Winners of the International Fine Arts Competition
The world's largest fine arts competition for children and young people,
organised by cooperative banks, had its 40th anniversary this year, with the
prizes awarded on 2 July 2010 in Finland. About a million entries were received
from around Europe - Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and
Finland.
Winners of the Finnish National Fine Arts Competition were already awarded on
26 May and their works represented Finland in the international competition.
Last time the final was arranged in Finland was in 2003.
In 2010 the competition was titled "We have our own view of the climate!" There
were four categories in the competition: the 6-to-9-year-olds and 9-to-10-year
olds approached the subject through personal impressions and environmentally
conscious action they had taken themselves; the 11-to-14-year-olds focused on
the future outlook of climate issues; while the 15-to18-year-olds were
challenged to design an environmental protection campaign. The winners of each
category had first won their national competition with tens of thousands of
works sent in. This is the fourth time Lisa Moll, winner of the 15-to-18-year
category, has been in the international final.
6-to-8-year-olds
Kaya Dimmler, Switzerland
9-to-10-year-olds
Florian Eirerreich, Germany
11-to-14-year-olds
Giulia Arguello, Switzerland
15-to-18-year-olds
Lisa Moll, Germany
OP-Pohjola Group has participated in the competition 34 times.
The Fine Arts Competition's theme of climate is well-suited to Finland, as
nature has always been a source of Finnish creativity, whether it is a matter of
fine arts, music, film or literature. This Fine Arts Competition is a living
example that we are a responsible financial services group actively involved in
Finnish society on a wide front. OP-Pohjola Group supports - both nationwide and
locally - culture, sports and young and talented musicians and artists," says
Carina Geber-Teir, OP-Pohjola Group's Chief Communications Officer at the award
ceremony in Tuusula.
For more information, please contact:
Satu Piha-Kujala, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, tel. +358 (0)10 252 2523
Jenni Kähäri, Officer, Corporate Communications, OP-Pohjola Group Central
Cooperative, tel. +358 (0)10 252 7167
OP-Pohjola Group is Finland's largest financial services group providing a
unique range of banking, investment and insurance services. The Group has the
mission of promoting the sustainable prosperity, well-being and security of its
owner-members, customers and operating regions through its local presence. Its
objective is to offer the best and most versatile package of loyal customer
benefits on the market. OP-Pohjola Group consists of over 200 member cooperative
banks and the Group's central institution, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative,
with its subsidiaries and closely-related companies, the largest of which is the
listed company Pohjola Bank plc.
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