Danube art master 2011 - winners

On the Earth day, 22.April 2011, Ekotim is announced a competition in creation art works on Danube river issue called Danube Art Master 2011. This competition happening every year since its established on international level. Winners on national level with their work represent our country on international competition and meeting of all winners which will be held in Budapest, in late September.

The competition is supported by the ICPDR (International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River), GWPCEE, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, Forestry and Water Agencies for the Sava River Basin.

This year, on this competition we receive 8 art works from 4 schools. Acording to our previous experience we form commission for selection of best art works.

Members of commision:

Branka Turkic - Professor of Graphic Design and Master of graphics, a member of the Board of the Foundation for Music, Performing and Fine Arts at the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports (member of the DAM of 2006).

Lejla Porobic - Professor of Visual Arts in Elementary School "6 March" (member of the DAM in 2006).

Emanullah Alic - painter, fashion and graphic designer, (a member of DAM from 2006).

Alem Hamzic - Federal Environment Fund, (a member of DAM from 2011).

Dilista Hrkas - Agency for the water catchment of the river Sava (a member of DAM from 2011).

According to Commission estimates, the best work is "The Tree", the work of students Adem Filan and Benjamin Redžić from elementary school Gornji Vakuf, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje.

Material: boulder from the river, a piece of copper wire and marbles. (Pebbles and copper wire were found near the river as waste)

Second place went to work, "Protest," Adnan Okerić from Central School of Economics in Sarajevo.

Material: plastic bottles, brooms, cigarette butts, plastic cups, leaves ...

Third place went to work under the name "Fish Fish," which are made members of the eco - Section Elementary School Aleksa Santic, Sarajevo

Material: washed up wood, paper

Commission's assessment:

All submitted art works can be viewed at this link, and the detailed results of the competition can be viewed in a PDF file in.

All participants (schools) who have not won in the coming week will be sent a consolation prize.