BoC art competition concludes on Sept 30

The Bank of Ceylon (BoC) has organised an art competition for Ran Kekulu account holders to mark the Bank's 75th anniversary.

The competition will be held under four categories. Category I - Pre-schools, category II - Grades 1 to 5, category III - Grades 6 to 9, and category IV - Grades 10 to 13. The winners of each category will be entitled to visit Disneyland.

The competition which concludes on September 30, will be conducted in two stages. Paintings will be displayed at provincial level and the first, second and third places will be selected from each category. In addition, 1,880 paintings will be selected for consolation prizes from all provinces.

At provincial level, the winner will receive Rs. 20,000, a certificate and the school - Rs.15,000.

The second placed winner - Rs.15,000, a certificate and Rs.10,000 for the school and third place - Rs.10,000, a certificate and Rs. 5,000 for the school.

Altogether 2,000 paintings will be selected for the national level competition under four categories. Each painting that enters the national level competition, stands a chance to win one of the four Hong Kong Disneyland tours for the child accompanied by a parent.

At national level, the winner of the first place in the art competition is entitled to a tour of Disneyland.

A certificate and a gold medal in recognition of the artistic talent and the school attended by the child will receive Rs.15,000.

The second place winner will be entitled to a cash prize of Rs.100,000, a gold medal and a certificate while the school will get Rs.10,000.

The third place winner will receive Rs.50,000, a gold medal and a certificate while the school will get Rs.5,000. There will also be 10 merit awards for each of the four categories.