{"id":46342,"date":"2023-09-22T14:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T12:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/talent-fostered-young-20230920\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T05:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:39:44","slug":"talent-fostered-young-20230920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/talent-fostered-young-20230920\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent fostered young"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_c8e2a676\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9383\/900c89dc350b41d29d98d45a2dd612ba.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9383\/49b8ebccb5b8495e9ce21a11fbcbc948.jpg\" title=\"Sun\u00e9 Fourie (18) with her work that won her a first prize in the category for high school learners. Photos: Lientjie Mentz\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sun\u00e9 Fourie (18) with her work that won her a first prize in the category for high school learners. Photos: Lientjie Mentz<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of World Environment Day, the Free State Young Artist Competition\u2019s theme was \u201cSolutions to Plastic Pollution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Museum announced the winners for this annual competition at the museum on Saturday. There were 42 entrants from ages five to 18 years who created art in a variety of mediums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner in category C, for high school learners, is Sun\u00e9 Fourie (18), a gr. 12 learner at the Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Oranje. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In category A, for learners aged five to nine years, the winner is Deandr\u00e9 du Toit (7), a home schooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second is Sun\u00e9 Louw (8), a home schooler; third Olivia Hasenjager (8), a home schooler; and Ethan Cloete (9) of the Fichardtpark Primary School received a merit certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c4d8ed7c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9383\/d37c9b88fc65410f9f4a54bf154046f6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9383\/a60833a3a56549a69fa37aae51402745.jpg\" title=\"Zoey Su (10) won the category for participants ten to 14 years old.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Zoey Su (10) won the category for participants ten to 14 years old.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoey Su (10) received a first prize in category B, for learners aged ten to 14 years. 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