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Monday, November 30, 2009

Antonio Leaño's Anthropometrics at Sitio Remedios

Antonio Leaño
Anthropometrics
Sitio Remedios, Currimao, Ilocos Norte
Opens December 5, 2009

On December 4, 2009, Sitio Remedios in Barangay Victoria, Currimao, Ilocos Norte will be the site for Anthropometrics, Antonio Leaño’s upcoming exhibit. Its environs provide a stimulating backdrop to the artist’s latest oeuvres. Definitely, the synergy of the Leaño’s creatively measured stance coupled with the vintage ambience of this heritage village will walk us back to recollection and usher in a clearer understanding of the present.

Leaño’s mixed media works portray women in their baro’t saya, Jesuit priests and ilustrados in seemingly studio poses. As to be expected, the artist renders these figures comprehensively and pays meticulous attention to the nuances of their form. More interestingly perhaps is the manner in which Leaño juxtaposes other elements in his compositions and how all these components crystallize together to elevate the subject to a different plane.

The subtle metallic shimmer, rich scarlet touches against a furtive and dusky background lures one to unravel the cryptic points that the canvases hold. The architectural details, measurable positions in combination with Leaño’s random thoughts and unyielding resolutions are seamlessly fused together with the focal figure on the canvas. The resulting body of work is yet another testament to his evolving understanding of our existence.

Antonio Leaño’s proficiency for the arts manifested itself early on. His surroundings and associations in Antipolo harnessed his potential. Leaño’s education at the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines further honed his innate abilities. He was also an integral part of Salingpusa, an artist group that created a transformative impact in contemporary art in the 1990s. It is not hard for his reputation to precede himself. With more than two decades of dedicated art practice, Antonio Leaño’s creative outputs are diverse as it is innovative — ranging from representational to non-representational works, environmental to architectural design, experimental to experiential productions. In 1994 he received the Cultural Center of the Philippines 13 Artist Award. He was also the recipient of the Sentenaryong Gawad Dakilang Anak ng Antipolo para sa Malikhaing Sining in 1999 and was a finalist at the International Triennial Competition and Exhibition in Osaka, Japan in 1993.

Anthropometrics opens on the 5th of December 2009 at Sitio Remedios in Barangay Victoria, Currimao, Ilocos Norte. For inquiries, please call at 09178191939 or email us at sitio_remedios@yahoo.com
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UP Film Institute Screenings This December

The UP Film Institute once more affirms its advocacy for human rights with this year’s edition of Cine Veritas – the annual festival with focus on socially relevant films that uphold the plight of the underprivileged and marginalized sectors of society. Main features include titles that are the current pride of Philippine cinema: Pepe Diokno’s “Engkwentro” (Best Picture of the Orrizonti Section and Best Debut Film at Venice); Ralston Jover’s “Bakal Boys” (Dragons and Tigers Special Mention at Vancouver, Golden Alexander Special Mention at Thessaloniki, Labor Film Prize at Torino) and Ferdie Balanag’s “Walking the Waking Journey,” the acclaimed documentary that made waves at this year’s Cinemalaya with its account of a Himalayan monk’s epic voyage.

A gesture of solidarity for the human rights cause is extended by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands with the free presentation of “Women in Shroud” – an exposé of the arbitrary legal system in Iran endured by women accused of adultery and sentenced to the death penalty. Dedicated women’s rights’ activists one of whom is Shadi Sadr, the recipient of this year’s Human Rights Defenders Tulip Award in the Netherlands , are portrayed in their collective effort to help victims appeal and overturn their death sentences.

Completing the Cine Veritas screening line-up is another Philippine production, “Marlon,” Best Documenary Winner at the 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival.

Apart from screenings, the Cine Veritas festival hallmarks as well exhibits, fora, performances in cultural nights at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery mounted by various artists groups led by Concerned Artists of the Philippines , Southern Tagalog Exposure, Ugnayan ng Nagkakaisang Artista, SILIP, Tudla and Ugat-Lahi Collective.

The UP Film Institute wraps up its December screenings with a distinguished selection of Italian contemporary cinema courtesy of the Embassy of Italy. Six films are featured, namely, Luciano Melchionna’s "Gas"; Angelo Longoni’s "Caravaggio" ; Francesco Amato’s "Ma Che Faccio Qui" (What I’m Doing Here); Giacomo Campiotti’s "Mai Piu Come Prima" (Never Again as Before); Massimo Andrei’s "Mater Natura"; and Roberto Faenza’s "I Vicere"

(The Viceroys).

Here is the concerned rundown of films for UP Film Institute screenings with listed playdates accordingly:

CINE ADARNA/ MAIN THEATER:

Women in Shroud
Dec 10 Thu 5 p.m.

Engkwentro
Dec 10 Thu 7 p.m.

VIDEOTHEQUE:

Walking the Waking Journey
Dec 5 Sat 6:30 p.m.
Dec 10 Thu 6:30 p.m

Bakal Boys
Dec 7 Mon/Dec 8 Tue 4:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Dec 9 Wed/Dec 10 Thu 4:30 p.m.
Dec 11 Fri/Dec 12 Sat 4:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m..
Dec 14 Mon 6:30 p.m.

Marlon
Dec 9 Wed 6:30 p.m.
Dec 12 Sat 2:30 p.m.
Dec 14 Mon 4:30 p.m.

Gas
Dec 15 Tue 5 p.m.

Caravaggio
Dec 15 Tue 7 p.m.

Ma Che Faccio Qui (What I’m Doing Here)
Dec 16 Wed 5 p.m.

Mai Piu Come Prima (Never Again as Before)
Dec 16 Wed 7 p.m.

Mater Natura
Dec 17 Thu 5 p.m.

I Vicere (The Viceroys)
Dec 17 Thu 7 p.m.

ISHMAEL BERNAL GALLERY:

Artists' Night on Human Rights - December 6, 7 and 8
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

IIFA's 3rd Broadcast Performance Workshop by Noel Zarate

IIFA 2009 YEAR-END COURSES

LAB 315, EVEKAL Building , 855 Arnaiz Ave.,
Legazpi Village , Makati City

3rd Broadcast Performance Workshop
November 27-29 2009 (Friday to Sunday) 9:00 AM – 5:00PM

The IIFA Broadcast Performance Workshop is a practical course ideal for everyone who wants to learn and improve skills in broadcasting, Participants will go through exercises and simulated interviews, beat reporting and news anchoring supplemented by lectures on TV and radio journalism under one of the country's leading broadcasters and founder of Center for Sports Communication.

