Congratulations to Chariz Vanzuela, Grade 10, for her entry in the 9th Art Writer Award for High School Students hosted by the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Her essay, “To Lasso the Sun” is one of the 17 essays to receive the Winning Entries Award from among 147 entries submitted from 24 countries.

In her essay, Vanzuela reminisced on her ‘exhilarating and unforgettable’ first art class. She wrote, “The process of creating art is something that we all should get to experience at least once in our lives.”

There were two grand prize winners, seven awards for excellence, and 17 winning entries. The grand prize winners were from Singapore and India. Two entries from the Philippine Science High School of the Caraga Region and one from Ernesto Rondon High School, Quezon City, received the Award for Excellence. Another entry from the Philippine Science High School, Caraga, also received the Winning Entries Award.

Vanzuela was invited by her summer school English teacher to join the competition. She wrote the essay in two weeks.

The Art Writer Award is a contest on art. It allows students to think and write about art. The students submitted 1000-word-English essays revolving around the themes — Japanese Art, Creative experience, and Art and Life 2020. The announcement of the awards was posted online on March 28, 2021.

Shaira Tiu Satinitigan | UP Tambuli