Centennial Events
As was one of three founding units when the University of the Philippines was first constituted in 1908, the UP College of Fine Arts (UP CFA) is celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2008.
On this occasion UP CFA looks back to a rich and groundbreaking history which mirrors landmark developments in Philippine art.
The UP College of Fine Arts has produced nine National Artists to date, and it will produce many more as it continues in its mission to lead and trail blaze in Philippine art and design.
Watch for the following CFA centennial events in 2008.
2 October 2008 - Jan 2009
Main Library Basement
UP Diliman
The Tide Of Modernism : UP College Of Fine Arts (1948-1970)
An exhibition of works from the exclusive and private collection of Dr. Eleuterio Pascual, showing the pedagogical path of the modernists who broke away from the traditional movement at the UP School of Fine Arts. (1908- 1970).
Curated by Prof. Santiago A. Pilar
Opening: 2 October, Thursday, 6:00 PM
26 September 2008
CFA Campus Grounds
UP CFA ArtFair / Homecoming
To welcome the alumni home, the College of Fine Arts would be opening its gates along with its classrooms to showcase works of students and .alumni. The first UP ArtFair last year was very well attended.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
24 July - 28 August 2008
Cultural Center
of the Philippines
The Filipino Contemporary Artists:
The Thirteen Artists Awardees' of the UP College Of Fine Arts
The search for undiscovered progressive artistic minds and talent in the Philippine art scene brought about the Thirteen Artists Awards of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It was conceived and organized by Prof. Roberto chabet who was then teaching at the UP College of Fine Arts.
Curated by : Prof. Leo Abaya and Mr. Sid Hildawa
Opening: 24 July, Thursday, 6:00 PM
19-30 June 2008
Bartlett Hall Lobby and
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
The Bartlett Hall Years
The UP College of Veterinary Medicine and the UP College of Fine Arts join hands to present the passage of years within the Bartlett Hall premises shared by both Colleges over the last fifty three years. A special exhibition on Dr. Murray Bartlett will be mounted for the first time in UP at Bartlett Hall.
Curated by Prof. Dakila Fernando and Prof. Ruben Defeo
Opening: 19 June, Thursday, 10:00 AM
11 June - 30 July 2008
Bulwagang National Artists
National Museum of the Philippines
Forming Lineage: The National Artists in the Visual Arts of UP
An Exhibition and Book Launching of The National Artists in the Visual Arts of The University Of The Philippines: Homage to the Artist as Mentor. Fernando Amorsolo, Guillermo Tolentino, Carlos V. Francisco, Vicente Manansala, Cesar Legaspi, Napoleon Abueva, Jose Joya, Abdul Mari Imao and Ben Cabrera.
Curated by Dr. Patrick Flores and Prof. Ruben Defeo
16 June 2008
UP Theater Lobby
UP Landmarks Sketchbook Exhibition
UP College of Fine Arts and the UP Foundation Inc, jointly present a collection of watercolor, and pastel sketches by well known alumni, faculty and multi awarded students, depicting landmarks, landscapes, icons and places of memory from the seven campuses of the University of the Philippines.
Curated by Prof. Ruben Defeo
Opening: 5:00 PM
31 January - 31 July 2008
Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Roxas Blvd., Manila
HEROES ANONIMOUS of a Brilliant Struggle:
Artmaking and Artmakers in the School of Fine Arts (1908-1948)
You are all invited to the UP College of Fine Arts' exhibition opening of HEROES ANONIMOUS Of a Brilliant Struggle: Artmaking and Artmakers of the School of Fine arts (1908-1948) on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 5 pm at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila on Roxas Blvd. next to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
The exhibition, curated by Philippine art historian and UP CFA faculty Prof. Santiago Pilar, ushers in the centennial year of the College of Fine Arts, as one of the founding units when UP was constituted in 1908. It features works and artists from an unheralded chapter in Philippine art and the UP College of Fine arts from 1908-1948 (pre-war).
22 April - 30 May 2008
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
2008 UP CFA Student Artists and Designers
Thesis Grantees Exhibition
Outstanding thesis works and projects of 27 (twenty seven) senior graduating students of the UP College of Fine Arts are being recognized in this exhibition as the 2008 grantees of the first-ever Thesis Support Fund for Student Artists and Designers, a project of the Office of the Chancellor and the UP College of Fine Arts.
Opening: 22 April, Tuesday, 3:00 PM
26 April 2008
Bathalaman Garden
College of Fine Arts
2008 College of Fine Arts Candlelight Ceremony
Recognition rites of the College of Fine Arts for our 2008 graduates.
Candlelight Rites Guest Speaker: National Artist Napoleon V. Abueva.
Candlelight Alab ng Sining Awardees: National Artists: Ben Cabrera and Abdul Mari Imao.
17 April -30 May 2008
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
ARTISTA, DIBUHISTA, MANLILIKHA: Paghubog at Paghiwatig
(Artist, Designer and Creator: Form and Media)
An Illustration, Advertising and Design Exhibition that takes off from the Heroës Anónimos theme of the continuous struggle of the artist as illustrator, creative art director, advertising and industrial designer. Works by Fernando Amorsolo, Guillermo Tolentino, Irineo Miranda, Botong Francisco, Larry Alcala, reflect the development of the commercial arts curriculum of the UP College of Fine Arts from the 1920s to to the present visual communications and industrial design programs.
Exhibition Committee: Joey Tanedo, Tina Colayco, Ruben de Jesus, Mitzi Reyes, and Jen Adano
15 -30 April 2008
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
Romy Mananquil
Homecoming Exhibition. Uniquely Pinoy.
Canadian-based artist Romy Mananquil returns home to the UP College of Fine Arts where he taught for many years in the Visual Communications department for a centennial homecoming solo exhibition.
09 - 29 February 2008
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
Bakas
MFA Thesis Exhibition
Jamel Obnamia, a faculty of CFA creates imprints of clothes that belonged to his father who passed away a year ago. What he creates are imprints of memories and emotions that track grief, loss and the passage of time.
Opening: 09 February, Saturday, 6:00 PM
15-17 February 2008
Bagac Heritage Center
Bataan
UP CFA College Faculty Conference
The faculty of the UP College of Fine Arts "returned" and discovered the first home of the UP School of Fine Arts then called Escuela de Bellas Artes. This school which was the residence of Rafael Enriquez the first director of the CFA was dismantled from its original location in R. Hidalgo in Quaipo, and reassembled and reconstructed at its new site in Bagac, Bataan.
04 - 07 February 2008
Corredor Gallery
College of Fine Arts
Sibol 2008
UP College of Fine Arts honors its 2007-08 student winners of national art competitions with SIBOL, an exhibition that celebrates the bright promise of young student artists. Featured are the top grand prize winners of the 2007 SHELL national art competition, Michael Uy (first prize Sculpture) and Gino Bueza (first prize Painting) and 13 semi finalists.
04 - 09 February 2008
CFA Grounds
2008 FA Week
This year's College of Fine Arts Week will be in sync with the UP centennial theme of "UP ang Galing Mo!".
The FA WEEK, bannered as "Kami ang Bida, Walang Kokontra!", is organized by the College of Fine Arts Student Council together with the various student organizations in the College. The week long events at the College of Fine Arts grounds will be a celebration and a showcase of various arts and design activities including 1) "Art Wall Painting" by students, faculty and alumni, 2) "Art and Design Job Fair", 3) Seminars and Fora on issues affecting student artists such as Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics in the Workplace , Comic Illustration and Animation, Imaging and Advertising, Performance Arts, film screenings and cultural shows.
