Project Sining

Impact Through Art

About Project Sining

Project Sining aims to utilize art and creativity to tackle various problems that children face in areas across Northern Luzon. To accomplish this, I will garner school supplies, art supplies, and monetary aid through art related initiatives within my local community. In the end, I hope that this will bring light to the issues that children all over the Philippines face and make positive changes in the lives of many.

Community Needs

Baguio:

People from all over Northern Luzon rely heavily on the hospitals in and around the Summer Capitol of the Philippines. As storms larger than the country itself tear through vulnerable communities, hospitals are susceptible to overcrowding, poor quality of care, and lack of resources and funding. This leaves families in tough situations, negatively impacting their physical and emotional health.

Bayombong:

The school children within Bayombong, and the province of Nueva Vizcaya as a whole, face many problems when pursuing education. A widespread problem within this city is bullying. There are several documented instances of bullying within these schools, many of which were covered by trusted news sites and the Department of Education in the Philippines. This issue has significant emotional consequences on the children living in this area, and gets in the way of the education that these children should be receiving.

Additionally, students that go to Pinayag National High School, a school in the rural mountains surrounding Bayombong, face dangerous conditions when commuting to school. A video was released showing these students crossing raging rivers on cables. Additionally, the children here do not have stable housing, with many of them living with teachers and constantly changing living arrangements.

Our Solution

Sticker Sale

I'm working with several small artists from the Central Florida area to create a series of stickers. I plan on selling these stickers to raise funds for Pinayag National High School. Based on the school's choice, these funds will go to either the construction of a bridge, construction of a dormitory, or the general safety of their students.

High School Letters

I will work with several high schools located across Orlando, Florida where the students will write letters meant to promote respect between students in the Philippines. These letters will feature drawings and a short paragraph. Once completed, the students in Orlando will gain additional extra credit in their courses.

Care Packages

Through school and art supply donations, I will put together a series of care packages for children in the hospitals and schools in these areas. For the students at Pinayag National High School, these care packages will include additional first aid supplies. With these, I hope to promote art therapy for children going through tough situations.

Medical Donations

I plan on expanding PHI's established Medical Donations Program to Baguio and their hospitals. While not directly art related, I see this as a simple way to target the issues that large Baguio hospitals, such as BGHMC, face by going for the source of the problems.

The artists hard at work!

The Goal

For Project Sining, the end goal is to bridge gaps in health and education through art, creativity and community. A huge part of this initiative purposely depends heavily on those who might not know the struggles that many Filipinos face. By doing this, it spreads awareness of these struggles outside of its current bubble. Through art and creation, many have found peace and an outlet. The same could be true for families and children in Baguio and Bayombong. Overall, I want this project to be a source of inspiration for people in my community, and the people in my family's communities, even if they happen to be on opposite sides of the world.

Artist Spotlight

Hannah Castillo

Hannah Castillo is currently a 4th year IT major at UCF. When she’s not in class, you can catch her making graphics as a Graphics Coordinator at the Filipino Student Association. She also likes concerts, video games, and stickers!

Sunny Truitt

Sunny Truitt is a UCF alumni with a bachelors in studio arts. He is currently a freelance illustrator who specializes in comic work and sticker design. When he’s not chained to his desk or working he enjoys going on walks, listening to music, and binging shows!

Our Sticker designs

Here are the sticker designs that we are selling! We have a wide selection of some of the most iconic landscapes in the Philippines, to some lighthearted takes on popular memes that are sure to bring a smile to your face!

Each design was created by an artist local to the Orlando area!

Our Landscapes collection showcase a variety of different places that are unique to the Philippines!

Our memes collection offer a wide array of silly Filipino designs, all of which are inspired by popular memes.

Stickers on Sale!!

Hello! On Tuesday, January 20, our stickers officially launched! If you are interested in any designs, then please feel free to scan the QR code!

These stickers are raising money for children in the Bayombong area. Hopefully by the end, the funds garnered will be enough to fund the construction of either a dormitory or bridge, making a huge difference in the health, quality of education, and general well being of high school students.

Of the funds raised, 75% of them will go towards this initiative, and the other 25% will go towards PHI and our other programs.

Copy the link to order stickers!

https://forms.gle/b83PBPaYC8x7MghH8

Thank you for the support, we appreciate it very much :))

LNHS Letters

Over the past couple of weeks, some students in the Pre Med Club at Lake Nona High School had the opportunity to create meaningful letters for their peers in Bayombong! This club's purpose is to provide aspiring healthcare professionals with opportunities and resources to explore careers in medicine and related fields. PHI and I are very grateful for their hard work!

These letters include lovely drawings created by the students, as well as meaningful messages that are meant to uplift and encourage respect amongst their Filipino counterparts.

Thank you to Lake Nona High School for your impact!

February is a very busy month for Project Sining!!!

PHIxFSA@UCF Totebag Decorating

As part of Project Sining's care package initiative, we are collaborating with the Filipino Student Association at UCF. There are lots of bags that need to get done so be sure to show up if you're able to!

These bags will be the vessel for our care packages, holding the art, school, and medical supplies for children in the Philippines.

University of Central Florida

Room TBA (keep tabs on the PHI and FSA insta accounts at time of event)

5pm-7pm

Kick Back with PHI at Sampaguita

Mention the Philippine Health Initiative during your checkout at Sampaguita on Saturday, February 28! The partial proceeds will go towards Pinayag National High School.

Not able to go to Sampaguita on the 28th? No worries! Our stickers will be available at their store for several days following the kick back night!

Sampaguita

1233 East Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

11am to 11pm

Totebags have officially begun!

On Wednesday, February 18, my friend Joshua Paredes and I officially kicked off the tote bag decorating! Check out these cute designs that we made ahead of Thursday's big event!

Tote Bag Event!

Thank you so much to FSA@UCF and everyone who showed up to this event! It was a huge success, we made so many incredible totebags. These will be used as the vessels for our care packages that will be sent to the Philippines!

Large Totebag Spotlight

Small Totebag Spotlight

About Me

Kayla Haugen City Director for PHI, Project Lead for Project sining

Hello! My name is Kayla, and I am a student at the University of Central Florida studying engineering. In my free time, I love drawing (obviously!), playing video games, reading, and spending time with my closest family and friends.

I chose to focus on both Baguio and Bayombong because they are both cities that I have close ties to. My family lives in Bayombong, so that is where I spent most of my time when in the Philippines. When I went to visit, we also took a roadtrip to Baguio where I got to see the beautiful Summer Capitol for myself.

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