Jay Chau
Chairman
Asian Art Association Singapore

About Him ➤

Hello, I am Jay Chau, Chairman of the Asian Art Association Singapore (AAA) and on behalf of AAA, I would like to welcome you.

AAA is a respected organization in Singapore and Asia. During the COVID-19 epidemic, we partnered with the Singapore National Centre for Infectious Diseases (Tan Tock Seng Hospital) , inviting professional artists to share online with healthcare workers and patients, using art to heal the wounds within. On the occasion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we collaborated with the Singapore Red Cross Society and invited artists from around the world to create relevant artworks. Through our platform, artists express their support for the brave people of Ukraine.

AAA provides a platform for artists and art enthusiasts from all over the world to showcase their talents, exchange ideas, and form lasting connections. Our mission is to promote creativity and art appreciation across different mediums such as painting, dancing, photography, and more.

We believe that art is a force, a universal language that transcends cultural, social and linguistic barriers. Therefore, we encourage artists and art lovers from all countries to come together and celebrate the power of art. Whether you are a seasoned artist or a beginner, there is a place for you in our community.

We organize various events throughout the year, including art exhibitions, competitions and master camp. Our competitions are open to all artists, and we welcome entries in different styles and genres. We also offer opportunities for dancers, musicians, and photographers to showcase their skills and collaborate with other artists.

By participating in our activities, you will not only have a chance to display your work to a wider audience, but also to learn from other artists and gain valuable feedback. You will also have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and form new friendships and partnerships.

In conclusion, I invite you to join us in our mission to promote creativity and art appreciation. Let us come together and celebrate the beauty and diversity of art from around the world. Together, we can make a difference and inspire future generations of artists.

Dear friend, I'm honored to stand before you today. I'm so grateful in thousands thanks to the Asian Art Association Singapore to invite me to deliver speech in this meaningful occasion. The 5th World Charity Painting Competition
this event aims to support the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and raise awareness about the plight of the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

Art is a universal language with immense power. Through painting, we can express our innermost emotions convey messages about our world and draw attention to humanitarian issues. Malaysia has taken in almost one hundred and fifty thousand Rohingya refugees from Myanmar presenting significant challenges and a call for global attention and collective effort
to provide assistance.

The Rohingya refugees in Malaysia face numerous challenges. They must not only overcome the languaged barriers and also adapt to a new cultural environment. Many of them lack of necessities such as food, medical care and educational resources. One of their most difficult issue is the lack of legal status which make it so difficult for them to find employment and assess to essential services. Moreover the psychological trauma and uncertainty
about their future add the heavy burden to their lives.

Despite these challenges the Rohingya refugees are striving
to integrate into the local society and rebuild their lives. They actively participate in communities activities learn our local languages, and make effort to understand and respect the local culture. Many refugees engage in entrepreneurship small businesses or working the informal sector to gradually to become self-reliant. The support networks within their communities also provide crucial psychological and social support.

International assistant is therefore crucial. Firstly, governments and international organizations must enhance corporation providing more funds and resources to ensure these refugees receive basic living support. Secondly, education and vocational training programs are vital not only to help refugees to improve their survival skill but also to enable them to better integrate into their new environments. Thirdly, mental health support is indispensable helping refugee to cope with
trauma and stress and rebuild their sense of security. Additionally, advocacy campaigns to promote social inclusion and reduce discrimination can help to create a more welcoming and accepting
social environment. Whether you are a seasoned artist or an amateur who loves painting you can use your brush and your artwork to convey love and care.

Let us join hands and use the power of art to give voice to those in need and to cry out for those displaced from their homes. I believe each piece of art will be a precious gift, a testament to the respect for life, and call for humanity.

Let us work together to make this competition a celebration of love and hope and let our artworks become a source of warmth for those in need.

Finally, I would like to sincerely thank to every participant, to every supporter and also all the staff to make this event a success.

Let us stand together and strike for a better world.

Thank you!

Let us embark on this journey of compassion together.

---- Remarks for "Aiming Higher: World Charity Painting Competition" in 2024

Chiang Wan-An

Mayor of Taipei / Then the Legilator
The Republic of China (Taiwan)

Hi, everyone. I'm Chiang Wan-an, legislator of the Republic of China (Taiwan). I'm very pleased to be invited by Chairman Jay of Asian Art Association (AAA) to show support through this video.

I'm grateful that the 2nd World Charity Painting Competition will be hold this year. Artists from all over the world are invited to participate in this event. More importantly, we hope to show our resistance to COVID-19 and show love for the world through art.

Based on the first competition last year, this year we want not only artists in Taiwan, but also artists and art lovers from all over the world to join the competition. Let's encourage all the medical staff, anti-epidemic workers and all heroes fighting against Covid-19. Let us work together. I'm really appreciated.

---- Remarks for "New Hope: World Charity Painting Competition" in 2021

James To Kun-sun

Then Member of the Legislative Council
Hong Kong

Hello, I am James TO, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. I know that people in many parts of the world, like us in Hong Kong, have recently been affected by covid-19, which has reduced their income, caused them to lose their jobs and even bid farewell to their lovers.

It is a very meaningful thing to express the reflection on the humanitarian disaster and care for life with the paintbrush. I hope that more people can participate in “Fight COVID-19: World Charity Painting Competition" held by Asian Art Association. So that more people can feel the power and charm of art.

