Creative pieces from CNB's Anti-Drug Art Competition to be exhibited at libraries starting from Jan 2016

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has organised an Anti-Drug Art Competition to reach out to students and youths with a flair and interest in art. The competition was held from May to Sep 2015 and was opened to students and youths aged between 7 and 25.

The art competition was centred around an anti-drug theme, “Unity is Strength. Let Us Stand Against Drugs.”, where participants were required to depict how the community can work together as one against drugs through their artworks.

The judges are Mr Lawrence Koh Choon Teck and Miss Ivy Lam. Mr Lawrence Koh said “It was refreshing to see the works submitted by the youths. Some of them showed the depth of their thoughts about what they would like to convey in their pieces about the damage that drugs can bring. You get to see through their lenses and know how their perspective works. All these were done with minimal help and an intuitive feel of the theme given. Even the younger students between 7 to 12 grasped that adequately through their art pieces submitted. I believe that if they persevere with the 3 Ps - Passion in their art, determination to Practise and Patience for their hard work to bear fruits, we may see emerging young artists from amongst them.”

In recognition of the winners’ participation and efforts, our Guest-Of-Honour, Mr Edwin Tong, presented prizes to the winners at the Awards Ceremony held during Home Team Festival on 15 Nov 2015.

Apart from the Top 3 awards (Winner, First Runner-Up and Second Runner-up), each category also has 30 commendation winners. Selected winning artworks and other commendation pieces will be put up in roving exhibitions in Jan 2016 at the following libraries during weekends for viewing by the members of public:

1.        16 – 17 Jan 2016 : Woodlands Regional Library, Level 3

2.        23 – 24 Jan 2016: Ang Mo Kio Public Library, Level 2

3.        30 – 31 Jan 2016: Jurong West Public Library, Level 1

Central Narcotics Bureau
15 Nov 2015

Photo 1: Guest-of-Honour Mr Edwin Tong with the prize recipients of the art competition.
Photo credit: Home Team News

Photo 2: Mr Edwin Tong with a Home Team Festival visitor at the Preventive Drug Education booth trying out one of the anti-drug game application developed by Nanyang Polytechnic together with Central Narcotics  Bureau.

Photo 3: Mr Edwin Tong at the Anti Drug Abuse Campaign’s 20 Years Timeline Exhibition at the Home Team Festival.
Photo credit: Home Team News