Deadline: 26 November 2010
Are you confident of your outstanding writing skills, particularly on urgent issues like the deterioration of our environment? Do you believe that you can write an essay on how art can engage with such issues, and are you confident that essay can win a prize? And that essay has something important to say about how you can help heal the earth? Are you a college student?
Then come and participate in the Walong Filipina 2010 essay writing contest. All you have to do is view the Walong Filipina Exhibit at the Small Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines from October 14 to November 28. Admission is free, and if you come on October 14, there will be a forum from 2:30-5:30pm at the CCP MKP Multi-Purpose Hall and cocktails at 6:00pm.
After viewing the exhibit, go to the CCP Visual Arts and Museo Division at the 4th Floor to get an entry form. Entry forms will also be available at the Liongoren Gallery (111 New York Street, Cubao, QC), the UP Art Studies Department (2nd Floor, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, QC), and at the CCP website at www.culturalcenter.gov.ph
Go home, do some library and online research, request for interviews, if you need to. Think about the question: What did this exhibit say, and how did the featured environmentalists and artists inform and inspire me to take action, do something for the environment? The essay will be written individually. Essays written by more than one author will not be accepted.
Submit an essay, in English, of not more than 1,500 words, Arial 12pt, double-space, and printed on letter-size paper (8½ by 11 inches) or A4 paper. The essay should be placed in a short folder together with the entry form and proof of enrollment. The folder should be labeled with the student’s name and school.
Submit entry at the CCP VAMD, 4th Floor, Cultural Center of the Philippines from Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am-6:00pm. For inquiries, call CCP Visual Arts at 832-3702 or 832-1125 locals 1504/1505. Submission period of walk-in entries will be from November 9-26, 2010. The deadline on Friday, November 26 at 6:00pm is final and will be strictly observed.
Entries sent by post or door-to-door courier will be accepted as long as they are properly labeled and placed in a folder with the required entry form and proof of enrollment, and should be received by the CCP on or before November 30. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Prizes at stake are: Php10,000 (first prize); Php5,000 (second prize); and Php1,000 each for five special citations. All prizes are tax-free and will be accompanied by certificates of merit.
Walong Filipina honors eight environmentalists: Evelyn Cacha, co-founder of Alyansa Laban sa Mina (ALAMIN) in Mindoro; University of the Philippines Tacloban Dean Margarita dela Cruz; Sis. Luz Emmanuel of Assumption Antipolo; environmental lawyer Ipat Luna; Judea Millora, a waste management expert; Jurgenne Primavera, renowned advocate of sustainable fish farming; Lydia Robledo, butterfly habitat conservation advocate, and Luz Sabas, 80 years old, who together with her late husband pioneered waste management in the Philippines.
The advocacies of these eight women were portrayed by noted visual artists, whose works will be on show: Egai Talusan Fernandez, Efren Garcellano, Renato Habulan, Rico Palacio, Mario de Rivera, Mark Salvatus, Jojit Solano and PG Zoluaga.
The artists worked on the subjects based on research supplied by UP Arts Studies class under Prof. Flaudette May Datuin. They are: Ceres Canilao, Hemerson Dimacale, Aleth Gayosa, Romena Luciano, Virna Odiver Mai Saporsantos, Debbie Virata.
The exhibit was launched last March at Liongoren Gallery, Cubao and travelled to Liongoren Gallery Dagupan last May. Students who have seen the exhibit at these venues may also join the contest.
The announcement of winners will take place on Thursday, December 9 6:00pm at the 3rd Floor CCP Main Gallery.
Contest Guidelines
In line with Walong Filipina’s aim of creating awareness of environmental issues through art, the Walong Filipina Essay Writing Contest aims to encourage student viewers to appreciate and understand the exhibit, and become inspired enough to write about it, their feelings about it, what they think needs to be done, and what they can do the help heal the earth.
The contest also aims to contribute to developing young writers, who will develop and mature into fully engaged competent and informed observers, teachers and critics of art.
The essays we are looking for will address, refer or respond to the exhibit Walong Filipina 2010: Sa Ngalan ng Kalikasan III which was exhibited in Quezon City and Dagupan City earlier this year, and will be exhibited at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from October 14 to November 28, 2010. The Contest is open to all college undergraduate students.
I. Who can join and how?
1. The contest is open to all individual college undergraduate students.
2. Contestants should have seen the exhibit, and signed the attendance sheet.
3. Contestants should register and fill up an entry form available at the CCP Visual Arts and Museo Division (VAMD) and the CCP website, and also at Liongoren Gallery (111 New York Street, Cubao, QC) and the UP Department of Art Studies office (2nd Flr UP Faculty Center, Diliman, QC).
