The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for Youth in a partnership with the Burra de Milho Cultural Association, promotes the second edition of the LABJOVEM-JOVENS CRIADORES DOS AÇORES (Young Creators of the Azores) Competition. It is a project that intends to encourage young creators from different artistic areas as well as to promote training and creativity.
This competition comprises the following areas: Architecture, Plastic Arts, Dance/Performance, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Illustration and Cartoon, Literature, Music, Theatre/Performance and Video.
Among the projects selected in each area to be integrated in the 2010 Regional Display, a project will also be chosen by the jury of the LABJOVEM competition to whose author a prize will be awarded. The winner will earn a training scholarship abroad in the area where the project was selected.
The submission of projects takes place until October 31 2009 and all the necessary information is available at the official site: www.labjovem.pt.