Sining Filipina 2025 art competition is now open for entries

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Filipina artists can send in their entries until February 13

Calling all Filipina artists!

Sining Filipina, one of the Philippines’ first nationwide, all-women art competition, is back! Taking on the theme “Her Earth, Her Future,” the competition’s 2025 edition encourages artists to showcase their own interpretations of women leading the way in sustainability. 

Presented by SM Supermalls and Chinabank, with the support of Airspeed for the benefit of the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs, Sining Filipina empowers women artists by providing them with a platform to express their creativity and spotlight their art as catalysts for social change.

 EMPOWERING FILIPINAS. The group that made the all-women competition possible: (L-R): Emcee Rico Hizon; Zonta Club of Makati and Environs Committee chairperson of Sining Filipina, Stella Cabalatungan; Airspeed president, Rosemarie Rafael; Chinabank vice president for marketing, Niña Reynoso; Chinabank senior marketing consultant, Nita Claravall; Chinabank VP for marketing, Aileen Vallesteros, and SM Supermalls vice president for corporate marketing, Grace Magno 

WOMEN LEADERS. Partner representatives are made up mostly of Filipina leaders: (L-R, back): Emcee Rico Hizon; Airspeed president, Rosemarie Rafael; Zonta Club of Makati and Environs (ZCME) past president, Armita Rufino; ZCME committee chairperson of Sining Filipina (SF), Stella Cabalatungan; Art Association of the Philippines president, Fidel Sarmiento; ZCME’s Melissa Romualdez; SM Supermalls vice president for corporate marketing, Grace Magno; past president, Carol Llanillo; and SF judging committee chair Ada Mabilangan. (L-R, front): ZCME past international president, Olivia Ferry; ZCME president, Joanne Zapanta-Andrada; and ZCME past president Maritess Pineda.

2024 WINNER. Hanna Joy Sayam from Negros Occidental is awarded the grand prize in the figurative category for her artwork titled “Pira-pirasong Tela ng mga Marias” during last year’s inaugural Sining Filipina art competition awarding ceremony at SM Aura

TOP MARKS. Maria Gemma San Jose from Ilocos Norte and her artwork titled “Layers of Experience” (upper left) wins top honors in the non-figurative category during last year’s Sining Filipina art competition awarding ceremony at SM Aura

Starting January 3, interested artists may email siningfilipina.secretariat@gmail.com or follow the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs on social media to receive the official entry form and further details regarding the competition. The deadline for all entries is February 13. 

Artists may opt to submit their original paintings in oil, acrylic, or mixed media, and in sizes of 2 ft by 3 ft or 3 ft by 3 ft.

Prospective artists have until February 13, to submit their entries to “Sining Filipina: Her Earth, Her Future.”

Sining Filipina highlights SM Supermalls’ commitment to advocating for women’s empowerment and championing local artistry. To know more about SM Supermalls’ activities, follow @SMSupermalls on all social media. – Rappler.com

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