The 2015 – 2016 Panhellenic Student Art Competition, which was organized with the approval of the Ministry of Education for the second consecutive year by Mandoulides Schools, were held with great success and the participation of 600 students from 42 junior and senior high schools of Greece and the Diaspora. Students competed in theater, music, poetry, painting, photography and video.
It was a 3-day event full of art, culture, education, creativity and collaboration with peers, reflection, joy, and optimism for the new generation, where students had the opportunity to cultivate and show off their skills in artistic expression and creation, to realize the value of art in modern times, and to create with sensitivity and compassion.
The awards ceremony was held on the last day of the Art Competition. It began with the screening of a documentary video, created by students of the Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul, titled “How Many are the Greeks of Istanbul?” followed by a music and dance performance by Zografeio students. Panagiotis Kountouras and Stathis Kolias then presented the awards to outstanding participants in all categories.
