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Culture News in Philippines
Major contemporary Spanish art exhibition planned for Asia
Through an agreement between MACBA contemporary art museum in Barcelona, La Caixa Foundation and Acción Cultural Española, a major exhibition of contemporary Spanish art will travel to various Asian countries from 2012. Read More
China and ASEAN countries strengthen cultural cooperation
Xinhua reports that China and the 10 ASEAN member countries will see closer cultural cooperation, as the two sides made a decision to schedule regular cultural ministerial meetings. Read More
Opportunities in Philippines
2012 ASEAN Graphic Arts competition and exhibition | open call
Open call to graphic artists from ASEAN countries to submit printmaking works for 2012 ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam. To honour the 45th anniversary of… Read More
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Thesis Gallery | Surface Asia | call for submissions
The magazine Surface Asia invites all students of design, architecture, interior, fashion, photography, graphics arts and art in Asia to submit their thesis projects for a chance to be featured by the publication. Read More
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: World Cinema – Competition
A total of sixteen full-lengths and twenty shorts compete in the World Cinema Awards of the 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival. Read More
HK film forum like a blind-dating event
HKIFFS Director Garcia urges future applicants to watch “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” —about satire from the Philippines about two amateur filmmakers’ attempts to catch the attention of international filmfests. Read More
Events in Philippines
Philippines | Focus on European contemporary dance
EUNIC (European National Institutes for Culture) in the Philippines announces that from 22 May to 29 June 2012 it will focus on the collaboration of European contemporary dance groups… Read More
Bastards of Misrepresentation | Contemporary art from Manila | H Gallery Bangkok
H Gallery Bangkok is pleased to announce the first major exhibition of contemporary art from the Philippines in Thailand. Curated by the renowned artist Manuel Ocampo, Bastards of Misrepresentation is a showcase of the diverse practices currently being explored by the Filippino avant-garde. Read More
Magazine Philippines
Artists and economic growth | Interview with Malou Jacob
Malou Jacob is a playwright and the Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in the Philippines, which was started by a group of artists immediately after the revolution in 1986 and which is composed by 19 committees at lowest level. Read More
Reflections on Philippine Festivals
Philippine festivals are town fiestas celebrating moments in history that defined identity, polity and locality. Celebration of the arts and culture, albeit made central to these festivities, only comes as a texture instead of text in the whole exercise of the Festival. Read More
Last Days! Exhibition of Portraits by Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando C. Amorsolo (1892-1972) was a famous artist who dominated the Philippines art scene for four decades, known for his mastery in the use of light. Read More
Patrick D. Flores
Professor of Art Studies at the Department of Art Studies at the University of the Philippines and Curator of the Vargas Museum, Manila. Read More
