AAA releases list of exhibits for art criticism prize

THE Ateneo Art Gallery has come up with the list of exhibitions from which participants joining Ateneo Art Awards’ art criticism contest can choose to write about.

The Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism honors the memory of Purita Kalaw-Ledesma, art patron and founder of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP).

As one of the main goals of the prize is to get art criticism into the public sphere, two winners will be selected and will be given publication opportunities. The winner of the Purita KalawLedesma Prize — will be awarded a regular column to be published twice a month under the column, “Platforms,” in the Arts & Culture section of the paper. The winner of the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prize —

will be contributing to this bi-monthly publication or a total of six articles for a year.

Participants must choose an exhibition from the list selected by Ateneo Art Gallery. Entries must be in the style of an art critique and with no more than 1,000 words.

The exhibits are:

at the Tall and Open Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Oct. 22, 2016 – Jan. 7, 2017; Galeriya Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Oct. 22, 2016 to Jan. 13, 2017; White Cube Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Oct. 22, 2016 to Jan. 7, 2017 Lopez Museum and Library, Sept. 1 - Dec. 23, 2016 Lopez Museum and Library, Sept. 1 - Dec. 23, 2016 Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), Sept. 6 - Dec. 4, 2016

UP Vargas Museum, Nov. 3-25, 2016

Bulwagang Carlos V. Francisco, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Nov. 9, 2016 – Feb. 12, 2017

Visayas Islands Visual Artists Exhibition and Conference (VIVA ExCon) held at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Art Gallery for the Garbo Sa Bisaya Awardees Exhibit, Museo Iloilo for the Romeo Tabuena Tribute Exhibition, UPV Auditorium for Turns in Form (Curated Contemporary Art from the Visayas), Visayas Art Fair, Nov. 17-21, 2016

*Entry for this exhibition may be a critique of the whole event. 28 - Jan, 15, 2017

Ayala Museum, Nov. UP Vargas Museum, Dec. 9, 2016 – Feb. 18, 2017

Bulwagang Juan Luna, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Dec. 10, 2016 – March 4, 2017 Yuchengco Museum, Jan. 19 - March 31, 2017

Yuchengco Museum, Feb. 11 - March 31, 2017 Ayala Museum, Feb. 14- June 11, 2017

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), Feb. 17 - May 14, 2017 Feb. 18 - April 9, 2017

Ayala Museum, Lopez Museum and Library, Feb. 20 - June 17, 2017

(part of the “Condition Report” project of the Japan Foundation), UP Vargas Museum, March 2 - May 6, 2017

The complete mechanics and code of conduct can be found at For inquiries, e-mail Tricia Raya at praya@ateneo.edu.