FOLLOWING the achievement
and success of Jake Vamenta, a Kagay-anon who won both the prestigious
Philippine Art Awards (PAA) and the Metrobank Art Awards 2013, at least 40
visual artists from Northern Mindanao flocked to the launching of the
Philippine Art Awards 2014 at Xavier University on May 2.
The PAA, one of the country’s most
coveted awards is on its 15th year, and Cagayan de Oro has yielded the likes of
Errol Balcos, Christopher Gomez and Kelly Ramos-Palaganas and Gerald Saway of
Lantapan, Bukidnon.
According to Hobart Savior, director
of the Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts, Mindanao is a treasure trove of
artists that needs exposure in the national level.
The participation of Mindanaoan
artists in the 2012 PAA yielded more than 50 submissions where Vamenta won the
top award for his winning piece, the oil and pastel painting entitled “Ang
Walang Humpay na Harana ni Temyong kay Magda.”
Jacks Mariano, a secretariat of the
PAA, said the awards, which are divided categorically into Luzon, Visayas,
Mindanao and Metro Manila art awards, will yield top 10 art works for each
collective regional area.
“Out of the 10 for each regional
area, eight will vie for the national level, and all 40 art pieces will be
displayed on an exhibit in their respective region,” Mariano said.
Savior added that the PAA aims at
elevating Mindanao art and artists into the consciousness of the public.
Ivan Macarambon, resident artist of
the Misamis Oriental Provincial Government, said that such award will also
encourage artists to present their body of work.
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