College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Dear Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends:

Congratulations to Mr. Emmanuel Ano-os, who has been selected as the first CFA scholar to the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, France.

Mr. Ano-os who is in his senior year in the Painting program of the Department of Studio Arts will be leaving for Paris in Spetember to attend a a full term at the Ecole Nationale Superiuere des Beaux Arts (ENSBA) located in the Saint Germain de Pres district, from September 27, 2010 to January 30,2011.  This scholarship has been made possible by the CFA/ENSBA academic cooperation agreement, the full support of the French Embassy in the Philippines, and the Sanlikha, Maison des Artistes Philippins a Paris.

The recent artist residency of Paris-based artist Gaston Damag will culminate with a round table discussion to be led by him and ENSBA professor Goetz Arndt to be held on Friday, July 9, 2010 at the CFA auditorium at 9 am. They will be tackling aspects of
“Traditional and Industrial Materials in Current Sculpture Practice and Urban Settings” together with Philippine-based sculptors Jeremy Guiab and Reggie Yuson, as they deal with problematic on-site production, conditions of  acquisition and/or commission of large scale sculpture.  Sandra Palomar, an alumna of CFA and ENSBA, will be moderator of the panel discussion.

On Thursday July 29, 2010 at 1pm, veteran photographer Vic Sison will lecture at the CFA auditorium on Portrait Photography.  The lecture has been coordinated by the CFA photography faculty led by Mr. Joey Tanedo in cooperation with the Federation of the Camera Professionals in the Philippines.

The 2010 Guidelines and Call for applications for Thesis Grants for CFA Student Artists and Designers has been sent out. In addition to the 30 thesis grants of P15,000/per student grantee available this year, Electrolux Philippines has kindly donated 5 additional grants to deserving thesis projects in Industrial Design.

We are definitely looking forward to an exciting year of thesis projects by our seniors across our different programs. We thank Electrolux for supporting design education at the UP College of Fine Arts.