Family Spaces
Stella Kalaw
January 8 – February, 2009
Opening reception on January 8, Thursday, 6pm

Silverlens Gallery welcomes 2009 with a photography show by United States based artist Stella Kalaw. Over the last fifty years, the Filipino diaspora has altered the landscape of families and the relationships that bind. Kalaw, having left the Philippines over ten years ago, returns to show Family Spaces, a series of photographs of her immediate family members\’ homes all over the world. Continents apart, each home is a glimpse of interconnectedness through objects of the everyday Filipino. Worn tsinelas on a stair landing, a tabo floating in a balde, the Sacred Heart of Jesus–all markers of Pinoy identity, they are umbilical cords to the familiar. The color photographs present cultural identity through markers that belong to one extended family, but stand in for any Filipino family anywhere in the world.

Stella Kalaw (b. 1969 in Manila) graduated with a degree in Professional Photography from the Brooks Institute of Photography in California, under a Fuji Scholarship and worked as an intern in Irving Penn\’s Studio in New York City shortly after. Kalaw has been part of group shows in Washington, New York, California and at the Ayala Museum in Manila. Her works have garnered awards such as a Honorable Mention in the Polaroid International Awards and the Gold Prize in American Photo Magazine\’s New Views Awards.

Family Spaces by Stella Kalaw opens at 6pm on January 8, Thursday and runs until February 7, 2009. There will be an Artist Talk by Stella Kalaw on January 10, Saturday, from 3-5pm. Family Spaces will be shown along with Library Bookworks by Renato Orara at SLab (Silverlens Lab).

Silverlens Gallery is at 2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati, 816-0044, 0905-2650873, manage@silverlensphoto.com. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and Saturdays 1–6pm. www.silverlensphoto.com.

Image:
Stella Kalaw
First Lamp at Somerville, 2007

Presents

Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi \”PERIGORD STILL LIFE\”

Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi, painter and printmaker, comes once again on her annual pilgrimage to her homeland with an offering of some twenty or so still life paintings on exhibit at the Alliance Française de Manille starting November 6.

This new body of works reveals an evolution of Gelvezon-Tequi\’s colours from the bright tropical hues of her past paintings to more subtle chromaticisms of grey, green and yellow. The subject matter, late summer gourds and old provincial pottery, suggests a glimpse of the world where Gelvezon-Tequi now lives.

Having always inhabited big cities, it was an apprehension for her to move – upon her husband Marc\’s early retirement – to live in Limeuil, a small village of 350 souls in the heart of the Perigord region. The Perigord, in the Southwest part of France, is known for its \”foei gras\” and truffles, its thousand chateaux, its decorated prehistoric caves. But with her strong spirit and usual vivacity Gelvezon-Tequi tackled with enthusiasm this different lifestyle and learned to love country living. The artist drew inspiration from the old objects around her – a kitchen table that had seen generations of use, chipped ceramic pots and pitchers that contained long gone walnut oil and duck confit, colourful gourds harvested at the start of autumn. She composed numerous variations of her subject matter that gently ask us to reflect on memory and time.

The exhibit is until November 28 at the Alliance Française Total Gallery, 209 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo), Bel Air 2, Makati. The artist\’s reception shall be on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Alliance Francaise de Manille\’s Total Gallery. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 pm.

Gelvezon-Tequi has accepted the invitation of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines (MFP) to give an Artist\’s Talk on her life and art in the Perigord at its Fellowship gathering for members and other interested guests, at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the same venue.

Admission Fees
Members: P100.00
Non-members: P150.00
Students: P50.00

Rene Barbier wine will be served.
(Sponsored by: ADP Industries Corporation)

For more details about the artist\’s talk and for confirmation of attendance, kindly contact Elvie Magpayo of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines at Telefax no.: 404-2685, mobile no.: 0928-503-9392 or email add: elvie.magpayo@gmail.com or call 810-6912 and look for Ms. Tonie Bautista, or call at 722-9073 and look for Flor Cortez.

2008 Annual General Assembly

Bring your friends… meet fellow members and lovers of culture and the arts…Watch a cultural performance and enjoy local Filipino food!

