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THE Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition Management Committee will host its first awards ceremony on Friday, December 14, at the National Cultural Centre, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, beginning at 19:00 hrs. On that occasion, a special posthumous honour will be conferred on the late Philip Moore, Guyana’s outstanding artist and cultural icon.
Another key feature of the function will be the presentation of prizes in the six categories of the competition, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and photography. First, second and third place awardees in each category will get $500,000, $300,000 and $200,000 along with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.
A special ‘Promise Award’, of $200,000 and a gold medal, will be given to one artist from among all the entrants, apart from the prizewinners, who the judges believe shows exceptional potential for future development.
The Management Committee announced that 204 entries were received from some 80 artists, the most popular being for painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. The contest allows artists to submit a total of up to three pieces, including work produced within the last five years.
The organisers have advised that the contest is being judged by a panel of five persons, eminently qualified in visual arts, among them practising artists of distinction, critics of the highest quality and art administrators of long standing and the highest repute.
Meanwhile, on the Saturday, December 15, the Management Committee will mount its first exhibition of pieces, beginning at 16:00 hrs, at Castellani House and the Guyana National Museum.
At Castellani House, the exhibits will be paintings, drawings and photographs and at the Guyana National Museum sculpture, ceramics and textiles. All viewing will continue through December 31.
The Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition was launched by President Donald Ramotar at the end of July 2012, to be staged biennially. The Management Committee of the competition believes that education and development of artists and the raising of awareness about Guyanese art and artists must be important elements of it and, to this end, special events and programmes have been planned for the years in between competitions.
Another key feature of the function will be the presentation of prizes in the six categories of the competition, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and photography. First, second and third place awardees in each category will get $500,000, $300,000 and $200,000 along with gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.
A special ‘Promise Award’, of $200,000 and a gold medal, will be given to one artist from among all the entrants, apart from the prizewinners, who the judges believe shows exceptional potential for future development.
The Management Committee announced that 204 entries were received from some 80 artists, the most popular being for painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. The contest allows artists to submit a total of up to three pieces, including work produced within the last five years.
The organisers have advised that the contest is being judged by a panel of five persons, eminently qualified in visual arts, among them practising artists of distinction, critics of the highest quality and art administrators of long standing and the highest repute.
Meanwhile, on the Saturday, December 15, the Management Committee will mount its first exhibition of pieces, beginning at 16:00 hrs, at Castellani House and the Guyana National Museum.
At Castellani House, the exhibits will be paintings, drawings and photographs and at the Guyana National Museum sculpture, ceramics and textiles. All viewing will continue through December 31.
The Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition was launched by President Donald Ramotar at the end of July 2012, to be staged biennially. The Management Committee of the competition believes that education and development of artists and the raising of awareness about Guyanese art and artists must be important elements of it and, to this end, special events and programmes have been planned for the years in between competitions.
