47 students from primary schools and lower-secondary schools across Bolesławiec County took part, selected in school-level qualifying rounds. The competition consisted of two stages. In the first part, participants completed a general art knowledge test; in the second, they demonstrated their ability to recognize works of art from photographs. Both stages placed strong emphasis on knowledge of the region’s historic monuments and the history of Bolesławiec ceramics.
Among primary-school students, Krzysztof Ostrowski from the School and Preschool Complex in Kruszyn was the best for the second year in a row, while Estera Zamojska from the Primary School in Ocice achieved the second-best result. The next places went to Dawid Burdyna and Jakub Głaz from the Primary School in Nowogrodziec, and Karolina Chwała from the School and Preschool Complex in Kruszyn. The representatives of the School and Preschool Complex in Kruszyn were prepared for the competition by Joanna Czaplicka, the student from the Primary School in Ocice by Ewa Berny, and the children from the Primary School in Nowogrodziec by Renata Dziuba.
In the lower-secondary-school category, the winner was Justyna Maksymowicz, a student of the Lower Secondary School in Nowogrodziec and a student under the guidance of Krzysztof Adamiec. Second place went to Julia Suchecka from the First Private Lower Secondary School in Bolesławiec, prepared by Katarzyna Żak, while third place was taken by Gordian Czerkawski from Municipal Lower Secondary School No. 1 in Bolesławiec, a student of Katarzyna Syguła-Wieczorek. The next positions were won by Łukasz Sawicki from the Second Private Lower Secondary School in Bolesławiec (supervisor: Barbara Bednarowicz) and Maja Małkowska from the First Private Lower Secondary School in Bolesławiec (supervisor: Katarzyna Żak).
The winners received book prizes, and all tournament participants received gifts prepared by the Museum of Ceramics.
The organizers of the District Art Knowledge Tournament were: the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec, the District Centre for Education and Staff Training, and Municipal Lower Secondary School No. 3. The Conference and Recreation Centre “Kliczków Castle” also joined the preparations, providing the prestigious Ducal Hall free of charge for the tournament and enabling all participants to tour the castle with a guide.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Information from the Museum of Ceramics