2024 Award | ViaRT Upcycled Art Award

ViaRT Award is thrilled to present its fifth edition! This year, we are excited to introduce a new challenge under the title "1.5 Degrees Celsius: Create against Climate Change." ViaRT invites primary and secondary students across Singapore to join our annual art competition in response to global warming and the urgent need to act, as well as in support of the Recycle Right campaign by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to encourage the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) culture.

This year’s competition aims to ignite a creative response to the global warming crisis, emphasizing the critical 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement. Students are encouraged to use upcycled materials to produce artworks or design items that not only showcase artistic skill but also function as potent messages for climate action.

Participants can create innovative solutions such as energy-saving devices, sustainable fashion, or artworks that vividly depict the impacts of exceeding the 1.5°C threshold or any other climate change related topic. The goal is to raise awareness and inspire action among peers and communities towards maintaining this critical limit for global temperature rise.

The submission period will begin on September 9th and conclude on November 15th, 2024. Entries will be evaluated based on their creativity, impact, and ability to convey a compelling message about limiting global warming.

The competition will include three categories: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Singapore Best Sustainable Message Award (for the artwork that best communicates the urgency of adhering to the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit), The Most Creative Award (for the most creative piece of artwork), and The Most Artistic Award (for the most aesthetically pleasing artwork).

Winners will receive attractive prizes, including cash rewards and exclusive eco-friendly experiences, thanks to our sponsors. Furthermore, selected artworks may have the honor of being exhibited at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery in 2025.

Join us at ViaRT in harnessing the power of creativity to make a difference in the fight against global warming. Together, let's inspire change and take action to protect our planet for future generations.

Illustration by Lichun @ lclchestnut

Frequently asked questions

General1

Theme:

The inspiration or theme behind each piece of art should relate to

(1) Make an artwork or design item to address the textile waste.

(2) Any other sustainable angles. Eg: sustainable fashion, reduce plastic usage and etc.

Artwork medium:

Use upcycled materials as your main creation material.

There is no media or material restriction. But we encourage you to use as much found and unwanted materials from your home, school and immediate surroundings, and less new materials. Be creative in your medium and expression!

Digital formats such as photography, videography and digital illustrations are also accepted. How will you use upcycled materials in your digital art? We look forward to your innovative ideas.

Submission date: 15 Sep - 31 December 2025

Submission deadline: 31 December 2025, 11.59PM

Click here for the submission link

Details you will need for the submission form:

1. Photos and/or video of your artwork

- You may submit up to 5 photos (max 1MB each) and 1 video (max 100MB)

- For 2D artworks (ie. paintings), scan the image.

- For 3D sculptures, take photos of the front , back and side views against a white backgtound. A video of the artwork (in MP4 or MOV) is optional.

- For non-animated digital works (ie. e-posters), submit in JPEG or PNG format.

- For animated digital works, submit in MP4 or MOV format. (As at least one image is required to be uploaded into the submission form, please prepare a cover image for your poster in JPEG or PNG format. It can be just a screenshot of the video.)

2. Artwork details: artwork title, size, medium(s)

3. Artist statement to explain your inspiration and concept

- a video to explain the concept of the artwork is optional

4. Artist(s) (that's you!) details: full name(s), school, contact details

For any technical issues or enquiries, please contact info@viart.green.

The competition is divided into Primary and Secondary School categories. Each category has 4 awards. They are:

The Best Sustainable Message Award

(Open to Primary and Secondary School students)

This Award is for the piece of art that most accurately relays the message of sustainability.

The Most Creative Award

(Open to Primary and Secondary School students)

This Award is for the piece that is the most creative.

The Most Artistic Award

(Open to Primary and Secondary School students)

This Award is for the most artistic piece of artwork

Each Award has one first prize, one second prize, and five third prize for each primary and secondary school category.

About the Awards

1. Primary School Category – First Prize: The winner will receive an exclusive complimentary dinner for two at Peppermint Restaurant, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay.

2. Secondary School Category – First Prize: The winner will enjoy a complimentary one-night stay in an Urban Deluxe Room at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, including daily buffet breakfast for two at Peppermint Restaurant.

3. Second Prizes (All Categories): Winners will receive award certificates and an invitation to the annual ViaRT Exhibition.

Alem Korkut is a sculpture artist as well as an full time professor at ALU (Academy of Fine Arts) in Zagreb.

Alem Korkut’s contemplation of sculpture stays within the spatial, tactile and material, all the way to the dematerialization of the sculpture. No matter what materials, genres and methods he uses, from the classical sculptural form (relief and three-dimensional sculpture), through video projections that he exhibits as independent works, to interactive objects with electronic components.

Daryl Goh, an entrepreneur, angel investor, and tech artist who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interactive Media), Master of Fine Art (Media Arts) and a Master of Science (Technopreneurship & Innovation 2022). He is a nominator and judge for prominent art prizes like the Sovereign Asian Art Prize (Hong Kong) and The Global Art Awards (Dubai) and he lectures at the Nanyang Polytechnic, School of Interactive & Digital Media.

