Our exhibition last year was held in Grindelwald, in the Curling Hall of the Sports Centre, and was opened on Whit Saturday by the village mayor, Mäni Schläppi, in the presence of the artists, their guests and invited local dignitaries.
Already before Easter the pictures arrived, over 200 in all, for presentation to the selection committee.
Altogether 135 works were chosen from 51 member artists from all over Switzerland, including the three successful membership candidates.
Most prominent among all the mountains depicted was naturally the famous trilogy of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau - the undisputed Big Three of the Bernese Oberland - and this not least because it was chosen as the subject of the competition.
The members were invited to each bring one new "Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau" painting for the exhibition, which was judged by an independent jury and the results were announced during the opening ceremony.
Congratulations to the winners Peter Marti (1st prize), Josef Haug (2nd prize) and Heinz Kropf (3rd prize).
The Guild wishes to express its grateful thanks to the village and tourist office of Grindelwald for its generosity in making the Curling Hall available for three whole weeks, timed to coincide with the Eiger-Live mountain festival and the special Honorary Guest week.
We are also most grateful to the various organisations who offered their financial support, without which it would not be possible to organise an exhibition of this kind, in such a prestigious venue, for this duration, and with the production of a top-quality illustrated catalogue.
Following the opening on Whit Saturday the exhibition was open every afternoon until Sunday 21st June.
We were pleased to welcome the large number of visitors who came and hope they enjoyed viewing our paintings of the Mountain World around the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau!
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