Besides, students of Ananda Visual Art School in Bandung, Mentari Pagi Art School in Jember and Panti Yatim Orphanage in Jakarta have been selected for an Honourable Mention.

The talented young artists will receive their awards from Ambassador Tomáš Smetánka at a ceremony held in the Ambassador’s residence (Jl. Imam Bonjol 23, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat) on Thursday, 27^th November 2014 at 14:00.

The yearly Lidice competition and exhibition, named after a village razed during World War II, is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and the Czech Commission for UNESCO. It was established to commemorate child victims from the village of Lidice near Prague and all other children who have died or suffered in wars.

Children and art schools in Indonesia are invited to participate in the upcoming 43^rd Lidice 2015 Exhibition. Its theme is Light, as 2015 has been proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Year of Light.

For more information about the awarding ceremony, please contact the Embassy (phone 21-2396112, ext. 18, Ms Agusmia Putri Haerani). To learn more about the Lidice Exhibition, visit www.mdvv-lidice.cz.

The Indonesian awardees of Lidice 2014 are:

M. Wahyu Ramadhan (11 years), SD Muhammadiyah GKB 2, Gresik, Medal

Benedict Kurniawan (8 years), Ananda Visual Art School Bandung, Honourable Mention

Nelson Timothy Tjayadi (10 years), Ananda Visual Art School Bandung, Honourable Mention

Hans Timothey Widjaya (5 years), Ananda Visual Art School Bandung, Honourable Mention

Ismiyati Devy (7 years), Mentari Pagi Art School Jember, Honourable Mention

Syafiga (9 years), Mentari Pagi Art School Jember, Honourable Mention

Rizkia Hartono (11 years), Panti Yatim Orphanage Jakarta, Honourable Mention

Qanita Subana (12 years) , Panti Yatim Orphanage Jakarta, Honourable Mention

 

The Indonesian winners’ entries can be seen at: http://www.mdvv-lidice.cz/en/current/exhibits/asia/16/