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It seems that whenever I sit down to write a press release for an important art exhibition, my text has a way of morphing into a larger backstory. It just goes to show how big a space in my life art and artists occupy.
It was a year ago when we first sat down to lunch at Le Coude Rouge, our French “canteen” at Alliance Française de Manille (AFM). It’s a practice I established when I volunteered to manage the Total Gallery six years ago, soon after I came back home and was invited by Marivic Rufino to join the AFM board of directors.
Last October, printmaker Ambie carefully prepared her application dossier for the Alliance Française de Manille-Philippine Artist Residency (AFM-PARP) grant. It...
