Foundation News » art workshop http://museumfoundationph.org/news Our latest news, events and activities Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:17:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Art Connects http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/04/17/art-connects.html http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/04/17/art-connects.html#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:25:14 +0000 noel http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/04/17/art-connects.html Art Connects • • •
A Summer Art Workshop for Creative Minds ages 5 – 12

  • Creative and fun modules to keep active hands busy
  • A unique experience that integrates museum appreciation and arts & crafts
  • Some workshops are: San Diego Ship Finger-painting, Ikat pattern printing, Sari-manok foil art, Ati-Atihan Mask-making, etc.
  • May 2 – 5 & 8 – 11, 10:00 am to12:00 nn, at the Museum of the Filipino People, Finance Road, Manila
  • P3,500, inclusive of materials & snacks

The Organizers:
KASIBULAN or Kababaihan sa Sining at Bagong Sibol na Kamalayan is a women’s art organization known for its work on empowering women and children through the arts.

Museum Foundation of the Philippines is an organization dedicated to developing greater awareness and appreciation in the Filipino people of our country’s rich artistic and cultural heritage in partnership with the National Museum.

You can download the information sheet in pdf or zip format.

For more information or reservations please call 404-2685/ 0928-503-9392 and look for Elvie or Patricia or call Flor at 722-9073

]]> http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/04/17/art-connects.html/feed 0 Decorative Arts Workshop with Ms. Tats Manahan http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/02/27/decorative-arts-workshop-with-ms-tats-manahan.html http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/02/27/decorative-arts-workshop-with-ms-tats-manahan.html#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:34:17 +0000 noel http://museumfoundationph.org/news/2007/02/27/decorative-arts-workshop-with-ms-tats-manahan.html Decorative techniques such as estufado, tisu or intaglio and marbleizing have found contemporary uses. These Ms Tats Rejante Manahan will show in the workshop on Decorative Arts. The workshop will be held at the Tambunting Villonco Hall of the National Museum of the Philippines for three days, March 7, 9, and 12 , 9am – 4pm. A film featuring the work of a Filipino craftsman will be shown. Included is a brief introduction/lecture on the history of decorative arts apart from the hands-on sessions. The fee of Php 5000.00 includes materials. A certificate will be given at the end of the course to those who have successfully completed the workshop.
Ms. Manahan specialized in Stucco Marmorino, Lacca Veneziana, Scagliola at Centro Europeo per Fomazione degli Artigiami in Venice, Italy under Prof Mario Fogliata. She was also mentored by JoAnne Day, foremost American decorative artist in San Francisco and New York. Ms Manahan was part of the team that restored Gota de Leche, a project which received honorable mention by UNESCO for Heritage Conservation in Asia. She is also consultant for the restoration of the façade of the Diocese of Pasig.
This workshop is offered to create awareness that arts and crafts, decorative techniques need not disappear as a new generation learns it and adapts it for more contemporary use/function. This is part of the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines’ series on preserving cultural heritage, which includes practices such as this. This is made possible by the support of Pacific Paints, Inc.

For more information, call the Lopez Museum at 6312417 or through email pezseum@skyinet.net . You may also get in touch with the Museum Foundation through telephone number 4042685.
Dates: 7, 9, and 12 March 2007, 9am – 4pm
Fee: Php5000.00 (including materials)
Venue: Tambunting-Villonco Hall, National Museum
Contact Person: Ms. Fanny San Pedro/ Ms. Joy Victoria/ Ms. Elvie Magpayo
Contact Details: 631-2417/ pezseum@skyinet.net/ 404-2685
You can download the March 2007 reservervation for in pdf or zipped pdf.

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