UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize 2025
Submission Deadline: 28 July 2025
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Monday to Friday, closed on weekends and public holidays)
ART:DIS @ Changi City Point (5 Changi Business Park Central 1 #03-01, Changi City Point, Singapore 486038)
First launched in May 2023, the UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize is a platform to recognise talented artists with disabilities in Singapore. Returning for its second edition, the art competition aims to support artists in their creative journeys by showcasing their works to the public and opening opportunities to deepen their practice and gain market exposure.
The Art Prize broadens its reach this year and is now open to all artists with disabilities in Singapore with a total prize pool of $52,000 and the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition. All winning entries will be announced at an awards ceremony and exhibited at ION Art Gallery from 4 to 14 September 2025.
Prize Categories
Winner
Cash Prize - $20,000 + Solo Exhibition
1st Runner-Up
Cash Prize - $8,000
2nd Runner-Up
Cash Prize - $5,000
Open to all individuals 19 and above
Additional awards in the following categories would also be awarded:
| Senior Artist (60 years and above) | Cash Prize of $3,000 |
| Youth Artist (13–18 years old) | Cash Prize of $3,000 |
| Child Artist (6–12 years old) | Cash Prize of $1,000 |
| Partner Award (across all categories) | Cash Prize of $4,000 |
| Highly Commended (across all categories) | Up to 10 artists: $800 each |
All winners will also receive a one-year scholarship for art classes of their choice at ART:DIS.
Submission Process
- Fill out the Application Form (page 6-9).
- Submit up to 3 original artworks.
- Attach the form at the back of each artwork.
- Submit Application Forms and Physical Artworks to ART:DIS @ Changi City Point before 28 July 2025 (5:00pm). ART:DIS @ Changi City Point is open Monday to Friday (1.00pm–5.00pm).
Guidelines & Eligibility
- Applicants must enter the competition as individuals. Team or collaborative effort is not allowed.
- Artwork submitted to the competition must be original (i.e., not a reproduction of an original artwork by another artist), and must not be “touched up” by teachers or caregivers.
- All submitted works must be the entrant’s original work, completed in the last three years, and must not have been submitted in previous competitions organised by ART:DIS or other organisations.
- Artworks of any theme may be submitted.
- Artwork MUST BE two-dimensional on stretched canvas, paper or plywood, with a minimum size of 29.7cm x 42.0cm (A3 size) and a maximum of 180cm x 180cm.
- Only 2D works are accepted in any medium including oil, poster, acrylic, watercolour, pen, pencil, pastels, charcoal, crayon, dye and digital illustrations.
- Photography and video works will not be accepted unless incorporated as part of an assemblage in the 2D work. If the 2D work is a mixed-media form on canvas, paper or plywood, the dimension of the depth should not exceed 10cm.
- Any digital artworks submitted must be printed in A3 size (29.7cm x 42.0cm). Digital files will not be accepted. Al-generated digital artworks will not be accepted.
- 3D works will not be accepted, this includes installations and sculptures.
- A maximum 100-word synopsis is required to elaborate on the artwork.
Key Dates to Note
May
Open Call Commences
28 July
Submissions Closed
28 July – 1 August
Judging Commences
15 August
Shortlisted Winners Informed
3 September
Awards Ceremony (by invite only)
4 – 14 September
Exhibition Period
(The link above leads to ART:DIS website)