SMI Art Camp unveils skills of local young artists


Koronadal City (12 November) -- With her art work "Green Road for Development," Marjorie Jorillo of Holy Cross of Kiblawan went home the Grand Champion of the 1st SMI Art Camp on 27-30 October 2009 at Del Rio Splash Resort in Koronadal City.

The SMI Art Camp is a capability-building initiative that aims to contribute to the holistic development of the young people through art and to engage them in our country's cultural preservation and development.

At the Art Camp, the 50 student-artists from 25 high schools in Malungon, Kiblawan, Tampakan and Columbio, the towns directly hosting the Tampakan project, received training from top visual artists from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Arts Association of the Philippines (AAP), led by AAP President Salvador Convocar.

Acrylic and water color conceptual artist Robert Deniega appreciated how SMI takes care of the children. According to him, a visual art creates thousands of messages in a frame. He is happy to see a recording of everything the student artists' learned about sustainable mining during the Art Camp.

There were four categories in the Art Camp competition – Sustainable Development, Dreams for Progress, Environment, and Community. The category winners' work will be featured in the 2010 Calendar of SMI, thus the 1st SMI Art Camp being dubbed as "Project Calendar."

"The Art Camp enhances the artistic and creative abilities and skills of the student artists, which is consistent with SMI's thrusts in relation to cultural preservation and development," said SMI Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Superintendent Bella Lechonsito. (SMI/PIA 12) [top]


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