Workshop Master – NOEL ZARATE.
Workshop Fee – PhP 7,800 / US$ 200
(inclusive of materials and meals)

Limited scholarship slots are available for the IIFA Broadcast Performance. Those interested should submit an application letter addressed to Dennis Marasigan, together with a resume to filmarts.manila@ gmail.com. For enrollment and inquiries, call telephone 815-2246 or 818-7201 or mobile 0916-5918815.
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2009 PaperClay Nationwide Art Competition

JNBM Amazing Arts Philippines, Inc. (JAAPI) and the Department of Education (DepEd) recently launched “Husay Ng Batang Pinoy” 2009 PaperClay Nationwide Art Competition, and its first celebrity endorser Sam Concepcion at the Manila Ocean Park.

JAAPI has been offering art workshops for kids and the entire family like basic drawing, painting, sculpting, and other creative crafting. In 2005, JAAPI launched its PaperClay Art, a one of a kind proudly Philippine made product. PaperClay is an art medium that has the consistency of moist colored paper with a hint of clay that could be applied to any surface - be it wood, paper, glass, ceramics or even metal. Using two sticks for its application, without the need for adhesives, PaperClay will turn into a beautiful piece of embossed textured art.

“Husay Ng Batang Pinoy” 2009 PaperClay Art Competition with theme “Ako Para Sa Kalikasan” is open to all Elementary and High School students (both in public and private institutions) enrolled in the current school year. The competition has three rounds: (1) Competition among DepEd Divisions (October 19 to December 31, 2009), (2) Regional Selection (January 4 to 31, 2010), and (3) National Selection (February 1 to 13, 2010).

Each contestant will be given a JNBM PaperClay Art competition kit. Contestant can mix PaperClay with other art media, including poster paint, acrylic paint, water color, poster color, colored pen and pencils, and other recycled materials.

Criteria for judging are as follows: (1) Adherence to the Theme (30%), (2) Originality, Freshness, Novelty, and Inventiveness (25%), (3) Creativity, New Forms, and Imaginative Interpretation (20%), and (4) Composition, and Combination of Elements (15%), and (5) Visual Impact (10%).

Grand winners from the Elementary and High School divisions will win P50,000 each.

Sam Concepcion, DepEd youth ambassador, endorses JNBM PaperClay Art and the nationwide competition.

“I usually explore my creativity through music by playing the piano or guitar or performing onstage. PaperClay Art is my newest creative outlet. It stimulates the imagination, and encourages self-expression, and quality bonding time with family members,” Sam said.

“I strongly encourage the youth to join the 2009 PaperClay Art Nationwide Competition. It will be a very effective way to channel their creativity into something that can make a difference. Not only will they be able to hone their talents in the process, but they will also be able to spread the word about the conservation of the environment.”

Sam, a STAGES/Star Magic talent, won the grand prize on ABS CBN’s “Little Big Star” (2006). Since then, he has graced kids and teen magazine covers (KZone, Candy), teen TV (Myx, Boystown), teen dance group Gigger Boys, various print and TV endorsements (Bench, Smart My Sandbox, Tang Fruiteaz, now JNBM PaperClay Art), the cast of Disney’s “High School Musical On Stage” and Trumpets’ “N.O.A.H,” the soundtrack of Dreamworks’ hit animated movie “Kung Fu Panda,” among others. He was also awarded hottest “Candy Cutie” for four consecutive years (2006-2009), Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards’ Pinoy Wannabe Awardee (2006), and more recently United Nations Association of the Philippines (UNAP) Young Achiever Awardee for Entertainment (2009). He is set to launch his newest solo album under Universal Records in early 2010.

For more details about the JNBM and DepEd’s 2009 PaperClay Art Competition, contact (632) 502-7423, 496-8849 or 496-9100. You can also email jnbmartcafe@yahoo.com.ph or visit www.jnbmamazingarts.multiply.com.
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Dance Philippines Inc. is Looking for Contemporary Dancers

Got what it takes to take your passion for dancing to another level? Be one of us! We are in need of dancers trained in contemporary, jazz or ballet aged 16-25 years old. Students or professionals residing in Metro Manila are all welcome! Get a chance to showcase your dancing skills and perform with us live at CCP on December 2009!

Interested dancers must not have any other commitments prior to this event. They must have quick learning skills, a flexible schedule and enough budget to sustain themselves during rehearsals.

Contact Michelle at 0918-5123600 for more details.
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KALOOBAN: The Filipino Soul in Dance

KALOOB Philippine Music and Dance Ministry
invites you to support and watch

a feast of the senses...
The story of the Filipino told in a thousand movements...

in
"KALOOBAN"
The Filipino Soul in Dance

December 4, 2009, 7PM (Friday)
December 5, 2009, 3PM and 7PM (Saturday)

Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas (Folk Arts Theater)
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila

See KALOOBAN Promotional Ad Clip:



Filipinos speak many languages, yet they are most eloquent in communicating through rhythms and movements. KALOOB believes that music and dance are among the most profound expressions that have been given to Filipinos. They are repositories of the people’s soul that record their unwritten dreams and unspoken realities. In such intangible heritages can histories be found, and where tides of culture flow.

This year’s program will highlight some of KALOOB’s best selections of indigenous traditions culled from more than a decade of research - from the Ifugao, Maranao, Tagbanua, etc. It will also feature presentations from the group’s most recent research missions in Mindanao, with dances from the B’laan (North Cotabato), Obo Manobo (Davao and Cotabato), Tigwahanon (Davao), and Western Subanun (Zamboanga).

Ticket prices are at P400, P250 and P100. Discounts available.

Tickets may be purchased at the Folk Arts Theater and at all Ticketworld Outlets.
For inquiries, please contact KALOOB: 8321120 loc.117 or 115; 09175492624; kaloobpilipinas@gmail.com ; daybyday@pldtdsl.net
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4th Tanghal University & College Theater Festival & Conference 2010

The National Committee on Dramatic Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Alyansa, Inc. will host the 4th Tanghal: The National University and College Theater Festival 2010 at the De La Salle University,Manila and the De La Salle University College of Saint Benilde,Manila. This national event . with the theme "Dula ng Kabataan tungo sa Mapagpalayang Kaalaman" will showcase the iTanghal featuring production grants for six (6) outstanding theater performances from universities and colleges nationwide . Also featured in this festival is the Tanghalan ng mga Mag-aaral National Student Theater Conference and the Tanghalin: Special Theater Events as our contribution to the celebration of the 2010 "Ani ng Sining" National Arts Month Celebration. The project has been endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education, Department of Interior and Local Government and Civil Service Commission.

