THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced the winners of its 16th National Art Competition held last June 25, with the theme “Alay na Ginhawa sa Panahon ng Pandemya.”
In the Representational Painting category, John Mhar Santos bagged the first prize for Parcel No. 143. Ryan Joseph Casiles and Edu Perreras placed second and third for Yakapsul and Doble Kayod, respectively. Winning top honors in Non-Representational (Abstract) Painting category was Seifred Guilaran for Brush Stroke Imitation, followed by second-placed Rick Hernandez for Tale of Two Variants and third-placed Herbert Pajarito for Look Up in the Sky.
Meanwhile, Sariel Armando Ancheta topped the Sculpture category for Tatsulok. Coming at second was Dante Blanco for Dalangin, and at third was Wilfredo Custodio for Ang Hardinera.
GSIS received a record-setting total of 1,451 art entries this year across the three art categories. The figure is the highest number of submissions since GSIS launched the art tilt in 2004.
A cash prize of P300,000 was awarded to each of the top winners of the Representational and Non-Representational (Abstract) Painting categories, while P250,000 was given to the winner of the Sculpture category. Second and Third Place winners in all three categories were granted P200,000 and P100,000, while four Honorable Mentions in all categories received P25,000 each.
The winning artworks are now part of the GSIS art collection, and shall be on display at the GSIS Museo ng Sining in Pasay City until December 29, 2021. The awarding ceremonies can be accessed on the GSIS Museo ng Sining Facebook account until August 31.
To view the winning artworks at the GSIS Museo ng Sining, guests must e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] to schedule their visit. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the museum is open on limited capacity and by session with 25 visitors only starting today, July 13. Special access is given Tuesdays to Saturdays 9 am to 2:30 pm except on holidays and dates reserved for special functions/activities.
More information can be had via 8859-0395 or the aforementioned e-mail addresses.