The awards announced represent three equal awards; two editorial awards; one award issued to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Centro Le\u00f3n and two Art Residences. In total, 20 works were presented by 18 individual artists and one artist collective.<\/p>\n
Santiago, January 18, 2019 – Baltasar Al\u00ed, Wendy V. Mu\u00f1iz, Guillermo Zouain and Zerahias Polanco were the top winners of the 27th Eduardo Le\u00f3n Jimenes Art Contest. The awards ceremony was held at the prestigious art center, situated in Santiago, the country\u2019s second largest city. Madeline Jim\u00e9nez, Karmadavis and Laura Castro received special and editorial awards.<\/p>\n
Baltasar Al\u00ed received an award for his work I’m Bringing the Party to You. The collective formed by Wendy V. Mu\u00f1iz and Guillermo Zouain received an award for their entry, titled Esper\u00e1bamos a que anocheciera (unofficial translation: \u201cWe Waited for Night to Fall\u201d). Zerahias Polanco for his work \u00a1Si me voy de aqu\u00ed me muero! (unofficial translation: \u201cIf I Leave Here I\u2019ll Die\u201d). The three awards issued came with a US$10,000 cash award and diplomas. <\/p>\n
Madeline Jim\u00e9nez was recognized with an editorial award for her work \u00bfSi el Modernismo se implanta con la primac\u00eda de l\u00edneas rectas y limpias, que suceder\u00eda si por la naturaleza de \u00e9stas, se transformaran en l\u00edneas curvas y grasientas? (unofficial translation: \u201cIf Modernism is Introduced with Straight and Clean Lines, What Would Happen if They Transformed into Curved and Greasy Lines?\u201d) Karmadavis was recognized with an editorial award for his work La isla dentro de la isla (unofficial translation: \u201cThe Island Within the Island\u201d).<\/p>\n
Laura Castro was recognized with the Centro Le\u00f3n\u2019s 15th Anniversary Award for her entry, titled Remodelaciones (unofficial translation: \u201cRemodeling\u201d). The award will also facilitate her participation as an artist and panelist in the Tout-Monde Festival in Miami, and facilitate her introduction to the city\u2019s vibrant artistic scene through visits to museums, galleries, meetings with curators and meeting with other participating artists.
\nEliazar Ortiz was issued a special award by the Museo Memorial ACTe de Guadaloupe, co-sponsored by the French Embassy in Santo Domingo and the French territory of Guadaloupe. Jacques Martial, the Museum\u2019s director general, highlighted the artistic contributions of the work Ellxs, Nosotrxs y Todxs.<\/p>\n
Patricia Encarnaci\u00f3n received a special award issued by Tropiques Atrium, an artistic institution in Martinique. Vincent Gleizes, from the French Embassy in Santo Domingo and in representation of Tropiques Atrium, awarded her entry Limerencia Tropical the special award.<\/p>\n
The award ceremony was headed by Mar\u00eda Elena Aguayo, who represented Dr. Mar\u00eda Amalia Le\u00f3n de Jorge, General Director of the Eduardo Le\u00f3n Jimenes Foundation and the Centro Le\u00f3n. The members of the jury were Emiliano Vald\u00e9s and Jos\u00e9 Luis Blondet, along with Franklin Le\u00f3n Herbert, president of Cervecer\u00eda Nacional Dominicana, and representatives from seven representatives from the Leon family: Le\u00f3n Asensio: Alfonso Aguayo Le\u00f3n, Fernando Arturo Le\u00f3n Herbert, Isabel Le\u00f3n de Bison\u00f3, Silvia Corrie Le\u00f3n, Clarissa Brugal Le\u00f3n and Lidia Le\u00f3n Cabral. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very pleased with the fact that after 27 annual contests and 55 years since its founding, the Art Contest has become stronger in each particular contest and more important in its contemporary status, and preserve its vitality as a result of the continuous investigation and monitoring of the changes taking place in art and culture, contest after contest, and for more than five decades,\u201d stated Aguayo during her opening remarks.<\/p>\n
Speaking for the jurors, Jos\u00e9 Luis Blondet stated that \u201c\u2026the jury of the 27th Eduardo Le\u00f3n Jimenes Art Contest highlights the variety of techniques, concerns and formal languages in the works presented during this particular edition, and the richness of formats that allow for the accompaniment, exchange and strengthening of the individual practices through a dialogue and dialogue and the feedback with the team of curators from the Centro Le\u00f3n.\u201d<\/p>\n
The winning works of art will be exhibited until April 28, 2019.
\nThe contest is sponsored by the Fundaci\u00f3n Eduardo Le\u00f3n Jimenes and Cervecer\u00eda Nacional Dominicana.<\/p>\n
The contest celebrates the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Centro Le\u00f3n, an institution that began thanks to the efforts carried out by the Le\u00f3n Asensio brothers. The goal of the museum is to highlight the artistic and cultural richness of the Dominican Republic, and promote the development of the country through its cultural education.<\/p>\n
The Art Contest<\/p>\n
In 1964, E. Le\u00f3n Jimenes announced the first Eduardo Le\u00f3n Jimenes Art Contest. In five decades, 27 art contests have been held and 196 artists have been distinguished through these events. <\/p>\n
From its very beginning, the contest has as its main goal the promotion of the creativity and cultural values of the Dominican Republic and its artists.
\nSource: https:\/\/centroleon.org.do<\/p>\n
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