---- Remarks for Fight against New Coronavirus: World Charity Painting Competition in 2020

Anthea Ong

Then Nominated Member of Parliament
Singapore

Hi, I'm Anthea Ong. A Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore. I hope you are well. We are living in such interesting times which is also presenting us with such amazing opportunities to become a better world. So I am really heartened that the Asian Art Association has put together this meaningful initiative called Fight COVID-19: World Charity Painting Competition. I hope and invite you art lovers to come forward to support this initiative.

Let's show the power of art by making our front line workers, healthcare workers and migrant workers feel supported and appreciated. Despite the challenges, we must celebrate this coming together of all communities - of becoming more united as a country, as a society, and as the world.

So please support the Fight COVID-19: World Charity Painting Competition. Let's show the power of the art. Let's come together.

---- Remarks for Fight COVID-19: World Charity Painting Competition in 2020

Dr. Chua Chee Lay

Chairman of the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning
Singapore

We live in the internet era headphones and computers are available everywhere, and typing has almost replaced handwriting. We live in a world where one may type hundreds or thousands of words a day, but rarely write write two. It is my great fear that the ability to write and draw with pen and paper will fade over time, So that fewer and fewer people can write well. And I’m concerned that the early proliferation of typewriters, especially in the west, has reduced focus on handwriting in school. Yet, research in neuroscience continues to remind us of the importance of handwriting in learning and in processing.

We must not regret the basic skills of writing and drawing. It is thus my hope that handwriting and hand-drawing newspapers will re-ignite that love for pen and paper, and increase our abilities to learn and to process.

In particular, I hope the theme “My Singapore My Love”, will inspire you to research, to write and to pioneer innovative ways to present the knowledge you discover. I look forward to seeing your beautiful illustrations, intricate typography and exciting prose, in that familiar yet often neglected format of the newspaper page.

---- Remarks for "Newspaper Handwriting Contest Singapore" in 2021

Kateryna Zelenko

Ambassador of Ukraine to Singapore

Today Ukraine is resisting the Russian war of aggression. This is the largest threat to Ukraine’s existence since the restoration of its independence in 1991.

Russia’s unprovoked war has already destroyed and damaged a vast amount of the cultural heritage sites and pieces of art in Ukraine – the powerful elements of its national identity and history.

Supporting Ukraine through art is yet another testament to its power, which allows expressing one’s understanding and perception of the world, but also introduces essential changes around us.

Art is always presented or performed in a context and for a reason. We appreciate the efforts of the Asian Art Association of Singapore to put the initiative “Love and Peace: World Charity Painting Competition 2022” into a reasonable context and for the right reason. We are thankful to many people in Singapore and all around the world for doing their part for humanity.

Donations received by the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Response fund of the Singapore Red Cross will make a difference in someone’s life, mitigating the plight and helping to overcome wartime difficulties.

In times of darkness, we need to support the light that refused to surrender.

---- Remarks for "Love and Peace: World Charity Painting Competition" in 2022

Benjamin William

Secretary General & CEO of Singapore Red Cross

Since February 2022, the Singapore Red Cross has been supporting communities affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

Working closely with the Ukrainian Red Cross, the Red Cross Movement and other partners, we have delivered targeted assistance to vulnerable persons and communities, including children and youth, women with infants and young children, the elderly, patients with rare diseases and persons with disabilities. Besides the provision of relief aid, we are also focused on addressing basic needs, emergency shelter, protection, health, water, sanitation, hygiene, psychosocial support, and more recently, the need for warmth as winter sets in.

Encouragingly, we have witnessed an outpouring of support from the people of Singapore for this humanitarian response. We are thankful for the generosity of our donor partners, and are heartened by the efforts of community fundraisers.

Asian Art Association organised the "World Charity Painting Competition" with the theme of "Love and Peace” and made a donation to the Singapore Red Cross, in support of the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Response. I thank Mr Jay Chua, Chairman of Asian Art Association, and all the other participants, for your warm support to this critical humanitarian operation in response to one of the fastest-growing humanitarian crises in the world.

The Singapore Red Cross is a homegrown humanitarian organisation, and we serve the most vulnerable in Singapore and beyond our shores. We seek your continued support for our humanitarian causes and resilience initiatives.

As we like to say, “Lend a Hand for Humanity '' (redcross.sg).

Thank you.

---- Remarks for "Love and Peace: World Charity Painting Competition" in 2022

Lim Wee Kiak

Member of Parliament
Singapore

I would like to thank the judges, guests and teachers for your hard work and dedication, which has produced such outstanding contestants and made Singapore shine tonight.

I would also like to thank Asian Arts Association for creating a high-quality and professional art exchange platform that has attracted so many art lovers from Singapore, Asia and the rest of the world to come here and show their talent and shine.

---- Remarks for Asia Festival Singapore in 2019

Jack Neo

Famous Director
Singapore

At Asia Festival, I saw a lot of great kids ready to go. If we find potential children here, we must not waste. I hope to arrange auditions for my films through the platform of Asian Art Association, which is definitely a good platform for their development in performing arts.

---- Remarks for Asia Festival Singapore in 2019