The Art Competition for Young Artists organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is being held at the John Mackintosh Hall.

The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, officially opened the Exhibition and presented the awards on Tuesday 26th February 2019.

Forty-one artists have submitted a total of seventy-nine artworks.

Gibraltar International Art winner 2017, Jaime Velázquez Sánchez from Cadiz, carried out the judging.

The Prize winners are:

• 1st The Ministry of Culture Prize £1000 No.74 Stephanie Yeo “Modern Identity”
• 2nd The Aquagib Prize £500 No.53 Ethan Segovia “Sour Taste”
• The Kishin Alwani Foundation Award School Years 9 – 11 £500 No.28 Yakira Gross “Lady at the Door”
• The Kishin Alwani Foundation Award School Years 12 – 13 £500 No.25 Amanda Gingell Marin “Mental Disorders”
• The Ministry of Culture Sculpture Award £500 No.45 Nathan Parody “Octopus”

The following received ‘Highly Commended’ Certificates:

• No. 1 Sasha Alexdottir “Farewell, Childhood!”
• No. 14 Oliver Canessa “Study for Okay There”
• No. 21 Joel Fernandes “The Godmother”
• No. 23 Joel Fernandes “Mother”
• No. 24 Julian Gerada “When Life Gives You Oranges”
• No. 26 Amanda Gingell Marin “The Case of Lesley Anne Downey”

• No. 30 Matthew Guy “Retail Therapy”
• No. 48 Julia Prudzienica “From Cartoon to Reality”
• No. 58 Asadullah Shuja “Leon Wellstead”
• No. 67 Zulaika Vallance “Dead Street, Dead Locals”
• No. 79 Mouetaz Ziani “Unfortunate Feared Soulless Mammals”

The exhibition will be open to the public from Wednesday 27th February to Friday 8th March 2019 - weekdays from 9am to 9.30pm.

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