Art as Therapy Workshop

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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all drawings by nonon
graphite on paper
8.5x11 inches