The Tías City Council has already announced the names of the winners of the ideas competition for the beautification of the municipality's roundabouts, which was announced a few months ago and received more than thirty proposals from different parts of the national geography. The first prize has gone to María Dolores Acosta, a young teacher at the Pancho Lasso Art School.
The jury, made up of architects, representatives of the tourism sector and the field of culture and art, decided to choose the work "Mar I, Mar II" for the first position. Thus, the young teacher from Lanzarote wins a prize of 10,000 euros. The project is a "tribute to our seabed and, in particular, to the well-known grouper Félix", they point out from the Consistory.
The second prize, of 5,000 euros, was awarded to Rafael Alejandro Muñoz, also from Lanzarote, for his project "In perfect balance", while the third prize, of 2,500 euros, went to Aser Longás, architect from Navarra, with the work "Homage to Timanfaya".
Exhibition of all the projects
The head of the Department of Municipal Projects and Activities of the Tías City Council, Nerea Santana, has expressed her satisfaction "for the large number of artists from different fields who have participated in this innovative project and which has served as a platform for many of them to publicize their work". "I want to congratulate all the participants in this competition for the beautification of our roundabouts and, especially, the winners, who have demonstrated their enormous artistic qualities," continued the councilor.
Santana explains that "the Tías City Council reserves the right to execute those projects that are deemed appropriate, assessing the cost of the work, its materials, the adaptation of the project to the place designated for its location, as well as the link with our tourist image or our history".
Finally, the dependencies of the Tías City Council will host, during the next two weeks, a public exhibition of all the models of the sculptural and landscape projects presented to the contest. Thus, residents and people who wish to do so will be able to see the works.
