Dubai: Winners of the Arabian Rainbow Competition, an exciting community art project for primary schools, will be announced during the Dubai International Arabian Races at the Gold Coast Turf Club in Queensland, Australia, on Saturday.
Inspired by the Arabian Gulf’s first public art project launched in Dubai in 2004, the competition allowed pupils to display their artistic creativity by paintings a life-sized sculpture of a horse using the colours of the rainbow.
It also provided teachers with an opportunity to engage the pupils in discussions covering a wide range of key subjects including culture, language, geography and sport.
Participating schools will each receive a three dimensional sculpture of an Arabian horse, a leading breed in the equine world and a symbol of the UAE.
The finihed artworks will be displayed at the Dubai International Arabian Races and teachers, pupils and their families will be invited to attend the judging and presentations and enjoy a day of Arabian and Thoroughbred racing.
The winning schools will receive a cash prize of $3,000 (Dh11,019), $2,000 (Dh7,346) for second place and $1,500 (Dh5,510) for third place.
It is described as a wonderful incentive for Australian Schools, Dubai International Arabian Races, NARA Australia and the Gold Coast Turf Club.
