The Children for Peace Alliance (C4PA) in collaboration with Kodao Productions, International Association of Women in Radio & Television – Philippines (IAWRT), and Miriam College’s Department of Communication has conducted an art festival with the theme “Sining para sa Kapayapaan (Art for Peace)”.
The art festival aims to provide a platform for creative children in sharing their artworks which would depict the meaning of peace from their own perspectives. The art festival has gathered video and sketch entries from children willingly participated in the activity and whose ages ranging from 12 to 18 years old. The call for entries have started last November 2020 and ended on February 28, 2021.
In order to make the event possible, the organizers of the event have reached to various district offices of the Department of Education for collaboration and partnership. As a result, many schools have actively encouraged their students and teachers to participate in the festival. More than 90 entries were submitted by students coming from different regions and provinces in the country and these entries have undergone meticulous evaluated by the judges based on the criteria identified by the organizers including creativity and originality (50%), interpretation of the theme (25%) and overall quality of presentation (25%).
THE JUDGES
MECHANICS
After months of waiting for the result, the winners for both categories were finally announced through an online awarding ceremony held last April 18. The program started with inspirational messages from two of the judges including progressive playwright and director Bonifacio Ilagan and screenwriter and director Bibeth Orteza. Both of them commended all the participants who at their very young age are already aware about of the environment they live in.
They were able to share how their strong passion for art helped them in advocating for peace and human rights. Ms. Orteza also commended the organizers of the festival for initiating the event and for giving opportunity to children to showcase their talents and present their perspectives about peace. On the other hand, Mr. Ilagan said that the contest has convinced children in helping us find the elusive peace, especially now that the country grapples with different challenges brought by the pandemic and economic crisis.
After few performances by invited cultural groups, the winners for both categories were announced. The winners for the video categories include P-Zone by Hazel Francisco (1st Place), Anggulo by Terence Delmundo (2nd Place) and Obrang Pangarap by Abergido Marcelino Jr. (3rd Place). On the hand, the winners for the poster-making category are the following – ka-PEACE Bisig by Brahm Daniel Verano (1st Place), Iingatan Ka by Samual Namoco (2nd Place) and Pagkakaisa para sa Kapayapaan by Nicole Divinagracia. In both categories, 30 other participants were also given special prizes. Aside from cash prizes, all participants are also identified as beneficiaries of a capacity building which will be hosted by the event organizers.
At the end of the program, Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns secretary general Eule Rico Bonganay gave a solidarity message for the participants and the viewers of the awarding ceremony.
VIDEO CATEGORY
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
POSTER MAKING CATEGORY
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Consolation Prizes
Payahag ng Salinlahi sa ginanap na awarding ceremony ng
Sining Para sa Kapayapaan
Isang mapagpalayag gabi sa inyong lahat.
Sa bahagi ng Salinlahi at Children for Peace Alliance, kami ay lubos na nagpapasalamat sa lahat ng lumahok at nakibahagi sa ating patimpalak. Talagang nakakatuwa ang pagiging malikhain ng mga bata at kabataan na sa pamamagitan ng mumunting mga obra ay nagpahayag sila ng kanilang pagnanais para sa kapayapaan.
Nakakataba ng puso na makita kayo na nakakapaghatid ng nakapakamakabuluhang mensahe gamit ang inyong mga likhang sining.Nawa’y ang lahat ng nanunuod at nakakasaksi sa ating programa ngayon ay makakuha ng inspirasyon mula sa mga batang ito na matatawag nating mga artista ng bayan.
Lalo na sa ngayon na may kinakaharap tayong krisis, isa ang mga bata sa pinakalubhang naapektuhan. Napakarami sa mga bata ang nagugutom at naghihirap kasama ng kanilang pamilya. Marami ang nagkakasakit at hindi makapagpaospital. Problema rin para sa mga ang tambak tambak na modules at dumaranas ng emotional stress dahil sa matagal na pagkaka-confine sa loob mga tahanan. Sa malala, hindi mabilang ang mga kaso ng pag-aabuso, karahasan at pagsasamantala. Ang mga bata ay nanghihingi ng oras sa atin na sila’y makapagsalita at mapakinggan.
Kaya naman, lubos kaming humahanga sa mga organisasyon na nasa likod ng Sining Para sa Kapayapaan tulad ng KODAO, IAWRT at Children for Peace Alliance upang magbigay espasyo sa mga bata na magpamalas ng kanilang talento. Napakaproduktibo at napakepektibo ng pamamaraan na ito upang maiangat ang kanilang kamalayan tungkol sa karapatan na makalahok sa mga panlipunang usapin at kahit paano’y manalo sa inihanda nating mga papremyo.
Sana ay marami pa tayong maisagawang aktibidad kagaya nito. Nag-uumapaw na pasasalamat para sa mga guro at eskwelahan at gayun din sa mga hurado na walang pag-aalinlangan na tumugon sa ating imbitasyon na masilip ang mga ipinasang likha ng mga bata.
Higit sa lahat, mabuhay ang lahat ng mga kalahok at nawa’y ipagpatuloy ninyo ang paglikha ng mga obra na magbibigay inspirasyon sa ating mga kababayan at kapwa bata. Huwag kayong titigil at mapapagod na ipanawagan ang kapayapaan.
Sabi nga sa mensahe ng mga bata kalahok, makakamtan din natin ang kapayapaan kung tayo ay sama-samang kikilos at magkakapit bisig tungo sa iisang adhikain na bumuo ng isang lipunan na may tunay na kalayaan, pagkakapantay-pantay at kapayapaan. Pagtulungan natin ito para sa mga bata at susunod na Salinlahi.
Maraming salamat!