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National Arts Month at UPCFA

2024 Natl Arts Month

In celebration of National Arts Month 2024 and UP Fine Arts Month 2024, with the theme of Pagtanaw, we offer a full lineup of art exhibitions and daily events.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Feb. 12 (Mon)
𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚
Atrium, 9:30: AM – 12:00 NN

Feb. 13 (Tues)
𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐳
Closing event for The Aesthetics of Engagement
Multipurpose Hall, 2:30 – 4:00 PM

Feb. 14 (Wed)
Exhibit Opening
𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐭: 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐧̃𝐞𝐝𝐨 (𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏)
Gallery One

Feb. 15 (Thurs)
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟖: 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞, 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚, & 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤
Warm Bodies (with CAP)
Plenary Hall, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Feb. 16 (Fri)
Exhibit Opening
𝐃𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐧: 𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐅𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭
Atrium

Feb. 17 (Sat)
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐳 𝐟𝐨𝐫 “𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐀 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧”
Multipurpose Hall

Feb. 18 (Sun)
𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐀
Plenary Hall

Feb. 20 (Tues)
𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐧
Closing Event, Warm Bodies: Defending the Right to Dissent
Plenary Hall, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Feb. 21 (Wed)
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲
Conference Room, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
Plenary Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Feb. 23 (Fri)
𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐤-𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐏 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜
Plenary Hall

Feb. 27 (Tues)
𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐝, 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐝!
Gallery Two, 4:00 p.m.

Join us in a colorful month and celebrate art with us!

#Parola #UPFineArtsGallery #NationalArtsMonth2024 #ArtPh 


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Featured Events

PAGTANAW: FA Month 2024

Pagtanaw 2024

Tanawin natin ang paglaban ng bawat artistang inialay ang kanilang sining ngayong Pebrero!

Ang buwan na ito ay iniaalay para sa bawat Artista ng Bayan na pinagkaitan ng kanilang mga espasyo. Ngayong Pebrero, tatanawin at papaigtingin pa natin muli ang dating sigla, lakas at diwang palaban ng ating kolehiyo.

Inaanyayahan ng Konseho ng Mag-aaral ng Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal ang lahat na dumalo at magpadalo sa sumusunod na mga kaganapan:

FEBRUARY 14 – 22
Freedom Wall Mural Production

UP CFA Freedom Wall

FEBRUARY 12 -14
Latagan sa FA
UP CFA Parking Lot
 
FEBRUARY 12 | TAMBE UPD
Educational Discussion: Revolutionary Aesthetics
UP CFA Parking Lot
 
FEBRUARY 12 | FabLab Interns
Beam Panes! A Creative Laser Cutting Workshop

UP CFA FabLab Computer Room

FEBRUARY 12
Sketching Sessions w/ Prof. Grandier Gil Bella

UP CFA New Building Atrium

FEBRUARY 16 – 29
Student Art Exhibit

UP CFA New Building Atrium

FEBRUARY 19 | TBWA-SMP
Inspirational Talk from the Advertising Industry

UP CFA New Building Plenary Hall

FEBRUARY 19 | IPOPHL

iLEAP IP Webinar Series: Intellectual Property Learning Programs

FEBRUARY 21 | STUDIO ARTS COLLECTIVE
Artist Talk w/ Agnes Arellano

UP CFA New Building Plenary Hall

FEBRUARY 22 | UP AVCOM
Ready, Set, Prod!: 
A Talk on the Field of Fabrication Design w/ 
Morag Design 
and Fabrication and Sir Janus Nunez

UP CFA New Building Conference Room

FEBRUARY 23| UP GRAPHIC
Anik-anik Drawsesh W/ ArtNiKulas
UP CFA New Building Plenary Hall
 
FEBRUARY 23
Artists’ Night | CFA Concert 2024
UP CFA Parking Lot
Partner Organizations:

Studio Arts Collective
UP AVCOM – Association of Visual Communicators
UP Graphic
UP Iris
Tambisan Sa Sining – Diliman

#FAMonth2024

#Pagtanaw2024

 

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Exhibits

Bawal ang Malungkot: Joey Tañedo Retro Series



𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐭 ❤️
Joey Tañedo Retrospective Series I
February 14 – 29, 2024
Magbalik-tanaw tayong lahat sa mga obra ni Joey Tañedo, isang guro at photographer sa Feb. 14, 2024 sa ganap na 4:30 ng hapon, Gallery One, Arts and Design West Hall ng Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal. Mahigpit na paalala, ‘Bawal ang Malungkot’!
Kita kits!
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Exhibits

WARM BODIES: Defending the Right to Dissent

Warm Bodies

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
January 24, 2024

WARM BODIES: Defending the Right to Dissent
An Exhibit on Freedom of Expression
Opening on January 26 (Friday), 4:30 p.m.
January 26 – February 17, 2024 | UP Fine Arts Gallery

Art Exhibit on Freedom of Expression to open at UP Fine Arts Gallery, Diliman

The UP Fine Arts Gallery in cooperation with the Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), invites you to the opening of WARM BODIES, an exhibit that explores how artists and cultural workers upheld freedom of expression amid challenging and dark times.

