120 years of innovation and inspiration: Rwandan artist wins prime prize in competitors hosted by the FIA and Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth and Arts

As a part of the celebrations for the Fédération Internationale de l’Car’s (FIA) a hundred and twentieth anniversary yr, and in partnership with Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth and Arts, Rwandan artists have been invited to submit works impressed by this momentous event with the possibility to win a money prize and attendance on the glittering FIA Awards hosted this yr in Kigali.

Following a big variety of entries from artists finding out on programs verified by the Rwanda TVET Board, Rwanda Polytechnic, and College of Rwanda’s Faculty of Science and Know-how, a winner, and second and third runners up, have been chosen by the esteemed judging panel of FIA Common Supervisor Alberto Villarreal, curator and lawyer serving the Cultural Outreach of African Artwork Sophie Kabano, and Epaphrodite ‘Epa’ Binamungu, Common Supervisor of Inganzo Arts Centre.

Unveiled throughout the FIA Common Assemblies week in Kigali, the profitable art work submitted by Ishimwe Gad, a Graphic Design and Animation scholar at Kigali Faculty, will grow to be part of the FIA’s everlasting assortment housed within the iconic headquarters within the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.

FIA Common Supervisor, and competitors decide, Alberto Villarreal stated: “I used to be delighted with the various artistic submissions we obtained, and the selection was not a straightforward one to make!

“To see how the FIA’s 120-year historical past was interpreted was an inspiration and my congratulations to our winners.”

Submissions have been judged on the relevance to the theme of FIA: 120 years of legends, the originality of the creation, the aesthetic qualities of the piece, and the mixing of Rwandan parts.

The profitable art work from Ishimwe, titled ‘Echoes of Engines and Drums’, celebrates the historical past of the FIA and the soul of Rwanda. It tells a strong story of historical past in movement, the place the roar of the engines meets the regular rhythm of conventional drums. Collectively, they sing of progress and custom, of innovation and identification. It’s greater than a celebration of vehicles, it’s a celebration of individuals, tradition, and progress.

First Prize: Ishimwe Gad, ‘Echoes of Engines and Drums’