The Tanjong Heritage art competition was launched in 2001 as part of Tanjong's corporate social responsibility, in the field of arts and culture. The theme of the competition is Heritage, in which young persons are given the opportunity to demonstrate their expression of our heritage by doing an art piece of one of the gifts of heritage. This expression in art form will enable our youth to appreciate the existing inherited treasures of the past. The artwork can cover topics in rural or urban setting within Malaysia, which could include historical locations such as Penang, Melaka and others that encompass heritage significance within Malaysia.

The aim of the art competition is to identify and introduce young talent, who appreciates our heritage, to the art world. The objectives of the competition are to:

In order to facilitate the participation of a wider spectrum of art students, various two-dimension media are included in the competition, namely, water colour, oil/acrylic, charcoal/pencil/ink, print making and mix media.

Each educational institution appoints its own internal judges for selection of artworks for the preliminary round. Judges for the final round of judging are appointed by the Organisers.

The Tanjong Heritage is opened to art colleges and tertiary level institutions in the States of Penang, Kuala Lumpur & Selangor. Entry forms for this annual art competition are sent to the colleges in March and the closing date for submission of artworks is early May.

Tanjong plc has commissioned several of the winners to produce artworks which are used for the company’s corporate gifts, while another winner was sought to present her artwork on the Khoo Kongsi to the Society during its Restoration celebrations in 2001.

Winning entries of the Tanjong Heritage have also been displayed for public viewing at the following venues: