Negros artists to hold
fellowship, workshop

The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros will gather visual artists from all over Negros Occidental for a cultural fellowship and workshop at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City tomorrow to end the Arts Month celebration.

Multi-awarded Negrense artists Nunelucio Alvarado, Charlie Co and AAB-N treasurer Rafael “Paeng” Paderna, will be among the resource speakers at the event, with the theme “Kahilwayan Para sa Tali-Ambong (Freedom for the Arts)”. It will be held during the provincial government’s celebration of the 26th EDSA People Power Revolution.

Corazon Golez, AAB-N president, yesterday said the activity aims to provide a venue for visual artists in the province to interact with each other, and to enhance the spirit of cooperation and volunteerism for the promotion of Negrense visual arts.

It also aims to establish linkages with the provincial government in support of its thrust, and to come up with a covenant depicted in a mural painting, that will be donated to the provincial government, she said.

An on-the-spot painting contest for high school visual art students of the province will be conducted during the activity, she added.

Paderna said they expect about 200 artists to attend the activity.

He said they want to educate the public on what is art and its importance to the lives of the people. “We also hope that the government will take a serious look at art, because without a rich culture, we will never become a great nation,” he said.

Paderna also said that, with the activity, they hope to create awareness among the people especially the young, about the importance of art and culture in their lives.*CGS

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‘Children of the City’
photo tilt set

The United Nation Children’s Fund has launched a “Children of the City” photo contest and is inviting the public to join, a press release from Bacolod City said yesterday.

Deadline for submission of entries is March 4, 2012. Photo to be submitted must be in .JPG format, with a maximum of 1MB in file size. There should only be one entry per child model, the press release said.

The name and age of the child should be reflected. Entry should include a caption or a short narrative of why the photo depicts a problem of a good practice in the city where the photographer or model resides, it added.

Entries must be e-mailed to: psfrmanila@unicef.org or league.cities.philippines@gmail.com, bearing the subject ATTN: Children of the City photo contest.

The winning entry will be judged according to most number of likes on Facebook, and most number of votes by the UNICEF staff.

The winner to be announced on March 9 will receive a package containing UNICEF souvenirs and “A Journey with Children” coffee table book of Filipino children, featuring the photographs of UNICEF photographer Giacomo Pirozzi.

For inquiries, those interested can visit the UNICEF Philippines Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/unicefphilippines.*

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GMA EDSA SPECIAL:
Marcos, Cory documentaries

GMA News TV will commemorate the Edsa anniversary by airing two documentaries on former Presidents: “Marcos: The Fall of a Dictator” and “Cory Aquino: The Housewife Who Led a Revolution”, its press release said.

Commissioned by, and first aired on History Channel Asia, the documentaries include archival video of the Marcos era and the Martial Law years, as well as of the Edsa Revolution and Aquino’s first years in office – footage few of today's youth have ever seen.

The documentaries feature interviews with those close to the former Presidents, including senators Joker Arroyo and Jovito Salonga, former President Fidel Ramos, human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag, and the sons of Ferdinand and Cory: Senator Bongbong Marcos and President Noynoy Aquino.

It took six months for the documentaries to be completed, the press release added. “Marcos” airs Saturday night and “Cory Aquino…,” Sunday night, both at 8:40 p.m.*

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Scholarships
presentation set March 1

The Philippine-American Educational Foundation, that administers the Fulbright scholarship grants, will make an outreach presentation at the at the Lopue Conference Room of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City, 10 - 11:30 a.m. on March 1, a press release from the USLS said yesterday.

Esmeralda Cunanan, executive director of PAEF, will provide information on the Fulbright student program for 2013-2014; and the agriculture scholarship program for advanced research in agriculture in the U.S., including veterinary medicine and fisheries.

She will also discuss the foreign language assistance and the international leaders in education program for high school teachers of Math, Science, English, and Social Studies, the press release said.

Faculty members, who are looking for educational opportunities in the US but will commit to return to the Philippines upon completion of their grant, are encouraged to attend the presentation, it added.*

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