SUGBU ASDANG: Convergence of Cebu and Manila Artists
Prominent visual artists from Cebu and Manila will hold simultaneous exhibits here in Cebu to promote the city and province as an artistic center for all Filipino and international artists in the future. Titled Sugbu Asdang: Art in Public Places, the event aims to put together works by Manila and Cebu- based artists in three of Cebu’s leading galleries namely, the Art Center of SM City Cebu, the 856-G “Gabriela” Gallery in A.S. Fortuna St., Mandaue City, and the Bluewater Gallery of Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan, Cebu, PHILIPPINES.
This group exhibition will be a pivotal show of an exchange of public exhibitions between Cebu’s three major cities. Cebu has also been seen as the future center for the arts outside Manila and thus artists from all over the country and abroad will be invited to have regular exhibitions.
The participating artists are already household names in the national art and local art scene and hold numerous awards and distinctions between them. They are Pandy Aviado, Red Mansueto, Gig de Pio, Caesar Velez, Florence Cinco, Eghai Roxas, Ross Capili, Manok Ventura, Olan Ventura, Cesaré Syjuco and Jean Marie Syjuco representing the Manila artists with Dennis ‘Sio’ Montera, Lucilo ‘Jojo’ Sagayno, Ritchie Quijano, Evan Bejec, and Jose ‘Javy’ Villacin representing Cebu.
“Sugbu” art exhibit was first conceptualized in early 2005 with Manila based and Cebu local artists joined in an art exhibition of two generations of artist of Cebuano origin at the SM City Art Center. The event was sponsored by SM City and the Arts Council of Cebu as part of the Sinulog Festival activities in January of 2006.
SUGBU ASDANG will have consecutive exhibition openings starting on April 16 at the Art Center, 2nd level of SM City Cebu, on April 17 at the 856-G “Gabriela”Gallery in A.S. Fortuna St. in Mandaue City and with an installation and performance night at the Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort on April 18, 2008. For inquiries contact the SM Art Center at 231-9851, Gabriela Gallery at 344-3039, and the Bluewater Gallery at 492-1808.
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