Filipiniana

A CELEBRATION OF POETRY IN ART: The Winners of the First Gawang Agustin Art Competition

The Gawang Agustin Art Competition is an art contest for young artists whose works are based on poems by award-winning writer, Jim Pascual Agustin. The competition was organized by San Anselmo Publications, Inc.

9 October 2020

“FOUL PLAY” by Andrhea Juarez. 1st Place.
“ALTER EGO” by Victor Kim Naquila. 2nd Place.

“GUNITA” by Colleen Rilloraza. 3rd Place.

“THE UNIVERSE WITHIN” by Alvin Cendana. 4th Place, People’s Choice Award.

“MR. GATOR, MEALS ARE BEST SERVED BEHIND BARS” by Clarice Fajardo. 5th Place.

“COLLATERAL DAMAGE 5457 (DANICA MAE, ALTHEA, FRANCISCO, SANIÑO)” by Christyl Infante. 6th Place.

“ANTECEDENTS OF WAR” by Angelo Grenas. 7th Place.

Full text of the poem, “The Boy in the Chair” by Jim Pascual Agustin