Paintings made by local artists and their friends for the town’s persons with disability (PWDs) are on sale until the office hours today, Feb. 29, at the Baras Municipal Gymnasium.
During the opening ceremony on Feb. 28, the town’s artists unveiled their respective paintings that focus on nature.
The event became the venue of the art pieces of some of the town’s young artists who have decided to offer a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their paintings to some of the town’s PWDs and their counterpart in Antipolo City.
(Baras artists, twin sisters Lichelle and Lorily, show some of their paintings which are on exhibit at the Baras Municipal Gymnasium in Baras, Rizal until Feb. 29)
Lorily Darag and her twin sister Lorichelle Alapad of the Carika Dolls, makers of handcrafted dolls made of foam materials, will hold a live sketching on Feb. 29 as part of the event organized by the Barasining Artists Guild, Baras Artist Group, and the municipal government of Baras, Rizal.
Art lovers who are interested to buy the paintings may approach the artists themselves during the exhibit.
(Three of the dozens of paintings that are showcased in the Art Exhibit For A Cause in Baras, Rizal)