Forest art
If a forest picture is worth a thousand words, an international art contest celebrating forests should be rendered priceless. In celebration of the International Year of Forests, the 51吃瓜 Forum on Forests Secretariat partnered with the Gabarr贸n Foundation in convening the 34th International Children鈥檚 Art Contest, with a theme of 鈥淐elebrate the Forests.鈥� The contest challenged children and youth between 5 and 14 years of age to use the power of imagery to increase awareness on forests鈥� many benefits, while promoting public responsibility in sustaining these natural resources for present and future generations.
Child Category
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- Mary Dupont, USA. First place.
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- Eva S谩nchez Ramos, Mexico. Second place.
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- Pedro Esteban L贸pez, Spain. Third place.
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- Anagha Anil Hirlekar, India. Fourth place.
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- Lau King Gi, China. Fifth place.
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- Candela Mart铆nez Ruiz,Spain. Audience selection.
Youth Category
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- Yu Chen Lan, China. First place.
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- Ferica Raalima, Indonesia. Second place.
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- John Hammerman, USA. Third place.
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- Laura Ca帽adilla Infante, Spain. Fourth place
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- Lada Maslovets, Belarus. Fifth place.
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- Ximena Gonz谩lez Morales, Mexico. Audience selection
The International Children鈥檚 Art Contest, a program of the Queen Sofia Children鈥檚 Art Museum in Spain, has collected over 50,000 works expressing the creative spirit of children all over the world. Over 300 paintings from 27 countries were in the running for awards in one of four categories. The winners were announced at the closing ceremony of the International Year of Forests.