Legendary artist Farouk Hosny, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture and Arts, and trending businessman Naguib Sawiris, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture and Arts, inaugurated the sixth annual Art Awards Ceremony and the Art Awards Exhibition for Youth.
The event took place at the Gezira Art Center, with a large attendance of board members, jury panelists, renowned artists, critics, and prominent figures from the cultural sector, including senior officials from the Ministry of Culture.
Among the distinguished guests were Dr. Zahi Hawass, thinker Dr. Mostafa El Feki, former Minister of Health Dr. Sameh Farid, writer Mohamed Salmawy, Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, head of the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority, Engineer Mohamed Abu Saada, head of the National Organization for Urban Harmony, Engineer Hamdy El Sattouhi, head of the Cultural Development Fund, and director Walid Aouni.
Acknowledgments and Opening Address
In his opening remarks, Hosny expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Culture for its ongoing support, which has elevated the foundation's standing in the creative community.
He also thanked the media for their continuous coverage and appreciation of the foundation's efforts to discover, nurture, and present emerging young talent to society. Hosny extended his heartfelt thanks to the Board of Trustees for their dedication to strategic planning, which has significantly contributed to the foundation's success, and to the jury members for their meticulous evaluations.
The exhibition's inauguration was accompanied by a classical music performance, followed by the awards ceremony, skillfully hosted by media personality Jasmin Zaki.
The ceremony featured a short documentary titled The Story of the Award, celebrating the journey of the foundation’s prizes.
Award Winners
The 2025 awards, totaling an impressive prize of 1 million EGP, recognized excellence in multiple artistic disciplines:
Grand Merit Award
Winner: Artist Mohamed Mandour
Salmawy, the Secretary General of the award, praised Mandour's exceptional contributions to Egyptian art. Mandour seamlessly blends the heritage of ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and Islamic art with contemporary aesthetics, creating a rare harmony between tradition and modernity.
Art Criticism Award
1st Place: Riham Mahmoud Ibrahim El-Wakeel
2nd Place: Vivian Amin Abdo Botros
3rd Place: Fatma Hassan Mohamed Ibrahim
Architecture Award
1st Place: Joint team of Ahmed Abdelkader Abdel-Samea Awad and Marwa Hassan Mohamed Farouk
2nd Place: Individual entrant Hanin Waleed Saeed Ali Yaqout
3rd Place: Individual entrant Salma Samir Abdullah Ahmed Morsi
Certificates of Appreciation were also awarded to collaborative teams, including Renad Bahaa Afify, Heidi Mohamed Abdel Hakim, Habiba Tahseen Salah Eldin, and others.
Photography Award
1st Place: Maria Malak Bishara Girgis
2nd Place: Rahma Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamed El-Sayed
3rd Place: Ziad Samir Roshdy Ahmed
Sculpture Award
1st Place: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah
2nd Place: Alaa Sami Yehia Ahmed Farag
3rd Place: Samar Magdy Abdel-Samea El-Bassal
Painting Award
1st Place: Mina Naseef Fahmy Yaqoub
2nd Place: Yehia Hanafi Mahmoud Mohamed
3rd Place: Abdelrahman Ahmed Mahmoud Ali
A Celebration of Young Talent
In his closing remarks, Farouk Hosny congratulated all winners and participants of the sixth edition of the awards and commended their exceptional creativity and hard work. He expressed his best wishes for their continued success.
The group exhibition accompanying the awards will remain open to the public at the Gezira Art Center until February 20.
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