Organization of the Al-Baghl Award for the Filial Son in 'Visual Arts'

Mr. Ibrahim Al-Baghl, the official sponsor of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son, extends his sincere thanks and appreciation to artist Salem Al-Kharji, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Association for Plastic Arts and Head of the Judging Committee for the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts, as well as to the members of the Association’s Board of Directors and all its staff members across various titles and professional levels. He commends their fruitful cooperation with the activities and events of the Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son, particularly in organizing the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts. This collaboration has significantly contributed to the continuity of the award and the achievement of shared objectives for both the Foundation and the Association. This was achieved through the nomination of the Head and members of the judging and evaluation team for works participating in the 2026 edition of the award. These judges are specialists in plastic arts who worked to disseminate the competition to the general public and the plastic arts community in particular, thereby supporting the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son’s activities. The Foundation considers this award a driving force that motivates continued effort and contribution to achieve the award’s goals.

Mr. Al-Baghl also affirmed and praised the distinguished efforts of the former Chairman of the Association’s Board of Directors, artist Abdulrasool Salman, whose work solidified the foundations of cooperation between the Foundation and the Association to establish and launch the award 13 years ago, aiming to promote the culture of filial piety in society through artistic works. He appreciated Salman’s commitment to the award’s continuity and the achievement of shared goals, which added realism and seriousness to the competition’s content, ensured its regularity and comprehensiveness across social and educational activities in the country, and maintained high sponsorship standards. Most importantly, he highlighted the award’s positive impact in stimulating competitive spirit toward excellence, development, and creativity. Furthermore, he noted that the award’s beauty is enhanced by its inclusivity of all societal segments and its easy accessibility for participation by everyone, including artists, ensuring objective and transparent benefit distribution.

For his part, artist Salem Al-Kharji affirmed that the Kuwait Association for Plastic Arts, in coordination with the Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son, has participated in organizing the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son events for the twentieth consecutive year. The Association and the Foundation are organizing the thirteenth edition of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts in 2026, with the aim of enhancing the principle of social partnership and strengthening professional and social ties among civil society organizations. This effort serves to document and appreciate the contributions of individuals and civil society and charitable institutions in the State of Kuwait. Al-Kharji praised the role of the Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son in serving society and commended the collaboration between the Foundation and the Association in one of the social responsibility development projects. He expressed the happiness of himself, the Association’s Board of Directors, its general assembly members, and plastic arts enthusiasts for their participation in supporting the award’s goals and competitions, which confirms the integrated role of the Foundation, especially in joint social responsibility projects. The award has addressed every social aspect and continued its work and contribution for twenty consecutive years.

In turn, Mr. Al-Baghl praised the distinguished success of the Association and the Foundation in organizing the award for the thirteenth consecutive year. He commended the participation of contestants at all levels, fields, and aspects of plastic arts, highlighting their excellence in their artistic works, which he considers unique achievements for the Kuwait Association for Plastic Arts. The excellence of plastic artists in their works represents a new addition to the record of Kuwaiti plastic art, confirming the distinguished artistic level of Kuwaiti artists and their ability to execute innovative ideas and achieve advanced results at all levels. This contributes to enhancing the presence of the State of Kuwait’s name in the local, regional, and international arenas for plastic art.

**High Committee Meeting of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son**

Through a series of meetings and sessions held by the Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son with the judging and evaluation committees for the 2026 Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son competitions, the High Committee of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son, chaired by Mr. Mansour Al-Salamin, a member of the High Committee and Head of the Judging and Evaluation Committees for the award, held a meeting with the Head and members of the judging and evaluation team for the 2026 Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts. Attendees included artist Emad Al-Toura, artist Dr. Hanaa Al-Mulla, and artist Othman Bu-Hamad. The meeting reviewed the competition’s achievements in previous years, particularly those achieved in 2025, and monitored the implementation mechanism for the 2026 Plastic Arts Award. The date and venue for the art exhibition of participating plastic artists in the 2026 award were also determined.

Mr. Al-Salamin affirmed that the Committee has taken upon itself the responsibility of activating the participation of all societal segments and groups, as well as the role of individuals and civil society institutions in actively participating in all 2026 award events. Official correspondence was conducted between the Foundation and participating entities in the preparation and execution of the award events, resulting in the formation of heads and members of working teams emanating from the High Committee for the 2026 award to execute all competitions and events in accordance with the regulations and systems of the Ministry of Social Affairs. All evaluation and judging committees were instructed to adhere to instructions and guidelines aimed at achieving the desired objectives, as follows:

* The conditions and regulations for the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts competition have been reviewed, amended, and approved.

