FAI - Annual Report 2014

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FAI ANNUAL REPORT–2014 36
Achievements
FAI Young Artists
Contest
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“We are delighted that this year’s theme, “Flying to Save
Lives”, was so inspirational. The paintings are of excellent
qualityandwearehonoured toawardMedalsandDiplomas
to such talented youngsters,” FAI Young Artists Contest
Coordinator SuzieGebb stated. “Twenty-oneFAIMembers
participated in this year’s contest, some of them–Turkey,
Switzerland and USA–having received between 5,000
and 10,000 entries. We also noticed with pleasure that
many new countries such as Egypt, Libya and Mongolia
joined the contest for the first time.”
Youngsters fromChina, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia,
Turkey, Ukraine and USA are among the winners of
the 2014 FAI Young Artists Contest, which every year
awards FAI Medals and Diplomas to artists in three
age categories from 6 to 17 years old.
Competitionwas fierce, not only because of the quality
of the artworks, but also due to the significant rise in
participation: the number of FAI Members taking part
in the contest soared from 14 in 2013 to 21 in 2014.