“Rethinking The Bards of Wales” competition
Students and teachers from “Mathiász János” Secondary, Vocational and Technical School of Siófok in Balatonboglár, Hungary, celebrating their achievements.
In May 2022, we were pleased to reveal the results of our "Rethinking The Bards of Wales" and "Family Circle" schools competitions. We received a wide range of wonderful artwork - mostly from Hungary and the UK, but also from Transylvania (Romania) and Felvidék (Slovakia).
Our esteemed panel of judges included Máté Vincze, then Director of Liszt Institute (Hungarian Cultural Centre London), Boglárka Gali, Director of the János Arany Memorial Museum in Nagyszalonta, Dr Márta Minier from the University of South Wales, Montgomery Town Crier Sue Blower, Montgomery-based artist Josette Gresty, and Eric Bowen - a long-term enthusiast of Welsh-Hungarian friendship from Seattle, US.
The awarded entries were later displayed on Montgomery Hungarian Day and at the János Arany Memorial Museum in Nagyszalonta. Shortly after Hungarian Day, the winning pupils also received their well-earned certificate and a small gift - courtesy of the Liszt Institute (Hungarian Cultural Centre London), SPAR Montgomery, Bunners, The Old Stores B&B and Eaves & Lord Bookshop.
Below are the winning entries for both competitions:
"Rethinking The Bards of Wales" - competition for Hungarian secondary schools
1st place
Nóra Emese Lengyel, 12th grade (age 19), "Kinizsi Pál" High School, Abony, Pest County
2nd place
Emma Leskó, 10th grade (age 17), Saint Norbert Grammar School of the Premonstratensian Order, Gödöllő, Pest County
3rd place
"Mathiász János" Secondary, Vocational and Technical School of Siófok, Balatonboglár, Somogy County (lead teacher: Éva Katalin Varga)
"Family Circle" (Családi kör) art competition for Hungarian diaspora schools in the UK & Ireland
1st place
Amelie Vida Strack, age 12, Leicester Hungarian School, England
2nd place
Alexa Kis, age 12, "Tűzmadár" Hungarian School, Bristol, England
3rd place
Zoé Séra, age 8, Leicester Hungarian School, England
