beyond Art's sake

Art as Therapy Workshop

2010-05-06T00:25:00.000-07:00

It feels nice to be back! After several months of personal hiatus, Beyond Art's Sake is back with a new project in partnership with Tsinelas Association and Pens of Hope.

This time, the beneficiaries of the said project is the Sawang Calero Daycare Center in Brgy. Pasil, a depressed area in Cebu City. Conducting art therapy workshop for the first time is going to be a challenge for the group. Because this time around, we are not only going to use our creative talent. We need to use art as a medium to help the kids' emotional and psychological well-being. We are still in the process of creating the program and we are yet to consult some experts in dealing with kids and how to incorporate art into therapeutic activities.

The group borrowed the concept from BINHI Creatives Arts and Crafts Workshop Inc., a group of artists from Bacolod City that "nurture potentials of the youth towards growth and excellence for a holistic human development". We would like to thank our fellow artists for allowing us to spread this method in Cebu and help more kids through art.

Art therapy is defined as "a form of expressive therapy that uses art materials, such as paints, chalk and markers. Art therapy combines traditional psychotherapeutic theories and techniques with an understanding of the psychological aspects of the creative process, especially the affective properties of the different art materials." - Wikipedia

Before conducting the said workshop, the implementors need to have a focus group discussion first. Ideas and techniques need to be shared to carry on this project properly. The proposed implementation of this project is in July. It is going to be a weekend affair for our volunteer artists and beneficiaries. Finding a group of committed artists is the top priority of Beyond Art's Sake as of this moment. We welcome artists who would like to impart their time to help develop the artistic sensibilities of the kids of Sawang Calero.

If you want to help our project, you can donate art materials directly such as crayons, watercolors, art papers, etc. Another way is to buy drawings from our local artists. The proceeds will help fund the workshop. For 75 pesos per piece, you are not only supporting our cause, you can own a work of art as well. That's a win-win situation!

Please spread the word about our project and make a difference in the community of Sawang Calero.

Share a HUG

2009-12-07T07:50:00.000-08:00

Friends! University of the Philippines UP- TSINELAS, together with UP SAGABAY, will be accepting stuff toy donations. Old or new, bear or not, will do. Children from Cebu slum areas will benefit from this project in this forthcoming Christmas. Give your teddy. Make a kid happy. Share a hug..because they need it more than you do. Contact us at 09323781052 or 09065139647 for your queries and concerns. Thank you! :D

For UPians, you can drop your donations on the boxes located at the AS Lobby and at the NSMD Lobby.

Non-UPians & Friends, you can contact the numbers given and we'll plan as to where we could get your donations. :-)

Last day is on DECEMBER 11, 2009!

Share your love, share your teddy. ♥

Reposted from Debbie Yara Acebu's Facebook page.

ANATHEMA Art Exhibit

2009-12-05T02:35:00.000-08:00

When The Good and The Bad becomes a demarcation line between what is morally just or not, there are things that do not fall among the two territories. Many times, we are too timid to venture out among the gray areas. What more to set foot on the dark side. But unless we acknowledge the sordid aspects of our binary human nature, we will never become whole.

ANATHEMA exemplifies the things that are deemed too wayward in our prejudiced notions of the Ideal, of the Ethical. And because the sinister is depicted, ANATHEMA deviates from the orthodox conceptions of aesthetics. Art for the sake of beauty alone is a form of denial, an inability to realize one’s primordial fears. Thus, in this two-man show, moral and spiritual dilemmas are placed center stage to give light on the veracity of man’s dark possibilities.

ANATHEMA showcases figurative and representational artworks filled with occult images of the ethical taboos, moral decays, and profanities. Such eccentric views coupled with unconventional styles are proofs that this visual exhibit does not tread the path of mainstream Art.

ANATHEMA is pop surrealism in its purest element.

Dangerous. Disturbing. Visually palatable.

This is artistic radicalism.

---

Mikiboy Pama
Nonon Yee

invites you to the

ANATHEMA
Art Exhibit

Opens Friday, 11 December 2009, 9 PM

Handuraw Gorordo

Featuring an art performance by Russ Ligtas and poetry reading by Ayzee Alvarez.

Cocktails will follow.

