Mun Hong
2016MusicAsiah Aman
2017TheatreDjamal Tukimin
2017MusicLaw Wai Lun
2018MusicLouis Soliano
2018DanceLow Mei Yoke
2019MusicEric James Watson
2020Visual ArtsSarkasi Said
2020Visual ArtsVincent Leow
2021Literary ArtsChia Joo Ming
2021MusicRahimah Rahim
2022DanceAravinth Kumarasamy
2022TheatreKok Heng Leun
2023Literary ArtsSuchen Christine Lim
2023DanceOsman Abdul Hamid
2023Literary ArtsMeira Chand
2024MusicGhanavenothan Retnam
2024Visual ArtsSiew Hock Meng
2025Visual ArtsNai Swee Leng
2025TheatreGoh Boon Teck