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 competitive exhibition is part of the annual Youth Arts Jamboree. 

The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, officially opened the Exhibition and presented the awards yesterday evening. Forty-one artists have submitted a total of seventy-nine artworks. 2017 Gibraltar International Art winner, 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 general public from Wednesday 27th February to Friday 8th March, weekdays from 9am to 9.30pm.

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