RSVP
Gen Mijares
0923 6259715
anathemaexhibit@gmail.com
http://anathemaexhibit.blogspot.com

Poster by APIONG BAGARES

Help Build the Kampingganon Elementary School Reading Center

2009-11-24T02:16:00.000-08:00

Kampingganon Elementary School has 286 students, 10 classrooms and 11 teachers including the principal. This is also the site of Tsinelas Association's proposed reading center.

You can help build the reading center in the small barangay of Kampingganon in Bantayan Island by donating children's books to Tsinelas. You can leave the books at Sun.Star Daily P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City (please label package with TSINELAS or Insoy Ninal) or contact 09228243800.

If you're from Manila, please contact Yowee @ 0916-7970140 or leave her a private message at yohwee@gmail.com

This is a continuing project of Tsinelas Association, a non-profit organization that provides educational assistance to poor students in mountain and coastal barangays in Cebu. The first reading center was built in the mountain barangay of Colonia (Colonia Elementary School), Tuburan north of Cebu.

Tsinelas put up reading centers in these public schools because they do not have libraries. Students even lack textbooks. In some cases, teachers even have to place the books inside the cabinet (and lock it) for fear of being damaged due to overuse.

With your help, Tsinelas hopes to put up as many reading centers in public schools as possible. They also provide reading appreciation seminars.

Please help us spread the word.

For more information, please visit their website (still under construction).

http://www.tsinelas.org/about-us.html

Thank you very much! :)

new drawings for sale

2009-10-23T00:46:00.000-07:00

We just added 24 drawings to the Drawings for Pens of Hope Project. The drawings can be viewed publicly here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89531&id=112605409352&l=fc37f3a933 if anybody is interested, you can email us or comment on anyposts here with the link to the specific drawing :)

where to help ondoy's victims in cebu

2009-09-27T22:58:00.000-07:00

from emily's blog

Donation Drop Offs:

1. Cebu musicians & Outpost Restobar will help Ondoy victims! We'll need you to bring your goods, clothing food etc. Joseph Castillo, hubby of musician Lia Luisa A. Castillo will send a 20ft Container to MLA 4 esp Cainta & Marikina. Details to follow. Drop in some love while you listen to some music. Get in touch with him through 09082368999 or 09322117111.

(Ondoy-Live-Aid at the Outpost, 7pm on Wednesday September 30. Bring your donations. Let's fill up Joseph Castillo's container!)

2. Caltex Banilad is officially a drop-off point for the Joseph Castillo container van.

3. Caltex Servitec Cabancalan is officially a drop-off point for the Joseph Castillo container van.

4. Caltex Panagdait is officially a drop-off point for the Joseph Castillo container van.

5. FORMO RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE at Banilad Town Center is also a drop off center for the container van of Jospeh Castillo from Monday until Thursday, 5pm onwards. This is inline with the ONDOY LIVE AID. For more details: Facebook.com/FORMO.lounge

6. Toys@Work-BTC is also a drop off center for the container van of Jospeh Castillo from Monday until Thursday, 5pm onwards. This is inline with the ONDOY LIVE AID. For more details: Facebook.com/FORMO.lounge

7. Vudu is also a drop off center for the container van of Jospeh Castillo from Monday until Thursday, 5pm onwards. This is inline with the ONDOY LIVE AID. For more details: Facebook.com/FORMO.lounge.

8. Donations drop off at Banilad Church of Christ (bldg in front of Bright Academy near Sto. Nino Village), Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

9. SUNBURST FRIED CHICKEN-TABUNOK BRANCH accepting donations from 10am to 9:30pm. Tabang Para sa mga Biktima ni Ondoy...Istorya.net asks you to donate to the victims of Storm Ondoy. Our brothers and sisters in Luzon need our help.

10. Aunt Genie's Breadhouse: 1279 Talamban, Cebu City (In front of the Talamban Sports Complex). call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

11. Bizroute Solutions (Mon - Sat 11PM to 4PM) Unit 302 Keppel Bldg. Ayala. call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

12. Bizroute Solutions Lahug Office (Mon - Sat 11PM to 2PM) Unit 201 MIT Bldg. Gorordo Ave., Lahug (near JY Square). call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

13. Cue Cafe Crossroads accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

14. Citigym accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

15. Y101 station accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

16. CEBU WORLD VISION SPONSORS and VOLUNTEERS can help. Cash donations to BPI: 4251-0024-15 or BDO: 2700-4341-1

17. Holiday Gym & Spa Banilad Cebu set up a relief operations Drop-Off center beginning today 1:00 PM, Sunday, September 27. Please bring blankets, clothes and canned goods to the front desk/ reception area.