When :		Thursday, July 31, 2008
Where :	Tambunting-Villonco Hall 4th Floor, National Museum of the Filipino People Valencia Circle, Rizal Park, Manila
Time :	Registration starts at 3 pm.

See you there!

Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. will be held at the Tambunting Villonco Hall, National Museum, on July 31, 2008 at 3 p.m. The agenda of the meeting will be as follows:

1. Call to Order
2. Proof of Notice/Certification of Quorum
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Report of President
5. Election of Trustees
6. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
7. Other Matters
8. Adjournment

Attached are the following documents:

1. Message from the President;
2. Nomination Form for Trustees;
3. Voting form and the proposed amendments of the Articles of Incorporation; and,
4. Proxy form.

The voting form for the election of trustees shall be sent after July 19, 2008, the deadline for submission of the names of nominees to the Board of Trustees.

For any question regarding the meeting, please call Elvie Magpayo, Flor Cortez, or the undersigned at 404-2685 or 722-9073.

Registration begins at 3:00pm.

Patricia Maria C. Lopa
Corporate Secretary

(original signed)

2004-2007 Officers & Trustees: Maria Isabel G. Ongpin (President), Narcisa Escaler (Vice President), Armita B. Rufino (Treasurer), Trickie C. Lopa (Secretary), Amando Doronila, Robert F. Lane, Mailin P. Locsin, Lourdes R. Montinola (Chair, Schools Committee), Imelda M. Nicolas, Ambeth F. Ocampo (Chair, Tri-media Committee), Cynthia B. Pastor, Maritess M. Pineda, Concepcion A. Poblador (Chair, Membership Committee), Mercedes L. Vargas, Isagani G. Yambot

You can also download the forms in pdf format from our website:

Update: 22 July 2008: You can now download the voting Form for the election of the 2008 to 2011 Board of Trustees with the list of the nominees.

Cavite Heritage Tour
July 19, 2008, Saturday

06:30 am		Santuario De San Antonio Church, Forbes Park, Makati City (parking area) We encourage everyone to buy breakfast for the trip although light pastries and water will be served on-board).
8:00 – 9:00 am	Arrive Kawit, Cavite Tour to Aguinaldo Shrine – the mansion of the First Philippine President was the site of the proclamation of Independence in June 12, 1898.
9:30 – 10:30 am	Arrive General Trias, Cavite Visit at GBR Museum (Geronimo Berenguer delos Reyes)
11:00 – 11:45 am	Arrive Amadeo, Cavite Shopping at Café Amadeo
12:15 – 2:00 pm	Arrive at Indang, Cavite Lunch at Balai Indang (savor & enjoy a good lunch of : salad, pasta, chicken, seafood, embotido, veggie, flavored rice, bottomless dalandan juice and dessert).
2:00 – 2:30 pm	Sidetrip to Indang Church (rare tromp l\’oeil in shades of old rose and grey enliven this church. A rare oil painting of the seven archangels is revered in the right altar). And sidetrip to Bonifacio Monument/marker.
3:00 – 4:00 pm	Arrive Dasmariñas, Cavite. Tour at De La Salle Museum (Bahay Na Bato Museum). The alumni of La Salle erected a museum in the manner of Philippine Colonial houses in its vast campus in Dasmariñas. The Bahay-na-Bato or stone mansion features the best of ornamentation found in affluent houses during the 19th century.
4:14 – 5:00 pm	Arrive Silang, Cavite Visit Silang Church. Three beautiful baroque reredos adorn the church. The main reredo features events leading to the birth of the Savior. The central niche is occupied by the statue of the N. S. de Candelaria. The two side reredos feature Jesuit saints since Cavite was under the spiritual care of the Jesuits prior to their expulsion.
05:00 pm	Departure for Manila.
07:00 pm	ETA Makati, Santuario de San Antonio Church (ETA, depends on the traffic).

You can download the reservation form in pdf or zipped pdf format.

Museum Foundation reserves the right to change the itinerary. In case of bad weather, the tour may be cancelled. For more information or reservations, please call the Museum Foundation office at 404-2685/0928-503-9392, and look for Elvie or Menchie; at 722-9073 and look for Flor.