The ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund awards the winners of the ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ National Youth Competition, on 20 November 2019 at 4:00 p.m., in the foyer of Hall 6 in the National Palace of Culture.
The competition was jointly organised by the Fund and UNICEF Bulgaria on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Graduates from eight schools of visual arts from all over the country participated. The main aim is for young talents to express in their artworks their commitment to the fate of children with disabilities and their desire to help, through art, their integration and to provide equal opportunities for a better future for all. Each school selected five drawings created within the competition for awards by the NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’.
The ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ exhibition, which includes 36 digital drawings awarded in the competition, is held under the patronage of the Minister of Culture. The artists will receive diplomas, cash prizes and books from the series ‘Contemporary Bulgarian Art. Names’, a publication by the Fund.
The exhibition continues until 3 December 2019.
In 2024, NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ organised the ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ National Youth Competition for the fourth time. The theme, ‘The Fantastic Power of Donorship’, harmonises with the Fund’s priorities, offering an opportunity for participants to demonstrate their talent.
Pupils aged 14 to 19 from seven national secondary schools and schools with a profile in the field of visual arts under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, took part in the competition. Each educational institution chose the drawings to be adjudicated by NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’.
NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ will hold the opening ceremony for an exhibition of the chosen artworks at 2 p.m. on 27 November 2024, at the Prof. Vasil Gerov Hall.
The 2024 award-winners are:
Tsanko Lavrenov National Secondary School of Art, Plovdiv:
Lyuboslav Bozhikov: First Prize
Simona Barakova: Second Prize
Nevse Kamberova: Third Prize
Victoria Polyakova: Incentive Prize
St Luke National Secondary School of Applied Arts, Sofia:
Monika Trifonova: First Prize
Raya Arabadzhieva: Second Prize
Dalia Yankova: Third Prize
Sofia Hadzhieva: Incentive Prize
Raya Chalakova: Incentive Prize
‘Tryavna School’ National Secondary School of Applied Arts, Tryavna:
Bozhidar Peev: First Prize
Maria Nacheva: Second Prize
Nikola Spasov: Third Prize
Petar Zhechev: Incentive Prize
Academician Dechko Uzunov National School of Plastic Arts and Design, Kazanlak:
Maria Kolcheva: First Prize
Svetla Izvorova: Second Prize
Stefani Petrova: Third Prize
Anita Ivanova: Incentive Prize
Daria Hristova: Incentive Prize
Prof. Venko Kolev National School of Applied Arts, Troyan:
Kalina Marinasheva: First Prize
Gabriela Ivanova: Second Prize
Lyubomir Aleksandrov: Third Prize
Iliya Petrov National School of Fine Arts, Sofia:
Kalina Shtarbeva: First Prize
Lyubomira Pashova: Second Prize
Liya Vancheva: Third Prize
Sofia Peeva: Incentive Prize
Professional Secondary School of Applied Arts, Smolyan:
Yana Yordanova: First Prize
Vitan Yordanov: Second Prize
Daria Korueva: Third Prize
At the opening, prizes provided by NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ were presented to the competition winners. The artworks will be added to the Fund’s collection.
The exhibition can be viewed until 10 December 2024.
In 2023, the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund and UNICEF Bulgaria held the ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ National Youth Competition for the third time.
Both organisations work for causes in support of children and families, and provide opportunities for young people to express themselves. This year, the contest’s theme was ‘My Experience of Climate Change and Environmental Pollution’, which is also a UNICEF priority.
Pupils aged 14 to 19 from seven national secondary schools and schools with a profile in the field of visual arts, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, took part in the competition. Each educational institution chose the drawings to be adjudicated by NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’.
The 2003 award-winners are:
Tsanko Lavrenov National Secondary School of Art, Plovdiv:
Irina Pavlova: First Prize
Zornitsa Boneva: Second Prize
Marina Dreharova: Third Prize
Sofia Stamatova: Incentive Prize
Irina Pavlova: Incentive Prize
St Luke National School of Applied Arts, Sofia:
Siyana Delibozova: First Prize
Olga Kuguenko: Second Prize
Yana Gulyashka: Third Prize
Victoria Georgieva: Incentive Prize
Ioana Doneva: Incentive Prize
Dimitar Dobrovich National Secondary School of Art, Sliven:
Sabina Koshnicharova: First Prize
Iovana Maria Koleva: Second Prize
Yuliana Mihailova: Third Prize
Alexandra Ivanova: Incentive Prize
Kalina Milkova: Incentive Prize
Academician Dechko Uzunov National School of Plastic Arts and Design, Kazanlak:
Christiana Dzhingova: First Prize
Maria Kolcheva: Second Prize
Stefani Petrova: Third Prize
Sofia Mateova: Incentive Prize
Delyana Karagancheva: Incentive Prize
Professor Venko Kolev National School of Applied Arts, Troyan:
Raya Popova: First Prize
Daniel Stoyanov: Second Prize
Sabina Petkova: Third Prize
Bilyana Petkova: Incentive Prize
Iliya Petrov National School of Fine Arts, Sofia:
Katrin Antonova: First Prize
Liya Vancheva: Second Prize
Yulia Mollova: Third Prize
Karina Ganovska: Incentive Prize
Boryana Ilieva: Incentive Prize
Professional Secondary School of Applied Arts, Smolyan:
Yana Yordanova: First Prize
Evgenia Igorova: Second Prize
Vitan Yordanov: Third Prize
NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ is holding a ceremony and exhibition of the chosen artworks at 2 p.m. on 14 December 2023, at the Prof. Vasil Gerov Hall. At the opening, the prizes, provided by NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’, will be presented to the competition winners. The drawings will be added to the Fund’s collection.
