This museum of modern art showcases works by postwar Filipino Artists.
Makati
Ave corner de la Rosa, MakatiThe Ayala Museum is one of the longest running museums in the country. Since 1974, it has showcased the nation's cultural heritage through its permanent collections, the dioramas of Philippine History, the boat room, the Amorsolo Gallery and the Carlos P Romulo Memorabilia.
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2-15
October Visions in the Light. Vic
Sollorano. A contemproary look at the lotus flower through digital photography.
7 to 18 November
Shell Art Srudents’ Competition. Now on its 40th year, the Shell National Students’ Art Competition enjoys the distinction of being the longest running art competition initiated by the private sector. Anticipated and prepared for by thousands of students and artists from all over the country, the Shell Art Competition has been the starting point for many well-known Filipino artists. This annual competition has motivated numerous students to take on flourishing artistic careers. A review of the roster of past Shell Art winners includes Philippine National artists Ang Kiukok, Benedicto "Bencab" Cabrera, and Jose Joya. This year, Ayala Museum will feature Shell’s top 100 finalists. During the run of the exhibition, Shell will announce the 2007 winners in the various categories, many of who may rise to renown one day.Until 6 Jan, 2008 Pioneers of Philippine Art. The fine arts collection of the Ayala Museum features important works by three painters considered as pioneers of Philippine art: Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo and Fernando Zobel. These luminaries in Philippine art made their mark with works on canvas and paper. Luna was the first Filipino artist to achieve acclaim in Europe’s fine arts academy. He also pre-dated by 100 years the Realist movement that was to become popular in the Philippines. Amorsolo is perhaps the most beloved of Philippine artists with his paintings of landscape infused with shimmering light. Zobel was an artist of constant experimentation and his achievements as an artist, a teacher, and a patron have had profound influence on generations of Philippine artists.
Until 6 Jan, 2008 Damian Domingo: The First Great Filipino Painter. The exhibit presents information and images related to the life, art and times of the Chinese-Filipino Damian Domingo. It includes biographical facts, an overview of his hometown of Tondo, and his involvement with the Academia de Dibujo, seemingly the first art school that taught western perspectives in Asia. The highlights are his rare and rarely seen works of religious images, portrait miniatures, and costume albums.
Until 6 Jan, 2008 Pioneers of Philippine Art. The fine arts collection of the Ayala Museum features important works by three painters considered as pioneers of Philippine art: Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo and Fernando Zobel. These luminaries in Philippine art made their mark with works on canvas and paper. Luna was the first Filipino artist to achieve acclaim in Europe’s fine arts academy. He also pre-dated by 100 years the Realist movement that was to become popular in the Philippines. Amorsolo is perhaps the most beloved of Philippine artists with his paintings of landscape infused with shimmering light. Zobel was an artist of constant experimentation and his achievements as an artist, a teacher, and a patron have had profound influence on generations of Philippine artists.
Until 6 Jan, 2008 Damian Domingo: The First Great Filipino Painter. The exhibit presents information and images related to the life, art and times of the Chinese-Filipino Damian Domingo. It includes biographical facts, an overview of his hometown of Tondo, and his involvement with the Academia de Dibujo, seemingly the first art school that taught western perspectives in Asia. The highlights are his rare and rarely seen works of religious images, portrait miniatures, and costume albums.
24 November to February 2008 Water: The Medium. Juvenal Sanso. Artists draw their inspiration from various sources. Perhaps the most potent medium that inspires men, be they artists or not, is water. Nurturing, soothing, calming, refreshing, and indispensable to humanity, water has been for Juvenal Sanso an important inspiration. The exhibition spans a wide range of media revolving around this theme, man’s source of life. Water: The Medium brings together a selection of inspiring works by Sanso brought about by his love affair with this life-giving medium. Juvenal Sanso was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Merit for the Arts from the Philippine government in 2006.
Plaza San Luis Complex, Real St.,
Intramuros
Museo ng
Kalinangang Pilipino, Roxas Blvd, PasayDiwa: Buhay, Ritwal at Sining [permanent]: overview of Filipino artistic expression and creativity as an integral part of Filipino life and as a means of expressing ideas about kin, community, land, divinity, life, death, and nation.
CCP Collection of Traditional Musical Instruments [permanent]
Until 8 November Onib Olmedo: Dimensions of Depth. At the Bulwagang Juan Luna (Main Gallery).
FILIPINAS HERITAGE LIBRARY (formerly Ayala Museum Library) occupies the 1935 Art Deco building of Luzon's first modern and commercial airport. The cyber cafe is open to the public and the extensive Filipiniana collection can be used for a fee.