We are working for maximum participation from student- artists ,teachers and university administrators from universities and colleges nationwide, in an effort to recognize the outstanding contribution of theater in providing avenues for learning and liberation. This will be one rare opportunity where students and teachers from various parts of the country can take part in creative activities which can help them highlight the positive experiences in education which helped them cope with various challenges in life.

In line with this, may we invite you to attend a Special Briefing and Orientation on the Tanghal Festival scheduled on December 3,2009 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the ICAM Room, NCCA Office, Intramuros, Manila.

Seldom do we have a chance to offer opportunities for interactive learning among community youth and educators in the whole country. We hope you can extend your hand in helping these community youth and educators recover from the wrath of the recent calamity by supporting learning activities that highlight the Filipino's resilient spirit in the face of calamities.

Our Festival Secertariat will call you to follow-up on this invitation. You may also call us through mobile landline: 497-4023, mobile phone: 0929-197-8847 or email address: tanghal2010ncr@ yahoo.com./ jephtsinc@yahoo. com.

From:
PROF. GLECY ATIENZA, Ph.D.
Festival Director
4th Tanghal: The National University and College Theater Festival 2010
Chair, National Committee on Dramatic Arts (NCDA)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
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A Pasig River Cruise

A Pasig River Cruise
with Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo,
Chairman, National Historical Institute
Saturday, 5 December 2009
2 pm to 5 pm

Organized by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc.
P800 flat rate for members and non-members

The Pasig River is the major artery that runs through the heart of Manila. Long suffering from the effects of pollution and environmental degradation, renewed efforts are underway for its revival as a viable resource Filipinos can be proud of. Learn about its fabled place in history while seeing Metro Manila from a different vantage point aboard an air-conditioned ferry boat as it winds through the now urban towns of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig and Marikina. A rare opportunity will be the brief stopover for a simple merienda at Malacañang Park.

Meeting point will be at 1 pm at the Sanctuario de San Antonio parking lot in McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City. The bus will leave at 1:30 pm to go to Guadalupe Station. Participants will be brought back by bus to this point at the end of the tour.

For reservations and inquiries, please contact Elvie or Mae at the Museum Foundation of the Philippines office: Tel 404 2685 or 0928 503 9392. You may also contact Flor Cortez at 722 9073 or Tonie Bautista at 810 6912.

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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Myra Betran's Contemporary Dance Deconstruction of Virgie Moreno’s Itim Asu

Myra Beltran’s Dance Forum continues on its groundbreaking innovative path once again!

It dares to stage the historic play “ITIM ASU” (an original memorable drama by Virgie Moreno), now deconstructed with a contemporary feel. This drama is a play within a play, and contains within it the story of La Loba Negra, the wife of then governor general during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines , Gov. General Bustamante, who was assassinated due to his many reforms, supposedly by a conspiracy of friars. La Loba Negra’s story is based on a document attributed to Fr. Jose Burgos, one of three martyred priests during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines . La Loba Negra was supposed to have joined a group of peasant revolutionaries and her revenge was exacted in the confessionals around the lakeshore towns of Laguna.

Re-titled ‘ITIM-ASU: 1719-2009” the company boasts of an interesting collaboration between multi-media designers’ Sherad Sanchez for video, Teresa Barrozo for music design plus the exhilarating contemporary dance mix of Dance Forum and the UP. Dance Company with guest soloists from Airdance. This reconstruction, is a construction of rebirthing history- a returning to the past that brings back its presents- in dance, images, and song.

Interested sponsors may avail of the P500 seater tickets. Your valuable contribution means that you like the way we think. Your drop in our bucket will mean too that this was worth the making!

Text or call Ida Elopre at 0921-2787333 or dial 292-1041 for reservations.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

In Focus: Metropolis

Inviting all Pinoy indie film enthusiasts to Indie Sine on Tuesday, November 24 for Metropolis presented by Anahata Foundation featuring award winning works Iskwaterpangk, Batad: Sa Paang Palay & 24K.

Screening times are at 1pm, 3pm & 5pm plus an artist’s forum with featured directors after each film. Tickets are P150 with proceeds assisting Anahata’s community based projects involved in movement, performance, fashion, media, visual arts & concern for the environment.

Special thanks to Indie Sine, Indie Filmmakers Cooperative & CCP Media Arts. For inquiries/reservations please call Indie Sine on 395 2038, text 09278748789 / 09087568699 / 09278748789 or email anahatafoundation@yahoo.com.ph.

In Focus: Metropolis

Philippine independent cinema may well become a global phenomenon as it continues to delight critics & audiences around the world with the diversity, vitality & creativity of the Philippine film industry. These are artists & producers who can truly go places when it comes to evoking the essence of a unique cultural landscape without disregarding a defiant, homegrown sophistication that can only enhance the beauty & bravura in their work.

The Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival held annually at the Cultural Center of the Philippines has played a key role in representing & nurturing talent as well as encouraging the creation of new cinematic works with an unequivocal commitment to enduring, contemporary filmmaking. For the movement & the movers, there is also an emphasis on works ‘that boldly articulate and freely interpret the Filipino experience’ with fresh insight & artistic integrity.

Standing up for culture & the world of art films, be sure to drop by Indie Sine at Robinson’s Galleria on Tuesday, November 24 for the first installation in a series of indie film screenings called Metropolis presented by community based artistic collective & grass-roots production team, Anahata Foundation.

With an urban punk rock vibe ‘Iskwaterpangk’ (2006) directed by Khavn De La Cruz will play back to back with ‘Batad: Sa Paang Palay’ (2006) & Hawaiian Orchid Award nominee ‘24K’ (2009) as the third headliner, where in exploring tribal customs & the indescrutability of the human spirit, directors Benji Garcia & Ana Agabin together embrace an evolving pilgrimatic sensibility that might also serve as a metaphor for modern times.

Following in the footsteps of the recent Wi_i Body 4 ‘In Focus’ series at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, don’t miss this bold line-up of works, well regarded in the arts scene for the social issues explored as well as for their historic & cultural significance, educational focus & entertainment value.

