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Strijdom van der Merve takes first place

CIRCA artist, Strijdom van der Merwe, has won the sculpture and installation category in the first edition of the 2012 ‘It’s LIQUID International Contest’ for his 2011 sculptural installation titled, “Reaching for the sky”. The Jury selected 5 winners one for each category namely, and 15 honourable mentions, 3 for each category. The winners were selected under the following criteria: quality of the...read more