National Art Gallery extends open call deadline for Bakat Muda Sezaman competition


In 2019, the BMS top prize went to Samsudin Abdul Wahab for his 'Rambu-Rambu Memori' installation. Photo: The Star/Shaari Chemat

The submission deadline for this year’s edition of the National Art Gallery’s Bakat Muda Sezaman (BMS), or Young Contemporaries award, has been extended to June 30.

BMS is open to all Malaysians who are 35 and below. A total of RM100, 000 worth of prize money is up for grabs.

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