Archive for the ‘filipino art/artists’ Category

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday signed into law a bill that strengthens the National Historical Institute and its mandate to conserve, promote and popularize the nation’s historical and cultural heritage. The new law also renamed the NHI as the National Historical Commission of the Philippines ... Full story

12 MAY 2010 WASHINGTON, DC Fabrics and designs by noted Filipino designer Cora D.J. Manimbo will be featured in an exhibit at the Philippine Embassy that is seen to highlight the country’s rich heritage and unequalled craftsmanship. Manimbo’s ... Full story

“Sabungero” Receives Second Award While “Sabungero,” known internationally as “The Cockfighter,” was granted the Aloha Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival last month, joining the latest wave of Philippine independent movies to be recognized abroad, it garnered yet another recognition: the Golden Palm Award at the 2010 Mexico International ... Full story

"Biyaheng Lupa" (Soliloquy), the directorial debut of acclaimed writer Armando "Bing" Lao under Quantum Films will have its world premiere at the 11th Cinemanila International Film Festival's Digital Lokal Competion on October 19. About bus passagers going to Legaspi, Albay in the Bicol region, ... Full story

Academic training has exposed Dennis ‘Sio’ Montera, initially, in creating realist-inspired nature visual artworks before he finally found his own illustrative language. On his fifth-year as an artist, he came back to Cebu City armed with a Masters degree in painting earned from University of the Philippines. Sio mounted two important solo ... Full story

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The Maningning Miclat Art Foundation is calling on young poets aged 28 and below to submit entries to the 2009 Maningning Miclat Trilingual Poetry Competition in three divisions: Filipino, English and Chinese. An entry must have at least eight but not more than 15 poems. Authors may join all the divisions but can submit only one entry in each division. All entries should be original in ... Full story

If you are an amateur or professional director, songwriter, composer, arranger or performer, join the Philippine Digital Music and Short Film Festival! Visit WWW.PHILDIGIAWARDS.COM to join and for more information. Objective: Combat piracy by introducing digital downloading of Filipino contents Give equal opportunity to Filipino artists make money while they broadcast their music and videos over the internet and ... Full story

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008 Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009 Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009 The International League of Peoples' Struggle Working Group on Teachers, Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars, researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to an international conference on "Education, Imperialism, and Resistance," to be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies. The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education. Full story

Xavier University- Culture and Arts Office and National Commission for Culture and the Arts will hold SULAT DULA- a basic playwriting workshop for North/ Central/ Eastern Mindanao on November 6-8, 2009 at Xavier University Board room. There are 10 slots open for young aspiring (20-35 years old) playwrights. This workshop aims at establishing a sustained playwright development in Mindanao. Full story