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WORKSHOP
Gateway Business Park, Crisanto de
los Reyes Ave, General Trias, Cavite
Tel. (046) 433-433-0313; ***Call Makati office to make arrangements to visit the museum. Makati Office: 104 Rada St, Legaspi Village; Tel. 892-2916; Fax 812-8404. Museum Hours: Wed-Sat 9:00am-5:00pm; Admission: P250.
Geronimo Berenguer de los Reyes Jr
Museum houses the most comprehensive collection of 19th and early
20th century photographs of the Philippines.
Museum hours: see below. Admission: adults-P100, students/children-P60
The Center is a repository of the historical and cultural legacy of the Chinese-Filipino community. It is composed of:
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Bahay Tsinoy: the museum of the Chinese in Philippine life. It contains chronicles of pre-colonial contacts; an almost life-size presentation of dioramas on early immigrants; religious artifacts reflecting Chinese influence; an exhibit on the emergence of the Chinese community and its role in Philippine history to its present day influence; gallery of rare prints and photographs; a collection of rare Chinese porcelain unearthed in the Philippines; Martyr's Hall; Hours: 12nn-5pm, Tue-Fri; 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun |
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Chinben See Memorial Library: home to a special collection of materials on the Chinese in the Philippines. The libaray contains 8,000 books. Hours: 9am-5pm, Mon-Sat |
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Kaisa Research and Data Bank Center Hours: 8am-5pm, Mon-Sat |
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Gallery of rare prints and photographs |
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Awat Keng Auditorium available by reservation |
November 10 until January 31, 2008. As Part of Zero In: Hybridity, Bahay Tsinoy’s Comida China opens on November 10, 2007 references a gustatory meeting of cultures, insinuated within historical accounts that easily remind us that what now apparently appears as ‘seamless fusion’ cuisine is not only about an enriching encounter, but also chips away at prejudice and insistence on rabid notions of purity. Comida China is one of many modest tales about indigenization
—why component elements survive and why others (owing to social as well as political dynamics) become relegated to memory.
Ground Floor, Benpres Bldg,
Meralco Ave, Pasig
Tel. 635-9545, 449-2355; Fax: 631-2417.
Museum Hours: Tue-Sat, 8:00am-5:00pm
Luna and Hidalgo Paintings, Jose Rizal memorabilia, old books and maps, and a collection of 14th and 15th century pottery that was excavated in Calatagan, Batangas.
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Until April 5, 2008 Blur Part of Zero In: Hybridity.
Lopez Memorial Museum
places Hybridity within the context of artistic agency. It subtly draws upon
the creative practice of a survey of artists represented in the museum
collection., bringing together the
works of Jose Tence Ruiz, Lyra Abueg Garcellano, Santiago Bose, Nonoy Marcelo,
Onib Olmedo, Ang Kiukok, and Cesar Legaspi.
Blur recognizes
traces of negotiations, wranglings, appropriations, and erasures—how the
hybrid not only brings up the idea of newness but also of movement as opposed
to stasis, as well as residue or debris in its formulation.
ARTIST TALK on November 24, Saturday
In Conversation: Jose
Tence Ruiz and Lyra Garcellano
Creative practices may be intuitive, culturally-constructed or personal
impulses. A diverse range of concepts, materials, and methods for thinking and
working creatively to come up with inventive visual responses may require
ability to be multidisciplinary. Choices and contexts heighten the challenge.
To
discuss their creative practices are two of the Lopez Memorial Museum’s featured
artists in the ongoing exhibit “Blur”: Jose Tence Ruiz and Lyra
Garcellano. Tence Ruiz has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from the
University of Sto. Tomas (UST). He is into graphic design and illustration in
addition to being a curator. Garcellano has an AB Interdisciplinary
Studies degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and a BFA from the
University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman. An illustrator, her Atomo and
Weboy comic strip appears in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Both artists have
exhibited here and abroad. The talk which is made possible by the support of
First Gen Corporation and First Gas Holdings Corporation is scheduled on
November 24 (Saturday) from 2-4 pm. Lecture fee is P120.
PERMANENT
Pottery
Gallery [permanent, lower level]: pre-hispanic
earthenware from late Metal Age (200BC-900AD) to Age of
Trade and Contact (900AD-1400AD). On view are both functional and ritual
vessels.
Gold Gallery [permanent, lower level]: pre-colonial gold collection of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The abundance of gold at the time made it a preferred ornament material. Not only was jewelry made, even the minutest part of clothing was embellished with gold.
