VLF online starts June 10
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Tanghalang Pilipino and Writers’ Bloc present the special online edition of Virgin Labfest (VLF), the theater festival of untried, unstaged and untested works, from June 10 to 28. Dubbed VLF 2020 Kapit, 10 main featured plays, as well as staged readings and revisited plays will be performed live online during the first week of the festival. Live performances are free to view on CCP Facebook live. The recorded versions will then be streamed on Vimeo website and/or app from June 14 to 28. For the full schedule, visit the CCP website (www.culturalcenter.gov.ph), CCP official social media account in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and the Tanghalang Pilipino and VLF pages. There are also free sessions of the Playwright’s Fair and CoLab, the discussions with collaborators (including festival directors, designers, stage and production managers, and directors). Join the online Tambayan (Hangout place) at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/VLFTambayan/) for conversation or interaction with the VLF artists and staff. To create a Vimeo account, go to vimeo.com/ondemand and join. Once the account is set up, search for Cultural Center of the Philippines or VLF Kapit, and browse through the page to read the full description, watch the trailer, and make a purchase.
4 exhibits at Vinyl on Vinyl
AFTER being shut for three months, Vinyl on Vinyl reopened on June 6 with four new exhibits. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, viewing is by appointment and the gallery will only allow three to four people to enter at a time. On view are Denis Bato’s exhibit A Line Starts and Ends with a Point; For/Ages by Anjo Bolarda, which features an army of human-faced spoons; Forest of Agencies by Isola Tong, where the artist considers the relationship between queerness and the forest; and Faye Pamintuan’s gestural paintings in oil on canvas in Ugh. The gallery is at the La Fuerza Compound 1, Chino Roces Ave., Makati. For details contact info@vinylonvinylgallery.com.
New show at BenCab Museum
JOHN Frank Sabado’s solo show, Distinction, which is up at BenCab Museum’s Gallery Indigo until Aug. 2, can be viewed online at the museum’s exhibit Facebook page (https://web.facebook.com/pg/bencabmuseum/photos/?tab=album&album_id=3113556848702650). The exhibit features Mr. Sabado’s new series of intricate pen and ink drawings that take a deeper look into the distinct ethnic markers of the peoples of the Philippine Cordillera.
Silverlens holds online show
SILVERLENS gallery is holding an online exhibition, Anticipating the Day, which is on view until June 20. Instead of installing the works in the gallery, they are installed in the artist’s studios, in-situ. Showing a more raw, but also more alive and organic part of the process, the show is a melding of what the gallery showed during lockdown through its social media #athomewith series, and works that the artists have been making while on lockdown. It features works by Martha Atienza, Frank Callaghan, James Clar Chati Coronel, Nicole Coson, Corinne de San Jose, Patricia Perez Eustaquio, Dina Gadia, Gregory Halili, Mit Jai Inn, Pow Martinez, Wawi Navarroza, Elaine Navas, Renato Orara, Gina Osterloh, Bernardo Pacquing, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Hanna Pettyjohn, Norberto Roldan, Ryan Villamael, and Eric Zamuco. To view Anticipating the Day, visit www.silverlensgalleries.com.
Robinsons Land art tilt deadline extended
IN an effort to bring out creativity and to support local artists during this pandemic, Robinsons Land has extended the deadline for submission of entries to ARTablado, its first national painting competition, on June 15. Launched in January, the theme of the competition is “Create” which is defined as “bring something to existence.” This art competition is open to all Filipino aged 18 years old and above. “Create” has two categories: representational and non-representational, and is limited to works using acrylic or oil on canvas. Since it is a painting competition, mixed media is not allowed. Art subjects should be non-political, non-sectarian, and non-violent. Winners for both categories get P60,000, a solo exhibition at Robinsons Galleria, an overnight stay at Summit Ridge Tagaytay, and a plaque. Second prize winners get P40,000, an overnight stay at Summit Chimes in Greenhills, and a plaque. Third prize winners get P20,000, an overnight stay at Summit Magnolia in Quezon City, and a plaque. Up to 22 finalists will be selected for both categories, each of whom will be handed P4,000.00 in cash. All winning entries will also be part of the 2020 ARTablado traveling exhibition. For the complete list of 2020 Robinsons Land ARTablado Painting Competition’s rules and regulations, visit the ARTablado Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ARTablado.
PPO holds online ‘Instruments Petting Zoo’
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines presents the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) in a Musical Instruments Appreciation Series for Children and Families, a virtual “instruments petting zoo” to be held on Sundays, starting June 21 at 4 p.m., in celebration of Father’s Day. The series focuses on a different instrument every Sunday. Its maiden session will feature the violin with PPO violinist Christian Tan. The series will see one to two members of the PPO per session who will discuss their musical instrument and demonstrate how it is played. The series aims to promote an appreciation for the individual instruments of the orchestra and its music among children and families. The program is open to the public via Facebook live through the PPO Facebook page.
Deadline for contributions to Ani literary journal
THE deadline for submission of literary contributions for the 41st edition of Ani, the official literary journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has been extended to June 30. Literary contributions must be e-mailed at anijournal@yahoo.com. This year’s edition of Ani will feature multilingual Philippine literary works on COVID-19, Enhanced Community Quarantine, Lockdown, Isolation, Healing and Travel. Submissions on travel will be published under the special section of Ani together with the travel stories written by Filipinos with disability. The submissions can be written in the form of essay, poem, short fiction and other genres. Submissions may be in Filipino, English, and local languages of the Philippines accompanied with a translation in either Filipino or English. The CCP Intertextual Division is also inviting 2D visual artists, photographers, painters, graphic designers and other visual artists to submit artworks related to COVID-19, Enhanced Community Quarantine, Lockdown, Isolation, Healing, and Travel for the Ani 41 Journal. Types of eligible artworks are 2D artistic works including photographs, paintings, prints and digital artworks. Expression can be either traditional or contemporary. Deadline of art submissions is also on June 30. For more information on both literary and art contributions, message the CCP Intertextual Division Facebook Page or text 0956-857-4562 and look for Erika Antuerfia. You can also send an e-mail at maerikaantuerfia@gmail.com. Ani 41 will be published digitally and will be distributed online for free.
