My friend, Nicole Olbes Fandino, shared this with Heart2Heart in the hope that maybe some of you out there may want to help Una for her Art Education. The portraits would make a nice gift or a nice addition to your art in your homes. I talked to Geri, the Mom of Una to help me put together the details of this project and so here it is 🙂 Good luck Una!
Isn’t she amazing?
This is Una’s personal initiative to help us raise the money for her art education and at the same time, practice her skills. Her goal is to complete 100 portraits and 100% of the proceeds will go to her tuition and moving-to-Canada fund. It is a four-year program but we are all taking it one year at a time.
She is only about to start college life as an art student so technically, she isn’t one yet. Therefore the skills she is using to create these portraits are what she’s acquired from her private lessons through {SET} Artist Run Space (https://www.facebook.com/setarc?fref=ts)* while she built her portfolio.
*{SET} Artist Run Space offers portfolio building classes for art students.
All applicants to Emily Carr University of Art + Design must submit a portfolio as part of the admission process. Una worked with her teacher as she built the required body of work for ECUAD, where she has been accepted into the Foundation Year this fall term.
The portraits are her representations of the subjects.
All in all, the goal is really to raise funds for art education for ECUAD in Vancouver, BC. Una is still awaiting her study permit from the Canadian Embassy. She has also been accepted into the UP College of Fine Arts Painting Program and ADMU College of Fine Arts.
For those who would like to support, here are the mechanics:
Send a good, clear (preferably hi-res) photo of the subject to gilunag@gmail.com
Subject on email message: PORTRAITS {your name}
Price is P3000/head (plus shipping if applicable)
Upon confirmation of payment, Una will paint a 5X7 portrait for you.
Pick up or delivery can be arranged
