Global winners mark Skywards Future Artists Competition

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning frequent flyer program of Emirates, announced four winners of this year’s Skywards Future Artists Competition. These include New Experiences brief — Second Chance by Leonardo Pignataro (USA), Alternate Perspectives brief — World Warped by Syed Arshad (India), Deeper Insight brief — Deeper Insight by Sandeep Ahlawat (Bahrain), and Infinite Intuition brief — Unique by Shiva Nouri (Iran).
Selected from over 3,300 submissions, the winning designs and the names of the artists will be featured on the 2014 Skywards membership cards. In addition, each of the winning artists will receive $5,000. The program is a unique opportunity to reward emerging talent and present them to Emirates Skywards members worldwide.
“Part of the Emirates Skywards program is to listen to the wishes of our members and match the offering with their interests. Through activities such as these, Emirates Skywards reaches out to its global customers and connects our frequent travelers with future leading artists,” said Brian LaBelle, SVP, Emirates Skywards.
Judging was conducted by a panel of respected industry professionals, experts, and Emirates Skywards members. The judging criteria included creative merit, technical excellence and suitability for end use. The panel of judges created a shortlist of entries, which were then judged by the Emirates Skywards members through a voting process. Over 85,000 Emirates Skywards members cast their vote on the Skywards website.