On August 24 to 27, 2011, NBC Tent in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig shall house MANILART 2011, the country’s biggest
gathering of art galleries.
“We promise a more diverse and vibrant art
exposition and viewers shall witness a groundbreaking event—the simultaneous
opening of various art exhibitions during gala night,” said Delan Robillos,
MANILART 2011 Director. “Exhibitors will not simply be showcasing the
works of artists they represent but each gallery shall be presenting a
conceptualized art exhibit,” he added.
In 2009, Onib Olmedo’s iconic jeepney painting
served as the image of the first ManilArt while Andres Barrioquinto’s “Crystal
Gazer” was the face of last year’s art fair. This year, ManilArt shall be
graced by Elmer Borlongan’s “Batang Edsa” which shall also be translated into
modern dance during the launching gala by premiere contemporary dance maven and
Dance Forum founder, Myra Beltran.
Hosted by writer, magazine editor, and TV personality
RJ Ledesma, the Filipiniana opening night will also feature a fusion of
indigenous and modern music by Banda Malaya. The award-winning Fatima
University Chorale shall also render a performance.
MANILART 2011 through the Varsitarian, the official
student publication of the University
of Santo Tomas, has
invited UST to celebrate their Quadricentennial year during the 4-day
affair. The recognition of outstanding Thomasian visual artists
shall highlight a program featuring Thomasian performers which has been
tentatively set for August
26, 2011.
The MANILART lecture series this year includes,
among others, “How we turn paintings into Bicycles: Lessons in Art, Law,
and the Internet,” by Atty. Gigo Alampay and “Semiotics in Visual Art” by Dr.
Oscar V. Campomanes.
Atty. Alampay the Executive Director of CANVAS, a
non-stock, non-profit organization that promotes Philippine art, culture, and
the environment and teaches Contemporary Legal and Policy Issues in Information
and Communications Technology at the University of the Philippines’ College of
Law.
Dr. Campomanes is a permanent panelist at the
annual Jerry Elizalde Navarro Workshop on Arts Criticism in Baguio City and teaches critical theory and cultural studies
at the Ateneo de Manila University, and semiotics, media criticism, and culture
theory at the UST Graduate School.
Award-winning poet, fictionist, playwright, and
essayist Vim Nadera shall give a talk titled “Visuals on Rizal Today” in
commemoration of National Hero Jose Rizal’s 150th birth anniversary.
Little art enthusiasts will also enjoy the
storybook reading hour at the lecture room. RepubLikha Executive Director
and former preschool teacher, Carisse Escueta shall read “The Rocking Horse”
which features paintings by Elmer Borlongan. VJ Chino Lui Pio of MYX, and
Ramon Bautista, have also been invited to read “Message in the Sand,” with
artworks by Roel Obemio, and “Sol: A Legend about the Sun” with images by
Farley Del Rosario, respectively.
Artists in Residence, Inc. (AIR) founders
Architect Jojo Ballo, Cathy Lasam, and Jill Arwen Posadas shall also give a lecture on basic drawing for
kids.
Since year one, Manilart’s live sketching
sessions have always been one of the highlights of the art fair. The event not
only aims to foster fellowship among the artists, but gives the audience the
chance to witness how they are able to render the same subject through
different style-genres from scratch. The live sketching session also serve as
an interactive experience between the artists, the subjects, and the
spectators, allowing art enthusiasts a glimpse at how artworks are brought to
life. Leading up to the art fair, satellite sketching sessions shall also
be held at Mercato Centrale on several weekends prior to August 24.
Among the art fair’s goals, in conjunction with
promoting Philippine art, are to compound visitorship, strengthen support from
both local and foreign exhibitors, and fortify media relations to expand media
coverage that is both more extensive and intensive.
MANILART 2011 is presented by
the Bonafide Art Galleries Organization (BAGO) and the National Commission on
Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and co-presented by Allied Bank and
Contemporary Art Philippines with the
support of Bellarocca, Business Mirror, Business, World, Colleen and Derwent
Art Supplies, Crown Fine Arts, La Creperie, Las Casas Filipinas de Azucar
Heritage Resort, Manila Bulletin,
Mercato Centrale, Midas Hotel,Oakwood Premiere,
Pebeo Art Supplies, Ronac Art Center, Secret Fresh, Sustain Pro Complex, UNO
Magazine, and Uratex Premium.
The gala event on August 24, 2011 is by
invitation only. The art fair is open to the public on August 25-27, 2011.
For lecture series registration, call 531-6231 or 0917-8511333 or email info@manilart.com.
Visit www.manilart.com
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