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2008 Metrobank
Art and Design Excellence (MADE)
Metrobank Foundation Fetes Winning Artists and Designers in Annual Competition
October 2007
The 2008 MADE Awardees with top executives of Metrobank, Metrobank Foundation Federal Land, Inc. and Metrobank Card Corporation, and guests of honor Ambassador of Austria H.E. Herbert Jaeger and Tarlac representative Monica Prieto-Teodoro
Metrobank Foundation feted yet another batch of promising Filipino artists and designers who won in this year’s Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) national competition in ceremonies held September 12, 2008 at Le Pavillon in Pasay City.
Addressing the guests in his welcome remarks, Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto M. Sobrepreña reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to promote and support Filipino talents through its arts program.
“As we move towards strengthening our advocacy in the arts through the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence, we envision to constantly open doors for our young artists and visionaries to freely express their observation, imagination, creativity, and inspiration,” he said
Leading this year’s awardees are the winners in the Painting competition, namely: Ronald L. Jeresano (grand prize), Dennis T. Atienza (second prize), and John Paul V. Antido (special prize) for the oil on canvass category; and Raffy T. Napay (grand prize) and Janeil B. Arlegui (special prize) in the watermedia on paper category.
In the Interior Design competition that highlighted “sustainable design,” the winners are April Rose A. Frigillana (grand prize) and Adrian P. Del Monte (special prize). Meanwhile, in the Sculpture competition, the winners are Elrine D. Vicaldo (grand prize) and Byron P. Salarza (special prize).
This year, MADE also awarded the Metrobank Foundation Prize for Achievement in Sculpture (MPAS), a special recognition for mid-career sculptors, to Salvador Joel Alonday for consistently creating a body of work that exemplifies excellence and dedicated craftsmanship.
The grand prize winners received P200,000 each, while the special prize winners received P150,000. The 2nd and 3rd place in oil painting category on the other hand, brought home P170,000 and P150,000, respectively. In addition to cash prizes, the winners received a trophy designed by glass artist and former MADE winner Noell El Farol.
The Metrobank Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the Metrobank Group of Companies. Over the last 28 years, it has promoted a culture of excellence among Filipinos through its various programs notably the Search for Outstanding Teachers, the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence, The Outstanding Philippine Soldier, Country's Outstanding Policemen in Service, the Metrobank Math Challenge, and College Scholarship Program. The Foundation also has a grants program that assists NGOs and government in the fields of education, healthcare, and the arts. Metrobank Foundation celebrates Filipino excellence and presents wellsprings of hope in the future of our nation.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Armando Tetangco, Elma Tetangco, Doris Magsaysay-Ho with Metrobank President Arthur Ty and the 2008 MADE Awardees
Vice-President Noli de Castro together with MADE 2008 Special Prize Winner for the Interior Design Adrian P. Del Monte.
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