Art curator John Silva, executive director of
Ortigas Foundation and former senior consultant of
the National Museum, will walk his audience down memory lane as he talks on MEMORIES OF ZAMBOANGA AND
MINDANAO PAST on February 26, 2018 at 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM at the Gallery of the
Peninsula and the Archipelago, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Salvador
campus, La Purisima St.
Silva’s presentation is one of the events lined up for AdZU-Ateneo
Center of Culture and Art’s celebration of National Arts Month, with the theme,
Ani ng Sining, Alab ng Sining (Harvest of the Arts, Flame of Art).
The National Arts Month celebration at AdZU opened February
12, with “ANI NG SINING: A Visual Arts Exhibit,” featuring works by student
artists of AdZU side-by-side with “Postcards from High Country” showcasing the
paintings of local artist Mijan Jumalon.
Kiko Miranda, ACCA director, reported that there has
been an increased interest and participation among students in this year’s
National Arts Month festivities which on the local front, celebrates the
richness of Zamboanga’s artistic, cultural, and historic heritage and the
boundless creativity of Zamboangueños.
“We are happy that
student artists come to our Center and help us organize events for National
Arts Month. We hope na dadami at dadami pa ang susuporta sa activities ng Center,”
Miranda enthused.
Other activities in the line-up include CINEMA ATENISTA:
One-minute Smartphone Film Contest, ALAB NG MUSIKA: A Songwriting Contest, and
to cap the celebration, ALAB NG SINING: The Culminating Concert and Awarding
Ceremony on February 24 at 4:30 pm at the BC Quadrangle in Salvador campus, La
Purisima St.
The annual celebration of National Arts Month began in
1991 with Presidential Proclamation 683 declaring February as National Arts Month.
It is held to highlight the bounty of artistic endeavors in the Philippines and
the passion of Filipino artists and cultural workers.
For more information, like ACCA’s Facebook page (fb.com/adzu.cca)
or contact ACCA at (062) 991 0871 local 4300 / 4301. (ACCA and University Communications Office)
Photos from the Ateneo
Center for Culture and the Arts.