18. ABS-CBN CEBU is now accepting relief goods... adto lang mo sa ABS mga cebuanos...

19. Very Mary (shop of designer Mary Melody Ty) is accepting goods. 2nd Floor, Myra's Pensoionne, Escario Street. Beside Golden Peak Hotel.

20. Victory Cebu is also accepting donations for typhoon victims: 3/f dacay bldg. escario st. (across bpi escario) near capitol. #(032)254-7023

21. Julie's Bakeshops used as drop-off centers for PLAN ONDOY, mobilized by Rotary Clubs in Cebu. (For further verification. If you have more information on this, pls message me or leave a comment.)

22. Andorra Tiles Office used as drop-off centers for PLAN ONDOY, mobilized by Rotary Clubs in Cebu. (For further verification. If you have more information on this, pls message me or leave a comment.)

Other ways you can help:

1.ABS-CBN through Banco de Oro account number 56300-20111 account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Incorporation

2. Red Cross Load Donations: Right now the easiest way to make donations from the seat of your chair is via mobile phone load. The Red Cross Rescue and Relief Operations. Text: REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)

3. TXTPower now accepts donations via SmartMoney 5577514418667103, GCash 09179751092 and Paypal http://is.gd/3GvuN

4. Worldvision Foundation is also accepting donations/volunteers to pack relief goods in QC. For $-donations, BPI:USDacct #4254-0050-08

For those of you in Cebu who have loved ones in Manila, try the people tracker:

People Tracker (using your phones, get your friends and family to turn on their finderservice for you)

* FINDERSERVICE. For Smart, text “wis ” to 386.
* FINDERSERVICE. For Globe, text “find to 7000.

new drawings by nonon

2009-09-18T04:59:00.000-07:00

all drawings by nonon
graphite on paper
8.5x11 inches

beyond art's sake badges

2009-09-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

SA'KU

2009-09-11T04:17:00.001-07:00

Have your SA'KU bag stamped with original artworks from local artists Nonon Yee, Dan Guillano and Uzi Emperado tomorrow at The Outpost 8pm. Php249 only!

Salamat!

2009-09-11T03:41:00.000-07:00

We would like to thank everyone who came, bought, and supported Beyond Art's Sake Buy A Poscard, Pay It Forward event at The Outpost last Saturday Sept. 5.

Many thanks to the bands:

Alphecca / Lui Castillo

Julia

Undercover Grasshoppers

FocFashion

Bethany

Nero's Caravan

Rescue A Hero

False Story

The venue:

The Outpost

The press:

BITE Magazine

The prints:

POW Designs

Tsinelas Volunteers

from CSAT, UP and STC.

For more pictures click here.

The postcards are still available and will be sold on THEIR BOOKS book sale at Ayala Center Cebu on Sept. 25, 26 and 27.

POSTCARDS FOR SALE

(please click)

THE EVENT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

Charito Tan

Aris Arnado

Nicko Real

Ivan Maceda

Christian Evren Lozañes

Rain Amantiad

Ruch Custan

Emmanuel Alcopra

Christine Quintana

Archie Uy

Eds Estrella

Jethro Estimo

Floyd Buenavente

Marian Peralta

Mian Sta. Cruz

Ardie Cabillon

Ramsie Salazar

Intel Japitana

Yowee Gonzales

Idden de los Santos

Ted Fernandez

Mark Anthony Orica

Aileen Siroy

Candeze Mongaya

Ed Omictin

Ezrah Tuble

Genica Mijares

Joselle Amahit

Kat Banay

Luisa Gonzaga

Lurchie Tecson

KJ Dumapit

Terence Krishna Lopez

Uma Relevante

Gracey Ighut

Jose Casas

Journey Yamyamin

Steve Baird

Alexa Tan

Jude Crisostomo

Apiong Bagares

Ching Villalon

Leah Valle

for sale drawing for pens of hope

2009-09-10T23:56:00.000-07:00

by jade

8.5x5.5 inches

graphite on paper

for sale drawing for pens of hope

2009-09-10T23:49:00.001-07:00

8.5x13 inches

ink and charcoal on paper

50pesos

for sale drawing for pens of hope

2009-09-10T23:08:00.000-07:00

8.5x13inches

ink and charcoal on paper

50 pesos

supporting Pens of Hope in Davao in December

2009-09-09T00:35:00.000-07:00

This December the funds raised from the drawings will be used to support Pens of Hope in Davao.

