In connection with the 116th Independence Day of the Philippines, Art+ Magazine teams up with The Podium to present an exhibition of the works of National Artists Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Arturo Luz and Abdulmari Imao, and those by Presidential Medal of Merit honoree Juvenal Sansó on the second level of the mall, until June 12.
Malacañang released the list of the new National Artists late Friday night but one name was conspicuously missing.
Dec. 8 is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, so León Gallery will pay tribute to the Madonna and Child, one of the favorite genres of Philippine master artists, in its forthcoming Kingly Treasures Auction 2018 on Dec. 1.
It had to happen again. One was a case of addition, this time it’s subtraction. Five years ago, the controversy over the worthiness of four personages proclaimed National Artists by President Gloria Arroyo stole the thunder from those whose eminent worth was unquestioned.
After eight long years, there will be a new set of National Artists who will be proclaimed in august ceremonies in Malacañang this August.
Seeking to put the matter to rest, the head of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has written President Aquino assuring him that the commission, along with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), “respects” his decision excluding Nora Aunor from the list of national artists.
Cultural competitions and awards—at local, national, regional or international level—are usually more controversial and exciting than awards given to scientists.
POWER Plant Mall is holding the 2015 edition of its Focus on the Arts with Galerie Joaquin this July. “Rockwell’s...
AT THE Kingly Treasures Auction 2015 of León Gallery, the highest-selling piece was Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s 1964 oil-on-canvas “Four Women,” which...
Opening last June 18 at the Ayala Museum is “The Real H.R. Ocampo,” as part of its “Images of Nation” Series. The series focuses on each of our National Artists and how their artistic achievements reflect our character as a people and our aspirations as a nation.