{"id":10627,"date":"2023-11-06T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/national-bank-of-fujairah-takes-home-three-awards-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T07:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T07:13:17","slug":"nbf-announces-winners-of-its-third-annual-art-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/nbf-announces-winners-of-its-third-annual-art-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"NBF announces winners of its third annual Art Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<p>Over 400 artists from across the UAE submitted artwork, focussed on the theme of action towards sustainable change<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-right-column\"><\/div>\n<p>National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) is pleased to announce the winners of its third annual Art Prize, which saw entries from hundreds of emerging and established artists from across the UAE, during a ceremony held at Firetti Contemporary Gallery, Alserkal.<\/p>\n<p>Narges Soleimanzadehan Iranian artist secured first position, Martin Holtz Javier, a Philipino artist took second place and Salim Alkaabian Omani artist scooped the third spot, while the highly commended artists were Mohammad Alkhoory, an Emirati artist, and Shahid Awan a Pakistani artist.<\/p>\n<p>The top three winners will receive cash prizes in addition to a one-on-one mentoring session from one of the esteemed judges, and all 10 shortlisted artworks will be displayed at the Firetti Contemporary Gallery. All ten shortlisted artists will also receive a \u2018most creative art piece\u2019 certificate which will be endorsed by the judges.<\/p>\n<p>The prize-giving ceremony was attended by Vince Cook, CEO, NBF, judges from the selection committee and other eminent guests from the UAE art arena.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of this year\u2019s competition &#8211; \u201cTime Is Now\u201d \u2013 was aimed at nurturing the UAE\u2019s creative community while inspiring action towards a better future, highlighting how the choices of individuals have a direct impact on the collective ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The prominent selection committee included: Patricia Millns FRSA, Artist and Advisor Creative Industries; Khalil Abdulwahid, Director \u2013 Fine Arts, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority; Aisha Alabbar, Founder, Aisha Alabbar Gallery; and Ahmad Al Rashid, Founder and Director, TALK Curated Creative Space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vince Cook, CEO of NBF, said<\/strong>: \u201cOnce again this year, we have been amazed by the creativity and skill expressed in the entries submitted for this art competition. With the UAE preparing to host COP28 at the end of the month, we hope the artworks on show will help inspire those individual actions, big and small, that we can all take for a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>Our annual art competition goes to the heart of our Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) strategy, enabling us not only to support the UAE\u2019s burgeoning artistic community, but also reiterate the need to reduce our environmental impact and operate in a more sustainable way. We are grateful to the participants for making this now a fixture in the bank\u2019s calendar and we look forward to taking the competition to greater heights next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NBF is excited to be able to foster creativity and empower the nation\u2019s emerging art scene, providing artists with a platform to showcase their creativity, flourish and be recognised.<\/p>\n<p>More information on the NBF Art Prize, including winner details, can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/nbf-art.com\/\">http:\/\/nbf-art.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>For further information, please contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Strategic Marketing and Communications Department<\/p>\n<p>E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:CorpComm@nbfislamic.ae\">CorpComm@nbfislamic.ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Telephone: +971 4 507 8351 and +971 4 507 8576<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 400 artists from across the UAE submitted artwork, focused on the theme of action towards sustainable change<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[88],"years":[62],"class_list":["post-10627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr","tag-press-release","years-62"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_post_mime_type":"","acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10627"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbfislamic.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=10627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}