Muscat, (ONA) -The Ministry of Arts Affairs has announced the winners of the arts competition for Omanis and expats which spanned the categories of fine arts, photography, theatre, cinematic arts, music and traditional arts.
In the field of photography, which had two topics: ‘Silent Life’ and ‘Home Moments’, the number of participating photos stood at 327, of which 43 were accepted. In the topic of ‘Silent Life’, Fatima bint Rashid Al-Nabiya came in the first place, Hanifa bint Ahmed Al-Jafiliya in the second place, and Aisha bint Marhoun Al-Hosani in the third place. As for the topic of ‘Home Moments’, Ziad bin Nabhan Al Yahyai won the first place, Khadija bint Ahmed Al-Maamaria won came in the second place, and Mahmoud bin Muhammad Al-Jabri came in the third place.
In the field of plastic arts, the competition had categories for Digital Art, Arabic Calligraphy, Drawing and Photography, Cartoon Art, Video Art, and a separate category for under 18-year olds. A total of 136 works was received. Its results were as follows: In the category under 18 years, Al-Zahraa bint Ahmed Al-Maamaria won the first place, Bara'a bint Ahmed Al-Sulaimaniya came second, and Omar Ahmed Yousef came third. In the field of Arabic Calligraphy, Khamis bin Khalfan Al-Handhali won the first position, Badr bin Nasser Al-Yaqoubi came in second place, while the third place was awarded to Thuraya bint Ali Al-Khadouriya. In the field of Drawing and Photography, Sobeih Kalash Jabr came first, Abdul Farhan Al-Obaid came second, and Taiba bint Mohammed Al-Ajamia came third.
In the field of Digital Art, Asaad bin Saeed Al-Shabibi won the first position, Saqr bin Ayoub Al-Hajri won the second position, and Abdullah bin Amer Al-Hajri won the third position. In the field of Cartoon Art, Halima bint Abdullah Al-Wahshiah won the first position, Wadad bint Khalid Al-Owaidiya won the second place and Asma bint Abdullah Al-Jabriya came third. Ahmed bin Sarhan Al-Saeedi won the first position in the field of Video Art in which the second and third places were blocked.
In the popular music section, the ministry received 31 participants in five fields including musical composition, singing, solo playing, and Omani folk arts like Al Musaba and Al Azi. In the field of solo playing, Muhammad bin Musa Al Balushi won first place (playing the clarinet), Saleh bin Aad Al Abadi won the second place (playing the guitar), and Ghadeer bint Khamis Al Baluchi won the third place (playing the piano). In the field of singing, Zayana bint Saif Wald Hassan won the first place, Razan bint Youssef Al-Saadia won the second place, and Hamid bin Muhammad Al-Kaf, a Yemeni, won the third place.
In the field of inshad (chanting), Fahd bin Ali Al Balushi won first place, Nasser bin Ahmed Al Rahbi won second place, and Mayar bint Hilal Al Hussainiya won third place. As for the field of Omani folk arts, Juma bin Masoud Al Alawi won first place in the art of Al Azi, Nouf bint Tawfiq Al-Salatiya won the second place in the art of Musaba, while Salima bint Abdullah Al-Mushrifiya won the third place in the art of Musaba.
As for the field of playing the oud instrument, the competition presented four categories for adult performance, group performance, solo playing category and children performance category. A total of twenty entries was received. In the category for adult performance, Ammar bin Yasser Al-Harthi won first place, Abdullah bin Saad Belhaf won second place, and Uqba bin Nafi Al-Amri won third place. In the group performance category, Jawharat Al Afia Group won the first place. In the children performance category, Nasser bin Mohammed Al-Mughairfi won first place. In the solo category, Muhammad bin Abdullah Al Qasimi won first place, Sultan bin Jaber Al Hadrami came second, while the third place was blocked.
As for the field of musical composition, the Ministry did not receive any work. The field of theatre and cinema had two categories for theatre composition and the production of short films. In this field, the ministry received 25 strong theatrical texts, some of which are surreal and some that are realistic and social, in addition to 25 short films. The results were as follows: In the field of theatrical composition, Yahya bin Mohammed Al-Siyabi won first place for his play (Wood), and Lamia bint Salem Al-Siyabi won the second place for the text of the play (Feast of Hats), while Badr bin Saif Al-Nabhani won third place for the text of the play (The King of Empty Boxes).
As for the production of short films, Mahmoud bin Hamdan Al-Fizari won first place for his short film entitled (Stay at Home), and Tahira bint Muslim Al-Omairiya won second place for her short film entitled (Continue at Home), while Ashwaq bint Khalfan Al-Siyabi won third place for her short film, entitled “Can we return to normal life?”
Her Excellency Dr. Suad bint Mohammed bin Ali Al Lawatia, Minister of Arts Affairs, expressed her happiness at the participation in big numbers by artists and talented people in the competition and the works that were presented.
Her Excellency Dr. Suad bint Mohammed bin Ali Al Lawatia, Minister of Arts Affairs, said, “Through these competitions, the Ministry of Arts Affairs seeks to enhance the position of the arts in the Sultanate to provide support and care to artists and talents and discover creators from all age groups.”
“The competition was held with the aim of motivating all members of society to stay at home during that period and at the same time invest their time by developing their capabilities, talents and skills in the field of various arts,” she added. “Lectures, workshops and training courses in various fields of arts on different social media coincided with the time of the competition.”
(ONA)