Promising young artists receive Metrobank Art & Design Excellence feat

The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) recognized this year’s Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) awardees in a ceremony held on Sept. 19, at the Le Pavillon, Metropolitan Park in Pasay City.

On its 35th year, MADE chose the theme “UNLEASH” to reflect MBFI’s continuing advocacy to seek out and exalt Filipino visionaries—young individuals who bring vibrancy to the evolving art scene whether they are working with a blank canvas or a space waiting to be transformed.

“Our founder Dr. George S.K. Ty was not just a man who owned a bank, but an artisan of meaningful banking. He envisioned art as an asset to our democracy, and an important investment for economic development. And so, from the outset, MADE became an extension of Metrobank’s commitment to engage with communities, improve lives, and boost the economic growth of the country,” said MBFI president Aniceto Sobrepeña.

The 2019 MADE Painting Recognition Program Awardees—Special Citation recipient for Oil/Acrylic on Canvas Category Christian Cedrick dela Paz; Grand Awardee for Oil/Acrylic on Canvas Category Jayme Emille Lucas; Special Citation recipient for Oil/Acrylic on Canvas Category Dave Alcon; Grand Awardee for Watermedia on Paper Category Christian Jame Maglente; and Special Citation recipient for Watermedia on Paper Category Arman Arago.

Thai Ambassador Vasin Ruangprateepsaeng, Christian Cedrick dela Paz, Jayme Emille Lucas, Development Bank of the Philippines chairman Alberto Romulo, Dave Alcon, Christian Jame Maglente, Arman Arago, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Japan Ambassador Koji Haneda and Madam Ihoko Haneda

Metrobank president Fabian Dee, Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) corporate secretary Alesandra Ty, Ateneo Art Gallery chief curator and 2019 MADE Sculpture Recognition Program member of the Final Board of Judges Ma. Victoria “Boots” Herrera, 2019 MADE Sculpture Recognition Program chairperson of the Final Board of Judges Luis “Junyee” Yee Jr., 2019 MADE Painting Recognition Program member of the Final Board of Judges Katrin de Guia, Metrobank and MBFI chairman Arthur Ty and MBFI president Aniceto Sobrepeña

Madam Ihoko Haneda, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Grace Glory Go, Japan Ambassador Koji Haneda, Anna Sobrepeña and Metrobank Foundation Inc. president Chito Sobrepeña

Photos by Geremy Pintolo Metrobank and MBFI chairman Arthur Ty, Federal Land Inc. and MBFI SVP Anjanette Dy-Buncio and Grace Glory Go

An interpretative dance by Daloy Dance Company ended the Awarding Ceremony and revealed the exhibit area at the back of the stage.

FFCCCII EVP Mary Go Nang, Grace Glory Go, Anna Sobrepeña and John Forbes

National Artist for Film Eric “Kidlat Tahimik” de Guia with wife multimedia artist Katrin de Guia

Bonifacio Landmark Realty & Dev’t. Corp. president Hans Hauri with Grace Glory Go