Annual Asia-Europe Workshop Series 2006/2007 - Asia, Europe and Impressionism at the Vargas Museum (November 24-26)

Annual Asia-Europe Workshop Series 2006/2007
Asia, Europe and Impressionism:
Impressionism and creativity from the Asian perspective

Dates
24 – 26 November 2006, Friday to Sunday

Partners
· UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center
· Instituto Cervantes de Manila
· Alliance Française de Manille
· National Art Gallery of Malaysia

· Asia-Europe Foundation, Inc.
· European Alliance for Asian Studies

In collaboration with
· Office of Cooperation and Cultural Affairs, Embassy of France to the Philippines
· Art Discovery and Learning Foundation, Inc.
· National Commission on Culture and the Arts
· Malacañang Museum

Aims
The International Workshop on Impressionism and Creativity from the Asian Perspective, which is the first of its kind in Asia, aims to realize the historiographic perspective of Impressionism in the international art scene, as it had transcended geographical boundaries since it revolutionized Western Art. Specifically the forum seek to discuss its withstanding popularity and the continuing tradition of this form of painting as a collective means of interaction between the East and the West, considering the aspects of cultural exchange, politics and power relations, the art market and education.

Program
24 November, Friday
AM
Welcome address


Paper presentations
Overview of impressionism in Asia & Europe: The endurance of style and its international appeal


Forum
Impressionism as a dated notion of modernist painting: The traditional versus modern painters in Asia & Europe

PM
Workshop
Color accurate measurements of Impressionist paintings


Exhibition view, UP Vargas Museum


25 November, Saturday
AM
Paper presentations
Viewing the outdoors: Photography, portable easels & capturing everyday scenes


Forum
Verging on the Modern: Contemporary expressions of Impressionism & new imaging technologies in Asia & Europe

PM
Workshop
Use of photography in Impressionist paintings


Museum tour, Malacañang Museum


26 November, Sunday
AM
Paper presentations
Collecting Impressionist Art: Museums, private collections & audiences


Forum
Techniques, materials and the market for Impressionist paintings in Asia and Europe

PM
Workshop
The Market for Impressionist paintings


Closing remarks

Resource persons
The workshop has an international resource team from Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, France, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, Sweden, Viet Nam and the Philippines, specializing in the fields of museology, art history and art practice.

Working language
English, with simultaneous Japanese, French and Spanish translations.

Registration
Please use Asia, Europe and Impressionism Participant Registration Form. Fees for early registrants, until 10 November 2006: Php3,500 (local participants) / US$150 (international participants). Fees for late registrants: Php5,000 (local participants) / US$200 (international participants).

Registration forms could be emailed, faxed or given to Linda, with payment in check (payable to College of Arts and Letters Foundation, Inc.) or in cash (remitted to the College of Arts and Letters Foundation, Inc., Land Bank account # 3072-1001-73 [local participants] and/or Philippine National Bank account # 275-705151-9 [international participants]) at the following address:

UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center
Roxas Ave., University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus, Quezon City 1101 Philippines
Fax: +632.928-1925, Email: aeiworkshop.secretariat@gmail.com