ShareBy Faten Omar
Kuwait Times concluded the student art competition titled "Kuwait, Years from Now" by awarding the winners during the closing ceremony. More than 1,000 students from 80 schools participated under the strategic partnership with Zain. The father of Leon Prasad, who won first place in the 12-14 years category, revealed this is the third time his son won the Kuwait Times competition. "My son started drawing when he was two years old. I work on projects and used to give him my sheets to draw on the back," he said. He added Leon's mother encouraged him and developed his artistic skills, pointing out that his son has won several awards in other art competitions as well.
The father of Emily Mathew, who won second place in the 12-14 years category, said: "We are proud of her. She put in a lot of effort. Before the deadline, she stayed up all night to finish her drawing, and one day she also missed school to complete the painting.", Sivesh Senthilkumar, third-place winner in the 12-14 years category, said: "I thank Kuwait Times for organizing such a wonderful contest, which helped us showcase our talent. The topic provided a broad and vivid scope to express what we foresee and imagine. I enjoyed painting and this was a great experience for me."
For Ummehani Fulabhai, third-place winner in 15-18 years category, the art competition gave her the chance to deliver her message to the world. "My painting focuses on telling people to let go of the past and focus on the future of Kuwait. I got inspired from the news, where people still hang on to the past and do not concentrate on developing the country," she said.
Art Coordinator Khalid told Kuwait Times his school has been participating in the Kuwait Times art competition for years. "The artworks of our winning students in the special needs category were great. The school has been participating for years, and the competition was usually held in February. We love to encourage the students - 52 students participated from our school and three won," he said.
The competition ran from Oct 10 to Nov 13, 2022, with 25 students winning. In 12-14 years category, first place was awarded to Leon, 14. Second place went to Emily, 14, and third place was awarded to Sivesh, 13. Adhidev Sumesh, 14, was fourth and in fifth place was Hannah Siju, also 14 years old.
Photo shows the fifth-place winner Aljoud Al Otaibi in the (15-18 category) .In 15-18 years category, first place was awarded to Tamara Hamdan, 15. Second place went to Ummehani, 17, and third place was awarded to Rataj Ibrahim, 17. Al Lulu Al-Waiwaib, 17, was fourth and in fifth place was Aljoud Al-Otaibi, 17.
In special abilities category, first place was awarded to Shadan Al-Awadhi, her second win in a row. Second place went to Najla Al-Azemi, and third place was awarded to Jana Yousef. Kinda Maged was fourth and in fifth place was Jenan Al-Mhanna.
