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Two Martial Law exhibits open on September 21

To commemorate 50 years since the declaration of Martial Law, back-to-back exhibits will be launched on September 21, 2022 via radikal.ph and tumbatumba.ph—Alingawngaw and Usok at Bulaklak sa Panahon ng Martial Law.

Presented by The Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development and Marahuyo Art Projects, each exhibit will be compiled in books that will be given away to children in poor and disadvantaged communities, as part of CANVAS' One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children campaign. These exhibits and books are just some of the many steps that CANVAS and Marahuyo Art Projects expect to take, not only to preserve memory, but more importantly, to imbibe in our children a deeper understanding and appreciation for human rights.

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Literature professor Lorena Santos wins 34th Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition

The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development (CANVAS) is pleased to announce the results from its 34th Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition. Maria Lorena M. Santos shall be receiving the cash prize of forty-five thousand pesos for her story The Salakot Flowers. A total of 88 entries, all based on the artwork by Abi Dionisio, were received for this competition.

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CANVAS bags 4 wins at 7th National Children’s Book Awards

Four books from CANVAS (The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development) were recognized at the 7th National Children’s Book Awards. The ceremonies were streamed live via the Facebook page of PBBY (The Philippine Board on Books for Young People) on the 39th National Children’s Book Day, July 19, 2022.

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GBP, Canvas partner to promote reading literacy

GLOBAL Business Power Corp. (GBP), in collaboration with the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (Canvas), distributed books to various public elementary and high school students in Iloilo, Aklan, Cebu and Rizal.

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High school student Anne Rubio wins 33rd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition

The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development is pleased to announce the results from its 33rd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition. Anne Rubio shall be receiving the cash prize of forty-five thousand pesos for her story House of Gold. A total of 150 entries, all based on the artwork by Tiffany Lafuente, were received for this competition.

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Globe, Google PH, and CANVAS launch exhibit on online safetyfor kids

The exhibit is based on the NPC-awarded book ‘Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy.’ The activity book teaches children aged 6 to 12 about personal data and how to protect it. Using child-friendly language, Safe Space shows how social media, online gaming, and other platforms collect and use personal data. A digital copy of the book is available for free at the Globe eLibrary.

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Exhibit on safe internet opens at Globe Tower

A pocket museum for kids opened at Globe Tower on May 17, 2022 to promote online safety. Previously displayed at the UP Vargas Museum, the Safe Internet exhibit includes interactive art installations designed by Studio Dialogo, based on books written by Gigo Alampay, and published by CANVAS (The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development) with the help of UBS, Globe, and Google through a partnership with CANVAS’ One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign.

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UnionBank, CANVAS.PH hold two-day webinar to help artists, collectors partake in growing NFT market

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), together with non-profit Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS.PH), recently held a two-part webinar series centered around digital art in the age of non-fungible tokens to help artists, buyers, and collectors of digital art gain a better understanding of how these tokens work and how they can take part in the NFT art economy.

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EXTENDED: International Book Giving Day Raffle

In the spirit of the One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign, we are giving away books on February 14, to five lucky supporters of our book-giving program. Our partner shop Looking for Juan has also chipped in with some items!

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In this new Filipino children’s book, a boy shines in rainbow clothes

“I Like Wearing Rainbows,” winner of the 28th Romeo Forbes Children’s Story Writing Competition, tackles significant themes through its vibrant artwork and sympathetic storytelling. The premise of writer Agay Llanera’s story is simple — a boy indulges in playing with his grandmother’s clothes. He pulls open his closet and picks from piles of clothing: a yellow skirt, a shimmery pink top, a ruffled purple dress. He wears them one by one, running and twirling in jovial innocence, while his grandmother sings and applauds.

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Lawyer Emmanuel Rey Cruz wins 32nd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition

The Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development is pleased to announce the results from its 32nd Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition. Emmanuel Rey Cruz won forty-five thousand pesos for his story Maliit pa rin si Marikit.

Congratulations also go to Christopher Rosales for his story Sa Iisang Batya which was selected as a Finalist. A total of 94 entries, all based on the artwork by Renee Avila, were received for this competition.

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How do we explain climate change to kids? Start with this activity book

How do we begin to explain climate change to the next generation who is the least responsible in all this and yet the most impacted?

This is a professor’s goal in a new book for children aged 6 to 12. University of the Philippines geology professor Alyssa M. Peleo-Alampay, Ph.D. wrote the book “I Am the Change in Climate Change” with kids in mind.

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New release: I Like Wearing Rainbows

"Boys don't wear dresses."

Since that day, I wore the dresses only when I was in Lola's room. But one day, Lola got sick—with a fever that kept her bundled in a blanket, and a cough I could hear through the wall. I waited patiently for the day I could play in her room again.

A heartwarming story of love and acceptance, this book won the Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition.

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