| 11th International Competition of magazine The World of Art |
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on theme "Who am I" - Results Unique prizes for the best three art's solutions in their own age groups will receive: Age group from up to 10 years:
Age group from 11-15 years:
Age group from 16-20 years:
More than 8000 young artists participated the 11th international competition. The authors are from 41 countries from all continents, but a lot of them did not read all instructions of the contest well, so about 50 (%) percent of participants missed the theme. That exceptionality interesting theme, which gives a lot of creative possibilities to young people, unfortunately this time was not the right point ("shot in black point"), even if became of that theme a lot of very interesting art works. I would like to congratulate to all winners and their mentors! To all other participants more luck next time. I would like to ask all of you who are interested in art to visit more often our internet page , where we will publish also some other foreign competitions from now on. There is also 50 authors awarded with unique prizes in every age group. The list of all awarded art works and also some reproductions you can find settled by each country. Enclosed please find our new international competition; I hope that the theme is close to you and that you will participate it. Mihailo LIŠANIN Here are the winners:
The year 2005 is marked by 60th anniversary of returning of the expellees to their homes. In 1941, during the Second World War, 50.000 Slovenians were expelled from the southeast part of Slovenia, especially from the Posavje region. Many people also decided to emigrate. This was a genocidal act of Hitler's military machine and national cleansing was an ethnocidal act, what was used as a groundwork for populating an own nation in this part of the newly established Reich. People deported in Germany or elsewhere faced harsh assimilation with German nation. The suffering life of expellees affected four generations of Slovenian families. Many of them stayed for good in the foreign soil. In 1945 survivors returned to plundered and demolished homes. The love for their homes and native country was reflected in rebuilding homes in few years with great zeal and delight despite indescribable difficulties. Fields were ploughed over again and full of crops, and domestic animals revived in stables. Happy and cheerful children receiving the knowledge for life under the home roof attended schools. Expulsion and emigration remain also after sixty years a negative pattern for different occupiers, who still practise these genocidal and ethnocidal acts for their aggressive war actions. Whole nations are fleeing, are deported or displaced without their warm homes and fundamental civil rights. The events that occurred sixty years ago, the expulsion, emigration and reconstruction of homes after return; let your art works reflect mentioned events and show emotions by giving voice to your own feelings and touch the conscience of the world to shake off inhuman oppression of people. And at the same time remind us that national feeling is the greatest richness of a man that can't be broken. It can only be hurt with great pain. Ask your grandmothers and grandfathers about these events and present their memories with your pure childish soul and artistic imagination on paper. Many of you probably have experienced suffering and fear in your own way in the past or present, so you have fresh memories. Put down your memories on paper for us as a reminder. So, go for it! TEN best art works from each age group will be awarded with unique plaquette Put the entries of different age groups in separate envelopes:
All techniques on paper are allowed. Artistic works should not exceed 30 x 42 cm. On the reverse side of the artwork you should put the following details in capital letters:
Art works should be sent in by June 30th ,2006, to the address: Any additional information about the competition can be obtained by contacting us on our e-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it All received art works will not be returned to the authors but will become part of the archive of the KOO DIS in Sevnica, of Museum of expulsion in Brestanica and of The Gallery of children's art works in Celje. Received art works will be exhibited in performances and exhibitions on the theme EXPULSION and EMIGRATION. As participants of this competition you have a privilege for borrowing free, for up to 50 art works, from mentioned archives on the mentioned theme for exhibitions in your institutions. We recommend ourselves. KOO DIS SEVNICA, SLOVENIA The magazine "THE WORLD OF ART"
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