Saturday, 25 February 2012
9:00 am - 4 pm
UP College of Fine Arts
Emilio Jacinto St.
UP Diliman Campus
Diliman, Quezon City
ART FAIR AND <OPEN STUDIO 2012 >
February 1-29, 2012
Bulwagan ng Dangal
U.P. Diliman
Jose Joya: Scholar, Artist and Mentor
Presented by the UP College of Fine Arts, the heirs of Jose T. Joya headed by Mrs. Josie J. Baldovino and the Office of Initiatives for the Culture and the Arts (OICA).
The exhibition, “Jose Joya: Scholar, Artist and Mentor” specifically focuses on the life of the National Artist at the University of the Philippines, where Joya completed his undergraduate studies as the first Magna cum Laude of the UP College of Fine Arts in 1953. After his post graduate studies at Cranbrook Academy in the US, he returned to UP to teach. He became the dean of the college from 1970 to 1978. His academic career spanned 39 years (1957 – 1995) during which time he was a great influence to students and faculty.
The “Jose Joya: Scholar, Artist and Mentor” exhibition to be curated by Prof. Ruben David Defeo , a full professor of the UP College of Fine Arts, and director of the Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA), will feature works from the National Museum, private collections and the UP system-wide art collection of Jose Joya works. He will be assisted by Ms.May Lyn Cruz, former programs director of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila and currently a lecturer at the UP College of Fine Arts. A complementary exhibit of Jose Joya scholars and students from UP Cebu will also be held at the Small Gallery at the Bulwagan ng Dangal.
Meanwhile, a satellite exhibit will also open by the third week of February at Corredor Gallery at the UP College of Fine Arts featuring the works of Jose Joya students who themselves followed in the footsteps of Dean Joya as teacher and mentor at the UP College of Fine Arts.
September 21 - October 13, 2011
UP College of Fine Arts
Corredor Gallery
Photographic Exhibition at the Corredor Gallery
Photographic practitioner and Visual Communication instructor Marc San Valentin, explores the possibilities of what photography can be as he presents his third one-man photographic exhibition.
For inquiries please call 981-8732 or 981-8500 loc 3977
October 1 - November 5, 2011
Saturdays 2:00-5:00PM
Myths in Clay Mix in Clay
Ceramics Workshop on narrative-based terracotta sculptures using raw clay mixed with paper, sawdust and coffee grounds.
The workshop will be facilitated by Roberto Acosta who taught Fine Arts for many years at the University of the Philippines Baguio. He graduated from UP Diliman with a Bachelor in Fine Arts, Bachelor in Landscape Architecture and Master in Fine Arts. In 2001-2002, he was awarded a scholarship by the Mexican Government to fund his artistic stay at the Taller de Ceramica, Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico. Since then, he has consistently worked with clay, specifically terracotta, building narrative sculptures depicting sceneries from his mountain travels and his love for life and nature. In 2010, he was a visiting artist at Baltimore Clayworks, a non-profit ceramic art center in the United States with a national reputation for artistic excellence, artists’ support, and community involvement.
Open to teens & adults.
P5,000 (clay included)
For more details, please call 981-8732 or 981-8500 loc 3977.
Aug 12 - September 2, 2011
Corredor Gallery, U.P. College of Fine Arts
Taking a Moment: A Show of Serene Proportions
Sculptor and teacher Carmel Lim embarks on her debut solo exhibit as she explores the limits of ceramics to express the limitless expanse of the outdoors. Lim drew inspiration from her adventures as a mountaineer, conquering the peaks of Mt. Apo, Mt. Pulag, Mt. Iraya, Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Kalawitan, and Mt. Kanlaon.
For inquiries please call 981-8732 or 981-8500 loc 3977
September 10, 17, 24 & October 1
September Oil Painting Workshop
Four sessions every Saturday, from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. The workshop will be facilitated by Prof. Jamel Obnamia.
Fee: Php. 5,000.00 (exclusive of materials).
