Chess Mirrors Life Art Competition

It's a special day today!! We celebrate the birthday of Mr Fortune Gandawa, founder of the Chess Mirrors Life Art & Chess Festival and of Mhondoro Chess!! Have a great one and be blessed🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations to all our artists. Here are the final rankings.

All our winners and participants will also receive
- Certificates of achievement/ participation
- Ongoing promotion/features and collaboration opportunities

We want to thank all the amazing artists who put in the work and helped us all to see another side of chess and how it mirrors life.
Special mention must be made of Josh Kay (Mandlenkosi Ndlela) who sent in his beautiful creations all the way from Bulawayo.l

Here are our category prizes, based on final rankings:

Best artist winner: Hope Kumbiwa
(35usd + chess set)

Best painting winner: Patlove (Patrick Shonhiwa)
(15usd, paint set + canvas)

Best painting runner up: George Makamanzi
(15usd + canvas)

Best pencil/ charcoal winner: Ernest Magura (Butau Artist)
(Charcoal set)

Best pencil runner up: Sailance Simbi
(Charcoal set)

Best sculpture winner: Bronywn Gaylard
(Chess set)

Youngest artist: Nomatter Kutsawa
(Paint set)

Good morning everyone!

The voting for People's Choice officially closed at 10am, but feel free to keep exploring the artwork and appreciating all the amazing talent showcased!

The winner will be announced tonight after we tally the Festival votes, Facebook votes, and judges' feedback.

The Arts and Chess Festival was a truly remarkable experience, filled with creativity, excitement, and competition! Voting for your favorite artwork is still ongoing—simply like the pieces that stand out to you in the Competition Voting album to cast your vote. Follow this link

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14vcSEagAp/

In the meantime, enjoy these highlights from the event as we share moments of the inspiring atmosphere and talented participants. Let’s keep the energy going!

Vote for the People's Choice Award!!
15 artists entered the 2024 Chess Mirrors Life Art Competition. They submitted a total of 21 original pieces in several themes. As part of the judging process, we will share their creations here.

We invite you all to go through the whole competition artwork album, read through the captions and like your favorites to help us pick the People's Choice. Voting closes on Saturday 8 Feb at 10am.

A like is a single vote. Online votes will be added to Festival votes and winners announced on that day.

Meet Mandlenkosi Ndlela and Anika Chakravarti, 2 amazing artists indeed!

Meet Patrick Patlove, a talented artist born in 1996 in Chitungwiza, whose abstract paintings blend cubism, constructivism, and vibrant geometric structures. From wire cars to captivating artworks, his passion for creativity shines through.

We were excited to have Collins Nyaningwe at the Art and Chess Festival! With a passion for tackling social and political themes, Collins brings a fresh, bold voice to Zimbabwe’s art scene.