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SLab proudly presents Balanâ, a collection of idiosyncratic charcoal drawings by Bacolod-based artist Charlie Co. The show will open on June 10 and will run until July 4, 2009.

Co moves away from his signature color and whimsy with his show Balanâ, a collection of black and white charcoal works he describes as products of a tormented imagination. A social realist and figurative expressionist, he renders his predictions of the future against a backdrop of the present realities—a global economic crisis, an impending pandemic, the erosion of religion by outdated dogma.  Amongst Charlie Co’s visions of the victims of power and greed, we encounter hopeful oracles, muscle men, angels and beacons. We find comfort that these familiar symbols, though dark and foreboding, will be manifest when the time comes.

Balanâ by Charlie Co opens at 6 pm on  June 10, 2009 and runs until the 4th of July 2009. Co will be giving an Artist Talk on June 13 from 3-5 pm.

Balanâ will be shown alongside Inner Spaces by Briccio Santos at Silverlens Gallery and Disconnect The Dots by Bea Camacho at 20Square Gallery.

For inquiries, contact Silverlens Gallery at 2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati, 816-0044, 0905-2650873, or manage@silverlensphoto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and Saturdays 1–6pm. www.silverlensphoto.com.

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METROBANK FOUNDATION PAINTING AND ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION NOW ON

Metrobank Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Metrobank Card Corporation, United Architects of the Philippines, Philippine Institute of Interior Designers, Federal Land and BluPrint, is inviting all painters and sculptors, 18 to 35 years old, and all registered architects, 25 to 45 years old, to join the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) National Competition.

The competitions have an open theme. Entries for the Painting Competition can either be oil-based medium on canvas or water media on paper, with sizes ranging from 18 x 24 to 36 x 48, without the frame. Entries for the Sculpture Competition should be made of either one or a combination of metal, wood, stone, glass, fired clay, resin or fiberglass. A base not exceeding 2 may be used.

Entries for the MADE Painting and Sculpture Competition will be accepted until May 9, 2009 at the Metrobank Foundation office, 15/F, Metrobank Plaza, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City.

On the other hand, those for the Architecture Competition should be existing structures of completed and occupied, for at least a year, single-detached residences in the country. Each architect can submit a maximum of two designs, which must be original, have not been submitted in any other competition and have not received any award from national or international design competitions.

Submission for entries for the MADE Architecture Competition is open until May 26, 2009 at the United Architects of the Philippines National Secretariat, 5/F, #53 Scout Rallos St., Bgy. Laging Handa, Diliman, Quezon City.

Interested parties can call the Metrobank Foundation at 898.8856 or the United Architects of the Philippines at 412.6403. Entry forms are available in select Metrobank branches or download at www.MBfoundation.org.ph.
At stake is a cash prize of P200,000 for Grand Prize Winners in oil-based medium on canvas, water media on paper and sculpture categories, and P150,000 for Special Prize Winners in the last two categories. The Architecture Competitions Grand Prize Winner will receive P200,000.
The MADE Awarding Ceremonies and Exhibit is slated in September 2009.

MADE is formerly known as the Young Painters Annual, which was established by the Foundation in 1984. The new competitions represent a big leap in corporate art sponsorship by opening new opportunities for artistic recognition and thus help enhance the careers of talented and promising painters, sculptors, architects and interior designers.

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The Metrobank Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the Metrobank Group of Companies. Over the last 30 years, it has promoted a culture of excellence among Filipinos through its various programs notably the Search for Outstanding Teachers, the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence, The Outstanding Philippine Soldier, Countrys Outstanding Policemen in Service, the Metrobank Math Challenge, and College Scholarship Program.  The Foundation also has a grants program that assists NGOs and government in the fields of education, healthcare, and the arts. Metrobank Foundation celebrates Filipino excellence and presents wellsprings of hope in the future of our nation.

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Announcing Featured Film, Video, & Screenwriting Festivals
Plus: Featured Online Communities and Networks for Filmmakers and Storytellers

Call for Participation, Call for Entries
Announcing the 2009 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. Enter Your Feature Film Scripts, Short Film Scripts, and Original TV Pilots. Important deadlines are March 1 (regular entry), and April 1 (late entry). Winning screenwriters will receive over $50,000 in cash and prizes, including a $25,000 grand prize, as well as Gold, Silver and Bronze Prizes in 10 different genre categories. Categories include: Feature Film Scripts (Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family Film, Historical Film, Science Fiction, Thriller/Horror); Short Film Scripts (live-action and animated shorts); and Original TV Pilots (TV Drama and TV Sitcom). www.pageawards.com.