The exhibition can be viewed until the end of January 2024.
In 2021, on UNICEF’s 75th jubilee and the 40th anniversary of the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund, these two organisations involved in causes that support children, families, and the development of opportunities for everyone, launched the second National Youth Competition for Digital Drawings. The contest is entitled ‘Together in Art for a Better Future— Let’s Rebuild Our Children’s World.’
The COVID-19 pandemic overturned our lives, challenging us to seek fresh solutions in order to emerge stronger than before. We, the partners, believe that, after the pandemic, we can build a better world for every child. That is why we encourage the participants to focus their creative energy on five opportunities for children around the world, which are also the five global advocacy priorities around which world organisations and leaders have united. They are also lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic on how to rethink a better future for them, as reflected by the voices of young people.
Pupils of visual arts schools in Kazanlak, Plovdiv, Sliven, Sofia, and Troyan took part in the competition. In their digital compositions, they had the opportunity to interpret freely any of the themes according to their interests and inner feeling, as well as to express the ways art has helped them in times of challenge. Each school nominated their winning young artists.
The participants awarded in the 2021 competition are:
Academician Dechko Uzunov National School of Plastic Arts and Design, Kazanlak
Ivan Ivanov, 11th class: First Prize
Kristiana Dzhingova, 10th class: Second Prize
Katelina Kandarasheva, 12th class: Third Prize
Radoslava Chakarova, 11th class: Incentive Prize
Bozhidara Nikolova, 11th class: Incentive Prize
Tsanko Lavrenov National Secondary School of Art, Plovdiv
Maria Cholakova, 12th class: First Prize
Kristiyana Grozdanova, 11th class: Second Prize
Kremena Blagoeva, 11th class: Third Prize
Zornitsa Boneva, 9th class: Incentive Prize
Theodora Uzunova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
Thodora Ilieva, 10th class: Incentive Prize
Mary Kadirova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
Dimitar Dobrovich National Secondary School of Art, Sliven
Velina Alexandrova, 11th class: First Prize
Tsvetomira Karagyozova, 11th class: Second Prize
Lidya Alexandrova, 9th class: Third Prize
Katerina Kalcheva, 9th class: Incentive Prize
Ralitsa Apostolova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
Iliya Petrov National School of Fine Arts, Sofia
Yana Novakova, 10th class: First Prize
Raya Mitova, 11th class: Second Prize
Lillian Vladimirova, 11th class: Third Prize
Alexandrina Gerasimova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
Mina Separevska, 10th class: Incentive Prize
Rada Skumova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
St Luke National School of Applied Arts, Sofia
Arina Razorenova, 8th class: First Prize
Andrea Halacheva, 10th class: Second Prize
Raya Stamenova, 10th class: Third Prize
Sylvia Atanasova and Gergana Petkova, 12th class: Incentive Prize
Iren Stancheva, 11th class: Incentive Prize
Prof. Venko Kolev National School of Applied Arts, Troyan
Siyana Tsekovska, 12th class: First Prize
Victoria Todorova, 11th class: Second Prize
Desislava Shamova, 12th class: Third Prize
The ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ National Youth Competition was initiated and jointly organised by the ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’ National Endowment Fund and UNICEF Bulgaria in 2019, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Graduates from eight schools of visual arts from all over the country participated. The main aim: for young talents to express in their artworks their commitment to the fate of children with disabilities and their desire to help, through art, their integration and to provide equal opportunities for a better future for all. Each school selected five drawings created within the competition for awards by the NEF ‘13 Centuries of Bulgaria’.
The competition resulted in the ‘Together in Art for a Better Future’ exhibition, which included 36 digital drawings awarded in the competition.