Arte e Cultura
BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the Eastern Mediterranean art competition
Every month, works by 20 emerging artists from Cyprus , Turkey , the Greek Dodecanese islands, Lebanon , Syria , Palestine, Israel , Jordan and Egypt were posted at the online gallery, for the public to select the Regional Artist of the Month. In January, February and March the title was given to Christina Kyriacou ( Cyprus ), Jovanna Theodosiou (UK, Cyprus ) and Abdelrahman Mahmoud ( Egypt ) correspondingly.
Based on the amount of votes by the public and BE OPEN's art community members, Jovanna Theodosiou has become the Artist of the Region for the Eastern Mediterranean. Jovanna studied Fine Art in Kingston University, UK, and currently lives and works in Nicosia, Cyprus . As a regional winner, she gets a money prize of EUR500 .
The Founder of BE OPEN Elena Baturina commented on the programme's first results: .
Several other works by other participants of the competition selected by the results of monthly public votes will be exhibited at a bespoke event that will be held in June 2023 in a cultural centre in Nicosia, Cyprus .
The ongoing stage of the regional programme is held in the Caribbean , and then BE OPEN Regional Art will travel to Southeast Asia and Central Africa .
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