Julie Zhu, Co-founder of ViaRT and VIANT Space and Space Mining Investor. Julie is currently a board observer at The Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group reflecting her interest in and passion for space mining field. She is also the Singaporean headmaster for ShePower, an organization promoting global female empowerment and entrepreneurship. Julie is frequent industry speaker and has spearheaded Viant’s Recycling Initiative; she is also the co-founder of ViaRT to promote the discovery of the beauty in the waste and raise the awareness from the younger generation.

Sunaina Bhalla is a contemporary textiles and mixed media artist of Indian origin, who lives and works in Singapore. Her artwork revolves around the repetitive and ritualistic nature of gestures and their traces. She explores the transformative effects of the deliberate infliction of pain on the human body during the curative process of alleviating disease and decay. By using industrial materials analogous to the fragile nature of the body, juxtaposed with natural fabric and embroidery, she examines the passage of time and the mark making that documents this process.

Tanya Michele Amador, based in Singapore and London, is an independent curator, writer, co-founder of Art World Database and researcher specializing in contemporary Southeast Asian art.

Ying Ji , founder of Y Art Project, an art consultancy firm. Graduated from Arts Management, MA. in George Mason University, she has led over 50 international curated exhibitions and managed various art consultancy projects across Shanghai, Hongkong, and Washington D.C.. She is also the co-founder of ViaRT Award.

2024 ViaRT WINNERS

PRIMARY SCHOOL

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Singapore Best Sustainable Message Award

First Prize

Kingsley Moa Jun Jie, Rosyth Primary School

Secondary Prize

Zhang Haoyu, Si Ling Primary School

Third Prize

Sarah Soh Cai Ying, Taonan School

Angela Mu Zi Meng, Rosyth Primary School

Liu Siyu, Marymount Convent School

Heidy Annabelle Yang and Quek Jing Xuan, Yangzheng Primary School

Visalakshi Lakshmanan, Shuqun Primary School

The Most Creative Award

First Prize

Hannah Goh Enxin and Megan Khor, Temasek Primary School

Second Prize

Nicole Chia Le Xuan, Chongfu School

Third Prize

Chloe Liew Tat Mun Zhi En, St. Margaret's School (Primary); Zhang Songyue, Qifa Primary School; Chen Yi Shuo Leon, Nan Hua Primary School; Tang Hoi Jun Wesley, Rosyth School; Wong Zi Yan, Shuqun Primary School

The Most Artistic Award

First Prize

Liev Ng Yu Jie, Sengkang Green Primary School

Second Prize

Chng Si Qi Charlene, Horizon Primary School

Third Prize

Nguyen Bao Linh, Si Ling Primary School; Lim Yu Xin, Northoaks Primary School; Helena Zhou Yuening, Ai Tong School; Allison Lian Mei Ying, St Margaret’s school (primary); Chai Zhi Han, Fuhua Primary School

SECONDARY SCHOOL

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay Singapore Best Sustainable Message Award

First Prize

Faith Wong Shi Han, Dunman High School

Second Prize

Lim Yu Qing, Canberra Secondary School

Third Prize

Nadya Lakshmi Kumarasingam, School of The Arts; Chua Yu Yang Phoebe, Dunman High School; Ong Yu Xuan, Dunman High School; Rebekah Gail Kao Ning, Kent Ridge Secondary School; Kylie Tan Si Qi (Chen Siqi), Tang Si Cheng, Cailey Nur Aqilah Binte Mohammad Ridzuan, Dhani Irfan Bin Mohammad Faizal, Ngee Ann Secondary School

The Most Artistic Award

First Prize

Valerie Ip Li Xuan, Crescent Girls School

Second Prize

Yang Xin-En Desiree, Compassvale Secondary School (NJC, AEP center)

Third Prize

Phan Anh Thi, Adrianna Dania Binte Mohammed Azhari, Aluvee Garcia Sim, Joseph Lee Kai Le and Michael Carlos Tan Xuan Ngee, Ngee Ann Secondary School; Bella Teo, Ong Shi Jia and Aliyah Floranda Raene Guinto, Edgefield Secondary School; Muhammad Shawki bin Abdul Samad, Northland Secondary School; Nur Falesha Binte Jamaludin, Northland Secondary School; Fong Shao En, Luke, St. Joseph's Institution

The Most Creative Award

First Prize

Ng York Heng, St. Joseph's Institution

Second Prize

Feng Hanyi, Liu Yuling Crystal and Cheng Han Ru Lanette, Nanyang Girls' High School

Third Prize

Du Aixuan, School of the Arts; Kwok Jia Ying, Hougang Secondary; Laranya Bera, NPS International School; Chua Zi Han Jerlyn, Commonwealth Secondary School (NJC AEP center); Chen Yebing Sherise, Kranji Secondary School (NJC AEP center)