Post tsunami rebuilding Fine Arts competitions

THE district level competitions of the 'Post Tsunami Rebuilding Fine Arts Competition' jointly organised by Peace and National Integration and Fine Arts Units of the Ministry of Education under the instructions of Education Secretary Dr (Mrs.) Tara de Mel and the guidance of the President will be conducted between May and June this year.

These competitions will include dancing, music and short drama competitions, the Education Ministry said in a press release yesterday. Competitions relating to the districts of Gampaha, Colombo, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Hambantota and Galle have already been completed.

The Matara district competition was held at the Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya, Matara on May 26. The dates of the other district competitions and their venues are as follows: May 28 - Moneragala district at Rajakeeya Vidyalaya, Kegalle district at Tholangamuwa MMV, Nuwara Eliya district at Gamini MV. May 29 - Badulla district at Dharmaduta MV, Ratnapura district at Sumana Balika Vidyalaya, Matale district at St. Thomas MV and Kandy district at Mahamaya Balika Vidyalaya. June 3 - Ampara district at Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya and June 4 - Trincomalee district at Vidyaloka MV.

These competitions will be held in the Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Mulaitivu districts as well within the next few days. Director (Fine Arts), Ministry of Education Thushara Gunatilleke has requested all schools who had sent in applications to participate in the competitions on the respective days irrespective of whether they have received summoning letters or not.