Paint Me A Bag workshop at Gateway Gallery

Gateway Gallery offers another creative pursuit this summer under the Artsy Workshop banner, a program that started in 2015. The art workshop gives kids and teens, from eight to 16 years old, the chance to learn painting, using bags as material under the mentorship of Ginny Guanco. The Paint Me A Bag workshop happens on May 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. It is open to all kids and teens who are inclined to the arts, especially those who have not taken up any formal art lessons. It is an inspiring introductory activity that will thrill students as the end-product is a mobile art that they can use.

The workshop is the first of its kind to be offered by Gateway Gallery. In the half-day event, artist Ginny will guide the young ones on the rudiments of basic drawing, shading and adding highlights to the design using motifs that appeal to the young. She will also guide them on the proper painting techniques on fabric bags and develop their confidence in branching out to other clothing items such as t-shirts, denims, jackets and even sneakers.

Ginny is a graduate of Fine Arts from the University of Santo Tomas. She pursued further studies in drawing, painting and watercolor at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington D.C. in the ’70s where she won first prize for a nude watercolor painting category (Spring Art Competition) and first prize in drawing, using pencil as her medium. When she returned to the country, she resumed her career as an art teacher.

The Paint Me A Bag workshop fee is P1,500 and includes the workshop materials. Workshop fee is payable upon reservation. To register, call Gateway Gallery at 588-8300 or direct message its Facebook page at GatewayGalleryPH.

Gateway Gallery is the art museum of Araneta Center. It is located at the fifth floor of Gateway Tower, Araneta Center, Quezon City. It is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For details, call 588-8300 or direct message to its Facebook @ GatewayGalleryPH and Twitter @ gateway_gallery accounts.