Yogyakarta's arts students win the Nokia Art Awards
Yogyakarta's arts students win the Nokia Art Awards
JAKARTA (JP): Five students of the Yogyakarta Arts Institute
(ISI Yogyakarta) were named winners of the Nokia Art Awards for
Indonesia yesterday and will represent the country in the coming
Asia-Pacific Nokia Art 2000 in Korea next January.
The winners of the awards, organized by Nokia Mobile Phones,
are Deni Rahman (Heaven Cup), Tulus Rahadi (Bermain Dengan
Picasso,Playing with Picasso), Deskhairi (Kisah Dalam Tidur,
Tales from the Sleep), Wahyu Gunawan (Aktor Tak Kenal Musim,
Actors With No Seasons), Dadi Setiyadi (Tentang Masa Pendudukan
Mahluk Asing, Alien Invasion Period).
The Indonesian Nokia Art Awards, held annually, is aimed at
seeking fresh talents in the art world. This year's competition
received 402 entries collected between Aug. 8 and Sept. 25.
The jury members, comprising noted art critic Jim Supangkat,
Debra Yatim, painter Astari Rasyid and Suwarno Wisetrotomo,
lecturer at ISI Yogyakarta, selected 20 finalists and later chose
the best five, as announced yesterday at the National Museum.
The theme for this year's competition is "Playground of Your
Imagination".
Shaun Colligan, general manager of Nokia Mobile Phones
Indonesia, said during a recent visit to The Jakarta Post that
Nokia is committed to enhance art development around the world.
"We want to invite young people in the Asia and the Pacific
regions to explore their creativity and to express their
aspirations through the works of art," said Colligan.
The best five works will be included in the Asia-Pacific Nokia
Art Awards along with 70 others finalists from 14 countries in
the region in January 2001.
Winners of the Asia-Pacific region will receive US$8000, a
Nokia cellular phone and scholarship programs from Parson School,
the United States and the University of Arts and Design,
Helsinki, Finland.
Works of the finalists of the Indonesian Nokia Art Awards is
currently being displayed at the National Museum here through
Nov.5. (raw)