The VENDEN children’s drawing competition has ended, winners from different regions of Latvia / Diena

Jelena Kozlova, VENDEN’s marketing director, states that this year’s activity in the competition far exceeded previous years. “This year we received 5,512 children’s drawings, which is almost 36% more than last year. If last year, 332 preschool educational institutions and educational institutions implementing preschool education programs submitted drawings to the competition, this year their number exceeded 400. We are truly glad that educators from all over Latvia are actively involved – the prizes will also travel to different regions this year. Many thanks to the educators for their creative approach, imagination, activity and educating children about water and its importance in our lives!”

The most or 1242 drawings were sent to the competition by 99 educational institutions from Riga. Educators were also active in Liepaja (338 drawings from 19 educational institutions), Jelgava (239 drawings from 15 educational institutions), Daugavpils (233 drawings), Cēsi district (218 drawings), Valmiera district (201 drawings), Madona district (189 drawings). , in Kuldīga county (181 drawings), Jūrmala (168 drawings), Tukuma county (160 drawings), Dienvikkurzeme county (157 drawings), Ogres and Saldus counties (144 drawings each), Jēkabpils county (134 drawings), Sigulda county (131 drawing), in Aizkraukle district (124 drawings), Mārupe district (122 drawings), Bauska district (121 drawings) and Alūksnes district (112 drawings) and elsewhere. In total, children’s works from 35 counties and 7 national cities of Latvia were sent to the competition.

For several days, all submitted children’s drawings were evaluated by an independent artistic jury, which consisted of two artists, members of the Latvian Artists’ Union and Baldones Art School teachers Tālivaldis Muzikantes and Ieva Muzikantes. Tālivaldis Muzikants comments on the jury’s assessment as follows: “This year, a record number of participants took part in the competition – more than 5500 drawings, which was, of course, a big challenge for the jury. It is nice that the teachers taught the children different techniques – watercolors, pastel crayons, gouache, felt-tip pens. There were even paintings in plasticine and collages with sand. Many children’s works this year stand out with positive artistic and emotional expression, creativity, treatment of forms appropriate to the child’s age, neat drawings, interesting compositions and color combinations, which create a joyful impression and are associated with water at the same time. Several non-traditional compositions, as well as the children’s research and ecological interest in the theme of water, were especially pleasing. On behalf of the jury, I would like to express my gratitude to all the participants and their teachers for their hard work and positive emotions. I wish you creative works every day and good luck in the future contests as well!”

As a result, the jury determined 5 winners, 23 promotion awards and 103 letters of thanks for the recipients of artistic performances. The educational institutions represented by the winners of the first five places receive a cash prize in the amount of 500 to 100 EUR for the purchase of materials useful for sports or studies, and the authors of the drawings – a prize from the family entertainment and recreation park ADVENTICA, a partner of VENDEN, located in the Olimpia shopping center in Riga, and gifts from VENDEN.

Winners according to the jury’s evaluation:

“Princis Udiņš”, Katrīna B., 6 years old, 3rd preschool educational institution “Namiņš” in Ludza city;
“Bubble men”, Maija K., 3 years old, Ventspils preschool educational institution “Varavīksne”;
“Germs away”, Jānis S., 5 years old, pre-school of Lizum elementary school;
“Miracles live in the underwater kingdom!”, Viktorija S., 6 years old, Daugavpils 4th pre-school educational institution;
“Water girl”, Everita C., 7 years old, Riga 267 preschool educational institution.

A detailed explanation of the jury’s evaluation can be viewed at www.udensdiena.lv/lv/home.

The winners in 4 categories of the public vote (according to the age and number of authors of the drawing – individually or in a group) were determined by the activity of the supporters. The educational institution represented by the winner of the first place in each category receives 500 EUR for the purchase of materials useful for sports or studies, the educational institution represented by the winner of the second place receives 300 EUR, and the third place – 200 EUR. The authors of the drawings, on the other hand, receive a prize from VENDEN’s cooperation partner, the family entertainment and leisure park ADVENTICA, located in the Olimpia shopping center in Riga, and gifts from VENDEN.

Winners of the public vote:

Category individual work, 2 – 4 years:

“I like it”, Emma K., 4 years old, Jēkabpils pre-school educational institution “Zvaniņš” in Jēkabpils region;
“I swim in the water”, Alberts Valts G., 4 years old, “Ieviņa” municipal preschool educational institution of Ķekava region;
“Zăbaciņi”, Sofija K., 4 years old, Aglona preschool educational institution.

Category group work, 2 – 4 years:

“Waterfall”, group “Saulītes”, 3 years, Riga 254th preschool educational institution;
“Water does not stop circulating”, group “Taurenīši”, 3 years, Jēkabpils region, Sala preschool educational institution “Abelite”;
“Prietīga lāsīte”, joint work, 2 years, Jēkabpils region, Sala preschool educational institution “Abelīte”.

The rules of the competition state that an educational institution can win only 1 (one) cash prize in each of the categories of the public vote, therefore the fund of undistributed prizes is directed to the educational institution(s) that won the next place. In this case, the authors of the drawings are awarded in accordance with the obtained places, but the fund of undistributed prizes is directed to the educational institution(s) that won the next place.

Third place prize winner:

“A small world in a drop of water”, group “Zvaigznītes”, 4 years, Riga 273 preschool educational institution.

Category individual work, 5 – 7 years:

“Friendly water world”, Kate D., 6 years old, Jēkabpils district Sala preschool educational institution “Abelite”;
“Waterfall”, Marks O., 5 years old, Ilūkste preschool educational institution “Zvaniņš”;
“Water – from the earth to the sky”, Mija K., 5 years old, Daugavpils 29th Polish preschool educational institution.

Category group work, 5 – 7 years:

“Water is life!”, 10th group, 6 years, Riga 259th preschool educational institution;
“Dzīvības lāsīte”, “Kamenītes” group, 5 years, Jēkabpils region, Sala preschool educational institution “Abelīte”;
“Everyone needs water!”, group “Mārītes”, 5 years, Rūjiena preschool educational institution “Vārpiņa”.

On the other hand, six-year-old Amanda G. from the Brocēni preschool educational institution “Mūsmājas” won the VENDEN sympathy award with the drawing “Skābais Plunkšķitis”, which was inspired by the fairy tale “Plunkšķitis” written by the teacher. The author of the drawing receives a letter of thanks for the artistic performance, gifts from VENDEN, as well as a prize from the cooperation partner family entertainment and leisure park ADVENTICA, located in the Olimpia shopping center. The educational institution represented by the winner of the prize receives a cash prize – EUR 500 for supplementing materials useful for sports or studies.