The competition organized by the Consellería de Cultura, Lingua e Xuventude awarded the projects Xabarín by Blanca Alejandra Cortijo and Mentres outros dormen by Antonio Blanco, both from A Coruña, with the first and second prizes, respectively. The third prize went to Xabarín Lettering Club by Sergio Domínguez, from Vigo.
At the final, held today at the Cidade da Cultura, the Director General of Youth, Lara Meneses, highlighted the talent of young Galicians, stating that their proposals "surprise and amaze". She also emphasized the role of Xuventude Crea as an "entry point into the Galician cultural sector" to boost young people's life projects.
The first prize was awarded to Blanca Alejandra Cortijo (A Coruña) for her intervention Xabarín, which addresses the growing overpopulation of these animals. The second prize recognized Antonio Blanco (A Coruña) for Mentres outros dormen, an oneiric journey about insomnia. The third place went to Sergio Domínguez (Vigo) for Xabarin Lettering Club, symbolizing the classic Xabarín Club and Galician lettering.
Urban art is one of the 16 specialties included in Xuventude Crea, which in its seventeenth edition registered nearly five hundred participants. Since its inception, the program has hosted over 6,500 young people, with more than 4,000 works and projects, and has awarded 700 prizes totaling over 1 million euros.
