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Stories on Philippine Art
Academia: Art Schooling of Filipino Artists in the 19th century
with Mr Jose Maria A. Cariño
September 13, 2008, Saturday, 2-4 pm
Fee: Php50.00 for students, Php100.00 for Museum Foundation members, Php150.00 for non-Museum Foundation members
Contact Person: Ms Fanny San Pedro/Ms Jane Pagkalinawan/Ms Elvie Magpayo
Contact Details: 6312417/4042685/ admin@lopez-museum.org

The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid was established in 1744 by a royal decree of Felipe V. The king was encouraged to do so by painter Antonio Meléndrez who cited the examples of Rome, Flanders, Florence and Paris, and by the work of Italian sculptor Domenico Oliviero who established a sculpture workshop in the Palacio Real Nuevo. Now a museum and gallery, the Academia’s directors have included Francisco Goya and its students Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. The said academy is significant in Philippine art history as some of the Filipino masters have received training there. Among them are Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo. Prior to receiving training in Spain, these artists were schooled in the Philippines, and they also went to Rome after Spain. To discuss the three (3) Academias established in the Philippines as well as Academia in Spain and in Rome where 19th century Filipino artists went, the kind of training in the Academia and the Filipino artists who received training there, the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc invited Mr. Jose Maria Cariño to give a talk on September 13, 2-4 pm at the Lopez Memorial Museum.

Mr. Cariño has written a book on Philippine art in Spain, Jose Honorato Lozano and on paintings on shells, among others. He is career diplomat whose latest assignment is as Director, Office of United Nations and other International Relations, Department of Foreign Affairs in 2005. The Stories on Philippine Art lecture series aims to create more awareness of various personalities, art forms and practices in the country. For more information and for reservations, call 6312417 or 4042685 or email admin@lopez-museum.org. The Lopez Memorial Museum is at the ground floor, Benpres Building, Exchange Road corner Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.

The Creative Process: Drawing From the Well Within
a talk by Rose Yenko

silverlens gallery invites everyone to attend the last activity for Denise Weldon’s exhibit, EverydayLight. This coming Saturday, November 10, Rose Yenko will be giving a talk on “The Creative Process: Drawing from the Well Within” from 3:00 - 5:00 pm. This activity will also mark the last day of EverydayLight at silverlens.

Everydaylight is a show that is not just meant to be seen, but to be experienced. In it, the artist celebrates the spaces, or pauses that occur thousand-fold during the course of a day. This state is often referred to as that of the witness, and it is from this state that her images come.

Everydaylight is about being mindful and in awe of light and its outer and inner forms being acutely aware of its movement, its diversity and its constancy and being in gratitude for the pauses in life that allow us to be spectator of the beauty that abounds in the everyday.

Denise Weldon graduated with degree on Studio Arts, with a concentration on Photography from Wheaton College in the United States. Now living in the Philippines, she has been based in Asia for the past thirty-seven years. She has worked on commercial projects with companies such as ABS CBN Publishing, Asiaweek Magazine, Ayala Corporation, Ballet Philippines, Bench, Globe Telecom, Mega Magazine, Metro Magazine, People Asia, Philippine Tatler, and The Philippines Yearbook, among others.

silverlens gallery is located at 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Warehouse 2, Yupangco Building. Gallery hours are 10 to 7pm, Mondays to Fridays and 1 to 6pm on Saturdays. For more information, call 8160044, 09052650873 or email manage@silverlensphoto.com.

Dear Friends,

Please find attached an invitation to:An Insider’s Guide to Mounting Exhibitions which will be held on November 23, 2007, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Ortigas Foundation Library (morning) and the Lopez Memorial Museum and Library (afternoon).

A one day seminar which will discuss the Intellectual (researching), Conceptual and Practical (organizing) elements of mounting small and temporary exhibitions on art and history. Guest Speakers will be Ambeth Ocampo (Intellectual element), John Silva (Conceptual element) and Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez (Practical element).

For further information please call 631.2417 or 631.1231 local 222 or email maticat@ortigas.com.ph

An Insider’s Guide to Mounting Exhibitions is a collaborative project of the Lopez Museum and Ortigas Foundation Library which aims to promote and create more interest in history, culture and the arts.

Date: October 13, 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Venue: Lopez Memorial Museum, G/F Benpres Bldg., Pasig
Fee: P50 (students); P100 (Museum Foundation members); P150 (non-members)

The Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines will host a lecture by preeminent comic writer and artist Gerry Alanguilan on Philippine Komiks on October 13, 2007 (Saturday) from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Komiks in the Philippines had its golden age in the 1950s to the early 1970s and is on a resurgence. The talk will provide an overview of the history of komiks the aesthetics as well as the artists and work involved in this collaborative art.

Alanguilan is a licensed architect who has become known for his work as an inker for Marvel, DC and Image, and on books like New X-men, Fantastic Four, X-Force, Wolverine, Batman: Danger Girl, Silent Dragon, and Superman: Birthright. Here in the Philippines, he has written and drawn comics since 1992 including Johnny Balbona. Siglo Anthology stories, Lastik-Man, Tales of the Big City, Timawa, Humanis Rex! and published Wasted, Crest Hut Butt Shop, Dead Heart Stories and currently Elmer through his own Komikero Publishing.

Alanguilan has not only inspired artists through his works and advice but is continually working to make more people appreciate the works of local comic artists from the 1950s to the 1970s.

The Stories on Philippine Art lecture series aims to create more awareness of various personalities, art forms and practices in the country. Fee is Php50 for students, Php100 for Museum Foundation members, Php150 for non-Museum Foundation members. Lectures will be held at the Lopez Memorial Museum, ground floor, Benpres Building, Exchange Road corner Meralco Avenue, Pasig City. For more info, call 631-2417 or 404-2685.

Selected works by Gerry Alanguilan:

For more information on Gerry Alanguilan you can visit his blog at http://gerry.alanguilan.com/.

An Intimate Portrait of Juan Luna
by Prof. Ambeth Ocampo
Saturday, September 15, 10am-12nn

Juan Luna celebrates his 150th birth anniversary this October. NCCA Chairman, author, and expert, Prof. Ambeth Ocampo, promises an interesting take on this National Hero. The talk will deal with Luna as an artist in the context of the emergence of the Filipino nation as well as his human side.

The painting shows the Spoliarium of the Roman Coliseum where the dead gladiators were taken from the arena above. The Spolarium belongs to the National Museum Collection.

Sept. 15, Sat – 10 am – 12 nn, Ablaza Hall, National Art Gallery. Fees are: P200 Museum Foundation members; P300 non-members; P75 for students (please bring your ID)

You can download the reservation form in pdf or zipped pdf formats.

The National Art Gallery is now open to the public. Entrance is free until August 18, 2007.