Farouk Hosny Foundation launches a new award for influential figures in art and culture

egypt Mon, Oct. 11, 2021
The Board of Trustees of the Farouk Hosni Foundation for Culture and Arts decided to allocate the Grand Merit Award to a person who influenced cultural and artistic life. The names nominated to win the award, and this came during a meeting of the Board of Trustees at the Foundation's headquarters to discuss the Foundation's work plan for the coming period.

The new award comes in addition to the arts awards in its five branches (painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, fine art criticism, and photography).

The Board of Trustees of the Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture and Arts includes:
Minister Artist Farouk Hosny
Dr. Moustafa Elfeki
Engineer Naguib Sawiris
Dr. Zahi Hawass
Writer Mohamed Salmawy
Dr. Momina Kamel
Dr. Alia Abdel Hadi
Media Jasmine Zaki
Dr. Hossam Lotfy
Dr. Khaled Sorour, representative of the Ministry of Culture
Engineer Abdul Salam Shair
Mrs. Ines Louka
Written by Wael Al-Samri
Artist Ihab El-Labban
Mr. Ahmed El-Dabaa
Professor Tamer Aouf

It is worth mentioning that the Farouk Hosni Foundation for Culture and Arts opened the door for participation on the first of September for the third session of the 2022 art awards in the competitions (painting - drawing - sculpture - architecture - fine art criticism - photography) on the official website of the foundation.