Kasafi ready to host Ati poster making contest

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

KALIBO, Aklan - With the theme “Ro Ati-Ati it Kalibo,” the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi) is hosting more than 70 participants for the On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest on Saturday.

Kasafi chairman Albert Menez said high school and college students from the private and public schools are joining the annual competition this year.

The grand winner will take home P10,000, the second and third winners will receive P3,000 and P2,000, respectively, from Kasafi. The winning poster will be used as cover of the souvenir program and promotional materials for the upcoming Ati-Atihan festival.

The contestants for the one-day poster-making contest will be given five hours to work around the central theme. Relevance to the theme, color combination, creativity and lay-out and composition are the criteria to be used by the board of judges in selecting the winning poster.

Menez said the briefing and orientation of the contest will start at 9 a.m. followed by the contest proper. The judging will commence at 4 p.m. and the awarding of winners at 5 p.m.

Kalibo mayor William Lachica and vice mayor Madeline Regalado are invited by the Kasafi for the awarding ceremony to be held at Kasafi office.

Kalibo Ati-Atihan festival, scheduled on January 9 to 15, 2012, is an annual feast in honor of Senor Sto. Nino. It draws ten of thousands of devotees and visitors from all over the world to celebrate the festive event in the capital town of Kalibo.

Last year, Kasafi held its first poster making contest to serve as venue for local artists to show their creative spirit for arts and to polish their craft.