Metropolis is made possible through the assistance of the Indie Filmmakers Cooperative (IFC), the Cultural Center of the Philippines Media Arts Division & Cinemalaya. Screening times are at 1pm, 3pm & 5:00pm with featured filmmakers dropping by to introduce their films & share industry insights.

Tickets are P150 with proceeds supporting Anahata Foundation’s community based projects involved in movement, performance, fashion, media, visual arts & concern for the environment.

For reservations / inquiries please call Indie Sine (632) 395 2038. You may also text (63) 9296944138 / (63)9087568699 / (63)9278748789 or email anahatafoundation@yahoo.com.ph.

Indie Sine is located at Level 4 of Robinson’s Galleria along EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City.
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War & Dissent at National Museum of the Filipino People

We are getting belicose and all in the spirit of fun! Visit www.waranddissent.com and save these dates for an exciting series of events!

Where:
The National Museum of the Filipino People
Former Finance Building, Finance Route
Teodoro Valencia Circle, Rizal Park

When and What:
Thursday, Dec. 3, opening cocktails of War & Dissent: The U.S. in the Philippines, 1898-1915 at 5:30 pm. 5th floor, West Wing Gallery
Thursday, Dec. 3, premier of Shadows of War in Manila adapted by the Anino Theater Company at 7:15 pm
Thursday, Dec. 3, an exciting treasure trove on the theme War & Remembrance For Sale from 2:00 to 8:00 pm
and Friday, Dec. 5, first of a series of Saturday lectures by leading historians. 2nd floor, Ayala Theater

RSVP for the opening
Andi Herrera Benitez edibleincredibles@ gmail.com or 0918 991 2634

Send Andi Benitez your name, email, and address so that we can send you an invitation to the opening and an update of events.

RSVP for the lectures
Charisma Gunay charissegunay@ yahoo.com or 0906 361 7433
In order to send you the written paper invitation and keep in touch during the days right before December 3rd, could you be so kind and send us as soon as possible your postal address and your cell phone number please?

Thank you very much in advance.

War & Dissent was curated and authored by Dr. Randolph Delehanty and originally presented at the Officers' Club Exhibition Hall, the Presidio Trust, San Francisco. Consultants for the exhibition in Manila were Mr. Ambeth Ocampo and Ms. Petty Benitez-Johannot.

Shadows of War was originally performed by the Bindlestiff Theater Company in San Francisco and the concept was adapted by the Anino Theater Company in Manila.

War & Remembrance For Sale was organized by the Bayanihan Collectors' Club

The exhibition is presented by the Lopez of Balayan, Batangas Foundation in partnership with the National Museum of the Philippines, the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, the Department of Tourism, Lopez Memorial Museum, Malayan Insurance, Aquilles Lopez, Victor Lopez, Victoria Lopez, and a Friend of the Lopez of Balayan, Batangas Foundation. The lecture series is presented in partnership with Fundación Santiago.

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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The Breakthrough 2009: Fashion Gala at PETA Theater

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This year unfolds with the dawning of nature through our name and what better way to celebrate its beauty and grace by paying tribute to it and its bountiful blessings.

Come join us celebrate life and fashion
at The PETA Theater in New Manila, Quezon City
on the 28th of November 2009.

Tickets are at Php 200 only and are now up for reservation at a first come first serve basis.
Just e-mail your NAME, CONTACT INFO, and NUMBER OF TICKETS at thebreakthrough2009@gmail.com
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!!!

Lucky guests will also get the chance to win prizes from our generous sponsors!

Proceeds will benefit the restoration of the La Mesa Watershed Project.

Don't miss the chance to become part of a greater cause
and to witness yet another breakthrough!
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Asian Art Conference & 6th Neo-Angono Public Art Festival

Asian art conference on Public Art aims Angono, Rizal to become one of the Creative Cities in the World

The Neo-Angono Artists Collective and Japan Foundation-Tokyo will hold a 3-day art seminar/conference on November 18-20, 2009 in Angono, Rizal, Philippines. It is also presented in part by University of Rizal System-Angono and the Office of the Municipal Mayor Hon. Aurora A. Villamayor.

The seminar, titled “A Multi-Lateral- Country Conference and Feasibility Workshop on Public Art as a Step Towards Creative City Development,” is open to the public and free of charge. It also serves as a prelude to Neo-Angono’s 6th Public Art Festival on November 20-22.

Richard R. Gappi is the project director of the conference while Rommel Wire Tuazon is this year’s director of the art festival which revolves around the theme “Ciudad/Pueblo: Beyond Folklore and Surface Painting.”

The conference features scholars and academicians, artists, delegates and speakers from Asian countries and the Philippines.

The public art festival, meanwhile, presents various art performances, painting exhibits, poetry and music, and theater and film showing usually done in public spaces such as national road, bridge, river, public market and town plaza where the town “perya” or Ferris Wheel is located.

This year’s performers and participating artists include members of Neo-Angono Artists Collective, Fine Arts students of URS Angono, Publikbox, Kaktus, Nemo of Pilipinas Street Plan, NAIF visual artists; poets from Kilometer 64, LIRA, KAMAKATAHAN, URS Petroglyphs; Anino Shadow Play Collective, Nick Aca of Cagayan de Oro City, Ferdinand Jarin, Mary Jane Alejo, Jess Bartolome; Tanghalang Angono, New World Disorder, and bands Inconnu Ictu, Elemento, Talahib, Sequel, Neighbors, Gurion, Dayuhan, Anak ni Aling Juana, Nuklus, Juan Pablo Dream,Timawa and Tambang Musika.

Speakers, delegates and participants

The speakers in the conference include University of the Philippines Prof. Alice Guillermo who will talk about the “Role of Angono, Rizal in Contemporary Philippine Art”; National Artist for Literature Prof. Bienvenido Lumbera, “Literature as History, History as Literature”; UP Prof. Carmelo Vim Nadera, “Tapping the Human Artistry and Creativity”; Palanca Hall of Famer, poet and critic Roberto Anonuevo, “Poetry as Reflection of Communal Psychology”; Poet and musician Jesus Manuel Santiago, “Community Music as Language of the People;”

Indonesian artist Ms. Arahmaiani, “Methods of Production of Public Art in Yogyakarta”; Art Historian Thanavi Chotpradit of Thailand, “The Relationship and Tension between Public Art and the Public”; South Korean artist, curator, and scholar Jang Un Kim, “Community and Economy: The Case of Mae-in Market”; Mr. Shimoda Nobuhisa of Japan, “Conference on Arts and Art Projects”; Ms. Kaori Okado of Japan, “Art Projects to Revive a City from Earthquakes and Art as a Safety Network”; U.P. Prof. Patrick Flores, “Filipinos’ Views on Public Art,”; Ms. Urbana Cadiz of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, “On Government and Private Bodies Awarding Grants to Artists,”; Japanese scholar Dr. Mayasuki Sasaki, “Creative City and the Quality of Life”; playwright and lawyer Nicolas Pichay, “On Censorship, Intellectual Property Rights, and the Artists’ Rights Under the Philippine Constitution;” and Angono artist Nemesio Miranda Jr., “Balancing Art and the Business of Art, Crafts and Tourism.”

