Competition winners

Every year, on March 22, the world celebrates the World Water Day. This holiday was established by the United Nations to draw attention of each of us to the quality and importance of this natural resource, as only 1% of all of the water reserves on the surface of our planet are suitable and safe for drinking.

This year, in honor of the Water Day, VENDEN, as a manufacturer of spring and natural mineral water, organized a drawing competition on the topic “Water in our world” for the growing new generation of people on Earth - pre-school pupils. We wanted children to be able to thinkof the importance of water in their daily lives and in nature in generaland to reflect it in theirs works. The competition closed on March 20.

We thank all educational institutions for participation and give special thanks to teachers and staff of kindergartens for their creative approach and activity!

Public vote

Congratulations to the three winners of the public vote who collected the maximum number of votes in a tense battle. All winners will receive prizes for the authors, their groups and their educational institutions.

Moreover, VENDEN awarded promotional prizes to the remaining 17 authors, whose works were ranked 4th to 20th places in the public vote.

Additional prizes

Following the results of the competition, the organizers decided to announce the awarding of 6 additional prizes and 45 promotional prizes. More information about them can be found below.

5 artistic awards and 45 promotional awards

From a simple vote on the creative abilities of our talented children, the competition quickly turned into an indicator of the cooperation of the various teams and their desire to win. Therefore, VENDEN decided to put more emphasis on the original idea of the competition, increase the prize fund and announce 5 additional artistic prizes for young talents for the most interesting and artistic works. All 5 prizes include not only individual prizes for authors of works and groups of children, but also the purchase of sports equipment or teaching materials for their pre-school institutions.

Our creative jury

In order to evaluate the creative abilities and achievements of the authors of the submitted works, the jury invited the teachers of Baldone Art School::

• Talivaldis Muzikants – the artist, the member of the Latvian Artists’ Union, the director of Baldone Art School, the art teacher.
• Ieva Muzikante – the artist, the member of the Latvian Artists’ Union, the teacher at Baldone Art School.
• Sandra Lagzdina – the artist, the member of the Latvian Artists’ Union, the Deputy Director of Baldone Art School, the art teacher.

Criteria of jury for selecting the winning works

• Water is portrayed as a special and significant value of our lives,
• Independent and creative interpretation of the topic by an author,
• Independence and originality in performance,
• Style of work appropriate to the age of an author,
• Image, emotions, expression of an artwork,
• Ecological aspect - clean water as the basis of existence of life.

Prize winners

From among all works of the competition, the 50 most notable ones were selected, of which 5 first places receive special prizes for both authors and their pre-school institutions, 20 works receive promotion prizes for authors and 25 works receive promotion diplomas for authors.

Winners of public voting

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• Drawing nr. 1892 "Life in every drop" Collective work, 2 y.o. Rīgas 254. PII 3960 votes Gifts to the author from VENDEN
  Award for the entire group of a pre-school institution: award from a partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 800 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 2743 "By the sea" Keita B., 5 y.o. Jēkabpils novada Viesītes PII "Zīlīte" 3914 votes Gifts to the author from VENDEN
  Award for the entire group of a pre-school institution: award from a partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 400 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 577 Emīlija P., 5 y.o. Kandavas PII "Zīļuks" 2765 votes Gifts to the author from VENDEN
  Award for the entire group of a pre-school institution: award from a partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 300 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process

Awards for artistic performance from a creative jury

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• Drawing nr. 1986 "Water Guard" Elīza B., 6 y.o. Kolkas pamatskola Assessment by the jury
  1^st place
  Original, multi-layered composition. The work contains a philosophical thought that makes one think about the role of water in the existence of wildlife and the entire planet. The drawing evokes optimism and care of the future of our planet. Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 500 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 668 "Fish and other aquatic animals live in the water. If there was no water, they would not have survived." Anna M., 6 y.o. Ķekavas PII "Ieviņa" Assessment by the jury
  2^nd place
  Ecological topic, the role of water is emphasized. Multi-layered, complex composition. In colours, it is expressive work. Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 400 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 1001 "Delicious water" Aļesja T., 6 y.o. Daugavpils 7. PII Assessment by the jury
  3^rd place
  Very expressive work. Stylization of the original image. The plot touches daily issues. Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 300 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 3311 "On a hot day" Teodors Z., 6 y.o. Liepājas PII "Gulbītis" Assessment by the jury
  4^th place
  Original styling. A well-thought-out composition, careful technical execution, the importance of water in the life of humans and animals is emphasized. Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 200 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process
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• Drawing nr. 3297 "Trip along the Gauja" Polina S., 6 y.o. Zilupes PII Assessment by the jury
  5^th place
  The work is very picturesque, compositionally balanced. Clear message about the source of water on the banks of the Gauja. Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 100 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process

Special VENDEN sympathy award

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• Drawing nr. 1382 "Summer wave" Bille G., 3 y.o. Baložu PII "Mazie brīnumi" Gifts to the author:
  - awards from VENDEN
  - award from the partner: visit to the Adventica entertainment center
  - award from the partner: an invitation ticket to the Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia for 6 persons
  Award for a pre-school institution: up to 500 € for supplementing sports equipment or materials needed for the study process

Promotion award in public voting
VENDEN products and souvenirs

Promotion award for the artistic execution of drawings
VENDEN products and souvenirs

Promotion award for the artistic execution of drawings
greeting diplomas