9th Art Competitions of Mandoulides Schools

Πανελλήνιοι Μαθητικοί Αγώνες Τέχνης 2023

Panhellenic Art Competitions for Students 2023

Mandoulides Schools will be transformed into a place of youthful artistic creation for three days, thanks to the participation of 500 students.

Mandoulides Schools, with the approval of the Ministry of Education (156416/GD4/16-12-2022), are holding the Panhellenic Art Competitions for Students from Thursday, 2nd until Saturday, 4th March 2023, for the ninth year in a row. This year’s event is attended by 36 public and private schools and by over 500 students from all over Greece and the Diaspora.

The Art Competitions address to Junior-Senior High School students from Greece and the Diaspora and are about video, theatre, poetry, music (musical and choral ensembles), painting, and photography. Students have the chance to develop and show their skills in artistic expression and creation and at the same time realize the value of art in the contemporary era in an educational environment that teaches and ensures fair competition. For each category, there is a jury that consists of renowned personalities from the artistic field. On the last day of the event, prizes will be awarded to the participants.

The closing ceremony will begin with a musical performance by the students of Zografion High School of Istanbul.

 

The schools that participate in this year’s event are:

1st Junior High School of Livadochori of Lemnos, 1st General Lyceum of Thermaikos, 1st Junior High School of Tirnavos, 1st Vocational High School (EPAL) of Ilios, 1st Junior High School of Stavroupoli, 1st Model Junior High School of Thessaloniki, 23rd General Lyceum of Thessaloniki, 2nd General Lyceum of Abelokipoi, 2nd General Lyceum of Argostoli, 2nd  General Lyceum of Thermi, 2nd General Lyceum of Mesologgi, 2nd Junior High School of Kalivia, 3rd General Lyceum of Alexandroupoli, 3rd General Lyceum of Serres, 5th General Lyceum of Kavala, 5th Junior High School of Xanthi, 6th  Junior High School of Katerini, General Lyceum of Intercultural Education of Evosmos, Junior High School of Agioi Theodoroi of Korinthia, Junior High School of Nea Kallikrateia, Junior High School of Neapoli of Lasithi, Special Junior High School of Thessaloniki, Public Vocational Training Institute of Agios Nikolaos, Athina Schools, Mandoulides Schools, Bakogiannis Schools, Special Vocational High School of Katerini, Zografion High School of Istanbul, General Lyceum of Neos Marmaras, Private Schools of Volos “PROMITHEAS”, Private General Lyceum “Ekpedeftiki Anagennisi – Antonopoulos Schools”, Private Junior High School “Ekpedeftiki Anagennisi – Antonopoulos Schools”, Athens College, Music School of Thessaloniki, Katerini Music School, AXION Schools (Junior & Senior High School).

The members of the jury for each category are the following:

Video Category
Jury:
Eirini Delidaki, Museum Educator, Responsible for the design and implementation of TCM’s (Thessaloniki Cinema Museum) educational programs, Ph.D. candidate at the department of Cultural Technology and Communication
Kleoniki Drougka, Member of the Special Teaching Staff at the School of Film in the field of screenwriting
Anna - Maria Lagortsi, Graduate of School of Film of AuTh and Master’s degree holder in screenwriting

Poetry Category
Jury:
Thomas Korovinis, Author
Giannis Paschos, Poet
Kyriakos Syfiltzoglou, Poet

Painting Category
Jury:
Venetia Koutsou
, Lecturer, Department of Creative Design and Clothing, School of Design Science of the International Hellenic University, Costume Designer, Designer
Stelios Dexis, Associate Professor, School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts of AuTh, Visual Artist
Eleftheria Stoikou, Assistant Professor, Department of Creative Design and Clothing of the International Hellenic University, Visual Artist

Photography Category
Jury:
Venetia Koutsou
, Lecturer, Department of Creative Design and Clothing, School of Design Science of the International Hellenic University, Costume Designer, Designer
Stelios Dexis, Associate Professor, School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts of AuTh, Visual Artist
Eleftheria Stoikou, Assistant Professor, Department of Creative Design and Clothing, School of Design Science of the International Hellenic University, Visual Artist

Theatre Category
Jury:
Giannis Rigas, Director of Studies of National Theatre of Northern Greece Drama School
Professors/actors-actresses of the National Theatre of Northern Greece

Music Category
Jury:
Victor Glykidis, Choirmaster, Professor of Monody, Composer
Erifyli Damianou, Choirmaster of “Giannis Mantakas” choir of AuTh
Konstantinos Pantelidis, Piano Professor, Composer, Ph.D. holder in Musicology (Ionian University Ph.D.)

Sponsors:
CITY College - University of York Europe Campus, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Livemedia, Kobatsiaris Bros SA, MEVGAL, Plaisir, Gousios

Media Sponsors:
“Makedonia tis Kiriakis”, “Tipos Thessalonikis”
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