Meanwhile, the delegates are media Nyunt Win of Burma; Liew Kung Yu of Malaysia; and Engr. Emilnor Pasion, writers Mari-An Santos and Enrique Villasis, architect Anna Marie Gonzales and theater artist Michael Ian T. Lomongo of the Philippines.

Objectives of the Conference

The conference is a follow up to the East Asia Leader Program: “Urban Community Development Inspired by Culture: The Potential of Creative Cities” which was organized by the Japan Foundation under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Program. This was held in Japan last July 29-August 7, 2008, in which one member of the Neo-Angono Artists Collective was a participant.

The project generally aims to provide venue for young leaders from various Asian countries to learn about public art as a step in the creative city development and subsequently share this experience and translate it once they go back to their respective country.

Specifically, the project hopes to achieve the following:

Firstly, allow participants to experience first-hand the public art festival, which in turn will give them a chance to analyze the potentials of which as a step towards Creative City development;

Secondly, open a dialogue between the participants and the community leaders of Angono thereby providing the former a clear view of the initiatives from the grass-root level for urban regeneration;

Thirdly, provide the next generation of leaders a clear structural and methodical foundation on how to protect, develop and enhance public art through an exchange of views with the participants; and

Lastly, build a network among specialists from Asian countries so that even after the conference, a sustainable communication is maintained and ensured relative to the mutual sharing of ideas and actions towards the goal of establishing a Creative City.

Profile of Neo-Angono

The Neo-Angono Artists Collective Inc. was established in November 2004. It is both a movement and an organization founded by visual artists, writers, poets, musicians, theater people, film makers, cultural workers and art enthusiasts, critics and researchers.

At present, there are around 60 artists on its roster. Most of them are residents of Angono while others reside in Manila, Mindanao, and as far as Japan and USA. The first and founding president was Richard Gappi, a writer and poet. It is now headed by Rommel Tuazon, a painter and CCP 13 Artist awardee. Artist Ramon Zapata is the Chairman of the Board while Carlos “Totong” Francisco II is the group’s vice-president.

As a movement, Neo-Angono strives to render modernist visual and artistic language responsive to the times by articulating and invigorating contemporary Angono experience, sensibility and consciousness. It is also a movement because it observes the intricate engagement and interplay of various creative art forms wedded in the local community and people.

As an organization, Neo-Angono is non-profit, artist-centered, committed to experimentation, recognizes the need to contribute to art research and education, and welcomes support and advice from colleagues and critics. It has participated in art festivals and exhibits such the 2nd Tupada international Action Art Event in February 2005, 4th Philippine International Performance Art Festival in September 2005, the Philippine Art Festival by National Commission for Culture and the Arts in February 2008, among others. The group was likewise commissioned in 2007 to paint a mural on press freedom, which gained national prominence and controversial because it was altered and defaced.

Similarly, the Neo-Angono has been consistent in its annual Public Art Festival for the past five years. As part of its educational program, the group has given free art workshops to National Boy Scouts of the Philippines in 2005, students of University of Rizal System in Pililla, Morong and Angono in Rizal province, elementary students in Taytay, Rizal held at SM City Taytay and the recently concluded workshop held at Angono Private High School two months ago.
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Artists In Conversation: Sari and Lyle @ Lopez Memorial Museum

Filmmaker Sari Lluch Dalena and painter Lyle Buencamino are two of the featured artists in the exhibition Deleted Scenes and its collateral activity, Artists in Conversation. The said activity will take place at the Lopez Memorial Museum on November 21, Saturday, 2-4pm. The two artists will have the artists ask each other about their works or comment on the other's works as well as discuss their processes, inspiration, etc.

For more information, call 6312417 or email admin@lopez- museum.org.

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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Tanghalan!: Philippine Theater Aesthetics Discussion

TANGHALAN!: PHILIPPINE THEATER AESTHETICS DISCUSSION

The Teatro Sambisig, Inc. (TSI) and the National Committee on Dramatic Arts-National Commission for Culture and the Arts present Tanghalan! a preliminary reading of papers written by performing arts researchers in Metro Manila.

It will be held on Saturday (November 21), 8am to 7pm at the Bulwagang Leandro Locsin of the NCCA office in Luna st., Intramuros, Manila.

The growth of Philippine theater as seen in the advocacies of PETA, Dulaang UP, Tanghalang Ateneo, Philstage, PNU’s Arena Theater, Palanca awards, community organizations, DepEd curriculum, literary translators, and critical reviewers will be tackled in the whole day non-stop discussion. Writers and artists Alexander Cortez, Manny Pambid, Ricky Abad, Dennis Marasigan, Corazon Villareal, Tessa Belleza, Reuel Aguila, Al Santos, Frederick Castro, and Walter Ang will share their insights and experiences in the field. A roster of peer artists Rody Vera, Nick Pichay, Lulu Torres-Reyes, Tito Valiente, Judy Ick, Bobet Mendoza, among others will play as reactors.
This Metro Manila discussion is part of a national project which aims to document Philippine theater experiences and characterize the dynamics that give shape to its history and performative artistry.

Tanghalan! is open to the public.

For details, please email jbaquiran@gmail. comor jephsinc@yahoo. com. Or text 09082579211 or 09204210367.

