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Open to all
college students or art students whether in a university program or a
tutorial or museum-based painting class, ArtPetron has two
categories - oil/acrylic and watercolor. There will be six (6) major winners
and six (6) runners-up for each category. All qualified participating
students will be given certificates of participation. Additionally, the
schools of the first prize winners will receive a computer set complete
with printer and scanner.
Formally
launched last May 2001, application forms were sent to more than 1500
colleges, 200 museums and galleries, and to 900 Petron Service Stations
all over the country.
Studio 5
Designs, a multi-awarded graphic design agency, is the project secretariat.
It is tasked to screen all entries and make sure that participants have
complied with all the necessary requirements.
A total number
of 356 entries were officially received by 25 July 2001. More than half
of the participants learned about the contest through ArtPetron
posters in their schools/museums.
Preliminary
screening was held at the 28/F, Petron MegaPlaza. The 30 semifinalists
are from the following eighteen (18) colleges/universities, and museums/galleries:
- UST College
of Fine Arts (5)
- UP College
of Fine Arts - Diliman (4)
- UE Caloocan
College of Fine Arts (2)
- TUP College
of Fine Arts (2)
- UP Baguio
(1)
- St. Scholastica
Manila (1)
- National
University (1)
- PWU College
of Fine Arts (1)
- PWU Davao
(1)
- EARIST
(1)
- FEU (1)
- Adamson
University (1)
- PUP (1)
- University
of Baguio (1)
- Ayala
Museum (1)
- Casa Gorordo
Museum (Cebu) (1)
- Casa San
Miguel (Zambales) (1)
- Topnotch
Learning Center (Bulacan) (1)
The following
Filipino games were painted by the 30 semifinalists:
- Ka-bao
("carabao" race)
- Karera
ng Bangkang Tsinelas (slipper-boat race)
- Tumbang
Preso
(knock the can down)
- Tablugan
(vine-swinging race)
- Kadang-Kadang
(race on stilts)
- Karera
ng Bangkang papel (Paper Boat Race)
- Kinamrasay
(beetle fight)
- Saputan
ng Gagamba (spider fight)
- Piko
(hopscotch)
- Holen
(marbles)
- Patintero
(block the enemy)
- Sipa
(Kicking Lead Washers)
- Lawin
at Sisiw
(Hawk and Chicks)
- Taguan
(Hide and Seek)
- Habulan
(race)
- Sungka
(board distribution game)
- Hilahang
Lubid Habulan (racing games)
- Damang
Instik (Chinese checkers)
- Ober-Ober
Tatsing (bottle caps in a square)
- Teks
(tossing card game)
- Karera
ng Kalabaw (carabao race)
- Usapang
Lata (tin can phones)
The Preliminary
Judging highlighted the following:
- Most winners
have joined and won other major art competitions.
- Age range
is from 14-29 years old. The youngest is a student of Ayala Museum;
and the oldest is a student of Top Notch Learning Center.
- There
are 22 males (2 are brothers) and 8 females.
- There
are three (3) students who made it to both oil/acrylic and watercolor
categories:
a. Mr. Roberto Besana (PWU)
b. Mr. Romeo Forbes Jr. (UE Caloocan)
c. Ms. Yveese Belen (UST)
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