May 24 - Gibraltar Spring Visual Arts Exhibition
Chris-Anne Alcantara-Ullger took the top prize at this year’s Gibraltar Spring Visual Arts Exhibition.
The exhibition, organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is being held at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery from 24th May to 3rd June.
The Minister for Culture, Steven Linares, officially opened the Exhibition and presented the prizes yesterday evening.
A total of one hundred and thirty four entries by seventy-five local artists have been submitted.
Mercedes Corbacho Rodriguez carried out the judging in the painting, sculpture, photographic, video and installation categories.
The Prize winners are:
The Ministry of Culture Award - £3,000: Chris-Anne Alcantara-Ullger ‘The Wreckage’ (pic below)
Painting, Drawing, Prints & Digital Painting - £500: Chris-Anne Alcantara-Ullger ‘The Wreckage’
2nd Prize - £250 Leslie Gaduzo ‘Figure with Shawl’
Sculpture Award - £500 Shane Dalmedo ‘Let’s Play’
Photography Award - £500 Stephen Hermida ‘Journey to the Heart’
Video Category - £500 Karl Ullger ‘Badadaboom’
Installation Award - £500 Alan Perez ‘Cube of Fears, Dreams & Hope’
Best Gibraltar Theme - The Alwani Foundation Award - £1,000 Michele Stagnetto ‘Desde el Bulevar Hebreo’
Best Young Artist – Sovereign Art Foundation Award - £1,000 Lorena Bautista ‘Shape & Colour II’
The following received ‘Highly Commended’ Certificates:
- Derek Duarte
- Josie Barceló
- Benjamin Hassan
- Gail Francis-Tiron
- Patricia Bowling Lombard
- Tiana Langdon
- Charles Davies
- Miriam Parody-Porro
- Karl Ullger
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