The great final of the UBC international art competition for disabled children took place on 2 July 2003 in Gdynia City Hall. 78 works from 18 cities from 7 countries were sent to the competition. The countries were represented by the following cities: Kolding (Denmark), Jõhvi, Kuressaare, Tallinn (Estonia), Cēsis, Liepāja, Tukums (Latvia), Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šiauliai, Vilnius (Lithuania), Gdynia, Koszalin, Reda (Poland), Nacka, Ystad (Sweden) and Baltijsk, Kronstadt (Russia).

34 jury members, among them the representatives of UBC, the diplomatic corps residing in our region, the authorities of Gdynia, members of Metropolitan Council of Gdansk Bay, Gdynia’s organisations acting for the benefit of the disabled, representatives of Polish Foundation of Disabled Rehabilitation, journalists and the renown artists, chose 3 winners and 4 finalists:

1^st prize: Agnese Beikule (16 years), "Dreams without limits", Cēsis, Latvia, 

2^nd prize: Victoria Chipan (11 years), "The bird’s farm", Kronstadt, Russia

3^rd prize: Maria Vassina (15 years), "Family of my dreams", Tallinn, Estonia

Finalists:

- Rikke Kjoerby (13 years), "Beach dreams", Kolding, Denmark

- Deivydas Juozapavičius (16 years), "Landscape", Šiauliai, Lithuania

- Paulina Szymańska (12 years), "Dreams without limits", Koszalin, Poland

- Oskar Brorsson (15 years), "Fish", Ystad, Sweden

Children’s works presented the variety of artistic techniques and interesting approach to the competition theme. But most of all, pictures presented children’s dreams: the simplest and the most sophisticated ones.

All participants received the diplomas, additionally, the winners and finalists received prize gifts.

After the competition the works of young artists were exhibited in Gdynia City Hall Gallery between 15.09-12.10.2003, and in October 2003 during 7^th General Conference of Union of the Baltic Cities in Klaipeda (Lithuania). The exhibition will also be  staged in member cities of the Union.

Ewa Depka, Competition Co-ordinator
City Hall of Gdynia
Al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 52/54
81-382 Gdynia, Poland
tel. +48 58 6688 208, fax +48 58 621 86 20; e-mail: ubcsport@gdynia.pl

• List of participants and works here
  
  
• Photos from the great final