PROGRAMA – TANGHALAN!
21 Nobyembre 2009
(Bulwagang Leandro Locsin, NCCA Building)
Presentasyon ng Unang Bersiyon ng mga Papel
8:00 -8:30 am
Dr. Glecy Atienza - Pagbati at Pagpapakilala sa Proyekto
Dr. Jerry Respeto - Oryentasyon ng NCR Research Agenda
Oras Awtor Paksa Reaktor
8:30-9:15 Ms. Gerlie Saliva: Sipat-Dula sa Kurikulum ng DepEd Lilian de Luna
9:15-10:00 Ms. Theresa Belleza: Karanasang Pandulaan ng PNU
10:00-10:15 BREAK
10:15-11:30 Corazon Villarel: Pagsasaling Tinio: May Katwiran Ba? Rody Vera
11:30-12:15 Alexander Cortes: Dulaang UP: Laboratory for Future Artists
12:15-1:30 LUNCH BREAK
1:30-2:15 Ricky Abad: Pinoy Shakespeare: The Tanghalang Ateneo Experience Judy Ick
2:15-3:00 Manny Pambid: Karanasang PETA sa Dula Ma. Luisa Torres
3:00-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4:00 Dennis Marasigan: Professional Theater Organizations
4:00-4:45 Alfredo Santos: Kalbaryo o Pagpapakahulugan sa Teatrong Pangkomunidad Ernie Cloma
4:45-5:30 Frederick Castro: Karanasang Alyansa sa Dula Bobet Mendoza
5:30-6:15 Reuel Aguila: Mga Dula ng Gawad Palanca Nick Pichay
6:15-7:00 Walter Ang: In Search of Philippine Drama, The PDI Reviews Tito Valiente
7:00-7:30 Joey Baquiran: Panghuling Pananalita
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AGHAM Theatre Company Highlights 14th year with IKABOD

In celebration of its 14th anniversary, its rock & roll time once again for AGHAM Theatre Company's latest production!

After some profound and serious productions, ATC tackles hilarious and heart warming rats and cats. Written and directed by its resident director and founder, Patrick Josel Almaden, along with Chris Navarra as technical and stage director.

This year's offering, IKABOD, is a musical play based on an ancient belief that rats are souls trapped in transition before evolving to a next life level, that of becoming humans. These rats have to arrive at a certain realization before being able to transcend into the gates of humanhood.

However, the guardians to these coveted gates are cats! And so it has been told that cats in our world chase rats for the same reason. Only three rats are allowed to enter humandom once a year on a full moon. Cats have to maintain the decorum and serve as the screening committee for the deserving rats to enter the gates.

Our main character Ikabod, a restless and discontented rat with an attitude, does everything to prove himself to the cats. The conflict ensues when Daguita, Ikabod's femme fatale rat girlfriend, presents another point of view.

Contemporary as it may be, this play presents the classic ideals and values, including the choices we have to make in life. This fable is told through OPM (Original Pilipino Music) arranged by musical director, Paco Almaden in genres of rock and roll, pop and alternative. The groove is created by dance director and choreographer Francis Cruz.

The avant-garde set, a suggestive manhole interior, sleek in approach and done only in black & white, is designed by Osler Ladia, inspired from his travels in theatre capitals abroad. Agnes Medina's costumes are done in the standards of broadway with extensive research in face painting and costume construction. Visual and creative aspects are executed by the ATC Atelier Team led by Francis Danoog. Lighting is done by Dennis Cruz, a sought after lights designer in the live performance arena.

IKABOD runs at the University of Makati Grand Theatre from Dec. 1-4, 2009 with scheduled performances: 10am, 2pm and 6pm. This play is presented by Coca Cola, Dunkin Donuts, Jollibee and Metro at Market! Market!. This project is also in cooperation with the City Government of Makati.

For more information, reservation and bookings you may reach 09214914806 and look for Mr. Patrick Almaden. You may also visit our websites www.ikabodmusical.multiply.com and www.aghamtheatrecompany.multiply.com.

AGHAM Theatre Company is a non-stock, non-profit organization of the University of Makati. It specializes in creating an all-Filipino and all- original concepts in scripts, stage designs, costumes and musical scores. (Chris Navarra)
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The Alcove's Holiday Gift Ideas

Make the holidays extra special with The Alcove’s gift ideas!

SHOP for any of the following items for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, or any special occasion:

The Alcove photography unisex T-shirt
Available in two designs, two colors (black and white), and three sizes
Php 240.00

The Alcove note pad (6”x9”, 50 leaves, bookpaper)
Design with Filipinas Heritage Library façade is also available
Php 70.00

The Filipinas Heritage Library/The Alcove Perspective pencils
Available in red and black
Php 10.00

* For samples, please email us your request.

SAVE whenever you make a purchase. Freebies and discount await buyers.

T-shirt
- Free item, applies to purchases of 5 pieces or less per item:
One pencil per T-shirt
- Discount, applies to purchases of 6 pieces or more per item:
6 to 10 pieces - 10% discount
11 to 15 pieces – 15% discount
16 pieces or more - 20% discount

Notepad
- Free item, applies to purchases of 5 pieces or less per item:
One pencil per notepad
- Discount, applies to purchases of 6 pieces or more per item:
6 to 10 pieces - 10% discount
11 to 15 pieces – 15% discount
16 pieces or more - 20% discount

Pencil
- Free item, applies to purchases of 5 pieces or less per item:
One pencil for every 5 pencils
- Discount, applies to purchases of 6 pieces or more per item:
6 to 10 pieces - 10% discount
11 to 15 pieces – 15% discount
16 pieces or more - 20% discount

* Discount applies to cash payments only.

GIVE to the library’s Literacy Fund. For every purchase that you make, 5% will help build our literacy fund and support our education-related programs.

Items are available at the Libros Filipinos Bookshop located at Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati Avenue, Ayala Triangle, Makati City. For bulk orders, please place at least a day prior to pick up.

For more details, please call 892-1801, send as SMS at 0917-5594417, or email cruz.ct@ayalafoundation.org.
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Isa Lorenzo's Artist Talk, Quiet, at Silverlens Gallery

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Silverlens Gallery invites you to Isa Lorenzo's artist talk, 'QUIET,' this Saturday, November 21 at 3PM. 'QUIET' is a related gallery event of Lorenzo's exhibit, 'RELEASE,' at SLab Gallery's 20Square, made possible by the Japan Foundation and produced during Lorenzo's tenure as Creator-in-Residenc e at Tokyo Wondersite.

Lorenzo's talk, 'QUIET' will be a slide show of Japan pictures and a talk on immersing oneself in frenetic but controlled energy.

The artist reflects on her time in Japan with an observation on her dwellings:

My room has a window, a window in a block of office buildings. I cannot open it. The window building creaks and my air-conditioning hums constantly.

I can't shut if off.

'QUIET' is free of charge but reservations are required. Please contact Leonore Casuga at 816-0044 or email us at manage@silverlensphoto.com.