For further inquiries please call 981-8732 or 981-8500 loc 3977
July 18 - August 5, 2011
U.P. Theater and Bulwagan ng Dangal
Il Restauro Art Restoration Exhibit
Il Restauro is an art restoration exhibition and workshop aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of art restoration to better appreciate, conserve and protect one’s own cultural and artistic heritage. Italian restoration expert, Dr. Maria Castellano is the curator of the exhibition, as well as the lecturer and facilitator of the workshop on restoration .
This project is made possible in cooperation with the Italian Embassy and the Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA).
The workshop will be attended by UP faculty, students ( different colleges) and conservators from various museums in MetroManila.
Exhibition . 18 July – 5 August, 2011
Venue : The Lobby, University Theater
Curator: Dr. Maria Teresa Castellano
The UP College of Fine Arts will present an exhibition entitled “Saper Fare, ilRestauro,” a collection of thirty panels showing the restoration of significant Italian paintings and structures.
This traveling exhibition which has just come from Vietnam, pays particular attention to examples of excellent restoration, including Leonardo da Vinci’s Cenacolo, Raphael’s Madonna del Cadellino and St. Francis’ Basilica in Assisi. The significant restoration projects shown in this exhibition span the range of Italian paintings, sculpture and architecture. They provide the historical, legislative, theoretical and technical contexts in the field of restoration and conservation. It also underscores the unique expertise that Italy has cultivated in restoring and preserving countless masterpieces to keep their cultural history and heritage for future generations.
At the opening ceremony of this exhibition in UP to be held on Monday, 18 July 2011 at the UP Theater Lobby, Dr. Maria Teresa Castellano, an Italian restoration expert, and the curator of the exhibition will speak about the exhibition and her own experience restoring the works of Federico Barocci (1535-1612).
Art Restoration Workshop. 18 July – 20 July 2011
Venue : Bulwagan ng Dangal, Main Library
Lecturer & Facilitator: Dr. Maria Teresa Castellano
The exhibition will complemented by an Art Restoration Workshop that will be facilitated by Italian restorer Dr. Maria Teresa Castellano, to be held from July 18-20,2011 at the BulwaganngDangal, Main Library.
She will be speaking about the different concepts, theories, processes and intervention techniques of restoration. For the workshop, she will be interacting with the faculty of the UP College of Fine Arts, UP College of Arts & Letters, UP College of Architecture, and UP College of Science on the restoration which interfaces so many disciplines of study.
She will lead discussions and demonstrate how to conduct artistic diagnosis and intervention techniques on a badly damaged portrait done by Fernando Amorsolo of Sen Manuel Roxas, from the art collection of UP. She will also view the Jose Rizal mural at the College of Fine Arts to initiate discussions/ terms of reference for a forthcoming restoration conference focusing on said 1903 painting of Jose Rizal signed by Gomez.
July 16-August 20, 2011
Saturdays 2:00-5:00PM
College of Fine Arts, Ceramics Studio
From Earthenware to Stoneware
The class will be taught by Katti Sta. Ana, community artist-in-residence at Baltimore Clayworks (2009-2010). She took her BFA at the UP College of Fine Arts and earned her MA in Community Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art as a Fulbright scholar. She currently is a lecturer at the UP College of Fine Arts Studio Arts Department.
P5,000 (clay included)
For more details, please call 981-8732 or 981-8500 loc 3977.
Roberto Chabet: Fifty Years
Celebrating Roberto Chabet’s fifty years of pioneering conceptual work and his role in shaping Philippine contemporary art.
SITTING STANDING LYING WALKING
Exhibition opening Wednesday, July 6, 2011 4PM
Corredor Gallery
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2–5PM
College of Fine Arts Auditorium
Roberto Chabet / Mentor
Speakers:
RingoBunoan, MawenOng, NiloIlarde, MM Yu, Gerry Tan and other artists
Moderators:
Sandra Palomar and Daki Fernando
Exhibition and talk are open to the public for free
Log on to www.kingkongprojects.org or contact chabet.50years@gmail.com for inquiries
Friday, April 15, 2011
U.P. Theater
2011 Candlelight Ceremony
The U.P. College of Fine Arts 2011 Candlelight Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 4:00 pm with Ms. Lisa Gokongwei- Cheng as Guest Speaker.
