UBC Art Competition "Dreams Without Limits"

The great final of the UBC international art competition for disabled children took place on 2 July 2003 in Gdynia City Hall. 78 works from 18 cities from 7 countries were sent to the competition. The countries were represented by the following cities: Kolding (Denmark), Johvi, Kureessare, Tallinn (Estonia), Cesis, Liepaja, Tukums (Latvia), Kaunas, Panevezys, Siauliai, Vilnius (Lithuania), Gdynia, Koszalin, Reda (Poland), Nacka, Ystad (Sweden) and Baltijsk, Kronstadt (Russia).

34 jury members, among them the representatives of UBC, the diplomatic corps residing in our region, the authorities of Gdynia, members of Metropolitan Council of Gdansk Bay, Gdynia's organisations acting for the benefit of the disabled, representatives of Polish Foundation of Disabled Rehabilitation, journalists and the renown artists, chose 3 winners and 4 finalists:

Winners:

• 1^st prize: Agnese Beikule (16 years), Dreams without limits, Cesis, Latvia
• 2^nd prize: Victoria Chipan (11 years), The bird's farm, Kronshtadt, Russia
• 3^rd prize: Maria Vassina (15 years), Family of my dreams, Tallinn, Estonia

Finalists:

• Rikke Kjoerby (13 years), Beach dreams, Kolding, Denmark
• Deivydas Juozapavicius (16 years), Landscape, Siauliai, Lithuania
• Paulina Szymanska (12 years), Dreams without limits, Koszalin, Poland
• Oskar Brorsson (15 years), Fish, Ystad, Sweden

Children's works presented the variety of artistic techniques and interesting approach to the competition theme. But most of all, pictures presented children's dreams: the simplest and the most sophisticated ones.

All participants received diplomas, additionally, the winners and finalists received prize gifts.

After the competition the works of young artists will be exhibited in Gdynia City Hall Gallery between 15.09-12.10.2003, and as well as in October during 7^th General Conference of Union of the Baltic Cities in Klaipeda (Lithuania). The exhibition will be also staged in member cities of the Union. Members willing to hold the exhibition in their cities please contact the competition co-ordinator.