Isa Lorenzo's RELEASE will run from November 18 to December 05 at SLab's 20Square and will be shown alongside Rachel Rillo's 'GRAIN' at the Silverlens Gallery across the bridge.

Image: Isa Lorenzo, (left) White, 2009, (right) Black, 2009

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Call for Proposals - Curatorial Development Program

The Japan Foundation and the University of the Philippines Vargas Museum are accepting proposals for curatorial projects for a workshop on curating contemporary art from November 24 to 25, 2009 at the UP Vargas Museum. The project aims to provide a platform for interaction among young curators, their peers, and established practitioners in the field.

The curatorial proposal of 500-800 words should include a working title; a brief explanation of the project, with reference to artists, space, and relevant logistical details; and conceptual issues or theoretical reflections. Only individuals 35 years old and below may submit. After the proposals are selected, the proponents will be advised to write a more detailed essay for the workshop.

This initiative is set against the broader interests of the Jenesys Program for Art Curators, which seeks to develop curatorial resources in the region.

Deadline for proposals is extended until 16 November 2009 (Monday) and may be e-mailed to vargasmuseum@ yahoo.com, vargasmuseum@gmail.com, or bdiaz@jfmo.org. ph under the reference “Curatorial Development Program.”

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

UPFI Cine Adarna this November

The UP Film Institute announces its screenings for November 2009. Fitting opener for the second semester of the current school year is the full run for Manila – the celebrated Piolo Pascual double starrer from internationally acclaimed and prize-winning directors Adolfo Alix Jr. and Raya Martin. The distinct engagement for Manila segues to another Raya Martin film Now Showing, which had its world premiere at the 40th Director's Forthnight of the Cannes International Film Festival. We also honor the work and vision of young film critic Alexis Tioseco whose tragic death has left a community in mourning. In his memory, we programmed 2 films he's championed, namely Bontoc Eulogy by Marlon Fuentes and Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind by John Gianvito. We are also particularly honored to screen Gianvito's homage to Alexis and Nika Bohinc via A Candle.

Courtesy of the Embassy of Brazil is an exciting cinema package of titles for four Fridays at the Videotheque - Bossa Nova, O Outro Lado Da Rua, A Dona Da Historia and Abril Despecado.

Completing the lineup is a trio of surprise classics for a Philippine gothic showcase.

We have prepared a very exciting programme this month so hope to see you! Please forward to family, friends and colleagues, and invite them to visit and support the U.P.. Film Institute. Thank you very much.

Full schedule : http://upfilminstitute.multiply.com/photos/album/49#
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Bahay na Bato at San Beda Alabang Museum

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An exhibition on the Philippine colonial house, its history, design and significance (artistic, cultural and social). The authentic century artifacts came from private collection of families from Guiguinto, Plaridel, Angat, Baliwag, Malolos and Norzagaray in the province of Bulacan.

At the Gallery II of the San Beda Alabang Museum.

Exhibit runs until November 14, 2009

The SBA Museum in the San Beda College Alabang campus is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and will be open Saturday for scheduled lectures, visits and tours. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For inquiries contact Mina 8423511 or Jerome 8091781 local 235.

For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit our website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news/
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

Lost Art Competition


EUREKA!’S STAGE
presents

LOST ART
A competition to revive the lost arts
December 5, 2009 6:00pm
Cinema 3 SM South Mall, Las Piñas City
Tickets: P150 / P200 on the competition date

Lost Art is a competition to bring back an appreciation for the unhailed performing arts to general society. This contest is open to all amateur performers, male, female or co-ed. Each performer/group should have a maximum of ten (10) performers. Participants must be at least fifteen (15) years old. Performance must not be longer than 5 minutes. Listed below include examples, but not limited to, any routine that participants may execute:

- Musical Skit
- Speech Choir
- Monologue
- Opera singing
- Acrobatics
- Mask dance
- Chancel Choir
- Declamation
- Puppet theater
- Folk/Ethnic Dance
- Tap dance

HOW TO REGISTER
1. Prepare a video and upload it on YouTube.
2. Go to any East West Bank and deposit the total amount of the registration fee of Php500.00 / performer or group (non-refundable) .
Account no.: 03068187809
Account name: Kahna Lynelle Velasco
3. Email the following to eureka.performingar ts@gmail. com:
- Scanned copy of the bank receipt
- Group details:
Contact Person:
Contact #:
Address:
Email Ad:
Group Name (if any):
Category:
No. of performers:
Amount Paid:
Date Submitted:
Video Link in Youtube:
- One (1) colored picture and write-up of the performer/group
4. Once we receive and approve all requirements, we will send you an email confirmation. Please print it as this will serve as your “Registration Receipt”.

ELIMINATION ROUND
Elimination will be done through the videos that you will send. Ten (10) finalists will be chosen and will get the chance to compete on December 5, 2009 at the Cinema 3 SM South Mall, Las Piñas City.

No pornography and vulgarity will be allowed. Deadline for submission of all requirements is on November 20, 2009. We will be posting all video links in our site, eurekaperformingart s.multiply. com, as well as the chosen ten (10) finalists on November 23, 2009.

COMPETITION PROPER
For the final competition on December 5, 2009, the ten (10) finalists would be subject to a panel of judges but the final votes would come from the audience. To be able to vote, make sure that you reserve your seats and buy your tickets now!

PRIZES
The winner will receive Php10,000 in cash plus a trophy and a working contract with Eureka! Performing Arts. This means that the winning performer or group will be part of the cast for our next production scheduled on March 2010!

HOW TO BUY TICKETS
1. Go to any East West Bank and deposit the total amount of the tickets that you want to buy (Php150 each).
Account no.: 03068187809
Account name: Kahna Lynelle Velasco
2. Email the following to eureka.performingarts@gmail. com:
Scanned copy of the bank receipt
Full Names of all ticket holders:
Contact #:
Email Ad:
Amount Paid:
Date Paid:
How many tickets bought:
3. Once we receive your email, we will send you an email confirmation with your ticket numbers. Please bring the bank receipt on competition day as this will serve as your “Ticket Receipt”.
4. If tickets are not sold out before the competition proper, we will also be selling tickets at the door for Php200.

