ArtsWork Cebu application extended

THE Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Culture and Heritage and the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU)-School of Humanities announced the extension of submission of application for the annual Ateneo Arts Workshop Cebu (ArtsWork Cebu) until Jan. 31.

RAFI and AdMU-School of Humanities will hold this year’s ArtsWork Cebu on April 22 to 26 at Casa Gorordo Museum in Cebu City.

The five-day activity is an opportunity for high school students from Cebu to participate in any of the three art workshops: Creative writing: The literary essay, Theatre arts: Basic acting and stage performance and Visual arts: Introduction to drawing and painting.

Among the lecturers from AdMu who will facilitate the workshops are: Martin Villanueva, a two-time Palanca Awardee and coordinator of AdMu’s Creative Writing program; Laura Cabochan, a young theatre actress and moderator of the Ateneo Blue Repertory; and Jason Moss, a contemporary visual artist and a lecturer for the Industrial Design program.

A registration fee of P500 will be collected on the first day of the workshop. Application requirements include a filled-out application form, a letter of recommendation from the principal and a sample of the student’s work for creative writing and visual arts.

Applicants can get a copy of the ArtsWork Cebu 2013 application form and a sample recommendation letter from their school principal or director. The organizers sent copies to over 40 schools in Metro Cebu and key cities in the Central Visayas.

The requirements can be sent to Casa Gorordo Museum c/o Maybellane Sanchez, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc., 35 Lopez Jaena Street, Cebu City.

For more information, call Karl Hegel Damayo at 418-7234 local 703 or visit www.rafi.org.ph or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph.