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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