WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017

Category 14 years & above

Isra Hamdullah - New Pakistan School

Sara Mohammed Al-Shati - Omama Bent Besher

Abo Amaan Pal - Indian Center School

Laial Al-Harb - English School of Pakistan

Dana Hussain Ghulum Hussain - Omama Bent Bisher

Esraa Ahmed Hamed Saleem - Faraa Bent Abi Al-Sult Ibrahim Hafe - New Pakistan International School

Angel Tereesa - Gulf English School

Qassem Ahmed Al-Hwaj - Saleh Shehab School Abd Al-Rahman Ahmed Mohammed - Khalifa Talal Al-Gare

By Ben Garcia

KUWAIT: Hassan Al-Majed from Al-Ruaya School won the first prize for the 6-9 category. He is eight-years-old and loves art and par-ticipated with great enthusiasm. “I don’t expect to win, I just want to participate,” he said through his mother Mariam Al-Failakawi. “I was surprised to hear my name. I am very happy,” he said.

Hassan won a gift from the Australian Embassy which he has been dreaming of. “He has been insisting us to buy him the Play Station. I don’t give what he demands for easily to teach him the importance of patience. That is what my policy is, to get things on their own merit,” said Mariam. Mariam is an art collector herself. She also paints and does a lot of paper craft and collages images. “This is my hobby too. I am happy that Hassan is following my

Australia art competition, tool for learning the culture

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