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

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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.