EXHIBITIONS
16 Nov to 12 Feb, 2008 Kulay
Og-Kalinaw sa Mindanao: Color of Peace. This exhibit proudly put together
the artworks created by Mindanao- based artists. Upper Galleries.
15 Nov to 2 Feb, 2008 Images of Mindanao featuring artwork by Mindanao based artists. Upper Galleries.
Opens 28 Nov Gems of Chinese Cultural Antiquities: Inside the Scholar-Gentleman’s Studio
Until 25 Jan, 2008 Alamatan: Filipino Stories of Origin (see photo) Learn about Filipino origins and myths as this exhibit shows a uniqueapproach in telling one through art pieces. Each artwork is accompanied by summary texts relating a few Filipino origins and myths. Galeriya Bangko Sentral.
Until December China Exhibit Experience Chinatown at the Met! This exhibit showcases Chinesecivilization and treasures and how these influenced the beliefs and traditions of Filipino lifestyle. Tall Galleries.
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10 Nov, 10am-12noon Puppet Show Enjoy the retelling of popular
Filipino myths through puppetry. (offered in conjunction with Alamatan)
17 Nov, 1pm-5pm Creative Gift Wrapping Workshop For your holiday presents.
23 Nov, 2pm-5pm Gold Jewelry Lecture (offered with the permanent exhibit on pre-colonial gold)
1 Dec, 1pm-5pm Holiday Clay Mobiles Workshop Create whimsical art mobiles for Christmas.
This "lifestyle" museum is dedicated to the preservation of certain aspects and material culture of the 19th century Philippine ilustrado lifestyle. The collection comprises impressive antique family heirlooms such as furniture, decorative objects, artworks, donated by or on long-term loan from collectors. The museum building itself takes design inspiration from the 19th century bahay na bato. The museum also has a gift shop and cafe.
South Road near Roxas Blvd, Ermita,
Manila
Roxas Blvd cor. South Dr (next to
the American Embassy)November 18 until January 17, 2008 Part of Zero In: Hybridity, Museo Pambata invokes interdisciplinarity in the context of alternative education and child advocacy in Child’s ART—Advocacy, Rights, and Thoughts. By bringing together productions from the Museo’s Children’s Advocacy Program and works by children from the Angono Regional Pilot School for the Arts, the exhibition posits a nexus of art and social issues affecting Filipino children today. Child’s ART assembles a confluence of forms such as music, painting, literature, and media art, displaying each child’s idea and interpretation of "hybridity" in art.
Note: All public programs, activities,
workshops and special events of the Museo Pambata may be subject to change of
schedule or cancellation due to lack of registrants or participants. For
inquiries, please call 5231797 to 98. You may also send a fax message at
5221246, or e-mail us at pr-prog@museopambata.org.
While still undergoing renovation, the National Art Gallery of the Philippines has opened for viewing 7 exhibit halls. The Hall of Masters celebrates the genius of Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo; The Malliarium presents an interesting venue for special events whose main feature is a rendition of the mall culture using inkjet on tarpaulin. The Arellano Room pays tribute to the pioneering works of painter-architect Juan Arellano whose neo-classical and art deco styles live on in old structures of Manila. In Beloved Land which is a phrase in the national anthem, the history of Philippine art is depicted in a timeline, showing shifts and continuities in visual culture. The Vessels of Faith Room presents various expressions of spirituality among Filipinos. A Hall of National Artists features the works of those exalted for their artistic achievement. While a room named Freedom Yearned For shows the struggle of Filipinos against all forms of oppression.
San Diego Exhibit [ongoing, Museum of Filipino People]: artifacts from a Manila Galleon that plied the Manila-Acapulco trade route and was sunk in the 1600s. About 2,000 pieces are on display--many intact and beautifully preserved. The San Diego is considered one of the world's most significant discoveries in the history of marine archaeology.
Five Centuries of Maritime Trade Before the Arrival of the West [ongoing, Museum of Filipino People]: special exhibition of porcelain retrieved from sunken vessels, including artifacts from the Pandanan shipwreck.
"Peoples of the Philippines" a hands-on, interactive exhibit. A reconstruction of an archaeological dig, that will give visitors a feel for the sites where artifacts are found.
Cloth Traditions of the Philippines: antique textiles from the National Museum Collection.
CHANGING EXHIBITS
Until 14 Dec. Aklasang Basi
(The Basi Revolt) featuring artists Esteban, Villanueva and Roberto Feleo.
5th Flr South Wing, of the Museum of the Filipino People.
