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Ouro Preto receives exhibition at the 49th National Nativity Contest

The public can visit the works and vote for the ones they liked the

Agência Brasil*

Published on 07/12/2021 - 07:02

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O Santuário São Francisco de Assis abre, na capital paulista, a exposição de presépios vindos de 20 países — © Santuário de São Francisco/Divulgação

The Ouro Preto Art Foundation (Faop) opens, this Tuesday (7), the exhibition of the participants of the 49th National Crib Contest, at the Nello Nuno Art Gallery, in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais.

In addition to the exhibition, a competition will seek to encourage and value traditional artistic expressions, in addition to contributing to the preservation of the memory of communities, the development of artists, artisans, and those interested in art.

The exhibition has free visits and will elect the winner in one of the awarded categories. The exhibition will also feature popular voting, in person and online .

“The contest is beautiful, it is unique in its creativity, in each one there is this diversity of creation of artists and artisans”, says the curator of the exhibition and plastic artist, Ana Célia Teixeira.

This year, the cribs will compete for the following awards: first place in the Acquisition Award (R$ 1 thousand); second place in the Acquisition Award (R$700) and first place in the Popular Jury (R$1 thousand)

voting

During the entire period of the exhibition, which starts today and runs until January 6, a sealed urn will be placed next to the visitor's book, where visitors will be able to deposit ballots with their votes. Online votes can be taken through the foundation 's website .

The result will be released to the public on January 7, through the Official Gazette of the State of Minas Gerais .

“Faop's National Crib Contest is an important celebration of tradition and popular culture. It is very gratifying to closely monitor the dedication of artisans and artisans. Our expectation is that the population will come to honor the works and get emotional with us”, says the president of Faop, Jefferson da Fonseca, who hopes that the population will embrace the contest again.

The exhibition, with free entry, will be open to the public from Tuesday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays, from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the Nello Nuno Art Gallery, at Rua Getúlio Vargas, 185, Rosário, in Ouro Preto.

* With information from Agência Minas

Text translated using artificial intelligence.