inviting emerging artists to ImaginART

Inviting emerging artists to ImaginART

By Nickky De Guzman, Photos by Pinggot Zulueta

Published: June 3, 2013

Some paintings of Juan Luna are currently displayed at the Ayala Museum.

In the hopes of building platforms for art enthusiasts who imagine, create, and make great things possible, Globe Telecommunications invites young and interested artisans to join in its launching art competition, ImaginART, with the theme “A Journey through a Wonderful World”.
Interested artists, aged 24-39, must submit a proposal for an exhibition of 2D painting, photography, and 3D painting, sculpture, mural, or mix media that must revolve on concept design that inspires the joys of exploration and discovery.  The deadline of submission of entries will be on July 7.
The winning composition must be executed and will be exhibited on the new Globe Art Gallery in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
“This competition is about new artwork yet to be created. Imagination, the origin of artistic expression, is what makes Globe’s ImaginART different from the other art competitions. We want the participants to stretch their imagination, then create and inspire,” Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu said.
The exhibition proposal should be original, unpublished, and unused. The Ayala Museum curators will select the top three contestants, who will be proclaimed by July 11. Each will receive a prize of P100,000. They will then be given the opportunity to prepare their exhibition concept and present their proposals before a panel of judges on July 19.
The winner of the competition will receive P500,000 and will be provided with an exhibition grant of not more than half a million. The winning masterpiece will be installed and displayed at the new Globe Art Gallery on September 17 until April next year.
“This is an opportune time to get into art because there’s a whole lot of interest in it. There are many artists, emerging artists that should be given a platform to be able to explore their art and develop into another master, great artist of the Philippines. Imagination is very important.  We believe in the relentless power of the imagination which is the source of all innovations,” Cu added.
To qualify, an entry must include a CD that contains the artist or group of artists’ portfolio, CV, concept of the entry, visual mock-ups of the proposal in universal multimedia format, complete lists of material, technical, installation, and fabrication requirements, actual studies like drawing and sketches for 2D,  scale models for 3D works, and a completed application form.  One or more persons may work on a single entry and there is unlimited number of entries that can be submitted.
The criteria for judging include 50% creativity and originality, 25% relevance to the theme, and 25% feasibility in terms of production and display. Sculptor and architect Ramon Orlina will be one of the judges.
For more details, check www.globe.com.ph/imaginart.