By Alim Hosein
As the deadline for receipt of entries to the 2017 Guyana Visual Arts Competition (GVAC) approached on May 27, there was a large number of artists who had earlier arrived at Castellani House, the National Gallery of Art, to submit their entries. By the close of the day, 213 entries had been received from 92 artists.
This figure is heartening, since it compares very well with the numbers from the previous years of the competition, 2012 and 2014. What is more, the entries also stood the test of variety of work and range of artists who had entered. Works were received in all six categories: Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Fine Craft, Sculpture and Photography.
