Danube Art Master at Budapest Water Summit

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Danube Art Master at Budapest Water Summit

 

Croatian students Lora Petak and Vinko Kovačić, of Primary School J. Kozarca in Semeljci, won the title ‘International Danube Art Masters 2013’ for their artwork, titled ‘Danube People’. Their piece shows rivers – and people – as they could look in 2021 if nothing is done to prevent their pollution.

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At the Budapest Water Summit, Hungarian President János Áder and ICPDR Executive Secretary Ivan Zavadsky awarded first prize certificates to Croatian teenagers from Semeljci for their winning entry for the ‘International Danube Art Masters 2013’ competition. © G2 Foto

The winners were announced at the Budapest Water Summit, and certificates were handed out by President János Áder of Hungary in the presence of ICPDR Executive Secretary Ivan Zavadsky. The Danube Art Master is organized through cooperation between the ICPDR and Global Water Partnership (GWP) with support from the Green Danube Partnership with the Coca-Cola system. After the ceremony, the winners attended a full-day environmental programme, organised by GWP Hungary, including trips to the surroundings of Budapest and the Danube bend, Szentendre and the Danube Museum.

Competition was strong: 237 schools attended, and 708 art works were submitted by 2021 children. Second place went to Austria for the artwork ‘The Course of the Danube River’ by Class 3b, NMS Marc Aurel in Tulln. ‘Heart for Danube’ by Lucka Pelantová, Lilian Teskal, Daniel Vadóczky, Katka Csicsaiová, Diana Manyuczová, Martina Takáčová and Adriana Čičaiová from Primary School Rozmarínová in Komárno, Slovakia, won third place.

Benedikt Mandl is the Technical Expert for Public Participation and Communication in the ICPDR Secretariat, and the Executive Editor of Danube Watch.