For those who appreciate art and have a heart for a noteworthy cause, the Rotary Club of Makati West offered a great opportunity for them to help through its 8th annual art-for-a cause exhibition-sale dubbed as “Alay Sining” recently held at the Gallery, Greenbelt 5, Makati City. The art exhibit-sale’s theme ‘Art with a Heart’ underscores the Rotary International’s theme of “Be a Gift to the World.”
The three-day art exhibit-sale was a fund-raising initiative for RCMW’s Gift of Life program which aims to help patients with congenital heart disease have free heart surgery. Over a hundred Filipino artists and sculptors – among them National Artist for Sculpture Napoleon Abueva, world renowned glass sculptor Ramon Orlina, Henry Cainglet, and Marlon Lucenara and Ferdie Cacnio – supported the initiative by contributing some of their pieces for the exhibit.
More than 150 artworks were displayed during the exhibit that generated a lot of interest among exhibit viewers. A large part of the proceeds from the sale of each piece will go to the Gift of Life program to provide surgery to those afflicted with CHD, some of whom are children.
RCMW officials expressed their gratitude to the Alay Sining artists whom they described as the real heroes of the noteworthy undertaking for their generosity in contributing their work and giving their heartfelt support to the fundraising effort. Over the years, the RCMW has been instrumental in helping save hundreds of lives through it Gift of Life program.
Artist and businessman Ral Arrogante spoke on behalf of his co-artists, many of whom have been with Alay Sining since the beginning. Arrogante said that contributing to charity completes their vocation as artists.
