Press Release

Philippine Consulate General, Toronto Conducts Painting Workshop for PCG Personnel and Attached Agencies

2019-09-10

10 September 2019, Toronto – As part of its Gender and Development (GAD) program, as well as the cultural diplomacy program of Sentro Rizal Toronto, the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto organized a Painting Workshop for its personnel and the other attached agencies at the Sentro Rizal Toronto on Friday, 06 September 2019. This training project is both a cultural and a GAD activity because of its art and wellness components.

The two-hour session of basic painting techniques was conducted by artists from the Philippine Artists Group (PAG) of Canada, Mr. Genaro Lopos, President, and Ms. Michelle Chermaine Ramos, through the kind invitation by Deputy Consul General Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez extended during the formal opening of PAG’s 31st Annual Exhibition held on 27 June 2019. The session, like the famous Paint Nite craze in Toronto, whereby an acrylic painting on a canvas is replicated by participants following a step-by-step procedure that will be shared by the artists. The end product will hopefully spark the interest of the Consulate personnel in art appreciation and provide an avenue for the Consulate to implement the wellness component of its gender and development program.

Top Photo: Everyone started their work with much enthusiasm. Bottom Photo: Officer-in-Charge Consul Edna May G. Lazaro and Administrative Officer Ms. Joy Roxas pose with their half-done pieces

The group of the Consulate General’s Officer-in-Charge Consul Edna May G. Lazaro (4th from left) and artist/instructor Ms. Michelle Chermaine Ramos (5th from left), showing-off their work of art.

The second group, grinning with smile and satisfaction with their masterpiece, together with artist/instructor Mr. Gene Lopos (center).

The personnel of the Philippine Consulate General Toronto and attached agencies poses with their painting gurus, Mr. Genaro Lopos and Ms. Michelle Chermaine Ramos (both seated, center) after the painting workshop.

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