‘Bin-nadang di Kordilyera’ at Ayala Museum ArtistSpace
ArtistSpace and Chanum Foundation present “Bin-nadang di Kordilyera”
(translated in English as Bayanihan of Cordillera ), a group exhibition of Tamawan Village Artist Group, currently on view until April 7 at ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum. “Bin-nadang di Kordilyera” encourages viewers to step into the minds and hearts of those who have descended from, were born into, inculcated or adapted the Igorot/ Cordilleran way of life. The goal of the exhibition: to reintroduce the depth of what the Cordilleran culture is to a unified people.
Chanum Foundation Inc. was founded in 1998, and began reconstructing Ifugao huts in Pinsao to establish the Tam-awan Village. Founders, National Artist Ben Cabrera, Jordan Mang-osan, Chit Asignation, Atty. Nestor Mondok, Anne Camdas-Micheal, and Jackson Bryan III worked together to envision an ideal and unique organization for culture and the arts. With the aim of making Tam-awan Village the premier venue for the ultimate cultural and artistic experience, Chanum also established its group of artists called the “Tam-awan Village Artist Group.”
The Tam-awan Village Artist Group now boasts 27 active artists who incorporate Igorot culture and ideals into their works. The Tam-awan Village Artist Group has expanded its focus, and has embraced different forms of art. The group has begun conceptualizing and organizing recruitment and membership under performing arts, literature, and has included film and photography under visual arts.
ArtistSpace is at the Ayala Museum Annex, ground level, Makati Ave. corner De La Rosa St., Makati City. It is open from Mondays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
For information, call or e-mail Jane Salvador at 759-8288 and artistspace@ayalamuseum.org, or Arvin Molintas at tamawanvillage@gmail.com and 0917-5108196.