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Walkers is hosting a school art competition to find the best young artists in the Cayman Islands.
Since the competition was announced to local schools late last year, budding young artists have been busy submitting entries. Walkers is offering cash prices totalling US$15,000 for the schools of the winners.
The theme of the competition “A Cayman Future” reflects Walkers’ recent move to its new offices on Elgin Avenue in George Town.
“As we moved to our new home on Elgin Avenue we wanted to mark this milestone by encouraging students to use their imagination to create fresh, modern pieces of artwork depicting what they think the Cayman Islands will look like in the future,” said Antonia Hardy, managing partner of Walkers’ Cayman Islands office. “We have been delighted by the response from the local schools and some of the themes selected are very imaginative, including the environment, tourism, Cayman’s natural beauty and some futuristic space scenes. Overall, the standard of entries has been extremely high which will make judging the competition quite challenging.”
Schools from across the Cayman Islands, including some in Cayman Brac, have participated with 42 entries received by Walkers.
There are two age categories, 10 to 13 and also 14 to 17. First prize is US$5,000, while a second prize of US$1,500 and a runners-up prize of US$500 also are available for each category. Meanwhile, a special prize of US$1,000 will be awarded for the school with the “Best Youngest Artist”.
Ms Hardy was joined on the judges’ panel for the competition by local artist Wray Banker, as well as Natalie Urquhart, director of the Cayman Islands National Gallery and Inga Masjule, Walkers’ global executive HR director.
Judging took place in late February and the winners will be announced shortly. An awards ceremony will be held in March at Walkers’ offices, where the winning pieces of artwork will be unveiled.
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