As we anticipate the official state visit of the United Nations Special Rapporter on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan this week, the exhibit highlights this critical moment where the country’s record of upholding freedom of expression as a universal right is reviewed. That is was an artist—National Artist for Film and CAP founding Chairperson Lino Brocka (1939-1991)—who is credited to have the word “expression” included in the 1987 Philippine Constitution is not lost to a new generation of artists, who continue to stand against censorship, political repression, poor governance, and injustice today.

Curated by Lisa Ito, Warm Bodies features works from the UPCFA Permanent Art Collection by BenCab, Alfredo Liongoren, Elmer Borlongan, Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, and Leonilo Doloricon in conversation with new works by Abel Angelo & Jeune Aramburo (CAP), Boyet de Mesa, Ding Royales, George Burchett, Jef Carnay, Luke Warm, Max Santiago (BAYAN), Patreng Non, Raffy Lerma, RESBAK, Tarantadong Kalbo, Tokwa Peñaflorida, Toym Imao, and Worn Expressions.

The exhibition activates a conversation between the UPCFA’s Permanent Art Collection and works which served as “objects of demonstration” and “disobedient objects”, upacking the crises on human rights and reflects on how the struggle for freedom of expression and the redress of social grievances cuts and continues through time.

Warm Bodies is the first show in the Condition Reporting exhibition series of the UP Fine Arts Gallery, starting in 2024, that activates the Permanent Art Collection (PAC) of the UP College of Fine Arts and positions it in meaningful conversation with contemporary artworks, current practices, and extant archives.

The exhibit welcomes National Arts Month this February with “Empires of Memory”, a group exhibition of Lucylle Cawaling, Rommel Joson, Manuel Mesina III, Julien Tan, and Teta Tulay, and “The Aesthetics of Engagement” with Samantha Feleo and Jenny Suarez. The exhibit will be on view until February 17 at the Gallery Two, UP Fine Arts Gallery, Arts & Design Building West Hall, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines Diliman. Gallery hours from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We invite the public to the opening program will be on Jan. 26 (Friday), 4:30 p.m. at the G1 Lobby and will be held by CAP with the cooperation of the Bulwagan ng Dangal, Liongoren Post, Tin-aw Gallery, and Presidential Committee for Culture and the Arts in relation to the UP Day of Remembrance. Join us as we honor the past, resist the present, and fight for the right to express ourselves on January 26, 2024, from 5 pm to 7 pm, at the UP Fine Arts Gallery. #

#WeRemember #WeResist #FightToExpress

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Exhibits

UP Fine Arts Gallery October Exhibitions

𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

We cordially invite you to:

𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻̃𝗲𝗱𝗮 (𝟭𝟵𝟬𝟰–𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟳): A Retrospective Exhibition

Multipurpose Hall

12 October – 9 November 

Dominador Castañeda lived from 1904 to 1967 – a time of significant turning points in our  history. He witnessed it all and participated in the development of Philippine art as one of its quiet contributors. This exhibit is held with the release of the first book about his life and works. It presents his commitment to art through installations defined by periods in his life, through photos, print, motion picture, and personal memorabilia and through his works. After more than 50 years, we bring to light Castañeda’s contributions as a painter, educator and historian.

𝗠𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗮𝗿

First Solo Exhibition of Jesus Manuel Santiago

Gallery 1

14 October – 11 November

Mukhang Pamilyar (Looks Familiar) unveils the artworks of award-winning poet, musician, and translator Jesús Manuel Santiago, regarded as among the pioneers of people’s music in the Philippines. Curated by Lisa Ito, this is the first time that his watercolor portraits will be exhibited publicly as a whole body of work. His first solo show as a visual artist, unveils another rich facet to his practice: truly an icon in the Philippine art and culture community.

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁

UP Pride 2023

Atrium

October 23 – 27 2023

Part of the UP Pride system-wide celebration of the LGBTQI community and allies in the University of the Philippines Diliman since 2016, the Queer Art Exhibit project aims to display the creativity and skills of queer artists and feature queer narratives in response to this year’s theme of “Dangal, Husay, Pagkakapantay-Pantay.” 

𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮

Online Exhibition: 21AM in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines

Tad Ermitaño

Atrium

October – 21 September 2024

Bisita Planeta, featuring the work of Tad Ermitaño, is a generative audio composition played by automated instruments placed in different locations that can be listened to in its contrapuntal entirety online, via the 21st Century Art Museum (21AM) website 21am.cultural center.gov.ph.

Stay tuned for updates! The gallery is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9 am – 4 pm! See you!

