National Arts Month Painting Workshop

Albay Arts Foundation, in partnership with Sir James Arts and Tutorials, conducted a painting workshop for children and adults on March 13, 2023 at Pasakalye BlackBox Arts Studio in Old Albay, Legazpi City. The event was originally scheduled in February to celebrate the National Arts Month, but was delayed by bad weather. 

More than 30 participants from Albay and Sorsogon attended. They were grouped in multiple sessions according to their age and level of painting mastery. The workshops were led by Jamesson Callos of Sir James Arts and Tutorials, Regine Eina Calisin of Regine Eina Arts, Aaron Lavapie, Rommel Oarde Prescilla Jr., and John Carlo Magalona Bendaña.

The whole day event included an overview about AAF, which covered its history to date, current and upcoming projects, and the planned art campus in Salvacion, Santo Domingo, Albay.  Workshop facilitators then discussed the fundamentals of visual art, concepts of painting, and the use of different mediums and techniques. 

Aaron Lavapie and John Carlo Bendaña  taught basic painting to the youngest group made up of 5-8 years old. Regine Eina Calisin taught the intermediate group  who were 9-10 years old using sunset as a subject. Rommel Prescilla Jr taught the advanced kids who were 11-13 years old, with simple still life painting. Jamesson Callos handled the adult group for advanced still life painting. 

All participants used acrylic paint and water-based paint. The day ended with art appreciation, gift giving, voucher giveaways, awarding of certificates, photo ops and a closing remarks from Jamesson Callos.

Other sponsors of the event included Djai Tanji of Djai Arts, Director Sari Saysay of Pasakalye BlackBox Arts Studio, and the local government unit of Malinao.