Watch: Art competition in honour of Madiba brings in funds for Rotary students
The competition ran from the beginning of June to July 20, giving time for art lovers to bring life to their art pieces.
Plantation-based Urban Ruins hosted, for the first time, a Madiba Day art competition, Art in 67 Minutes, for learners in high schools across Ekurhuleni.
Over 100 art pieces were submitted from learners from St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls, Boksburg High School, Woodlands International College, Eureka High School and many more.
The prize-giving ceremony took place on July 25 at Urban Ruins, where parents of the participants attended the ceremony to show support to the initiative.
According to Leigh Ingle, one of the Urban Ruins founding members, the competition celebrated the life of the late anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, and raised funds for two Rotary Youth Exchange students, Siya Mulomole and Buhle Ndlovu, who will jet off to Germany and Argentina, respectively, in December.
The prize-giving ceremony was graced by members from Macsteel and Boksburg Lake Rotary, who support Urban Ruins.
Neville Smith and Gabriella Costa-Tré, from St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls, sang beautifully, and Urban Ruins children entertained guests with thrilling performances.
The first place prize went to Keziah Gunter from St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls who won R10 000 for her school, a floating trophy and R1 500 for herself.
“My picture depicts children who come to Urban Ruins and what Urban Ruins does for these children,” Gunter said.
The second place prize went to Savannah Sardinia from Boksburg High School, who won R4 000 for her school and R1 000 for herself.
The third place went to Claire de Graaf from St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls, who won R2 000 for her school and R500 for herself.
Other winners include Ciara Mostert from Sunward Park High School and Nikita Azavarido from St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls.
A special award went to Amina Zadukqui from Woodlands International College whose art piece drew the attention of judges regardless of her being a primary school learner.
Some of the bidders of the auction of the best pieces were Sarah-Jane Walker who bought her art piece for R500 and Yvonica Wolmarans who forked out R1 500 for an art piece.
“What attracted me to the Mandela art piece were the different colours used and the face of Mandela. I am going to hang this piece in my office,” Wolmarans said.
The first place art piece was bought by Juan Gunter for R2 000.
Ingle highlighted the art competition will be an annual event and next year they will invite primary learners to enter.
Urban Ruins offers free and safe playing areas for children.
It also runs a variety of other programmes for children, including cycling development, reading and literacy development, a book club, ECD and art development programmes.
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