Sold drawings update

Jade bought 2 drawings
Zaint sold 4 drawings
Kikit bought 3 drawings
Dan bought 1 drawing

making the current fund 2225

for sale drawing for pens of hope

2009-09-09T00:20:00.001-07:00

charcoal on paper

8.5x11 inches

50pesos

group badges

2009-09-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

the blog/website badges of the groups we are supporting can be found on the following links :)

Beyond Art's Sake

http://beyondartssake.blogspot.com/2009/09/beyond-arts-sake-badges.html

Binhi

http://metaadvocacy.blogspot.com/2009/07/binhi-badges.html

Singgit

http://metaadvocacy.blogspot.com/2009/06/singgit-badges.html

Tsinelas

http://metaadvocacy.blogspot.com/2009/06/couple-of-badges-i-made-to-help-out.html

Pens of Hope

http://metaadvocacy.blogspot.com/2009/05/pens-for-hope.html

Pens of Hope in Davao

http://pensofhopeindavao.blogspot.com/2009/05/logo.html

2009-08-31T18:30:00.000-07:00

thanks to MJ http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=818553253&ref=sgm for buying an artwork making the current fund 1575

Sample Pictures

2009-08-18T04:08:00.000-07:00

Please click to enlarge.

Here are some of the sample pictures which will be printed as postcards and exhibited at The Outpost on September 5.

Each postcard will be sold for P35 only for the benefit of Tsinelas Foundation.

Many thanks to:

Chari Tan - BEE Loving It

Uma Relevante - Somewhere with My Papa

Rain Amantiad - Rage

Leah Valle - Face Paint

Archie Uy - Rockstar

Ruch Custan - Connections

Gracey Ighut - Mori Morning

Mian Sta. Cruz - American Memorial

Christine Quintana - Madridejos Sunset

Eds Estrella - Dekada 70

Steve Baird - King of Cane

Jethro Estimo - Cigarette Vendor

Emmanuel Agcopra - Camping Fun

There are still a lot of very talented photographers who are not yet featured on the photo mosaic. A new set will be uploaded next week.

You will see some of their great photos at The Oupost on Sept. 5. See you there!

BUY A POSTCARD, PAY IT FORWARD LAUNCH @ The Outpost

2009-08-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

Rescue A Hero

Beyond Art's Sake in cooperation with Tsinelas Association, Inc.
presents

BUY A POSTCARD, PAY IT FORWARD
A Photo Exhibit for a Cause

On Sept. 5, 2009, Saturday, at The Outpost

Exhibited photos by amateur and professional photographers will be sold as postcards for only 35php.

Also, with performances by:
FocFashion
Bethany
Nero's Caravan
False Story
Julia
Undercover Grasshoppers
Rescue a Hero

Proceeds of this project will go to Tsinelas Association, Inc., a non-government, non-stock, non-profit organization that gives educational assistance to poor students in mountain barangays and depressed areas in Cebu.

See you there! Please bring your friends.

Sample Postcards

2009-08-05T21:55:00.001-07:00

Here are the sample postcards for our project BUY A POSTCARD, PAY IT FORWARD. This is how the postcard would look like. It will be sold for P35 only. Not only do you get to own wonderfull photos, you get to help children in poor barangays in Cebu as well.

Photos will be exhibited at The Outpost on Sept. 5, with performances from Missing Felimon and other local bands.

Submit your photos now and make a difference! Deadline is on August 12.

For more information, please read the mechanics below or email us at beyondartssake@gmail.com

Many thanks to Alexa Tan, Yowee Gonzales, and Yujin Somera for sharing their photos.
Please click to enlarge.