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ID Student’s Thesis Shortlisted for James Dyson Award 2023

Congratulations to Franchezka Ruby Oxales, a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Industrial Design) program! Ms. Oxales was selected as one of the National Runners-up for this year’s James Dyson Award (JDA), a prestigious award named after the founder of the renowned technology company Dyson Ltd.

As her Industrial Design thesis project, Ms. Oxales developed SugarBuddy to help Down Syndrome patients monitor their diabetes. A wrist-worn device, SugarBuddy aims to guide its users in managing their diabetes through animated steps, LED lights, and verbal instructions to promote self-care and routine development.

Along with the National Winner from Mapua University and the other National Runner-up from the University of San Carlos, Ms. Oxales will enter the next stage, where a panel of Dyson Engineers will review, select, and shortlist the Top 20 design entries. This shortlist will then be forwarded to Sir James Dyson, who will personally select the international winners and runners-up.

Congratulations again to Franchezka Ruby Oxales! May her success in the competition inspire our Industrial Design students to aspire for excellence and become change agents through design!

https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/en-PH/

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Robert Alejandro receives 2023 UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award

On 19 August 2023, 6:00 PM, the UPAA held the Awarding Ceremonies of the 2023 UPAA Alumni Awardees at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The UPAA Awardees are outstanding individuals recognized for their leadership, achievements, service, and contributions to create positive change in the country and in the world. This year’s awards for Most Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus are given to Maria Leonor Gerona-Robredo (AB’86) and Arsenio M. Balisacan (MS’82).

The UPAA grants the Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals with outstanding achievements in their fields of endeavour. This year’s awardees include UPCFA Alumnus Roberto A. Alejandro in Art as Advocacy. The UPCFA family congratulates “Kuya Robert” for being the inspiring artist and designer that he is, employing his talent to serve his fellow Filipinos. 

Read more about the UPAA Alumni Awardees 2023.

About the UPAA Alumni Awards:

The annual UPAA Alumni Awards is an independent award program that gives recognition to UP graduates with exceptional achievements in their fields, careers, or vocations. The works of these outstanding alumni bring substantial benefit to society and give distinction to the University. The UPAA recognizes the achievements and contributions of individuals and organizations whose efforts impact the community at the local, national, or international level.

*Images courtesy of the artist through Kuya Robert’s Healing Journey Facebook account.

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Alfredo A. Liongoren Retrospective Exhibition

Layers and Layers of the Self Peeled Through
Alfredo A. Liongoren Retrospective Exhibition 

The UP Fine Arts Gallery cordially invites everyone this coming September 19, 4 PM, for the opening of Layers and Layers of the Self Peeled Through! 

Alfredo A. Liongoren’s retrospective exhibition brings together artworks from six decades of his practice: starting from his student years at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in the early 1960s, to the succeeding decades—which have been typified by shifts between varying degrees of abstraction and figuration, and later, explorations with the overtly socio-critical and the performative. Laid down in themes and supplemented with archival materials, his artworks are treated as points within a matrix that one may trace along.

The exhibition will be open to the public from September 19 to October 6 at Galleries One, Two, and the Multi-purpose Hall of the UP Fine Arts Gallery.

Walk-in guests are welcome from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9 AM – 4 PM. 

For inquiries, contact us at cfagallery.upd@up.edu.ph. 

Visit the Official Facebook page of the UP Fine Arts Gallery for updates.

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SINAG 2023 ID/VC Sophomore Show

SINAG 2023 ID & VC Sophomore Portfolio Show

The Department of Visual Communication of the UP College of Fine Arts proudly announces the opening of SINAG 2023 on August 18, 2023, Friday, 4pm, at the UP Fine Arts Galleries! We take a glimpse into the portfolio works of Industrial Design and Visual Communication sophomore students from their first year and second year classes in the Associate in Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs. This academic exhibit is an admissions requirement for AA students as they aspire to pursue their BFA studies. Like the sun casting its rays as dawn breaks, so do these batch of art and design students burst with potential as they emerge from their recent remote learning set-up with their creative design explorations. 

We enjoin students, faculty, family, and friends to the UPCFA SINAG 2023! Exhibit runs from August 18 to September 9, 2023. Free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 9am to 4pm.


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Tanglaw para kay Willie Nepomuceno

Tanglaw para kay Willie Nepomuceno: Pagpupugay, Pasasalamat!

Ika-5 ng Agosto (Sabado), 2023 10:00 ng umaga

Atrium, Arts and Design West Hall (New Building)

College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman, Quezon City

The Concerned Artists of the Philippines, in cooperation with UP College of Fine Arts, would like to invite you to a day of tribute for Willie Nepomuceno. Let’s all gather to remember, celebrate, pay respects, and learn from the life of a man with a thousand faces and voices.

We honor a Filipino artist who offered his unmatched talent in impersonation as a social commentary to be one with the people.

#ArtistaNgBayan #TuloyAngLaban