ECCB/RSS ARU Creative Youth Competition (Art) - Winning Entries

Category: Age 17 - 19

2 nd Place - Odama Tiffany Prince Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis Recycling: Waste Management for an Eco-friendly Region The art piece highlights one of the precious cradles of natural beauty, a picturesque freshwater lake and waterfall nested between on exquisite paradise garden of cobble stone walkway and a quaint bridge. The background cascades lush green hills and mysterious mountains.

Category: Age 17 - 19

3 rd Place - Khadijah Halliday Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Saint Lucia Cultural Awareness: Keeping Our Culture Alive In this artwork, the grave threat of cultural erasure is portrayed as a colossal force relentlessly advancing upon a smaller representation of authentic Caribbean Culture – particularly Saint Lucian culture.

BEST IN COUNTRY RECOGNITION

Category: Age 13 - 16 Best In Country Recognition

Janessa Durham St Vincent Girls’ High School, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Awareness: Keeping Our Culture Alive The drawing is an illustration representing one of the many ways we can keep our culture alive in the future, using technology. By documenting our traditions, sayings, dances and creating interactive and educational apps/websites, we can teach future generations what it means to be ‘from the Caribbean’.

Category: Age 13 - 16 Best In Country Recognition

Najua George Christ the King High School, Antigua and Barbuda Cultural Awareness: Keeping Our Culture Alive This piece is titled ‘Remember Wey Ya Come From ’ and shows various aspects of Caribbean culture, such as sports, festivals and music.

Category: Age 13 - 16 Best In Country Recognition

Jaydea Richards Basseterre High School, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis

Cultural Awareness: Keeping Our Culture Alive A Cultural Cook-up

Like the St Kitts and Nevis cook-up, our cultures include a combination of different features that make them unique, vibrant and festive. Carnivals and other celebrations play a vital role in our island life. The drawing shows some forms of regional cultures.

Best In Country Recognition Category: Age 17 - 19

Nyrah Derrick Anguilla, Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School Recycling: Waste Management for an Eco-Friendly Region This piece portrays two messages into one painting. The painting is split into two parts, the eco-friendly part shown as trying to overcome the non eco-friendly area. It depicts what happens when there is no waste management and the effects on the environment.

Category: Age 17 - 19 Best In Country Recognition

Arian Audain Christ the King High School, Antigua and Barbuda

Combatting Crime Through Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery

The piece, titled ‘Closer Than You Think’ is divided into two sections with caution tape. The lower part/section illustrates a man with his back turned to the viewer on his computer. On the upper section, police officers are arresting an individual posing as someone who works in an ice cream truck which actually a vehicle transporting different drugs and stolen items.