HOW TO SPONSOR
If you are interested in sponsoring the competition, email us at eureka.performingarts@gmail.com

Want to know more?
Visit eurekaperformingarts.multiply.com
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This Week at Mogwai: Sacha Gervasi's Anvil! The Story of Anvil

This Week at Mogwai: Sacha Gervasi's Anvil! The Story of Anvil

In the summer of 1984, some of the biggest rock bands in the world toured Japan together. A lineup of hair metal superstars set out to rock the land of the rising sun, and rock they did. Among them: Scorpions, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi. But among those present at 1984 Super Rock Festival in Japan, one band stood out as the loudest, the heaviest, the most righteous. That band was Anvil. This is their story.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil finds the band twenty years later, still trying to break into the business despite garnering the admiration of their heavy metal peers. The documentary begins with interviews with Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Lemmy from Motorhead, and Slash from Guns n' Roses, all proclaiming the greatness of Anvil. But frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner aren't the heavy metal superstars that they ought to be, playing to nonexistent crowds in terrible venues, working crappy day jobs to feed their families. But they keep the band together for the love of the music. An offer for a European tour and work on a new album give them hope, but nothing ever seems to go their way.

Anvil! The Story of Anvil plays out like a real life This is Spinal Tap, following these would-be rock demigods as they stumble through the perils of everyday life, dealing with a career where nothing turns out the way they thought it would. Their story is tragic, at times oddly inspiring, and almost always hilarious, thanks to the one-of-the-kind personalities of Lips Kudlow and Robb Reiner. It's one of the best documentaries of this year, a stranger than fiction feel good tale of people endlessly devoted to rocking. And it's showing all this week at Mogwai.

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Directed by Sacha Gervasi
Starring Anvil
90 Minutes
November 2 to 7, Monday to Saturday
Screenings start at 9 PM
IMDB
Trailer
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GalerieOne Opens With Seven Art Stalwarts

A fresh, new art exhibition space dedicated to photography and photography- based art making is now open at the fast-growing art gallery strip known as Pasong Tamo in Makati City. Dubbed GalerieOne (a division of OneWorkshop Studios), the gallery opens at 6PM on November 14, 2009 with a major inaugural exhibition featuring seven of the country's top figurative (human form) artists: National Artist BenCab, Virgilio Aviado, Fil Delacruz, Egai Talusan Fernandez, Nunelucio Alvarado, Heber Bartolome and Rosscapili. Selected with a view to embodying GalerieOne's vision, the seven featured artists represent visionary and innovative Filipino Artists who have not only built long and successful careers but continue to remain active and serve as inspirations to today's young artists.The exhibit will run until November 23, 2009.

BenCab (Benedicto Cabrera) is widely hailed as a master of contemporary Philippine art. Not long after receiving his art degree from the University of the Philippines, he embarked on a career spanning 4 decades, 3 continents and various fields of visual arts including painting, printmaking, etching, drawing and photography. Apart from the National Artist Award, BenCab has been honoured with numerous distinctions including the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining (Cultural Center of the Philippines Award for the Arts). BenCab's images, particularly of women are bold and dramatic, with their strong lines, solid colours and seemingly casual yet carefully and beautifully constructed faces.

Virgilio Aviado has been active on the Philippine art scene both as a creator and overseer. With an art degree from the Philippine College of Music and Fine Arts from the Philippine Women's University, as well as graduate studies in art from the Ateneo de Manila, Aviado has served as President of the Art Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Association of Printmakers, Director of the Coordinating Center for the Visual Arts at the CCP, and Head of the Committee on Visual Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Primarily a printmaker who is also involved in animation and experimental filmmaking, Aviado favours simple and direct imagery in producing works with great impact on his viewers.

Fil Delacruz has been winning award after award as a painter and printmaker since 1971. After completing his art studies at the University of Santo Tomas, Delacruz pursued further art studies in New York as well as lithography in Paris. He has also held positions such as President of the Philippine Association of Printmakers, and Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines. His work has been exhibited around the world, with one-man shows in the US, France and Czechoslovakia, and group exhibitions across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. His muted mezzotint prints and his acrylic and pastel paintings combine elements of surrealism and symbolism with imagery that is distinctly Filipino.

Egai Talusan Fernandez is the current Head of the National Committee on Visual Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). A graduate of the Philippine Women's University, Fernandez specialises in photography and printmaking as well as painting and sculpture. Having mounted 27 one-man shows, Fernandez has likewise participated in group exhibitions in Singapore, Spain and the US. His work has also been featured in four Philippine postage stamps and in the Manila Cathedral. Fernandez' work leans toward social realism, with its graceful and sometimes powerful human figures making direct commentaries on the burning issues of the present day.

Nunelucio Alvarado is a multi-awarded Negrense artist who studied painting at the University of the Philippines and advertising at La Consolacion College. He is the founder of Pamilya Pintura and Pintor Kulapol, a member of Bacolod Black Artists, president of the Art Association of Bacolod, and the Negros CEO of Syano Artlink. With almost 50 one-man exhibits to his credit, Alvarado is also a recipient of a 1992 Thirteen Artists Award, the Grand Prize of the 1999 Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards and a 2004 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan sa Larangan ng Pintura Award. Alvarado chooses to stylize his human figures in much of his work, often universalizing or reducing their features to almost basic shapes and rendering them in vivid, expressive colour.

Heber Bartolome has a visual arts career that matches his stellar achievements as a musician. Even as he performed with various groups playing different musical instruments, he completed his art studies at the University of the Philippines and mounted several painting exhibitions. Bartolome's works on canvas reflect the nationalistic sensitivities found in his many compositions and recordings. His work tends to veer from the epic and grandiose to place the obscure and the marginal in the spotlight. With particular focus on movement, light and colour, his depictions of the human form succeed in raising the man on the street to the dignity of other canvases' gods or heroes.

Rosscapili is a painter, photographer, printmaker and art educator who is a member of the Visual Arts Committee as Executive Council of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), where he champions the cause of the Filipino photographer as an artist. Since his graduation from the PWU College of Fine Arts in 1981, he has been a consistent prize-winner whose latest achievements include the 2009 Ani ng Sining Presidential Award, 2008 Anvil Award, 2009 Quill Award and the 2008 PATA Gold Award for Travel Photo Journalism, in Hyderabad, India. Rosscapili's recent works blend photography and painting in the form of exquisite prints, in which the human figure is super-imposed on carefully arranged backdrops and images.

GalerieOne is at 1101 Pasong Tamo (now Chino Roces Avenue) corner Mascardo Street, Makati City (across INQUIRER). For exhibition viewing after the opening, gallery hours are from 10am to 7pm daily except Sundays.

For inquiries, call or fax 8192074 09176273193 e-mail one_workshop@ yahoo.com, or visit www.galerieone. com
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