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Images Cartellino First Edition 2022 and Featured Artists
Editor’s note: This article is an edited press release from Cartellino
Cartellino is an online art shop and digest that consistently finds ways to reconstruct and reimagine the art experience. In 2020, it launched First Edition, a sitewide annual fundraising effort that aims to demonstrate how art can be affordable and capable of driving equal opportunity, sustainability, and security.
This year, Cartellino partnered with the Filipino youth initiative Kids for Kids PH for the third iteration of First Edition. Art enthusiasts of all stripes are invited to browse the shop for a collection of limited edition prints, paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, digital illustrations, photographs, collages, sculptures, and art toys created by established and emerging artists from all over the country. First Edition 2022 will kick off on November 6, 10:00 AM, and will run until November 20.
Pumpkin No. 1, Gabby Prado, 2022, Original Works category Pumpkin No. 2, Gabby Prado, 2022, Original Works category
Featured in this year’s collection are limited edition prints of works by National Artist José Joya, Katrina Cuenca, Carla Gamalinda, Alee Garibay, Nina Garibay, Jeffrey Jay Jarin, Lyndon Maglalang, Mr. S, and Arturo Sanchez Jr.; and fine art prints from printmakers Marz Aglipay and Mars Bugaoan. Also included in the roster are cartoonists Manix Abrera, Hulyen, and Tarantadong Kalbo; and photographers Cru Camara and Sonny Thakur. From artists such as Tyang Karyel and Celline Mercado, come a collection of digital illustrations, while Quatro Hapimeel, Sean Michael Padie, and Wehkid each offer a series of art toys.
Following on from last year’s collaboration with Museo Pambata and Make-A-Wish Foundation, First Edition 2022 will be dedicated to uplifting children’s right to education, creative expression, safe and healthy environments, and secure futures.
A Delightful Half-Half Situation. Jeffrey Jay Jarin Jarin, Prints category Home, Lyndon Maglalang, Prints category
The funds raised will directly contribute to the ongoing campaign of Kids for Kids PH named Kapuluan ng Kabataan (@kapuluanngkabataan), a collection of projects across the archipelago geared toward reconnecting communities with our cultural and natural heritage, with a focus on the construction and creation of a children’s library and workshop on Anahawan Island. Part of the proceeds from all artwork purchases on the website will also be donated to the youth-led organization Kids For Kids PH.
Mobile Suit HapiHeart-RX 78, Quatro Hapimeel, Art Toys category Bleu Art Toy, Wehkid, Art Toys category
First Edition began as a cooperative fundraiser running a selection of limited-edition archival prints. Two years on, the project will run all types of art, from limited editions to original pieces, without cutting corners on access and affordability.
Kids for Kids PH was founded by sisters Tasha and Bella Tanjutco in 2015. Since then, the art digest has been at the forefront of youth empowerment, leading a movement committed to climate justice, access to education, and creative change-making. Through various campaigns, the ever-growing community of youth activists, cultural workers, creatives, educators, and environmentalists strive for a society where children’s rights to a safe environment and secure livelihood no longer need fighting for. •
