Welcome to the website of Asian Art Fund Scotland. We’re a Scottish charity best known for running the Asian Art Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2014. The award winners from 2026 are below and we’re looking forward to Fringe 2027.

On this site you can find out more about the charity and the awards and apply to participate (it’s free). Please check out our Gallery for photos from 2026 and earlier years.

Winners – 2026 Asian Art Awards

Outstanding Show

Winner: 2ShoulderPads: Galaxy Train, 2ShoulderPads. (Japan)

Highly Commended: The Palestinian Circus: Step and a Half, Underbelly and The Palestinian Circus with Medical Aid for Palestine (Palestine)

Highly Commended: YOAH, Underbelly, Cirquework and Cluster Arts (Japan)

Outstanding Musical or Comedy Show

Winner: Japanese Grandma Funeral, Kento Morita. (USA)

Highly Commended: Hater, Brava Guava, UK

Highly Commended: Olivia Xing: Baby of Colour., Olivia Xing. (China)

Outstanding Dance Show

Winner: Samurai and Oiran, Asakusa Kaguwa (Japan)

Highly Commended: Strange Tales from Liaozhai, Yuerge Dance Theatre / Shanghai International Dance Center Theater (China)

Highly Commended: July 15th to… Director: Angelina Voznesenskaia, Producer: Stephanie Chu, Playwright: Juno Chen, Cast: Peiyi Zhong (UK)

Outstanding Drama

Winner: Tether, Wonder Fools and Theatre SAN (Scotland/Republic of Korea)

Highly Commended: LANDSFRAU, Doris Crea Collective (Performed by Mariann Yar) (Germany)

Highly Commended: Olympic Hopefuls, in vivo Productions (USA)

Highly Commended: Why English?, Vibhinna Ramdev (India)

Outstanding Youth Show

Winner: Our Town Needs a Nando's, Hot Mess Productions (Scotland)

Highly Commended: Kahi, The Inner Us – Explore the Soul, Nikkan Dance Academy, (India/Scotland)

Outstanding Children’s Show

Winner: Shhh! (A Wordless Comedy), Lang Spot Vietnam (Vietnam)

Outstanding Individual Performance

Winner: Cheeyang Ng, Legendary (Singapore)

Highly Commended: Seonju Jang, The Renaissance of Spring: Samsara and Shroop Directed and Choreographed by Yu-mi Kim. Jajack Movement and the Art Support & Incubation Dept., GGCF (Republic of Korea)

Highly Commended: Emma Tsoi, He Wants Kids, She Doesn't, BF Productions. (Hong Kong)

Highly Commended: Aarushi Agni, EMOJI: The Hieroglyphs Of Our Time…. (USA)

Asian Arts Special Award

Winner: The Lady Prince Consort Anqing Zaifen Huangmei Opera Theatre (China)

Highly Commended: R/evolution(s), Dance Base Yokohama/Conan Amok (Japan)

Also shortlisted was The Princess Gives Her Lover a Sword by Guangdong Chao Opera Institute (China)

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