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Sunday, February 08, 2004
Painting the Athletic Bowl red
THE City "arid" Athletic Bowl blossomed yesterday as young artists showed off their talents in an on-the-spot amateur painting and free-style flower arrangement exhibition.
Elementary and high school students from both the public and private schools let their creative juices flowed in three mediums for the on-the-spot painting contest: the watercolor, crayons, and oil pastel/cray pass mediums. The flowers, on the other hand, were arranged into two styles - fresh and dry flower arrangements.
The contest is an added feature of this year’s school-based activities and the "Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom" event wherein amateur and seasoned artists paint the floral theme of the festival, with their works to be installed in strategic areas of the city to add hype to the celebration.
"Joining in such activities, you are able to express what you are and show your greater love of nature," Vice Mayor Betty Lourdes Tabanda told the promising artists. "Making a work of art, you are also doing your part in making this festivity a success."
Participants were given an hour and a half to create their masterpieces.
With the theme "Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom", the amateur artists’ works would be judged based on its impact and design (40 percent), balance and harmony (30 percent), workmanship (20 percent) and, relevance to the theme (10 percent).
Criteria for the flower arrangement, meanwhile, include impact and design (50 percent), balance and harmony (30 percent), use of indigenous materials (10 percent) and relevance to the theme (10 percent).
Contestants were limited to five from each school. Participating schools were SLU, BCF University, Easter College, UB Science High, Mary Immaculate School, Baguio Patriotic School, Pines City Colleges, Baguio Central National High School (BCNHS) and its annexes, Pines City National High School (PCNHS) and its annexes, SPED and Irisan High School.
"We allowed the event this year to be participated in by the different private and public schools all in one venue for us to be able to minimize our time and our financial resources. Along with it, we want that student-participants develop camaraderie among themselves," said event coordinator Jun Bacbac.
The paintings will be put on display at the City Hall lobby starting Monday. (Rosemarie Sacla & Violeta Escartin)
(February 8, 2004 issue)
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