MB Sketchfest 2019 Event

MB Sketchfest 2019 Davao City

MB Sketchfest 2019 Davao City

DAVAO CITY – Around 1,000 up-and-coming artists from Mindanao’s different regions are expected to assemble here for the Manila Bulletin (MB) Sketchfest 2019 scheduled on June 22 at the Annex Event Center of SM City Davao.

The contest will highlight the “Fiestas and Colors of the Philippines” as its theme.

Sonny Coloma, Manila Bulletin EVP, stated that the company “firmly supports the propagation of Filipino culture by focusing on the unique and colorful festivals that are celebrated in the various islands of the Philippines.”

MB Sketchfest 2019 Categories

The categories are:

  • Kiddie (12 years old and below)
  • Junior (13 to 18 years old)
  • Senior (19 years old and older)

Cash prizes await winners of the sketchfest from each category.

For senior category, the 1st placer will bring home P30,000, 2nd placer P20,000, and 3rd placer P10,000. For junior category, 1st placer will get P15,000, 2nd placer P10,000, and 3rd placer P5,000. For kiddie category, 1st placer will get P5,000, 2nd placer P3,000, and 3rd placer P2,000.

Participants may pre-register online at sketchfest2019.mb.com.ph until June 15 for the Davao leg.

On-site registration will be available by filling out an application form and presenting a valid ID containing the birthdate of the artist/participant.

Source: https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/06/13/1000-artists-converge-in-davao-for-mb-sketchfest-2019/