MR D.I.Y. Group (M) Bhd has launched the 2023 edition of its art competition, this time with the intriguing theme, ‘Hot or Cold’.
The home improvement retailer is inviting Malaysian artists to evoke and represent their thoughts, interpretations, forms and creative expressions on the topic, translating them onto canvas.
Depictions can be both literal i.e. feeling hot or cold or taken with deeper meaning and connotations, for example with reference to the topic as used in literature or descriptive language, as well as current issues such as climate change and the environment.
The competition this year offers cash prizes of more than RM45,000 to 20 winners in various categories, including the Grand Prize, the Judges’ Pick Award, and the CEO’s Choice Award, and several new categories such as the Creative Artist Award and the Spotlight Award.
In addition, five recipients will be recognised in each of the following categories – MR DIY Young Talent, the People’s Choice Award, and the Special Mention Award.
This is the second year MR DIY is organising this art competition. In 2022, the MR DIY Art competition awarded the Grand Prize to Mohd Syazwan Abd Rahim, 28, from Shah Alam for his artwork ‘Upside Down’, based on the 2022 theme – “Kita Jaga Kita. What’s Next Malaysia?”.
MR DIY has launched the art competition that aims to cultivate an appreciation for Malaysian art amongst the wider public, which it hoped in turn would promote a rich and diverse creative ecosystem in the country.
The retailer also hopes to provide a sustainable platform for art talents nationwide to be nurtured and grown, as one of the many ways it seeks to add value to Malaysia and the lives of Malaysians.
Interested artists must submit their entries before May 10, 2023 on MR DIY website: https://www.mrdiy.com/mrdiy-art-competition-2023
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