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See all the winners of the 61st AAP -Art Association of the Philippines Annual Competition , See the work at their Multiply website.

Roel Obemio

Painting attached is a detail of the work of the First Prize winner in painting Roel Obemio  entitled “Identity Crisis”

http://aapgroup.multiply.com/photos/album/443/2008_61st_AAP_ANNUAL_WINNERS-PAINTING#

Next Link is the winners of Mixed Media part

http://aapgroup.multiply.com/photos/album/442/2008_61st_AAP_ANNUAL_WINNERS-MIXED_MEDIA

Sculpture winners

http://aapgroup.multiply.com/photos/album/441/2008_61st_AAP_ANNUAL_WINNERS-SCULPTURE

Drawing winners

http://aapgroup.multiply.com/photos/album/440/2008_61st_AAP_ANNUAL_WINNERS-DRAWING

Photography

http://aapgroup.multiply.com/photos/album/439/2008_61st_AAP_ANNUAL_WINNERS-PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Art Association of the Philippines

in cooperation with

Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art

present

The 3rd SEMI-ANNUAL ABSTRACT ART COMPETITION 2009

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) The competition is open to all artists who are Filipino citizens, 21 years old and above. AAP officers are disqualified from entering the competition.

2) The contest has an OPEN THEME. Only non-representational (abstract) paintings should be submitted.

3) Participants may submit only one entry each. Artwork size is 36″x48″ or 48″x36″ excluding frame. No irregularly shaped paintings will be allowed.

4) Submission day shall be on February 7, 2009, from 10am to 7pm at the EXHIBITION CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Ground Floor, Chateau Verde Building, Valle Verde I Gate II, C-5, Pasig City.

5) An entry is considered to be an artistic product of an individual. No group entries will be allowed. All artworks should be the original artistic creation of the participating artist. Non-compliance will result to disqualification or revocation of the award.

6) All entries mus be signed. With a piece of paper posted at the back bearing necessary details such as artist’s name, address, contact numbers, en rile, size, medium and prized.

7) Each entry should be accompanied by a 5″x7″ (5R) colored photograph of the artwork, with the same information as above written at the back of the photo.

The artist must submit a properly accomplished Official Entry Form with a 1″x1″ photo and a Biodata or Curriculum Vitae. The artist’s Affidavit shall be accomplished in the submission venue. Official Entry Forms are available at ECCA, AAP Kanlungan ng Sining, http://aapgroup.multiply.com/, aapartists@yahoogroups.com and Pinoy-AAP@yahoogroups.com. Rules and entry forms may also be photocopied.

9) All entries should have provision for hanging. We paintings will no be accepted.

10) Artworks may be any pigment on ground, e.g. oil/acrylic on canvas, watercolor on paper, tempera on board, collage, found objects, and other mixed media. Tarpaulin or digital prints are not allowed.

11) Entries with incomplete requirements will not be accepted.

12) Winners will be awarded as follows:

a. First Prize – P 50,000 cash prize and trophy

b. Second Prize – P 30,000 cash prize and trophy

c. Third Prize – P 20,000 cash prize and trophy

d. 7 Honorable Mention Awardees – P 10,000 cash prize and medal

13) Entries will be screened by a panel of judges selected by the AAP and ECCA.   All decisions of the Panel of Judges shall be final..

14) The announcement of winners and Awarding Ceremony will be on February 21, 2009 at the ECCA. Retrieval of artworks will be from March 21 to April 21 2009.

15) All entries will be considered in he forthcoming publication “Contemporary Philippine Abstract Art”. Outstanding paintings from the 2009 competition will be chosen by the judges to add to the 2007 and 2006 finalists. All paintings included in he book will automatically become properties of ECCA..

16) Submission of entries signifies the acceptance of the rules and regulations of the competition and the consent of the artist for his/her paining to be published by Mr. Duldulao in his forthcoming book. Artists will be given a certificate of inclusion in case their artworks are chosen for the publication.

17) AAP and ECCA shall not be held legally liable for any damages to the artwork as a result of the competition, or the failure of the participant to follow the rules and regulations.

For more information and details on the competition, you may call 496-0992 (AAP) or
671-2069 (ECCA). You may also visit the AAP Office/Gallery at the Kanlungan ng Sining, Rizal Park, Km.0, Manila

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