Guyana Visual Arts competition revived

–targeting over 200 Guyanese artists

THE Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport, in collaboration with the Guyana Visual Arts Committee and the E.R Burrowes School of Arts, has relaunched its visual arts competition, targeting over 200 Guyanese artists.Yesterday saw a plethora of artists submitting their entries to the E.R Burrowes School of Arts, as they patiently await the exhibition and awards ceremony slated for mid-December, to determine the winners of approximately 20 prizes consisting of cash and medals.

This competition was launched in 2012 with the aim of promoting recognition for all artists in the Guyanese visual arts arena, as well as to motivate them to display their unique pieces. The competition accommodates six (6) categories: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, ceramics and textile/fine craft, and its targeted artists are 16 years and older.

Some of the works submitted by local artists yesterday at the E.R Burrowes School of Arts for the Guyana Visual Arts Competition 2014. The competition is being run in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports and the Guyana Visual Arts Committee.

In 2012, winners such as George Simon, for the painting segment; Michael Griffith, for drawing; Gary Thomas, for sculpting; Nikhil Ramkarran, for photography; and Aneeza Coelho, who earned the “promise medal” that accounts for the overall “best” visual arts piece, emerged. Over 200 entries were submitted in 2012, and the committee accordingly wishes to target the same amount of artists, if not more.
“Art is always an important part of society, since artists identify trends and produce an imaginary world to give society views on current conditions. Thus this (art) is an essential part of society,” stated the Chairman of the Guyana Visual Arts Committee, Mr. Alim Hosein, in an interview conducted yesterday by this publication.

Hosein bemoaned the fact that the committee is gearing up for the exhibition that will proceed until the end of January 2015, and is hoping that persons come out to support the local artists.

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