* Registration and participation in the competitions will take place from June 1, 2026, to October 31, 2026.

* Participation will be conducted through the competition’s official website (www.albaghliaward.com).

* Participants will be assisted in registering via the website.

* The dimensions of the participating artwork have been adjusted to 100×100 cm.

* An agreement was reached to hold an exhibition for participants in the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts.

* The Foundation will cover all necessary requirements to execute the art exhibition, through which winners will be selected, and certificates of appreciation will be awarded to all participants according to established and agreed-upon standards.

* Emphasis is placed on ensuring that participating works reflect reality as much as possible.

* After the judging and evaluation committee selects the winners, the winners’ rankings will be announced through a press conference held to announce results for all competitions.

* The Kuwait Association for Plastic Arts will disseminate the competition via social media and the Association’s website.

* The working team will provide periodic follow-up and submit a bi-monthly report to the High Committee on the progress of the competition regarding participants.

**Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts Competition**

The Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son organizes the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts as one of the Foundation’s social, literary, and awareness projects, in coordination and cooperation with the Kuwait Association for Plastic Arts. The goal is to achieve several objectives that benefit individuals and civil society institutions in the State of Kuwait through plastic artistic works, as follows:

* Encouraging children to be dutiful to their parents and to the elderly.

* Strengthening and consolidating family relations.

* Raising societal awareness of the various needs of the elderly.

* Activating the role of media regarding issues of filial piety and respect for the elderly.

* Activating the role of the elderly and integrating them into society.

* Utilizing award winners as a source for awareness campaigns.

* Encouraging volunteer work with the elderly.

* Promoting positive behavior among children toward their parents and the elderly.

* Counteracting negative behavior toward parents and the elderly by referring to the rules defined by Islamic Sharia, the Constitution, and customs and traditions.

**Competition Conditions and Regulations**

1. The participant must be at least 18 years old.

2. The participating artist must be Kuwaiti.

3. The artistic painting must depict manifestations of filial piety toward parents and respect for the elderly (“a manifestation of loyalty and respect from children to their parents and the elderly”).

4. Each artist has the right to participate with two different works, and the winning painting is non-refundable.

5. The dimensions of the participating work must not exceed 100×100 cm.

6. The submitted painting must not have won other competitions previously.

7. Participants do not have the right to object to the decisions of the sorting and judging committee.

8. The organizing committee has the right to publish the winning painting in its publications or for its media purposes.

**Prizes for Winners**

Three winners will be selected, and each winner will receive:

* **First Place:** A cash prize of 750 KD and the Gold Statue of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son.

* **Second Place:** A cash prize of 500 KD and the Silver Statue of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son.

* **Third Place:** A cash prize of 250 KD and the Silver Statue of the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son.

* **Certificates of Appreciation:** Awarded to winners and participants, certified by the Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

**The Dutiful Son Plastic Arts Exhibition by Al-Baghl**

Mr. Al-Baghl will sponsor the opening of the art exhibition accompanying this year’s event, along with the Chairman of the Association and competition participants. The participating plastic artistic works will be displayed. At the conclusion of the exhibition events, participants in the competition will be honored with certificates of thanks and appreciation for their active contribution to enhancing the role of the Foundation and the team in spreading the virtue of filial piety in society through plastic art. They are wished success in achieving high rankings in the award.

The Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghl Foundation for the Dutiful Son will organize the art exhibition for the works of participating artists in the 2026 Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts. The exhibition will include a number of artistic paintings that clearly express filial piety toward parents, love, and tolerance among members of society. These works carry many noble symbols and meanings, featuring participation from the finest plastic artists. This is of great importance in supporting the progress of the Dutiful Son Award as one of the Foundation’s social projects, which launched 20 years ago. Mr. Al-Baghl noted that the award has “dedicated itself to social work concepts and strengthened community relations between individuals and civil society institutions to achieve several objectives that benefit all segments and groups of Kuwaiti society.”

He added that organizing the exhibition dedicated to participating works in the Al-Baghl Award for the Dutiful Son in Plastic Arts is among the procedures undertaken by the High Committee of the award and the judging and evaluation team, which consists of specialized experts in their field. He clarified that the judging team works to sort and study participating works, evaluating them according to quality and excellence standards, and examining aspects that reflect the reality of the data provided by participants. He described this as an important stage in the evaluation and judging process before selecting winners and their rankings, paving the way for determining winning works from individuals and civil society institutions.

Mr. Al-Baghl continued that winners will be honored within all award competitions and the Dutiful Sons of Kuwait for 2026 at the closing ceremony to be held under the patronage of Her Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood Affairs on December 16. He expressed his hope for everyone’s success in achieving distinguished rankings in the award.