Arte e Cultura
Elena Baturina and BE OPEN Art awarded the first Artist of the Region at a celebratory ceremony in Nicosia, Cyprus
The exhibition will be open to public until June 21 at the Centre of Visual Arts and Research in Nicosia . It is dedicated to celebrating the emerging artists of the Eastern Mediterranean and displays the artworks selected by the public and BE OPEN experts in the course of a region-based competition that lasted from January to March 2023 .
Every month, works by 20 emerging artists from Cyprus , Turkey , the Greek Dodecanese islands, and the countries of Lebanon , Syria , Palestine, Israel , Jordan and Egypt were posted at the online gallery, for the public to select the Regional Artist of the Month.
Based on the general amount of votes, Jovanna Theodosiou was selected as the Artist of the Region for the Eastern Mediterranean. Jovanna studied Fine Art in Kingston University, UK, and currently lives and works in Nicosia, Cyprus . As a regional winner, she received a money prize of EUR500 and a major representation at the exhibition.
The exhibition featured woks by other regional artists: Chrystalla Tsiamparta, Cyprus; Aya Abou Hawash, Palestine and Lebanon ; Christina Kyriakou, Cyprus; Abdelrahman Mahmoud, Egypt; Jamilee Doueihy, Lebanon; Dimitrios Ikonomou , Nicolaou Pantelis and Elena Adamou from Cyprus .
The exhibition enjoyed cordial support from the Ministry of Education of
Cyprus : " ," said .
Committee, greeted the artists and guests on behalf of the city of Nicosia : ."
When awarding the winner, said:
BE OPEN Regional Art is a series of competitions for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities. Each regional stage lasts three months, therefore four stages will be run a year, with a winner named for each of them. The regional winners get the money prize of EUR500 , while a selection of artwork best representing the region form an exhibition, in order to share the art with the wide public and celebrate the artists involved. The ongoing stage of the regional programme is held in the Caribbean , and then BE OPEN Regional Art will travel to Southeast Asia and Central Africa at the end of the year.
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