Books for the Kids of Visayas This Christmas

In line with our bookgiving initiatives, we now want to raise funds to publish books that can be given away to child victims of Typhoon Yolanda and who will find themselves in evacuation centers and temporary shelters this holiday season.

So here's what we propose.

If you wish to donate to us and this project, you can do so by depositing your contribution (any amount will be greatly appreciated!) to:

THE CENTER FOR ART, NEW VENTURES & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 
Metrobank (San Lorenzo Village branch) 
Savings Account 642-3-64202878-3 

Please email us a copy of the deposit slip (info@canvas.ph) so that we can properly record and send

"Profile"
by Elmer Borlongan

you an official receipt.

We will match all donations peso for peso up to P100,000.00. 

That means we're trying to raise at least P200,000.00 - half from you and half from us. That will then enable us to publish AT LEAST 4000 copies of our children's books - all of which will go to children displaced by Yolanda.

Finally, while any and all amounts are greatly appreciated, as an added bonus to encourage greater generosity, we will raffle off our framed and signed Artist Proof limited edition prints of Elmer Borlongan's "Isang Mata" and "Profile" among the first 20 people who will donate at least P5,000.00 to this cause.

Only 8 official copies and 2 artist proofs (one belonging to CANVAS which

"Isang Mata"
by Elmer Borlongan

is now being raffled, and the other belonging to the artist) were made of these prints. Because these are hand-sketched images that were created using an iPhone, there is no single original artwork in the usual sense. All these official copies and artist proofs are the "originals".

So by donating at least P5,000.00, you could have a one in ten chance of owning one "original" Elmer Borlongan artwork.

If you want to learn more about what we've done and are doing related to this, please visit our GlobalGiving Updates Page.

We hope you will join us.

Thank you.

And the Winner Is...

Untitled Contest Piece by Dex Fernandez

CANVAS is pleased to announce that Kate Osias has won our 10th Romeo Forbes Children's Storywriting Competition for her story, "The Triangle Man and the Flightless Diwata."

Other finalists, in no particular order, included Gabriela Lee ("The Carpenter and His Boy"), Gigi Constantino ("May Baybayin sa Gubat"), May Jandayan ("Dingding ng Pangarap") and Raissa Falgui ("If You Marry a Fairy").

The judges were MIren Alvarez Fabregas (stage actress, producer, film editor and mommy to 2 wildly imaginative little boys); Erika Tiu (a grade school instructor in Community of Learners who is also into graphic arts and cats); and Gigo Alampay (Executive Director of CANVAS).

Congratulations, Kate and all the rest of the finalists! And thank you to all the writers who participated! We look forward to bringing the winning tale to life as a full color children's book next year! :-)

TEDxDiliman 2013: Roster of Confirmed Speakers and Performances

THINGS THAT MATTER SESSION 1: ART AND CULTURE

Indigenous Music Joey Ayala

Limitations TEDTalk

Books Rica Bolipata Santos Shadow Plays Don Salubayba Stories TEDTalk

SESSION 2: PERSONAL PURSUITS

Maps Popo Lotilla

Adoptions Marina Cruz

(Special Performance - Joey Ayala)

Lawyers Marvic Leonen

The Brain TEDTalk

SESSION 3: THE BIG STUFF

Music Mark Anthony Carpio

Science Reinabelle Reyes

Heroes as expressed in an excerpt from [Rock] Supremo Ballet Philippines and Peso Movement

Passion Jonathan Yabut

Education TEDTalk

(Special Performance - Madrigal Singers)

Join the CANVAS Family: Full-Time Job Opportunity!

CANVAS is a small, 8-year old nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of greater awareness and appreciation for Philippine art, culture and the environment.

We are in the midst of an effort to scale our reach and impact, and now seek a full-time Public and Social Media Outreach Officer to take the lead on two priority activities: first, to coordinate and scale our efforts to work with other nonprofits, communities and schools to systematically give away more of our books to disadvantaged children throughout the Philippines; and second, to oversee CANVAS’ online communications strategies.

The Public and Social Media Outreach Officer will work collaboratively with the Executive Director and the rest of the CANVAS family primarily to:

• Identify, cultivate, solicit and nurture partnerships with public schools, local communities, nonprofits, socially responsive corporations and other interested agencies or individuals to ensure the efficient, effective, distribution of CANVAS’ books to poor children throughout the country, including developing activities and events to enhance the use of these books for learning;  

• Record, measure and document CANVAS’ “One Million Books for One Million Children” initiative;

• Design and implement a social media outreach strategy to increase public awareness for CANVAS’ “One Million Books for One Million Children” initiative; and to

• Regularly update CANVAS’ online assets (websites, facebook, twitter, etc.).

The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable mix of the following qualifications:

• College graduate

• Experience and ability to work effectively with people of diverse interests and backgrounds, such as public school officials, teachers, and students, and residents urban and rural poor communities; as well as high level decision makers in the corporate and nonprofit worlds

• Experience in social media marketing across various platforms, blogging, and website design

• Knows how to confirm mutual understandings, and close deals

• An interest in the arts

• Excellent English and Filipino written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills

• Strong project/event management and time management skills, with proven ability to work within tight timelines and limited budgets

• Close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple activities

• Willingness to work occasional evenings/weekends

Compensation and benefits will be generous and competitive.

Starting date will be as soon as possible.

If interested, please email your cover letter and CV to info@canvas.ph.

Up Next for CANVAS: "Dreamtime"

In DREAMTIME, Sergio Bumatay III and Rommel Joson - both practicing children's book illustrators - plumb the depths of their dreams, entering places of indeterminate locations and frozen time. Here they explore visual narratives and create characters and images that call to mind the cycle of creation and dissolution and while celebrating the wonder and power of dreams.

"Lakbay Isip" by Rommel Joson

36x24 inches, acrylic on canvas

"Breathe" by Sergio Bumatay III 

24x30 inches, graphite and acrylic on canvas (box-type frame)

"The Sleeper" by Rommel Joson 

36x24 inches, acrylic on canvas  

"Love Season" by Sergio Bumatay III 

8x10 inches, pencil and acrylic on canvas (box-type frame) 

DREAMTIME, a two-man show by Sergio Bumatay III and Rommel Joson, opens on Thursday, June 13 at CANVAS Gallery and Garden. The show runs until June 27. For inquiries, please email info@canvas.ph.