The Hai-O Arts & Culture Grants 2024

The Hai-O Arts and Culture Grants is created under the patronage of Hai-O Foundation, to encourage and support Malaysian arts and culture with the view to promote participation by all ethnicities in Malaysia, celebrating the rich diversity in Malaysian arts. Social justice, multi-ethnic unity and harmony form the spirit of the Hai-O Arts and Culture Grants.

Arts that bring together a wide range of contrasting spheres, through inter-disciplinary, multicultural and experimental approaches, articulating Malaysian identity are welcome.

The amount for the Hai-O Arts & Culture Grants is RM 50,000.00 (Ringgit fifty thousand), to commence on 21st December 2023. The fund will give out:

(i) RM 5,000.00 (Ringgit five thousand) for one Lifetime Achievement Award;

(ii) Grants ranging from RM 4,000 (Ringgit four thousand) to RM 10,000 (Ringgit ten thousand) for:

a) Creating new work in music, dance, theatre, film and visual art
b) Experimental productions
c) Research and documentation
d) Training
e) Workshops
f) Residencies

All arts practitioners in Malaysia are eligible to apply. Work sited in Malaysia will be given preference.

Guidelines for selection:
• The Lifetime Achievement Award is only for Malaysian practitioners.
• The Lifetime Achievement Award winner is not eligible for grant consideration in the same year.
• Only Malaysian applicants, inclusive of Malaysia born or Malaysian permanent residents, are eligible for the grant consideration and at least half of the participants in the project has to be Malaysians.
• Work/projects sited in Malaysia will be given priority.
• Applications will be assessed based on the project’s potential capacity to promote socialism, advocate social justice or inspire inter ethnic interaction and harmony.

The Selection Panel for awarding the grants is a one-year appointment and shall comprise of five renowned members