Art auction to raise funds for BT’s charity
With starting bids as low as S$100, sale of artworks will benefit underprivileged kids
Helmi Yusof
ARTWORKS exploring our relationships with nature, technology and the elderly were some of the winners of 13-19 Art Prize, an art competition open to teenagers aged 13 to 19. These winning works are now being auctioned online to raise money for The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF), a charity that helps artistically talented children from poorer backgrounds pursue the arts for free.
Organised by not-for-profit arts organisation TRCL and presented by Beaute Hub, the regional competition attracted submissions from over 240 teenagers in Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and other South-east Asian countries. There were 97 paintings on canvas and 150 digital artworks submitted into the Canvas and Digital category respectively.
The best works can now be bid on for as low as S$100 on the TRCL silent auction site: trcl.sg/13-19-art-prize/auction-2022/
Now in its second year, the 13-19 Art Prize was founded in 2021 with the aim of imparting to youths the values of giving back to the community and of supporting their peers from disadvantaged backgrounds through art. The 13-19 Art Prize also sets out to challenge the creative potential of Singapore’s youth and promote a diversity of artistic expressions and inspire the next generation of artists in Singapore.
The second edition of 13-19 Art Prize was marked by support from local award-winning spa and skincare specialist Beaute Hub as the presenting donor. Albert Lam, chief executive officer (CEO) of Beaute Hub, presented a cheque of S$30,000 to the organisers during a recent prize-giving ceremony for the young artists.
Lam said: “An art competition that has the end goal of supporting the underserved is very much in line with our values. As a spa and skincare specialist, what underlies our business is the concept of well-being. Our support for 13-19 Art Prize, which in turn supports The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, symbolises our belief in caring for and giving back to the community we live in.”
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The silent auction of artworks will run till Feb 14, 2023. All you have to do is register your bid amount on the website for the works that you like. At the end of the auction period, the work instantly goes to the highest bidder. To see the artworks up close, you can visit the Gallery @ 10 Square, #10-01 Orchard Central, on all days except Dec 30, public holidays, and the eves of public holidays. (10 Square is one of the locations where beneficiaries of BT’s charity receive their arts training for free.)
Chong Huai Seng, advisory commitee chairman of the 13-19 Art Prize and a judge in the Canvas artwork category, said: “This year the competition has attracted a high level of entries from Singapore and the surrounding countries. The judges were generally impressed by the quality of the winning entries, especially in the painting category. We hope to encourage more of our young students to explore and develop their creative skills through our annual art competition.”
Meanwhile, Jake Tan, one of the judges of the Digital artwork category, said: “The sheer range and diversity of themed works that were submitted to this competition is truly impressive. Not only did I witness a next generation of incredibly talented and digitally savvy artists, but I was also awed by their adaptability and mastery of digital techniques. It is clear that the ongoing pandemic has presented unique challenges to these young artists, but their artwork stands as a testament to their resilience and determination to continue creating and expressing themselves.”
Visit trcl.sg/13-19-art-prize/auction-2022/ to bid on the artworks.
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