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It is officially summer! Classes ended, people are going to the beach and the weather is definitely hot. People are planning their vacations with family and tourist destinations are experiencing foot traffic of vacationers. And while summer is for people going to other places some tends to spend the vacation season by learning hobbies. Limketkai Mall together with R Productions has started their summer art workshop last April 2, 2018 at the second level, East Wing of the Limketkai Mall with 20 plus students.

This art workshop is now on its 6th year that the artists group have conducted at the Mall. A 12session art workshop that will cover basic drawing, tonal values, composition, still life, anime, how to draw portraits,  human anatomy, pastel drawing, watercolour, acrylic painting, clay sculpture, t-shirt painting and an art exhibit will follow after.

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Cagayan de Oro City have no Fine Arts courses on the universities and colleges, so art aficionados will go elsewhere to study art. But with the help of art practitioners in the city, art movement is still very much alive and those who are willing to learn the basics of art making, informal tutorial short term classes are available to those who are willing to learn.

I remember 25 years ago, we have to scourge books on libraries and bookstores just to get information and new ideas on art making, but now with the advent of internet art lessons can easily be accessed and learned, but with open knowledge also comes broad range of ideas where sometimes it is very hard to learn step by step methods. For me it is still very important to learn from a person with experienced rather that relay on the social media and the internet.

The art landscape n the city is now totally different from way back when I was starting. Before it is hard for us to find venue for exhibits, sometimes we just do it on restaurants and public places, we even once held our art exhibit on an auto show store. But now artworks can easily be exhibited on malls and even buyers or patrons of art is rising in the city of Cagayan de Oro and a lot of establishments are needing artworks to add ambience on their venues. In a few years from now art designs will be the highest paying job here; in other countries designers are being paid a lot.

Have catch up with the world wide trend and consumers now are choosing products that have creative feel. Learning art this summer is a foundation that students will carry when they find their career in life.

I remember parents came to me and told me their child is now participating of art contests and winning. It is a starting path that they will carry o their creative journey and with support and encouragement maybe one day Cagayan de Oro will birth famous designers and painters. Learn art this summer!

(The author is a member of Rotary Club of West Cagayan de Oro and chairman of Dire Husi Initiatives, Inc. winner of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organization.)

 

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