Global Art Philippines will hold THE 2017 NATIONAL ART COMPETITION at the Function Room 2, SMX Aura in Taguig on Sunday, September 24.
A total of 195 budding artists aged 4 to 18 from other Global Arts campuses nationwide will showcase their artistic talents and skills working around this year’s theme: “My Dream City”. The Grand Champions for each age group and category will move forward to represent the Philippines to the Global Arts International Level Competition to be held in Kuala Lumpur on December this year.
“At Global Arts, we teach them not only to draw or paint but also to conceptualize or visualize a whole art composition. This is why we chose the theme My Dream City because we want our young artists to draw or paint what their ideal city or place would look like. It could be peaceful, pollution-free, or whatever they imagine it to be. Then they will express their imagination through painting and drawing,” said Yenny Saw, Global Arts Philippines Country Manager.
This year’s competition is divided into 2 Main Categories based on the medium used. Category 1 is Creative Drawing. Here, participants will be divided into four different age groups including Category A (students 4-6 years old), Category B (students 7-9 years old), Category C (students 10-13 years old). All of them will have to draw and color using color pencils, oil Pastel, or Poster Color Paint.
Category D will be students 14-18 years old who will draw or paint using acrylic paints on canvas. Here, participants will be divided into 3 different age groups: Category 1 (7-9 years old, Category 2 (10-12 years old), and Category 3 (13 years old and above).
All 195 contenders are students from 15 different Global Arts centers including Metro Manila, Pampanga, Davao, Cebu and General Santos City.
One of the main objectives of Global Art is to provide the environment where children can think creatively thru visual art as well as exploring and developing their talents.
Global Arts Philippines holds this national art competition because it wants to empower children though art and evaluate what they have learned so far at Global Arts. “We want our children to achieve and through this annual event, they are encouraged to step up their artistic skills. This competition is an avenue for that goal. This learning experience and opportunity for growth is something that, like their artistic talent, they can relive and remember for the rest of their lives.” Saw concluded.
