“The Box of Little Secrets: X” The Launch Party and Sketch Night

CEBU, Philippines - Different artists and art enthusiasts converged at The Chillage on February 21, drawn together by StreetKonect's The Box of Little Secrets: X Launch Party and Sketch Night.

Essentially a compilation of 40 postcard-sized erotic artworks made by ten local visual artists, illustrators, graphic designers and photographers, The Box of Little Secrets: X is the flagship release of the Box of Little Secrets Project - a spin-off of StreetKonect's The Little Secrets series of art exhibitions.

Close to 20 artists took part in the evening's live sketching sessions, which highlighted a total of four models who posed for thirty to forty minutes in between poses and breaks.

DJs Pop Days and Budoy also played mixes and riffs during the occasion, providing music that was fitting for the evening's activities.

As a limited edition art box compilation, The Box of Little Secrets: X features the works of lifestyle photographer Banawe Corvera, installation and performance artist Budoy, watercolor artist Denielle Sea, visual artist Jan Sunday, graphic designer and digital artist Jethro Estimo, visual artist and illustrator Kathryn Layno, illustrator and designer Lucile "Palot" Umali, digital illustrator Neil Quisaba, and artists Nikka Uminga and Russ Ligtas.

As the flagship release of the Box of Little Secrets Project, The Box of Little Secrets: X is available for pre-orders via www.streetkonect.com, with its proceeds intended to support the initiatives and activities of the Artist Support and Alliance Program (ASAP), a program that aims to fund small projects and exhibits for artists, art collectives and other art related special interest groups.

Last year, the group managed to gain the attention of the local art scene in the presentation of its first art exhibit in Qube Gallery at The Persimmon Plus entitled, The Little Secrets.(YRST)

For more information on The Box of Little Secrets: X, the Box of Little Secrets Project, StreetKonect and the Artist Support and Alliance Program, visit www.streetkonect.com

RIZAL musical at Ayala Cinema One

A musical play entitled "Rizal Atbp." takes to the stage at Ayala Cinema One on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1. The gala on February 28 is at 7 p.m., while on March 1 there's a matinee at 3 p.m. and the final show at 7 p.m.

This is the very first time that the play, originally staged in the U.S., is produced for a Philippine audience. Its previous venues include Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego, often in packed auditoriums.

The play is brought to the country by HiyasKayumanggi, the same group that brought "Hinilawod," the epic play staged at the CCP and nominated for Best Production and Best Ensemble Cast at the Aliw Awards.

"Badlis sa Kinabuhi" screening at Casa Gorordo

A rare screening of the 1969 Cebuano film "Badlis sa Kinabuhi" is set on February 28, 2014, 5:00 pm, at the Casa Gorordo Museum on Lopez Jaena Street. The film is topbilled by Cebuano stars Gloria Sevilla and Mat Ranillo, Jr. The screening is open to the public for free.

It will be held picnic-style at the garden of Casa Gorordo Musem, so those interested are advised to come with their own mats, portable seats, and umbrellas. A short open forum about the film will follow, with Suzette Ranillo, daughter of Gloria Sevilla and Mat Ranillo, Jr.

The "Badlis sa Kinabuhi" screening will also launch the 2nd Cebuano Cinema Conference to be held on March 1, 2014, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the nearby Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center. The Conference will feature presentations of research on various topics regarding Cebuano cinema. It will end with a screening of the 1974 film "Aliyana, ang Engkantada" by filmmaker Eugene Labella, to be capped by a short open forum with Jojo Labella, son of the filmmaker, speaking about the film.

Registration fee for the conference are at P100 for students with ID and P200 for non-students.

The event is organized by the University of San Carlos Graduate School Cinema Studies Program in cooperation with the Cebuano Studies Center, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Casa Gorordo Museum, and the Cebu Provincial Government.  (FREEMAN)