San
Agustin Church, Real St., Intramuros29 November (Friday) 8pm. Featuring Miquel Gonzalez, Organist (Spain); Adolfo Mendoza, Bassoonist (Philippines); and Hail Mary the Queen Children Choir conducted by Teresa Roldan (Philippines)
30 November (Friday) 8pm. Featuring Miquel Gonzalez, Organist (Spain); Adolfo Mendoza, Bassoonist (Philippines); and the Union Church Chancel Choir under the Manila Philharmonic Brass Ensemble.
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Until 9 Feb 2008.
Tangláw:
The UP’s National Artists for Visual Arts.
As the country’s premier institution for
higher learning, the UP takes pride in having nine out of the fourteen
visual artists from its alumni who have been conferred the Order of National
Artists since 1972. These distinguished artists are Fernando C. Amorsolo
(Painting 1972), Guillermo E. Tolentino (Sculpture 1973), Carlos "Botong" V.
Francisco (Painting 1973), Napoleon V. Abueva (Sculpture 1976), Vicente S.
Manansala (Painting 1981), Cesar T. Legaspi (Painting 1990), Jose T. Joya
(Painting 2003), Benedicto "Bencab" Cabrera (Painting 2006) and Abdulmari
Asia Imao (Sculpture 2006).
The exhibition will feature the early works of the Masters represented in the Vargas Collection, as well as loaned works from their own and their family’s collections, and government and private collectors. It samples their early works as well as the genre that they are known for. In addition, a catalogue comprising the artists’ biography, images of their featured works in the exhibition, and annotations and stories from them regarding the UP and the UP CFA will also be published. Tangláw also recognizes the rights and contributions of these artists to society and economic development. The exhibit is also made possible through the assistance of the Intellectual Property Office and the South African Embassy Manila. Kawilihan Gallery, 2F.
21 Nov to 13 Jan 2008 Haponés: The Early 20th Century Japanese Community of Baguio Based primarily on the recently published book, Japanese Pioneers in the Northern Philippine Highlands (Filipino Japanese Foundation of Northern Luzon, Inc., 2004), this exhibition of approximately 60 photographs of Baguio’s vibrant Japanese community illuminates a portion of Philippine, Japanese and American colonial history.
In the early years of the 20th century, American government installations in the Philippines were important work sites for Japanese migrant laborers. In northern Luzon, the most ambitious of these colonial projects resulted in the creation of Baguio and its development into the country’s most famous tourist destination. The Japanese pioneers joined Filipinos, Americans, and Chinese who flocked to this highland zone in the early 1900s in search of gold, commerce, and wage work. The building of a highway (the "Benguet Road," later called the Kennon Road) to connect the proposed urban center to the Manila Railroad employed over a thousand Japanese men; they made up almost a quarter of the road’s total work force that included men from 46 nationalities. Among the Japanese were numerous skilled carpenters, masons, and gardeners, merchants, and building contractors who went to live in the Baguio-Benguet region upon the completion of the road in 1905.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Japanese retail businesses as well as agricultural, construction, and trucking enterprises flourished in a prosperous city. Images of early 1900s Baguio landscapes document the city’s growth into a premier vacation resort in Asia. Photographs of work places and family groups depict Japanese culture, society, and work in the American colonial hill station. In all, they portray the migrant community’s full engagement in northern Luzon economic and civic life. Because of the great toll on Filipino life and society in the Second World War, most of the stories told in these pictures came to be shared only within small groups of Japanese-Filipino descendants. Most changed their names and identities in the face of violent anti-Japanese feelings during and after the war. Few of the community’s elders, the pioneers’ children, now remain.
Smithsonian Institution-based anthropologist Patricia O. Afable who is from Baguio is also the curator of the exhibition. It will include a small selection of modern Baguio photographs by the barkada of the Baguio-born Yokohama resident, Einosuke Rudy Furuya, Tommy Hafalla, and Ompong Tan, in addition to the archival photos.
Haponés is sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Japan Foundation Manila, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
In conjunction with this exhibit, The UP ASIAN CENTER will hold a SYMPOSIUM entitled "Japanese Migrants in the Philippines: History, Issues and Prospects" on November 20, 9am to 4pm at the UP Vargas Museum, Roxas Ave, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Call Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes at 927-0909 / Email
asianctr@up.edu.phSpeakers:
Grand Hall, UST Main Bldg, España,
Sampaloc, ManilaPermanent collections: Natural History (including specimens of Philippine fauna with a diorama); an extensive collection of shells; visual arts; Philippine religious images; ethnography; coins, medals and memorabilia. Other materials are rare books and manuscripts, paintings, etc. Established in 1871, the UST Museum of Arts & Sciences prides itself as being the only existing museum when the Philippine Republic was inaugurated in 1898. It also distinguishes itself as a university-based museum.
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