Danube Art Master Competition 2023: International Winners Announced
VIENNA, 14th December 2023 (Press Release) – The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) proudly announced the winners of this year's Danube Art Master competition during its 26th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna. An award ceremony was held to honour the international winners in each competition category. The announcement was made by Susanne Brandstetter, Chairperson of the ICPDR's Public Participation Expert Group.
The Danube Art Master competition is a unique platform where children and teenagers from the Danube River Basin are encouraged each year to reflect on the health of their local rivers and to contemplate how they can contribute to preserving these vital waters for the future. Participants are encouraged to use materials sourced, inspired, or directly taken from the environment to create their artworks, emphasizing the importance of their local surroundings as a primary source of inspiration.
This year's competition saw an overwhelming response, with over 1,300 children from 133 schools across the Danube River Basin participating. They collectively created 300 artworks, celebrating the beauty and significance of the Danube River. The winners were selected by a jury comprising members of the ICPDR's Public Participation Expert Group.
The award ceremony, held on December 13th during the ICPDR’s 26th Ordinary Meeting in Vienna, was a testament to the young talents' dedication to environmental stewardship. While awarding the prizes, Susanne Brandstetter remarked, "The younger generation is not only the future but also the present Keepers of our Danube. Their fresh perspective and creativity in approaching this vital resource, water, is a learning opportunity for us all, year after year."
The 2022 Danube Art Master Competition winners in each category are as follows:
Art
In the “Art” category, the winning works were:
Video
In the “Video” category:
Photography
The winning works in the category “Photography” were:
Most Liked Art Work
The “most liked” category was an online competition – an 'audience prize' – where the audience could cast their votes by liking the artworks online. The title of “Most liked artwork“ was ultimately awarded to:
The video “Blue Danube - Our Aim” by Maksim Ilić, Sara Škrijelj, Feđa Milojević and Matija Stojanović, also won most liked video.
Congratulations again to all the winners!
Danube Art Master is jointly organized by the ICPDR and the Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE), an ICPDR observer organisation and one of the largest networks focusing on water in the world.
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For further information, please contact:
Hélène Masliah-Gilkarov
Public Participation and Communication
ICPDR Secretariat at UNOV
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4373
