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A message from Art Outreach

The 2023 edition of the IMPART Art Prize marks the sixth and final chapter of this remarkable initiative. Over the course of six years, we've celebrated 18 exceptional awardees and recognized 7 Honourable Mentions. Now, as we pave the way for a new paradigm in art support, we want to express our profound gratitude for the support we've received for the Prize and for the extraordinary talents we've had the privilege of acknowledging and rewarding.

 

As we bid farewell to this chapter, we do so not with sadness but with a profound sense of accomplishment and excitement for what lies ahead. The conclusion of the IMPART Art Prize is not the end of our commitment to nurturing and promoting artistic endeavours. Instead, it signifies a transition to a new chapter that will empower us to have an even broader and more profound impact on the art community.

 

Our team is hard at work on a fresh and dynamic initiative that will continue to nurture and empower artists. We are confident that this evolution will usher in exciting opportunities and new horizons for the art community. Please stay connected with us through our social media channels and mailing list for the latest updates.

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IMPART Art Prize

Supporting emerging talent in Singapore's visual arts

The Forest Institute, co-initiated by Robert Zhao Renhui, Randy Chan & John Tung (IMPART Art Prize Winner 2023) , 14 Jan to 14 Mar 2022.

Image Courtesy of The Forest Institute.

Established since 2017, the IMPART Art Prize aims to support the professional development of emerging artists and curators in Singapore by providing impactful career building opportunities, while building an awareness and appreciation of local art and practitioners. 

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Each year, up to three visual arts talents will receive a cash prize of SGD20,000 each, alongside opportunities for professional development and networking, to enable them to grow and sustain their chosen careers in the arts.  
 

Key Dates

July

Call for applications open

September

Call for applications close

October/November

Jury deliberation

January

Winners announced

Questions about IMPART Art Prize?

We have compiled the most popular questions received over the years in our FAQ

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Tan Boon Hui Curatorial Prize

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tan Boon Hui on 7 July 2022, a prolific figure and trailblazer in Singapore’s art scene who has not only been an advisor to Art Outreach since our inception, but also a dear friend.

Boon Hui served as the Chair of our IMPART Art Prize Jury and Curatorial Advisor for our IMPART Collectors’ Show since 2017, generously dedicating his time and expertise to advocating for local practitioners and cultivating art appreciation in the community.

His visionary leadership also left an indelible mark on the many institutions and museums he helmed across Singapore and the US, where he revitalised a focus on contemporary Asian art and created spaces for performance art practices to thrive.

Boon Hui’s unwavering commitment to championing Asian arts and culture around the world has inspired many, and his dynamic presence will be greatly missed. We thank him for all he has done for the local art scene and for Art Outreach.

In honour and celebration of his legacy, the IMPART Art Prize for Curators will be renamed the "Tan Boon Hui Curatorial Prize".

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I think what really helps with winning this Prize is that it gives you a certain level of recognition and, beyond that, also the motivation to know that you are on a right path in terms of your practice and what you’re pursuing.

Kent Chan

IMPART Art Prize 2023

Winner (Artist)

Hot House, 2020, Wood, PVC strips, heater, humidifier, dimensions variable.Courtesy of artist

IMPART Art Prize

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IMPART Art Prize

IMPART Art Prize 2022 Prize Presentation Ceremony

Read more 2022 IMPART Art Prize presentation ceremony that was held at the Art Science Museum on 11 February. We opened our evening with a welcome address from our host, Honor Harger, the Vice President of Attractions and ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, who has also been serving as one of our Jurors since the beginning of the Prize. We also had the opportunity to hear from IMPART Jury Chair, Mr Tan Boon Hui, on the Jury’s perspectives on this year’s applicants and awardees. Along with presenting our winners, curator Berny Tan, and artists Lin Hui Yi and Zarina Muhammad with a prize of S$20,000 each, we also awarded an honourable mention to artist Kent Chan. Once again, we’d like to thank our IMPART Advisory Panel, Jury, media partners, and colleagues from Marina Bay Sands, who kindly supported this year’s Prize.

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Interview with IMPART Art Prize 2022 Winner, Lin Huiyi

Read more Hear more from artist Lin Huiyi, winner of the IMPART Art Prize 2022, as she shares her research interests on global issues such as inequality, poverty and consumption, and about how she uses visual art as a platform to encourage discourse around social development issues. Coming from a background in Public Policy and Economics, Lin delves into her journey to becoming an artist and her sentiments on what winning the IMPART Art Prize means to her. Click here for more information on the IMPART Art Prize: https://www.artoutreachsingapore.org/impart-art-prize-2022

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Interview with IMPART Art Prize 2022 Winner, Berny Tan

Read more An intimate conversation with curator and IMPART Art Prize 2022 winner Berny Tan, who finds fulfilment in helping artists realise their projects as a curator. Starting as an artist and embarking on two curatorial projects in 2021 – Maybe we read too much into things at 72-13 and Recast at starch, to venturing beyond her comfort zone in terms of the kind of projects she engages with, Tan talks about her journey to cementing her own curatorial practice and deciding to apply for the IMPART Art Prize. Click here for more information on the IMPART Art Prize: https://www.artoutreachsingapore.org/impart-art-prize-2022

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Interview with IMPART Art Prize 2022 Winner, Zarina Muhammad

