Cultural Medallion and Young Artist Award 2020

Artistic giants

The announcement this year was delayed by the pandemic, with winners meeting the President in private sessions

Sarkasi Said (top) uses batik techniques with different media such as watercolours and creates huge abstract canvases (above) that utilise batik motifs in subtle ways.
Sarkasi Said (above) uses batik techniques with different media such as watercolours and creates huge abstract canvases that utilise batik motifs in subtle ways. PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
Sarkasi Said (top) uses batik techniques with different media such as watercolours and creates huge abstract canvases (above) that utilise batik motifs in subtle ways.
Sarkasi Said uses batik techniques with different media such as watercolours and creates huge abstract canvases (above) that utilise batik motifs in subtle ways. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN FILE
Ong Sor Fern
Senior Culture Correspondent
Updated
Dec 10, 2020, 07:17 PM
Published
Dec 10, 2020, 05:00 AM
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The Cultural Medallion, regarded as the highest arts honour in Singapore, is conferred on recipients by the President.

The pandemic has delayed the announcement, which traditionally comes in October, and there is no star-studded ceremony at the Istana.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 10, 2020, with the headline Artistic giants. Subscribe

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