Company aims to highlight rising artists and give them opportunitiesto shine in high profile art venues
Beirut, September 2012: Always sticking to the highest levels of excellence in providinglaser medico-aesthetic treatments and services, Silkor had consistently followed a policyencouraging new artists, by showcasing their unknown masterpieces to a high levelaudience in prestigious venues of art.
In this line, the leading brand of laser treatments in the region launched an innovativeart competition that included various categories namely: "The Best Painting", "The BestPhotography", "Best Transformed Material" and "The Best Animated content/Video". Allthe art works presented revolved around a unique subject chosen by Silkor: Women. Thecompetition Jury lead by Nicole Wakim, Diane Aftimos and Eliott Stemph chose 6 winnersincluding Milana Sheiyna, Rowiena Zeinoon, Simar El NouNou, Charbel Boueiz, ZeinaHawa and Paula Maroun to exhibit their work at the high profile Mzaar Festival on August15th, where the Silkor stand gained much attention from art connoisseurs and critics.
Lara Tarakjian, Managing Director at Silkor, explained the objectives of thiscompetition: "The Art competition we organized had attracted several candidates fromdifferent artistic backgrounds and we have seen great interest and positive feedback ontheir different works at the Mzaar Festival by a select audience of art lovers. At Silkor,our strategy has always been to support young talents in different areas. Today, we areendorsing new artists who are eager for a chance to shine in the art scene; we haveidentified through this competition valuable talents and we gave them the opportunity tobe seen and recognized in highly reputable venues such as the Mzaar Festival.
Silkor has launched this Art Competition through its various social media channels andreceived a considerable feedback through those outlets. In addition the company tied upwith major universities in the country to publicize the art competition in their magazines.
