Winners of the 3rd Don Papa Art Competition announced
BLEEDING Heart Rum Company, makers of Don Papa Rum, announced the winners of its 3rd Annual Don Papa Art Competition. Lee Paje of Tin-Aw Art Gallery took home the grand prize for her work “Passage to The Land of Sugar” in oil and patina on copper. As part of her prizes, Paje will receive an exclusive monthlong Artistic Residence Sojourn in New York City.
Her winning masterpiece, which is going to be the visual basis for the limited edition Don Papa Art Canister 2018, is an imagination of the possibilities and adventures beyond the walls into the boundless Sugarlandia universe. The winning piece also won the People’s Choice Award tabulated from on-site and social media votes.
A former marketing executive who pursued her passion for the arts, Paje explores themes on the role of women, issues of gender fluidity, myth-making, and unique contemporary lifestyles in her art.
Aside from the artistic sojourn and Don Papa Rum gifts, Paje’s gallery representatives also get to go with her to NYC and receive a pop-up sponsorship from Don Papa Rum in one major gallery exhibit.
Meanwhile, “Discover” by John Paul Antido of Pinto Art Museum won the Artistic Merit, a new award given to the best execution of artwork as a standalone piece.
This year’s judging of entries was hosted by the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, which assembled the Don Papa Art Competition judging panel consisting of prominent names in the Philippine Art industry. Out of 650 registered artists, 30 were shortlisted, and then cut down