IWPG Sukses Selenggarakan International Loving-Peace Art Competition Ke-7
JAKARTA---International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) cabang Jakarta, yang dipimpin oleh Branch Manager Ana Milana Puspita Sari, bersama-sama menjadi tuan rumah babak penyisihan International Loving-Peace Art Competition (ILPAC) ke-7 yang diselenggarakan secara online pada tanggal 12 Juli, berkolaborasi dengan cabang Manila, Filipina.
ILPAC merupakan kompetisi yang dirancang untuk mendorong anak-anak dan remaja - yang merupakan calon pemimpin perdamaian di masa depan - untuk mengekspresikan visi mereka tentang dunia yang damai melalui karya seni. Secara khusus, kompetisi tahun ini menandai pencapaian yang berarti, karena sekitar 100 anak berpartisipasi secara bersamaan dengan tema perdamaian melalui kerja sama antara IWPG cabang Indonesia dan Filipina.
Di bawah slogan "Peace, Let’s Be Friends!", para peserta dengan bebas mengekspresikan pemikiran unik mereka tentang tema "Apa yang dapat saya atau kita lakukan untuk mencapai perdamaian?" pada gambar.
Penyelenggara kompetisi menyampaikan, "Aspek yang paling indah dari kompetisi ini adalah bahwa kita semua adalah pemenang sejati," yang menekankan bahwa mengekspresikan bakat dan emosi seseorang melalui seni dalam upaya untuk mengubah dunia, dengan sendirinya merupakan tantangan yang berarti.
Para juri untuk kompetisi tahun ini adalah para seniman yang aktif berkarya di Indonesia dan Filipina.
Dewan Juri dari Filipina:
● Reynante Concepcion Carandang: Telah menjadi juri sejak ILPAC ke-4. Seorang seniman visual dari Tuy, Batangas, dan operator Creation Art Gallery and Studio. Memegang banyak penghargaan dari Amerika Serikat dan Filipina.
● Ayana Jane B. Encarnacion: Pemenang hadiah pertama dalam Kompetisi Poster Peringatan Hari GKK 2024. Menjalankan bisnis seni "Karya Seni oleh Angel Encarnacion." Telah menerima banyak penghargaan.
● Thea Elizaga: Mengambil jurusan psikologi di Universitas Mindanao, ia telah menunjukkan bakat artistiknya sejak kecil dan secara aktif berpartisipasi dalam berbagai kontes seni, klub, dan organisasi.
Dewan Juri dari Indonesia:
● Supriyanto (Sentot Season): Penasihat komunitas Kali Kedawung, anggota komite Divisi Infrastruktur Dewan Ekonomi Kreatif Salatiga, anggota Asosiasi Pematung, guru seni budaya, dan pegiat seni.
● Ni Ketut Ayu Sri Wardani: Seniman wanita sukses yang tinggal di Bandung, Indonesia, aktif dalam seni lukis dan tari. Telah berpameran secara internasional di Australia, Amerika Serikat, dan Filipina.
● Devvi Kurniawati Wijaya: Telah menjadi juri sejak ILPAC ke-2. Seorang guru seni dan kerajinan, ia memimpin kegiatan seni setelah jam sekolah dan memenangkan juara pertama dalam kompetisi video pembelajaran kreatif untuk siswa sekolah menengah.
Crysthel, Sekretaris Jenderal IWPG cabang Manila, mengungkapkan rasa terima kasihnya kepada para juri, dengan mengatakan, "Terima kasih telah mengambil peran penting dalam menyuarakan suara perdamaian melalui karya seni," dan menambahkan, "Penilaian Anda akan sangat membantu dalam menyebarkan nilai perdamaian."
ILPAC dinaungi oleh International Women's Peace Group (IWPG), sebuah LSM perempuan dengan status konsultatif khusus di Dewan Ekonomi dan Sosial PBB (ECOSOC) dan terdaftar di Departemen Komunikasi Global PBB (DGC). IWPG memiliki 115 cabang di 122 negara, dengan kantor pusat yang berlokasi di Seoul, Republik Korea.
Indonesian and Filipino Children Illustrate Their Dreams of Peace Online
IWPG Successfully Hosts the 7th International Loving-Peace Art Competition
The Jakarta branch of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), led by Branch Manager Ana Milana Puspita Sari, jointly hosted the preliminary round of the 7th International Loving-Peace Art Competition (ILPAC) online on July 12th in collaboration with the the Philippines Manila branch.
ILPAC is a competition designed to encourage children and youth—who are the future leaders of peace—to express their visions of a peaceful world through artwork. In particular, this year’s competition marked a meaningful achievement, as approximately 100 children participated simultaneously under the theme of peace through cooperation between the IWPG Indonesia and Philippine branches.
Under the slogan “Peace, Let’s Be Friends!”, the participants freely expressed their unique thoughts on the theme “What I or we can do to achieve peace” on the drawing.
Prior to the start of the competition, female leader figures from the Philippines sent warm video messages of encouragement to the participants. The video featured words of support from Jenny Barzaga, Mayor of Dasmariñas in Cavite; Jeannie N. Sandoval, Mayor of Malabon; and Phanie Teves-Wong, Vice Mayor of Muntinlupa.
Organizers of the competition conveyed as, “The most beautiful aspect of this competition is that we are all true winners,” emphasizing that expressing one’s talents and emotions through art in an attempt to change the world is, in itself, a meaningful challenge.
Judges for this year’s competition were artists actively working in Indonesia
and the Philippines.
Judges from the Philippines:
● Reynante Concepcion Carandang: Has served as a judge since the 4th ILPAC. A visual artist from Tuy, Batangas, and operator of the Creation Art Gallery and Studio. Holds multiple awards from both the United States and the Philippines.
● Ayana Jane B. Encarnacion: First prize winner in the 2024 GKK Day Commemorative Poster Competition. Runs the art business “Artworks by Angel Encarnacion.” Has received multiple awards.
● Thea Elizaga: Majoring in psychology at Mindanao University, she has shown artistic talent since childhood and actively participates in various art contests, clubs, and organizations.
Judges from Indonesia:
● Supriyanto (Sentot Season): Advisor of the Kali Kedawung community, committee member of the Infrastructure Division of the Salatiga Creative Economy Council, member of the Sculptor Association, art and culture teacher, and art activist.
● Ni Ketut Ayu Sri Wardani: A successful female artist based in Bandung, Indonesia, active in both painting and dance. Has exhibited internationally in Australia, the United States, and the Philippines.
● Devvi Kurniawati Wijaya: Has served as a judge since the 2nd ILPAC. An art and craft teacher, she leads after-school art activities and won first place in a 2020 creative learning video competition for high school students.
Crysthel, Secretary-General of the IWPG Manila branch, expressed gratitude to the judges, saying, “Thank you for taking on the important role of choosing the voice of peace through art,” and added, “Your judging will be a great help in spreading the value of peace.”
ILPAC is hosted by the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), a women’s NGO with special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and registration with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC). IWPG operates 115 branches in 122 countries, with its headquarters located in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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