4. This entry form will be attached to the submitted essay and will serve as the contestant’s duly signed certificate of originality.
5. Entry forms should be accompanied with any proof of enrolment, such as the enrolment form or certification from the school.
II. Writing and submitting the essay
1. After viewing the exhibit, contestants can do their library and online research, request interviews with artists and honorees, among others. The essay will be written individually. Essays written by more than one author will not be accepted.
2. Submit an essay, in English, of not more than 1,500 words, Arial 12pt, double-space, and printed on letter-size paper (8½ by 11 inches) or A4 paper.
3. The essay should be placed in a short folder together with the entry form and proof of enrollment. The folder should be labeled with the student’s name and school.
4. Submit entry at the CCP VAMD, 4th Floor, Cultural Center of the Philippines from Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am-6:00pm. For inquiries, call CCP Visual Arts at 8323702 or 8321125 locals 1504/1505.
Submission period of walk-in entries will be from November 9-26, 2010.
The deadline on Friday, November 26 at 6:00pm is final and will be strictly observed.
Entries sent by post or door-to-door courier will be accepted as long as they are properly labeled and placed in a folder with the required entry form and proof of enrollment, and should be received by the CCP on or before November 30. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
III. Judgment Criteria
Entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
Substance, originality, analysis – 70%
Development and coherence – 15%
Style and presentation – 15%
IV. Selection and announcement of winners
There will be a total of seven (7) finalists, from which two (2) top winners will be chosen. All decisions of the Panel of Jurors, including the First Screening, shall be final. Winners shall be informed by email and SMS
Winners or his/her authorized representative are strongly encouraged to attend the awarding ceremony on December 09 6:00pm to be held at the Main Gallery of the CCP to personally receive their prize.
V. Prizes
Winning entries will be published in the CCP website and other sites endorsed and sponsored by Liongoren Gallery and UP Art Studies.
1st Prize: Php10,000
Certificate of Merit for the Student
2nd Prize: Php5,000
Certificate of Merit for the Student
Five (5) Special Citations: Php P1,000 each
Certificate of Merit for the Student
More information here.
Are you confident of your outstanding writing skills, particularly on urgent issues like the deterioration of our environment? Do you believe that you can write an essay on how art can engage with such issues, and are you confident that essay can win a prize? And that essay has something important to say about how you can help heal the earth? Are you a college student?
Then come and participate in the Walong Filipina 2010 essay writing contest. All you have to do is view the Walong Filipina Exhibit at the Small Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines from October 14 to November 28. Admission is free, and if you come on October 14, there will be a forum from 2:30-5:30pm at the CCP MKP Multi-Purpose Hall and cocktails at 6:00pm.
After viewing the exhibit, go to the CCP Visual Arts and Museo Division at the 4th Floor to get an entry form. Entry forms will also be available at the Liongoren Gallery (111 New York Street, Cubao, QC), the UP Art Studies Department (2nd Floor, Faculty Center, UP Diliman, QC), and at the CCP website at www.culturalcenter.gov.ph
Go home, do some library and online research, request for interviews, if you need to. Think about the question: What did this exhibit say, and how did the featured environmentalists and artists inform and inspire me to take action, do something for the environment? The essay will be written individually. Essays written by more than one author will not be accepted.
Submit an essay, in English, of not more than 1,500 words, Arial 12pt, double-space, and printed on letter-size paper (8½ by 11 inches) or A4 paper. The essay should be placed in a short folder together with the entry form and proof of enrollment. The folder should be labeled with the student’s name and school.
Submit entry at the CCP VAMD, 4th Floor, Cultural Center of the Philippines from Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am-6:00pm. For inquiries, call CCP Visual Arts at 832-3702 or 832-1125 locals 1504/1505. Submission period of walk-in entries will be from November 9-26, 2010. The deadline on Friday, November 26 at 6:00pm is final and will be strictly observed.
Entries sent by post or door-to-door courier will be accepted as long as they are properly labeled and placed in a folder with the required entry form and proof of enrollment, and should be received by the CCP on or before November 30. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Prizes at stake are: Php10,000 (first prize); Php5,000 (second prize); and Php1,000 each for five special citations. All prizes are tax-free and will be accompanied by certificates of merit.
