Art now Nominations for 2012 Ateneo Art Awards now open
MANILA, Philippines - In its ninth year, with the theme “Sneak Peak,” this anticipatory stance serves not as a statement of fact, but a call for introspection. The contemporary Philippine art scene is as dynamic as ever and the world is taking notice. With the overwhelming recognition, the Ateneo Art gallery is called back to the core to reminisce, to hope and to work anew.
Nominations are accepted from visual artists, curators, museum and gallery directors, members of the present and former juries, art educators and art writers. Nomination forms are available at the Ateneo Art Gallery, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City; at Casa Gorodo Museum, Cebu City; or from the website www.ateneoartgallery.org.
From all the nominees, 12 exhibits/ artworks will be shortlisted and on Aug. 9, three will be declared winners. The artists who created the winning exhibitions/ artworks will be invited to apply for the international residency grants funded by the Ateneo Art Gallery and its partner institutions Common Room Networks Foundation in Bandung, Indonesia; Artesan Gallery in Singapore; La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre in Bendigo, Australia; Art Omi in New York; and Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool, UK.
All nominations must be received at the Ateneo Art Gallery before 5 pm on May 31. For more information, contact Ian Carlo Jaucian at 426-6488 or 0917-8878956 or email ijaucian@ateneo.edu. Exhibition of the works of the artists short-listed for the awards will be at the Grand Atrium of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City from Aug. 3 to 13.
The Ateneo Art Awards is presented by the Ateneo Art Gallery, YStyle of The Philippine Star, Shangri-La Plaza, Metro Society, and the New York Art Project, funded by Marcel Crespo.