HOW TO JOIN: Buy A Postcard, Pay It Forward

2009-07-31T04:26:00.000-07:00

In our effort to unite artists, promote their artwork while at the same time serving our community, we would like to invite photo enthusiasts, photographers - both amateur and professional, to contribute their talent and skill for a cause. The entire proceeds of this project will go to Tsinelas Foundation, a non-profit organization which promotes literacy and assists poor students in poor barangays in Cebu.

If you are interested, we are giving you the venue to make a difference. Here's how:

1. Submit two (2) of your photos. Any subject will do as long they are original. Rest assured that you will be properly credited as the photographer. You will retain full ownership of your photos.

2. Each photo will be printed out into three (3) postcards, that's a total of six (6) postcards per photographer. Each postcard will be sold for P35.

3. One of your photos will be blown up and put up in an exhibit at The Outpost on September 5, 2009. After the event, the blown up photo will be given back to you.

4. You will have to pay a fee of P150 to shoulder the printing expenses.

Payment should be made on or before the deadline. Meeting place will be at Turtle's Nest, Gorordo Ave., Lahug. We will inform you of the payment schedule. It would be best to come personally so we could also meet and orient you about the project and Tsinelas Foundation.

5. Deadline of submission of photos will be on August 12, 2009.

You can submit your entries to beyondartssake@gmail.com on or before the deadline. Please include the following:

a) title of each photo

b) caption or short description of each photo

c) your contact number

d) your email address

e) website (if you have one)

Specifications:

high resolution photos

file format - JPEG

6.) If you have any questions, feel free to contact us:

BEYOND ART'S SAKE

Nonon Yee 09273413737

Dan dan@sigbin.com

Tinay Buenavista 09276132998

Yowee Gonzales 09167970140

email: beyondartssake@gmail.com

TSINELAS FOUNDATION

Insoy Niñal 09228243800

Rei Sarmiento 09239552257

www.tsinelasdiaries.wordpress.com

Together, let us make a difference one step at a time and prove that Art, is indeed, not just for arts' sake.

their share

2009-07-31T00:20:00.001-07:00

Our thank yous to Augel, Jayr, Gilbert and Leo for buying drawings for Pens of Hope.

Making our current fund: 1, 500 :)

for sale (for pens of hope)

2009-07-30T01:30:00.001-07:00

by nonon

for sale (for pens of hope)

2009-07-30T01:28:00.001-07:00

by nonon

thank you to mikiboy who bought this drawing making the current fund 1150

for sale (for pens of hope)

2009-07-30T01:26:00.001-07:00

by nonon

for sale (for pens of hope)

2009-07-30T01:24:00.000-07:00

by nonon

P400 for POH

2009-07-28T01:48:00.000-07:00

These and five other drawings by Dan were bought by friends from Iloilo. Current fund: 1,094 :)Eldyn, Russell,Tope, Artemio, Julien, Philip and Shannen, MADAMO GID NGA SALAMAT.

Invitation to Click!

2009-07-22T20:29:00.000-07:00

Greetings!

Beyond Art's Sake, a group of individuals promoting art for charity, invites you to be a part of our project: Buy a Postcard, Pay it Forward. This project aims to encourage your participation as photographers to raise fund for Tsinelas Foundation, a foundation dedicated to increasing literacy among children http://tsinelasdiaries.wordpress.com/about/.

We would like to ask you to share 2 of your photographs which we will print as postcards. You can share any of your photos, as the subject does not really matter provided that they are original. Of course, we will credit you as the photographer.
Your photo files will be printed out into three (3) postcard prints for each picture. One of which will be blown up and showcased in an exhibit at The Outpost. A fee of P150 is also required to shoulder the printing expenses.
The postcards will be sold for P35 each and the blown up photo will be given back to you, the entire proceeds will go to Tsinelas Foundation. The photo exhibit is on September 5th.

We are hoping for your positive response. Together, let us make a difference one step at a time and prove that Art, is indeed, not just for arts' sake.

2009-07-21T01:25:00.000-07:00

thanks to mikiboy for buying this artwork making the current fund 694. :)

sold artwork

2009-07-15T19:56:00.000-07:00

in detail

raindrop fairies by dan

thank you to tinay for buying this artwork, making the current fund 644pesos

sold to mikiboy

2009-07-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

by nonon
for the benefit of pens of hope

post one

2009-07-12T22:42:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Jae for donating 100 pesos to the drawings for pens of hope campaign making the current funds 594