The closing of the exhibition “Crama Oprișor Prizes for Contemporary Drawing X MNAC. The National Edition” will take place on Wednesday, September 25, starting at 6 PM, at MNAC Bucharest.
Dedicated to contemporary drawing and supporting young artists, students, and graduates of higher artistic education institutions in Romania, the competition initiated by Ciprian Paleologu in 2015 — “Crama Oprișor Prizes for Contemporary Drawing”—has already had three editions. This year, the contest had a national character, being organized with the National Museum of Contemporary Art of Romania. The new wave’s best graphic designers were awarded and exhibited at MNAC.
- Grand Prize for Contemporary Drawing: Adrian Piorescu
- MNAC Special Award – Crama Oprișor for Contemporary Drawing: Ioana Alecu
- Special Audience Award – Crama Oprișor for Contemporary Drawing: Fernando Diaconu
Finalist artists: Maria Elisabeta Albu, Ioana Alecu, Denisa Angheluță, Simona Cîrlugea, Fernando Diaconu, Fabian Emoke, Alexandru Daniel Florea, Ada Jugănaru, Andrada Lolu, Bogdan Matei, Ciprian Memei, Adrian Piorescu, Ana Eudochia Pop, Bianca Rusu, Oana Sas , Oana Gabriela Sima
MNAC Production Coordinator: Nicoleta Coman
Educational partners: Faculty of Arts and Design, UVT – University of the West, Timișoara; UAD – University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca; Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, UNAGE – “George Enescu” National University of Arts, Iasi
The “Crama Oprișor Prizes for Contemporary Drawing” competition, now in its third edition, is a private sector initiative dedicated to contemporary drawing and supporting young artists. The winners of this year’s edition share their experience of participating in the competition in a video in which they talk about how they discovered in drawing both a form of expression and a medium for reflection on important themes in their lives, which combines the old and the new.
Entry to the event is free.
Access: The museum is located in the back wing of the Parliament Palace. The entrance is through Calea 13 Septembrie, entrance E1 (gate B3).
Cover photo: © Serioja Bocsok / MNAC
