Philippine Festival 2006 Childrens' Art Contest

2006 CHILDREN’S ART CONTEST
Centennial Celebration of the Philippine Presence in America
June 4th, 2006
Open letter to our distinguished community

Background: Each year, during the Philippine Fair and Parade, the Philippine-American Foundation for Charities, Inc. art committee sponsors an art contest for all children attending the fair. The winning entries entitle the children to a cash award, a certificate of merit, and the first opportunity for these budding artists to exhibit their work and receive public recognition for their accomplishment. The PAFC sponsored traveling art exhibit, “Brown Strokes on a White Canvas” offered a venue each year for the children’s art work to be exhibited: 2001 contest winners were featured at The Foundry Gallery in Washington, DC; 2002 contest winners were featured at George Mason University; 2003 contest winners were displayed at the Harmony Hall Regional Cultural Center; 2004 contest winners appeared at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial library and the 2005 the contest winners were featured at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial library, The University of Phoenix in the Reston, Virginia; and The Philippine Embassy. The winners of the 2006 art contest will have their work displayed at The Philippine Embassy in the fall, in the Manila Café Tutubi Centennial Cultural Center, and will be included in a compilation book featuring children’s art from all Philippine Festival contests.

Art Contest 2006 Invitation: On Sunday, June 4th during the Philippine Fair and Parade, on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., the art committee of the PAFC Philippine Festival Committee will once again conduct an art contest for children. This year we will offer the children an opportunity to interpret the theme, “100 Years: Creative Unity in the Community.” We would be honored if your children would participate in the contest and would encourage you to talk with them about the meaning of the theme to assist them in preparation for the art contest. To facilitate these conversations, we have included a glossary of terms (attached).

What? On-site art contest for children, ages 3 – 16. Each age category has a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize awarded. The age categories are:
· 3 to 6 years old
· 7 to 9 years old
· 10 to 13 years old
· 14 to 16 years old
When? Sunday, June 4th 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where?: Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 3rd & 7th Streets Washington, DC, 2005 Philippine Festival – Children’s Art tent located in the Inter-active cultural area.
Details?: Upon completion of their work, each child is given a color-coded card (for each age category) to complete with their name, address, telephone number and Email address, which is then taped to the back of their artwork to allow the art to be judged entirely on its merit. The International Artists Support group, George Washington University Philippine Cultural Society members, Filipino Young Professional and winners from the previous children’s art contest will be on hand during the June 4th festivities to interact with the children. Each first place winner is entitled to a check for $50.00; second place winners receive $30.00 and third place winners receive $25.00
Winners: Winners will be notified by telephone and cash awards will be mailed upon address verification. Award certificates will be distributed during the annual Children’s Heritage Day celebration at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC in the fall where the artwork will be displayed.

HOLD THE DATE – JUNE 8: The 2006 Philippine Festival Committee (PFC) of the Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. (PAFC), and the Philippine Arts, Letters and Media groups invite you to attend a combined art exhibit at the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Washington, DC located at 1600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/. This art exhibit entitled, “Filipinos in America: Through the Eyes of Artists” features the art of three Philippine born artists who now call the United States home. The works were created in celebration of the Philippine Centennial and cover a wide spectrum of expression from vignettes of homeland memories and family to art that captures the images of Washington, DC. Featured artists are Joey Mánlapaz, Julian Oteyza and Nilo Santiago. This exhibit’s opening reception is Thursday, June 8th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Romulo Hall and features inspirational remarks by the artists, entertainment and light refreshments. The exhibit is in place through June 30th. A separate invitation with more details will follow. The 2006 PFC art program for this important Centennial year offers your entire family an opportunity to view works of this stellar group of artists at the Philippine embassy and be a part of mentoring the next generation of artists to express creative unity for the next 100 years. Your spirit will be lifted as this is an outstanding example of the benefit of celebrating 100 years of the Philippine presence in the United States and the unity artistic expression provides for children of all ages.

The art committee of the Philippine Festival, sponsored by the Philippine-American Foundation for Charities, Inc., (PAFC) extends a very special thanks to all the parents and Lolos and Lolas who encourage and support the children’s artistic expression and a special thanks to those who have generously donated funds to continue this self-sustaining program of PAFC. We are deeply grateful to the International Artists Support Group, George Washington Philippine Cultural Society, and the Filipino Young Professionals and Manila Café for their support and participation for the children’s art contest this year.
For further information reference the children’s program please contact, Julian Oteyza, Email: joteyza@verizon.net; or Linda Pirrone, Email: LPirrone@comcast.net,


100 years – Centennial. For this contest, the 100
year time frame marks the arrival of Filipinos in
America to the present day, 1906 to 2006. You
are encouraged to blend your personal history with
that of the early Filipino settlers in the United States.

Creative – Original, imaginative. For this contest,
Creative means your original thoughts based on your
memories, imagination and experience.

Unity - Harmony, agreement. For this contest unity
means an agreed upon purpose or outcome based on
your experience.

Community – For this contest we will use the definition,
“a group having common interests” and “identity”.

For more information about the cultural impact of
Filipinos in America, please view this educational website: http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino

For more information about The Smithsonian Filipino
American Centennial celebration, please view this educational
website: http://apa.si.edu/filamcentennial


For more information about the Philippine-American
Foundation for Charities, Inc., Philippine Festival please
visit this website: http://pafc-inc.org/