Women artists, Charlie Co at the Ateneo Art Gallery
TO MARK the annual celebration of March as Women’s Month, the Ateneo Art Gallery recently unveiled “Matrix II: Women Artists from the Collections of the Ateneo Art Gallery and Ambeth R. Ocampo.” The first iteration in 2002 was held in the modest spaces of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Special Collections Building, featuring 17 women artists. This second iteration has 50 artists, selected from the university museum’s permanent collection. It also coincides with the exhibit “The World According to Charlie Co: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures and Mixed Media Works” at the second floor of the gallery. Following its first mounting in 2020, guests can look forward to seeing added works from Charlie Co’s personal collection. The exhibits are on view until Aug. 3. For more information, visit www.ateneoartgallery.com or e-mail aag@ateneo.edu.
Ilusorio, Montesclaros in piano benefit concert
BANTU PH is presenting an evening of classical music at the Asia Pacific College (APC). The concert, called Cuatro Manos: A Cultural Duet, features two internationally acclaimed concert pianists: Mariel Ilusorio and Inna Montesclaros. The concert will be held at APC’s Auditorium on March 23 at 4 p.m. Proceeds will be for the benefit of Bantu PH’s programs for underprivileged youth. To extend support, visit the Cuatro Manos official website, https://cuatromanos.apc.edu.ph/, or message the APC Facebook Page.
Jürg Casserini featured at Galerie Hans Brumann
THE ENTIRE month of March will see artist Jürg Casserini featured in an exhibit titled “Swiss Connection,” at Galerie Hans Brumann. Located at the lower ground floor of the Legaspi Parkview Condominium in Makati City, the space is the temporary home to Mr. Casserini’s Bangka series, which shows how battered pieces of the local fishing boat come together, with the vivid colors of the flotsam naturally preserved by seawater. The artist also saw potential in the waste product of copper smelting. There are also pieces of driftwood reworked into sculptures. Mr. Casserini is joined by painter Jörg Stäehli and piña-seda artist Samantha Aragon-Kaspar. To know more about the artists and their works, visit https://www.facebook.com/galeriehansbrumann/.
Haegue Yang to launch book and hold lecture
THE MUSEUM of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila will be hosting a public lecture by Korean artist Haegue Yang on March 23, 3 p.m., at the Roosevelt Function Room in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, Quezon City. The launch of the book Haegue Yang: The Cone of Concern will follow at 4:30 p.m. While both events are open and free to the public, visitors must RSVP via mcad@benilde.edu.ph due to limited space. Ms. Yang, who lives and works in Berlin and Seoul, is known for her unique interweaving of conceptual language and aesthetic vocabulary. Her new book is a documentation of her exhibition of the same title. Those attending the event are eligible for a 10% discount upon purchase of the book.
Mixed media exhibit benefits charity ministries
“HEART in Art,” an exhibit for the benefit of GCF Mercy and Operation Compassion Ministries, is ongoing until March 31 at the ARTablado, Level 3 Veranda, Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas. It is a collaborative effort of multiple generations of artists using mixed media. All individual pieces dig deep into faith experiences, marking the first attempt for this community of artists from the Greenhills Christian Fellowship to work as a team through art. The artists are Addie Cukingnan, Ana Abigail Araneta, Aileen Espinosa Cura, Doris Disuanco, Flordz Perona, Gina Guerrero-Roldan, Naomi Banal, Jet Rai, Jimmy Tayag, Josiah Bien Sebastian, Ofemia Sy Tan, Rommel Yazon, and Tot Ligot.
Katherine Lacson to lecture on comfort women
AS PART of the 2nd Roderick Hall Memorial Lectures series, Breaking the Silence, Shifting Perspectives: Evolving Narratives and Representations of Filipino Comfort Women will tackle yet another historical narrative. This time, Katherine G. Lacson’s free lecture, presented by Ayala Foundation’s Filipinas Heritage Library, will explore how the stories of Filipino comfort women evolve over time. It will be held on March 23 at 2 p.m., in both Ayala Museum in Makati and via Zoom. For more details and to register, visit the Filipinas Heritage Library website.
UP Alumni Awards 2024 calls for nominations
THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) has announced the deadline of April 1 for the submission of nominations to the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 2024. UPAA President Robert Aranton invites sectors and groups to identify UP alumni nominees who are “everyday heroes or unsung achievers making a difference through their quiet work in obscure areas of the country or foreign territories.” For nomination forms, contact the UPAA Secretariat at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Ave., UP Diliman, Quezon City, or e-mail upaa.awards2024@gmail.com.
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar holds meditation session
TO SPREAD the word about achieving peace of mind, humanitarian leader and spiritual teacher Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will conduct a meditation session in Manila on April 5, 6 p.m., at The Fifth at Rockwell, Powerplant Mall, Makati. The event, called “In Joy with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,” may help eliminate stress, bolster mental health and well-being, and build resilience through evidence-based breathwork and meditation techniques. To purchase tickets, which cost from P500 to P800, visit www.artofliving.org or follow Art of Living PH @artoflivingph on Instagram, and Art of Living Philippines on Facebook.
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