The entries from the cities of Sagay and Cadiz won the Visual Arts Scholarship Grant of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and were given the Linangan Art Residency Program Scholarship.
The winners are Earl Von Salcedo of Cadiz City and Kenneth Luage of Sagay City.
The Visual Arts Exhibition was open to all LGUs of Negros Occidental, and launched at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, this afternoon, attended by the participants from Negros Occidental LGUs, Feminine Touch artists, and other guests.
Gov. Bong Lacson, and Board Members Rita Gatuslao, Pal Guanzon, and Araceli Somosa led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the art exhibit.
The activity is themed, “Abanse Negrense: Reimagining Our Future”.
It is an initiative of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental through the Office of Board Member Rita Gatuslao, to give young Negrense artists the creative space to engage in defining the vision they want for their future and the future generations.
The Visual Arts (Painting) winners receive a Plaque of Appreciation and P100,000 worth of Linangan Art Residency Program Scholarship through the Negros Occ. Scholarship Program. Other fees and travel expenses will also be shouldered by the province.
Gov. Lacson said that he hopes that the winners and scholarship grantees will use their learnings not just for personal fulfillment but also to contribute richly to the community.
