Dozens of young people from the Republic of Moldova took part in two cultural contests staged by the Embassy of Poland in Moldova the fifth consecutive year. The young people fond of plastic arts took part in a contest and exhibition of visual arts entitled “Jan Alojzy Matejko”, while those who are fond of music competed in the pianists’ contest “Ignacy Paderewski”, IPN reports.
The paintings were exhibited at the residence of the Polish ambassador to Moldova on February 15. These include works made by 95 competitors from six education institutions of Moldova.
The first contest consists of four categories – painting, graphics, decorative arts and sculpture. The top three prizes in painting were won by Ilie Maxemciuc, Felicia Ursu and Cristina Pehteleva, in graphics by Parascheva Matciac, Ruxanda Malarciuc and Anastasia Ciobanu, in sculpture by Valentin Bostan, Petru Glavan and Sergey Josu, while in decorative arts by Daniela Chirica, Alexandrei Ceban and Liviu Balan.
In the three categories of the pianists’ contest “Ignacy Paderewski”, the top prizes were won by Adelina Furtuna, Anastasia Durnea, Lucian Podolean, Catherine de Caraman, Cleopatra Vlas, Anastasia Ostrovskaya, Valeria Ciubotaru and Jasmin Rusu.
Poland’s Ambassador to Moldova Bartłomiej Zdaniuk said the two persons of culture, Jan Alojzy Matejko and Ignacy Paderewski, are real representative personalities in Poland, including abroad, while the contests initiated in their name build a solid bridge between the hearts of the Moldovan people and the Polish people.
“We want to commemorate these remarkable figures and, together with them, the Polish history and arts. This year, Poland celebrates a centenary of the obtaining of independence after being subjugated for over a century. The second objective is to promote young musicians and painters in Moldova. The Polish culture could become for them an interesting and creative inspiration,” stated Bartłomiej Zdaniuk.
Minister of Education, Culture and Research Monica Babuc said these contests show that there are many talents in the Republic of Moldova and these can make an important contribution to the socioeconomic and political development of the country.
“The personalities in whose honor these events are held represented flagships in the struggle for Poland’s independence. For us, such things are as important because a very important event takes place in Romania this year – the centenary of the union. We will join in the celebrations as we also feel Romanians. By such events we cultivate the feeling of patriotic love,” stated Monica Babuc.
The first four contests of the kind were held under the aegis of the ex-Ambassador of Poland in Chisinau Artur Michalski. These have been held since 2013 and involved about 600 students.
