Under The Royal Patronage Of Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, H.H. Majid Bin Mohammed Honours Winners Of The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award 2012
Cash prizes totalling AED185,000 awarded during Gala Ceremony held yesterday
Under the royal patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Women Establishment, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, UAE; and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority; winners of The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award 2012 were revealed and rewarded for their artistic achievements at a Gala Awarding Ceremony held last night.
The awarding ceremony was attended by Saeed Al Naboodah, Acting Director General of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, Shamsa Saleh, CEO of Dubai Women Establishment, Muna bin Kalli, Executive Director of Dubai Ladies Club, VIP guests comprising of representatives from the Judges Panel, distinguished members of the local and international art community and members of the media.
In line with the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, this initiative was first launched in 2006, as an annual visual art competition which aims to encourage, recognize and promote emerging artists from the UAE. The award is popular amongst university students majoring in Art, Design and Multimedia.
During her opening speech on the evening, Muna Bin Kalli, Executive Director of the Dubai Ladies Club commented on the growth of the Award;
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Dec 23, 2012
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