Read more Learn more about 2022 IMPART Art Prize winner Zarina Muhammad, an artist, educator and researcher who describes her practice as a “multi-headed Hydra”, which symbolises the polyphonic ways in which she formulates her thoughts and ideas. With a deep interest in critical re-examination of oral histories, ethnographic literature and other historiographic accounts about Southeast Asia, Zarina’s artistic practice disrupts from the voice of the single storyteller and instead presents an open narrative that encourages multiple interpretations. Zarina tells us how she saw applying for the IMPART Art Prize as an avenue to gain critical feedback and new perspectives on her work, and how winning affirms her decade-long practice whilst supporting some of her ongoing projects. Click here for more information on the IMPART Art Prize: https://www.artoutreachsingapore.org/impart-art-prize-2022

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Interview with IMPART Awards 2021 Winner, Kathleen Ditzig

Read more Learn more about 2021 IMPART Awards winner Kathleen Ditzig, a curator and researcher based in Singapore whose work unpacks the enduring legacies of the Cold War and examines art as a site of speaking to power. Kathleen shares about her journey to becoming a curator (including a stint at Art Outreach 10 years ago!), what the Award means to her, and her advice for budding young curators. http://www.artoutreachsingapore.org​ https://www.instagram.com/artoutreach...​ https://www.facebook.com/ArtOutreachSG

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Interview with IMPART Awards 2021 Winner, Eunice Lacaste

Read more Learn more about 2021 IMPART Awards winner Eunice Lacaste, an arts worker and practitioner whose curatorial work focuses on collaborative and critical exhibition-making which is of value to creative communities. Eunice talks about why she calls herself a cultural organiser rather than a curator, ideas that the Award will enable her to further, and her advice for budding young curators. http://www.artoutreachsingapore.org/impart-awards https://www.instagram.com/artoutreachsingapore/ https://www.facebook.com/ArtOutreachSG

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Catch-up with Kimberly Shen, 2019 IMPART Awards Winning Curator

Read more 💫 We sat down with IMPART Awards Winner (Curator) Kimberly Shen as she shares her takeaways from winning the IMPART Awards, as well as her highlights from the winners' NYC study trip in 2019! 🗽 🎨 Kimberly Shen is a curator, arts practitioner and educator based in Singapore. Her artistic practice is multifaceted in approach, situated at the intersection of text, image and performance, and drawn towards embodying pluralism in a mediation of feminine subjectivities. Over the past decade, she has presented curatorial projects at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film, OH! Open House, and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and curated major solo exhibitions by local artists Kray Chen, Susie Wong and Priyageetha Dia. Applications are now open for the IMPART Awards 2021. Apply before the deadline on 16 October 2020. https://bit.ly/2F7Gkcd FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artoutreachsingapore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOutreachSG

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Catch-up with Yanyun Chen, 2019 IMPART Awards Winning Artist

Read more 💫 We sat down with IMPART Awards Winner (Visual Artist) Yanyun Chen as she shares her takeaways from winning the IMPART Awards, as well as her highlights from the winners' NYC learning trip in 2019! 🗽 🎨 Dr. Yanyun Chen runs a charcoal-based drawing, animation and installation practice, and her works delve into the aesthetic, cultural and technological inheritances on one's body and unravels fictional and philosophical notions on embodiment. She researches cultural wounds, dowry traditions, hereditary scars, philosophies of nudities, and etymology. Some of her recent works include 'Women in Rage', 'Stories of a Woman and her Dowry', ''The Scars that Write Us' and 'Skinning Nudity and Flower Flights'. Applications are now open for the IMPART Awards 2021. Apply before the deadline on 16 October 2020. https://bit.ly/36Du8et FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artoutreachsingapore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOutreachSG #IMPARTAwards #CharcoalDrawing #ContemporaryArt #SGArt #SGArtist #NewYork #NYC #Art #VisualArt #ArtOutreachSG"

Catch up with Priyageetha Dia, 2019 IMPART Awards Winning Artist

Read more 💫#Throwback to last year where we spoke to our 2019 IMPART Awards winner, Priyageetha Dia. We had her share experience and takeaways after winning the awards, as well as her highlights of the NYC exchange trip!🗽 🎨 Priyageetha is one of the two winning artists of the 2019 IMPART Awards. Her practice leans towards site-specific installations, and her research stems into bridging banality of lived spaces and the act of subversion using gold mediums. She is known for her public work ‘The Golden Staircase’ in 2017, and more recently, her solo exhibition at Art Porters, ‘the earth and her skin’. Applications are now open for the IMPART Awards 2021. Apply before the deadline on 16 October 2020. https://bit.ly/34tnSDC FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artoutreachsingapore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtOutreachSG #IMPARTAwards #SGArt #SGArtist #Art

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Jury

We have assembled an influential panel of internationally respected art industry practitioners, artists and art patrons, who will be serving as esteemed judges to select the winning entries.

Advisory Panel

The panel gives advice and recommendations on the governance, management, and programmatic aspects of the awards and affiliated IMPART events.

Winners

Since introducing the Prize in 2017, Art Outreach has sustained it annually through fundraising, supporting 18 winners over the past 6 editions.

Honourable Mentions

This category was introduced for the first time in 2021 as an acknowledgement of the high quality of applications received, and is intended to recognise and encourage practitioners of great promise who are coming into their own.

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2023

Salty Xi Jie Ng (Artist)

Clara Che Wei Peh (Curator)

Ian Tee (Curator)

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2022
Kent Chan (Artist)

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2021
Deborah Lim (Curator)
Seet Yun Teng (Curator)
Samantha Yap (Curator)

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