Walong Filipina honors eight environmentalists: Evelyn Cacha, co-founder of Alyansa Laban sa Mina (ALAMIN) in Mindoro; University of the Philippines Tacloban Dean Margarita dela Cruz; Sis. Luz Emmanuel of Assumption Antipolo; environmental lawyer Ipat Luna; Judea Millora, a waste management expert; Jurgenne Primavera, renowned advocate of sustainable fish farming; Lydia Robledo, butterfly habitat conservation advocate, and Luz Sabas, 80 years old, who together with her late husband pioneered waste management in the Philippines.
The advocacies of these eight women were portrayed by noted visual artists, whose works will be on show: Egai Talusan Fernandez, Efren Garcellano, Renato Habulan, Rico Palacio, Mario de Rivera, Mark Salvatus, Jojit Solano and PG Zoluaga.
The artists worked on the subjects based on research supplied by UP Arts Studies class under Prof. Flaudette May Datuin. They are: Ceres Canilao, Hemerson Dimacale, Aleth Gayosa, Romena Luciano, Virna Odiver Mai Saporsantos, Debbie Virata.
The exhibit was launched last March at Liongoren Gallery, Cubao and travelled to Liongoren Gallery Dagupan last May. Students who have seen the exhibit at these venues may also join the contest.
The announcement of winners will take place on Thursday, December 9 6:00pm at the 3rd Floor CCP Main Gallery.
Contest Guidelines
In line with Walong Filipina’s aim of creating awareness of environmental issues through art, the Walong Filipina Essay Writing Contest aims to encourage student viewers to appreciate and understand the exhibit, and become inspired enough to write about it, their feelings about it, what they think needs to be done, and what they can do the help heal the earth.
The contest also aims to contribute to developing young writers, who will develop and mature into fully engaged competent and informed observers, teachers and critics of art.
The essays we are looking for will address, refer or respond to the exhibit Walong Filipina 2010: Sa Ngalan ng Kalikasan III which was exhibited in Quezon City and Dagupan City earlier this year, and will be exhibited at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from October 14 to November 28, 2010. The Contest is open to all college undergraduate students.
I. Who can join and how?
1. The contest is open to all individual college undergraduate students.
2. Contestants should have seen the exhibit, and signed the attendance sheet.
3. Contestants should register and fill up an entry form available at the CCP Visual Arts and Museo Division (VAMD) and the CCP website, and also at Liongoren Gallery (111 New York Street, Cubao, QC) and the UP Department of Art Studies office (2nd Flr UP Faculty Center, Diliman, QC).
4. This entry form will be attached to the submitted essay and will serve as the contestant’s duly signed certificate of originality.
5. Entry forms should be accompanied with any proof of enrolment, such as the enrolment form or certification from the school.
II. Writing and submitting the essay
1. After viewing the exhibit, contestants can do their library and online research, request interviews with artists and honorees, among others. The essay will be written individually. Essays written by more than one author will not be accepted.
2. Submit an essay, in English, of not more than 1,500 words, Arial 12pt, double-space, and printed on letter-size paper (8½ by 11 inches) or A4 paper.
3. The essay should be placed in a short folder together with the entry form and proof of enrollment. The folder should be labeled with the student’s name and school.
4. Submit entry at the CCP VAMD, 4th Floor, Cultural Center of the Philippines from Tuesdays to Fridays 9:00am-6:00pm. For inquiries, call CCP Visual Arts at 8323702 or 8321125 locals 1504/1505.
Submission period of walk-in entries will be from November 9-26, 2010.
The deadline on Friday, November 26 at 6:00pm is final and will be strictly observed.
Entries sent by post or door-to-door courier will be accepted as long as they are properly labeled and placed in a folder with the required entry form and proof of enrollment, and should be received by the CCP on or before November 30. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
III. Judgment Criteria
Entries will be judged according to the following criteria:
Substance, originality, analysis – 70%
Development and coherence – 15%
Style and presentation – 15%
IV. Selection and announcement of winners
There will be a total of seven (7) finalists, from which two (2) top winners will be chosen. All decisions of the Panel of Jurors, including the First Screening, shall be final. Winners shall be informed by email and SMS
Winners or his/her authorized representative are strongly encouraged to attend the awarding ceremony on December 09 6:00pm to be held at the Main Gallery of the CCP to personally receive their prize.
V. Prizes
Winning entries will be published in the CCP website and other sites endorsed and sponsored by Liongoren Gallery and UP Art Studies.
1st Prize: Php10,000
Certificate of Merit for the Student
2nd Prize: Php5,000
Certificate of Merit for the Student
Five (5) Special Citations: Php P1,000 each
Certificate of Merit for the Student
More information here.
