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| Hand-painted unicorn bag by artist Ginny Guanco |
Press release:
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, aged 8
to 16 years old, the chance to learn painting, using bags as material under the
mentorship of one of the most passionate artists today, Ginny Guanco. The Paint
Me A Bag Workshop happens on May 26, Saturday, from 1 to 5 pm at the Gateway
Gallery. It is open to all boys and girls 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 the students as the
end-product is a mobile art that can be used by the student.
The paint-a-bag workshop is the first of its kind to be
offered by Gateway Gallery. In the half day workshop, Artist Ginny Guanco will
guide the young ones on the rudiments of basic drawing, shading and of adding
highlights on 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.
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| A colorful owl in my favorite color is one of the awesome hand painted bags by Ginny Guanco |
Who is Ginny Guanco?
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| The artist ms. Ginny Guanco in her hand-painted boho styled skirt |
Ginny Guanco 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 1970s 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. Afterwards,
she joined 3 group exhibits, along with church mates who called themselves the
Kurios Artists Guild. A change in career path led her to a hibernation from art
for 15 years, but in 2012, she rediscovered her art roots and since then, she
has never stopped drawing. Her first One-Woman show held on September 16, 2016
focused on the “boho chic” lifestyle
because of her fondness for bohemian fashion. Ginny now devotes her time to
doing commissioned portrait paintings in watercolor and just last year, she has
ventured into another art-related endeavour; hand-painting on tote bags.
Lately, she has also started hand-painting on other clothing items such as
blouses, denim jackets, jeans, skirts and sneakers.
The Paint Me A Bag workshop fee is Php 1,500 and includes
the workshop materials. Workshop fee is payable upon reservation. To register,
contact Gateway Gallery at 588-8300 or direct message at its Facebook page at
GatewayGalleryPH. Gateway Gallery is the art museum of Araneta Center. It is
located at the 5F Gateway Tower, Araneta Center, Quezon City. It is open daily,
from 10 am to 7 pm. For inquiries, contact the Gallery at email
gatewaygallery@aranetagroup.com, 588-8300 or via its Facebook (GatewayGalleryPH)
and Twitter accounts (gateway_gallery).
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