Art&Culture
Mayie Delgado at the Globe Art Gallery
THE Globe Art Gallery currently features photographer Mayie Delgado’s Poetic Images, an exhibit of photos featuring landscape images in New Zealand and Iceland. The Globe Art Gallery is located at Globe’s headquarters in Bonifacio Global City.
Artists panel at Ligalig exhibit lecture
ON THE panel for this week’s ArtSpeak, which will be held on March 23, 3:30 p.m., are the featured artists in the ongoing exhibit Ligalig: Art in a Time of Turmoil. Virgilio Aviado, Edgar Talusan Fernandez, Jose Tence Ruiz and Pablo Baen Santos will talk about their works in the show and art and its response to political unrest. Joining them are special guests Pete Lacaba, who will have a poetry reading and share his experiences in now-defunct Arts Club in Ateneo, and Lisa Ito of Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP). Ligalig: Art in a Time
of Turmoil features works donated during the time of Martial Law to the growing university art collection at the invitation of Emmanuel Torres, first AAG Curator. These included artists whose works depicted the precarious conditions under the Marcos dictatorship. These works are shown along with other social realist works acquired in the recent years. The range of artworks, from paintings, prints, and drawings to mixed media and video works, reveals how contemporary artists are vigilant and responsive to current issues, underscoring the role of art as a critique of the prevailing social and political order. Limited seats for ArtSpeak are available. For reservations, e-mail aag@ateneo.edu or call 426-6488 and look for Tricia Raya.
GSIS solicits entries to its 2017 art tilt
THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is inviting artists to enter the 2017 GSIS National Art Competition. Filipino artists based here and abroad may join any or all of the contest’s three categories: representational (figurative), nonrepresentational (abstract), and sculpture. Cash prizes ranging from P30,000 to P300,000 await the winners, aside from taking the most prominent space at the exhibit of selected entries in the GSIS Museo ng Sining starting June 2. Entry forms and competition guidelines may be downloaded from the GSIS Web site, www.gsis.gov.ph, or obtained from any GSIS office nationwide. Submission of entries is on May 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the GSIS Gymnasium, GSIS Head Office, Financial Center, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. Queries may be directed to 859-3095 or 479-3588, or e-mailed to museum@gsis.gov.ph.
Metrobank accepting entries to art tilt
THE Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) is now accepting entries for the 2017 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) recognition programs in Painting and Sculpture. Guided by the theme “Imagine,” MADE invites Filipino painters and sculptors join. The Painting recognition program is open to Filipino painters aged 18-35 who have not held a solo exhibition. Entrants are allowed to submit one entry for either of the two categories — oil/acrylic-based medium on canvas or water media on paper. Entries must not be smaller than 18 x 24 inches, excluding the frame. The Sculpture recognition program is open to Filipino professional sculptors who have staged at least one solo exhibition. The winning sculptor will have the chance to be commissioned by the Federal Land, Inc. for the installation of the winning art piece along Metro Park in Pasay City. Entries must be an original artwork of the entrant. Copied artworks or rendered using existing works as an inspiration including those which have been entered to other national and international art competitions are grounds for disqualification. Two grand awardees for Painting and one for Sculpture will be awarded and will each receive a P500,000 and a trophy designed by visual artist Noell El Farol. They will automatically become members of the MADE-Network of Winners (MADE-NOW), the alumni organization of past MADE awardees. The top 10 finalists for the Painting recognition program and top four finalists for the Sculpture recognition program will also receive incentives and certificates of recognition. The deadline for submission of entries is on/before May 13. Entry forms with full competition details can be downloaded from the Metrobank Foundation Web site ( www.mbfoundation.org.ph). For other inquiries, contact the MADE secretariat at (02) 898-8856, 0942-559-8250, or e-mail louise.calicdan@metrobank.com.ph or henri.palma@metrobank.com.ph.
Palanca issues call for entries
THE Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc. is calling for entries to the 67th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. This year’s competition is also accepting submissions to the Novel and Nobela categories, which are offered only every two years. The regular categories for this year are as follows: Novel and Nobela categories; English Division – Short Story, Short Story for Children, Essay, Poetry, Poetry Written for Children, One-act Play, and Full-length Play; Filipino Division – Maikling Kuwento, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata, Sanaysay, Tula, Tulang Para sa mga Bata, Dulang May Isang Yugto, Dulang Ganap ang Haba, and Dulang Pampelikula; Regional Languages Division – Short Story-Cebuano, Short Story-Hiligaynon, and Short Story-Ilokano. Young writers below 18 years old may also join the Kabataan Division with the theme “How can the youth contribute to building interest in Philippine culture and literature?” (Kabataan Essay) and “Paano makaaambag ang mga kabataan sa pagsulong ng interes sa kultura at panitikang Pilipino?” (Kabataan Sanaysay). The contest is open to all Filipino or former Filipino citizens of all ages, except current directors, officers, and employees of the Palanca Foundation. Published/produced works, which were first published or first produced between May 1, 2016 to April 30, and/or unpublished/unproduced works may be entered in the contest. Contestants may submit only one entry per category. The deadline of submission is on April 30. For official contest rules and forms, visit the Palanca Foundation offices at Unit 603, 6th Floor Park Trade Centre Bldg., 1716 Investment Drive, Madrigal Business Park, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City or at Unit 3G, OPL Bldg., 100 C. Palanca St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, or download from the CPMA Web site ( www.palancaawards.com.
ph). Winners will be awarded at a ceremony on Sept. 1. For inquiries and other concerns, contact the CPMA Administrator Leslie Layoso through e-mail at cpawards@palancaawards.com.ph or at (632) 511-0003 or 0910-887-8552.
BALLET PHILIPPINES will hold its Summer Dance Workshop from April 17 to May 21. The Ballet Philippines Dance School (BPDS) will offer classes on Classical ballet, Modern dance, Hip Hop, and Jazz dance. The Summer Dance Workshop also offers a weekly Lecture Series. The 48th CCP Summer Dance Workshop starts on April 17 at BPDS-SM Aura Premier and on April 18 at BPDS-CCP. Students attend a minimum of three classes a week (for pre-ballet and elementary ballet students) to as much as five classes a week, including workshop rehearsals for its culminating performances at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on May 20 and 21. Summer classes will also be held in the newly opened BP Dance School branches in Greenhills Theater Mall and Victoria Sports, Quezon City. Classes start on April 4 and end on May 31. For details call BPDS-CCP (Tina) at 832-3689; BPDS-SM Aura Premier (Annabelle) at 531-4436; BPDS-Greenhills (Meann) at 0915-630-6968; and BPDS-Victoria Sports (Tine) at 832-3689. Connect to the Ballet Philippines Dance School online through www. facebook.com/balletphilippines.