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Learn from the masters in MADE Art Exploration Series

National artist Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera, together with renowned artists and designers, will gather together to share their views and knowledge in a forum-discussion organized by the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE), the arts program of the Metrobank Foundation, on September 19 at the Le Pavillon in Metropolitan Park, Pasay City.

With the topic “The Importance of Collaboration, Competitions, and Awards,” the forum-discussion will touch on the role that collaboration among artists, designers and the industry plays in the context of artistic growth in the Philippines. Other panelists who will share their views on the subject matter include multi-awarded glass sculptor Ramon Orlina and renowned architects Lor Calma and Bong Recio. Architect Paulo Alcazaren and art critic and abstractionist Cid Reyes will also join the discussion as moderators.

Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto M. Sobrepeña announced that as a pioneering art competition, MADE will also gather its past winners to conduct a live sketching session on September 21 also at the Le Pavillon. Dubbed as “Ugnayan Session,” the activity will enable participants to draw side-by-side with established Filipino artists and see the masters’ sketching techniques. Former MADE winners who will participate in the session are Mark Justiniani, Salvador “Buddy” Ching, Ferdinand Doctolero and Juan Sajid Imao, among others.

The forum-discussion and live sketching session are part of the MADE Art Exploration Series, the program’s educational activities.  Alongside these, MADE will also showcase the winning works, as well as the semi-finalists, in its painting, sculpture, architecture and interior design competitions. The exhibit, which will run from September 19 to 21, will feature more than a hundred art works, some of which will be for sale.

“The MADE Art Exploration Series and the Exhibit Run are our way of bringing art closer to the public,” Mr.  Sobrepeña said. “Through these, we hope that our fellow Filipinos will have higher appreciation for our art and most especially our artists,” he continued.

All activities are open to the public. Admission is free. For more information, please call 898 – 8856 / 818 – 5656 or e-mail fcfernando@metrobank.com.ph / mmalvario@metrobank.com.ph / fcting@metrobank.com.ph.