BOC’s ‘Little Picasso’ art exhibition concludes at BMICH rewarding 780 young artists

The Bank’s Chairman President Counsel Ronald C. Perera, CEO/General Manager Senarath Bandara, DGM Sales and Channel Management C. Amarasinge and CMO Dr. Indunil Liyanage viewing the exhibition

The Bank of Ceylon’s ‘Little Picasso’ art competition concluded successfully recently rewarding 180 national award winners at the BMICH. Similarly 600 other provincial winners were rewarded with valuable prizes thus bringing the total to 780 winners altogether. 

All 780 drawings were exhibited on 12 and 13 October at BMICH’s Mihilaka Medura hall. The event was organised in line with the BOC’s 79th anniversary to open a platform for young Sri Lankan artists to showcase their talent and be rewarded as an encouragement to improve. 

The Bank’s Chairman President’s Counsel Ronald C. Perera, CEO/General Manager Senarath Bandara, Deputy General Manager Sales and Channel Management C. Amarasinghe, members of the corporate and the executive management of BOC together with other officials also participated in this event. Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Education R.M.M. Rathnayake also participated.

The Bank received an overwhelming number of nearly 200,000 drawings from around the country as a response to the invitation. The art competition was conducted under six categories based on age. All were given the freedom to draw under any topic they like. From each category 1st, 2nd and 3rd national winners and 10 national merit winners were selected based on their creativity and presentation by professional judges appointed by the Ministry of Education. Apart from the national winners, three main provincial winners and 10 merit winners were selected from each category by professional judges appointed by relevant Provincial/Zonal Departments of Education. 

Category (vi) National 1st place winner (left) and Category (v) National 1st place winner (right) receiving the award from Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Education R.M.M. Rathnayake