Port of Spain, Trinidad. July 4, 2023: Angostura® distributed over $40,000 in prizes at a ceremony for its first Secondary Schools’ Art Competition which was held on June 30 at the House of Angostura.
Students were asked to submit an original piece of art using any medium – drawing, painting, digital art piece, collage or mixed media – based on the theme, My Community. Submissions were received from schools across T&T including Toco, Rio Claro, Point Fortin, Penal, Marabella, Couva, Arima, Chaguanas, St Augustine, Moruga, Angostura’s fenceline community of Laventille/Morvant, Scarborough and Speyside. Twelve finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges.
This competition, entitled “The Art In Us”, was launched in commemoration of World Art Day which was celebrated on April 15. It was opened to students in Forms 1 to 6 and divided into two categories, Forms 1 – 3 and Forms 4 – 6.
Angostura’s Executive Manager – Marketing, Mrs. Sophie Charles-Barber said the prize-giving ceremony was a celebration of the boundless creativity and artistic brilliance of our young talents who have transformed their visions into captivating masterpieces.
Mrs. Charles-Barber said, “The students were all very expressive in bringing forth the message and the feeling of community in each piece created. Not only were there several realistic paintings which portrayed children playing together in a park or village scenes showing community togetherness, but there were also several pieces done in abstract and expressionism styles which evoked feelings of togetherness and strength.”
Head Judge of the Competition, Mrs. Dominique Gordon-Fanovich said, “There was a wide selection of artwork, and we had a hard time selecting only 12 finalists as the young artists proved to be of a high standard producing excellent quality work.”
Delivering the feature address at the ceremony, the Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education said, “I want to thank Angostura from the start with regard to what you do, not only in your fenceline community but you are always willing to expand and help.”
Angostura® believes that supporting our young talent at this stage in their development helps to ensure that their creativity and innovation is protected, nurtured and allowed to grow to its fullest potential.
Winners in the Forms 1-3 category
(R-L) Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber; 1st place winner – Tehya Archibald, Holy Faith Convent, Penal; 2nd place winner – Andreen Sylvester, Bishop Anstey High School East, Trincity; Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education.
Winners in the Forms 4-6 category
(L-R) Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education; 1st place winner – Jabari Hutchinson, Success Laventille Secondary; 2nd place winner – Alyssa Lezama, Speyside Secondary, Tobago and Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber.
Special prize winners in the Forms 1-3 category
(L-R) Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education; Caleigh Duff, Arima Central Secondary – Most Innovative; Mariela Lourdes Singh, Rio Claro West Secondary – Best Use of Medium and Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber.
Special prize winners in the Forms 4-6 category
(L-R) Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education; Sheneka Alleyne, Holy Name Convent, POS – Best Use of Medium; Darion Beharry, Presentation College, San Fernando – Most Innovative and Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber.
Twelve finalists from the Angostura® Secondary Schools’ Art Competition
(L-R) The 12 finalists with MP for Laventille East/Morvant, the Honourable Adrian Leonce, the Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education, Executive Manager – Marketing, Sophie Charles-Barber and Chief Operating Officer of Angostura, Ian Forbes.
Winner in the Forms 1-3 category
(R-L) Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber; 1st place winner – Tehya Archibald, Holy Faith Convent, Penal; and The Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education.
Winner in the Forms 4-6 category
(L-R) Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly, Minister of Education; 1st place winner – Jabari Hutchinson, Success Laventille Secondary; and Executive Manager – Marketing of Angostura, Sophie Charles-Barber.