The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) have announced the shortlist of the 2022 global edition of their annual art prize for secondary school students. Local participants of the SAF Students Prize Gibraltar 2021, India Borge and Sofia Hillman Rota, have been included as finalists.

A statement from the Sovereign Art Foundation Gibraltar follows below:

The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) have announced the shortlist of the 2022 global edition of their annual art prize for secondary school students, with £4,300 in grants on offer for winning artists and  their schools. Among the talented young artists vying for the title of ‘Global’ winner are the winners from The SAF Students Prize Gibraltar 2021: India Borge and Sofia Hillman Rota, both of Prior Park  School. 

Launched in Hong Kong in 2003, SAF is a non-profit organisation that promotes contemporary art  talent through its international art prizes, while raising funds for various charitable programmes. The  Sovereign Art Foundation Students Prizes run in ten countries and are designed to celebrate the  importance of art in the education system by identifying talented young artists and rewarding successful secondary-school art programmes to the benefit of a greater number of students. 

The Sovereign Art Foundation Global Students Prize will see 14 artworks by students from Gibraltar,  Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, London, Malta and Gozo and Mauritius, united in an online  exhibition. These finalists were previously named winners in their respective regions during 2021,  being selected either by a local judging panel or cinching the popular vote from members of the  public.  

From this worldwide selection, one Global Judges’ Prize will be awarded to the student selected by a  jury comprised of noted professionals, including: Catalina Swinburn, Chilean visual artist, Howard  Bilton, Founder and Chairman of SAF; Sara Mao, Director of Christie’s Education Asia; Tiffany  Pinkstone, Executive director of SAF and Tim Marlow, Chief Executive and Director, Design  Museum, London. The public will also be invited to vote for their favourite work, with the most  popular piece to receive the title of Global Public Vote Prize Winner. Votes can be cast online until  18:00hrs GMT, 28 January 2022.

This global competition facilitates cultural exchange between nations, showcasing artworks by the  most talented and promising students from across the world. The online exhibition runs until 31  January, when the winners will be announced, also online.  

See overleaf for the full list of the participants.