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 had been invited to submit works impressed by this momentous event with the prospect to win a money prize and attendance on the glittering FIA Awards hosted this yr in Kigali.
Following a major variety of entries from artists learning on programs verified by the Rwanda TVET Board, Rwanda Polytechnic, and College of Rwanda’s School of Science and Know-how, a winner, and second and third runners up, had 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 through the FIA Common Assemblies week in Kigali, the successful paintings submitted by Ishimwe Gad, a Graphic Design and Animation pupil at Kigali School, will change into 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 inventive submissions we acquired, and the selection was not a simple 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 had 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 combination of Rwandan parts.
The successful paintings 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 id. It’s greater than a celebration of automobiles, it’s a celebration of individuals, tradition, and progress.
First Prize: Ishimwe Gad, ‘Echoes of Engines and Drums’
Second Prize: Jean d’Amour Imanishimwe, ‘Wheel in Dwelling World’
Third Prize: Arielle Keza, ‘Rwanda: Racing In direction of Transformation’