PRIZES AND AWARDS
10 artists, 10 barrels. The results are in for the inaugural art exhibition and contest, organised under the auspices of Delicata in association with Is-Suq tal-Belt | Valletta Food Market, during April 2019.
from left: Georges Meekers, David Xuereb, Mario Delicata
* Recipient of the 2019 Bettija’rt Grand Prize (by jury decision): David Xuereb
* 2019 Bettija’rt Runner-up Award (by jury decision): Donald Camilleri
* 2019 Bettija’rt Special Mention (by jury decision): Zack Ritchie
* 2019 Community Vote Award (by online public voting): Francis Galea,
* Certificate of Merit: Claire Attard Vella, Joseph Barbara, Carmel Bonello, Priscilla Gatt, Sara Pace and Caroline Said Lawrence.
Ten artist-finalists directed their creativity and artistic skills towards the transformation of a decommissioned barrique (a wine barrel or bettija in Maltese) into a stunning work of art (dubbed a bettija’rt).
The inspiration and theme, which each finished piece had to reflect, is “the joys of wine, art and good living in Malta today and through the ages”.
The winners were determined by a final jury panel decision, and online voting. The members of the jury were (from left to right) Anna Grima, Kevin Casha, Mariella Pisani Bencini, and Georges Meekers for the organising Delicata winery.
The Bettija’rt Judges 2019
