The winners of the 17th national competition for children’s drawing “Spring on a leaf” were awarded in Kyustendil. The award ceremony and opening of the exhibition took place in the lobby of the theater in the city.
The competition inspires artists and admirers from all over the country and meets them in the city of spring – Kyustendil, said the organizers from the municipal Department of Culture and Spiritual Development.
“A total of 1,200 works by young artists from all over the country took part in this year’s edition of the traditional spring competition,” said Emanuela Dülgerska, head of the municipal department. 91 selected works decorated the exhibition, and the 15 best authors were awarded by the mayor of the municipality, Ognyan Atanasov.
After the completion of the renovation of the art gallery, these works will also decorate the halls there. “I wish the spring emotions from your paintings to shine on your faces as well,” said Atanasov.
The municipality of Kyustendil expresses its gratitude to the six-member jury, which was extremely difficult in evaluating the works: Chairman Prof. Dr. Valentin Gospodinov – Director of the “Vladimir Dimitrov – Master” HG and teacher at the National Academy of Arts Sofia; Vladimir Shunev – artist, chairman of the representative office of the Union of Bulgarian Artists – Kyustendil and chairman of the Group of Kyustendil Artists; Biser Lapev - Fine Art teacher, artist and gallerist; Toma Todorov – artist; Emanuela Dyulgerska-Milanova – cultural manager, head of the “Culture and Spiritual Development” department in Kyustendil Municipality and Ljublyana Nacheva – artist, Chief Expert in Kyustendil Municipality.
