Video - Open call for young visual artists
Deadline looms for Malta’s next big artists
Big cash prizes are once again up for grabs in the country’s biggest art prize for school-age artists. Talented local students can win hundreds of euros for themselves, and even more for their school’s art department, but they’ll need to be quick, because the deadline is January 20.
Allura is proud to have been a partner in the Sovereign Art Foundation Student Prize for Malta and Gozo 2023 since it was first established 2017. The Sovereign Art Foundation is a global charity which runs similar art prizes in many other countries.
In this blog post we fill you in on the prizes and how to enter, as we share this year’s Open Call Video. The video features previous prize-winner, local student Ylenia Schembri, in an interview with Allura’s Laura Swale, one of the judges in the competition.
A still from the open call video. Laura Swale (left) and Ylenia Schembri (right)
The video also includes a painting demonstration from Ylenia full of tips which other artists may find useful, and which art teachers can use in class as a teaching resource in their lessons.
Ylenia Schembri demonstrating her painting techniques in a still from the video
Times of Malta
The prize is also featured in an article in today’s edition of the Sunday Times of Malta.
Click here to read the article on the Times of Malta website.
The prizes
There are two sets of prizes. One winner is selected by a panel of judges and the other voted for by the public.
Judges’ Prize
€500 for the student and €1,500 for the school.
Public Vote Prize
€300 for the student and €800 for the school.
Touring exhibition
The highest scoring entries are shortlisted as finalists. These artworks are displayed in an exhibition held at multiple venues around the country. The public can place their votes at these venues in person or online. The winners are then announced at an awards ceremony, details of which will be announced in due course.
Presentation of the cheques for the Judges' Prize at the awards ceremony in 2022
Finalists from 2022
The competition has gone from strength to strength. Here is a selection of some of last year’s finalists.
Judges’ Prize Winner 2022: Depersonalisation by Theodora Galea from San Andrea School.
One year later by Ylenia Schembri - finalist 2022
The Wise Man by Aurora Mifsud - finalist 2022
Facing Grim Reality by Rana Sanugha - finalist 2022
Dust in the Wind by Leah Attard - finalist 2022
How to enter
The competition works through the school network and students are invited to apply through their art teachers.
To enter the competition click here.
Good luck!
Meanwhile
We have been sharing news about the prize for some time. If you’d like to catch up, here are some of our previous articles from the Times of Malta.
Click on the titles below to read the articles online.
Major art competition seeks next big thing
Ylenia’s demonstration will also be featured in a future episode of the Artist Secrets series, which is part of The Allura Open Art Studios Programme, supported by Arts Council Malta through the Programme Support Scheme.
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