25 Pinoy artists win Taiwan art honors
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Twenty-five young artists from the Philippines brought honor to the country winning top honors in the 40th World Schoolchildren’s Art Exhibit in Taiwan.
Their artworks gained recognition from a pool of 44,446 entries from 54 countries, the most number of participants the Republic of China Association of Children’s Art received since the contest began four decades ago.
Among the winners were 16 students from Chiang Kai Shek College, five students from La Salle Greenhills, two pupils from Assumption College, and a lone winner from St. Jude Catholic School in Manila.
Gold, silver, and bronze certificates of recognition were given to 92 art entries while 2,061 artworks were selected for special citation. The Philippines garnered one bronze prize from the entry of 13-year-old Mikel Villamora, and 24 “selected” certificates.
In his message, Ambassador Donald C.T. Lee, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines congratulated the parents and teachers for their pivotal role in honing the skills of their young charges through art.
Among the youngest honorees was seven-year-old Miguel Carlos who sent the entry “Building a New World for a Better Tomorrow,” a masterpiece done entirely with crayons. Miguel’s mother, Carol Sevilla, said Miguel has always been interested in drawing. They encourage him by exposing him to photos and other artworks. She said Miguel’s painting was also inspired by different styles of drawing which he saw from other works, but the concept was entirely his.
Evelyn Hocson, mother of 15-year-old Fatima Arianne Hocson of Assumption College, another budding artist, said since receiving the award, her daughter, who has always been artistically inclined — has shown a renewed interest in expanding and exploring her craft.
