Yet another young Tasman artist has been recognised in the International Mayors for Peace Art Competition, riding high on the coattails of previous local winning artists.
Last September, Tasman students aged between six and 15 were invited to submit works as part of the Mayors for Peace Art Competition, an initiative Tasman District Council has supported for six years as part of the Mayors for Peace movement.
Twenty-eight students from schools across the District submitted works responding to the theme ‘what peace means to me’ using art to promote peace and global understanding.
We are delighted to announce that one of the eight artworks selected by Mayor Tim King was also chosen – among 8,000 international entries – for a special prize.
Fifteen-year-old Lucy Vivian from Waimea College won a special category award. Her artwork will be exhibited alongside winners from around the world in various ‘Peaceful Town’ exhibitions. Lucy will receive a certificate and prize in a mayoral presentation in March.
The Mayors for Peace initiative was set up in 1982 by the then-Mayor of Hiroshima, and membership has since grown to 8,047 cities in 165 countries, including the Tasman District.
The art competition will run again this year, so any young Tasman artists should keep an eye out for the chosen theme and be encouraged to apply later in winter.