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Siblings Lia and Jeffrey Cirio are principal dancers at Boston Ballet
The Boston Ballet has announced its New York Tour June 25th to 29th. Two of their principal dancers, Filipino American siblings Lia and Jeffrey Cirio, will be performing with the company at the Lincoln Center. The Cirio siblings are such outstanding dancers, they have been featured in Boston’s leading publications and dance magazines. It all […]
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3 artists to perform in May 17 concert ‘Affair to Remember’
“An Affair to Remember” concert, featuring a pianist, a tenor and a visual artist, will be presented on May 17 at 6 p.m. at The Church of the Epiphany at 375 Second Avenue in Manhattan. The concert features pianist Xingjia Yao; tenor Rogelio Peñaverde Jr.; and oil pastel artist, according to organizer, La Comunidad de […]
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Many claimants to Imelda Marcos’s paintings; she could be one of them
By Cristina DC Pastor At least three entities have competing claims over Claude Monet’s water lily painting, believed to be owned by former First Lady Imelda Marcos, and the proceeds from its sale to a London gallery. There could be more, according to the District Attorney of New York (DA) in court documents obtained by […]
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Portrait of a diplomat as an artists’ model
By Cristina DC Pastor The usually unflappable Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. sat all by himself on a long, lonely sofa. He was not entertaining CEOs or world leaders. Instead, he was facing a coterie of artists sizing him up with their oils and watercolors. “This is something different,” de Leon said, smiling as […]
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Domestic worker offers artwork to raise funds for the PHL
“Banyuhay” — or metamorphosis — is the theme of Mona Lunot-Kuker’s exhibit of paintings. It also describes her artwork, her personal life and what she believes her typhoon-decimated country of origin, the Philippines, should look forward to. The exhibit will be on November 30th at the Mountain Province Café, 234 Union Avenue in Brooklyn, from […]
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Artist to unveil Trayvon Martin-inspired collection of large portraits on Nov. 15
Chicago-based fine artist and social activist Cesar Conde will exhibit his newest collection “In The Hood – Portraits of African American Professionals Wearing a Hoodie” at 33 Contemporary Gallery at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago from November 15 to December 14, 2013. “In The Hood” is a project of large-scale portraits done in […]
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A museum called FAM
By Cristina DC Pastor This was how I explained the Filipino American Museum (FAM) to the hubby when I got home. Me: I just came from a museum opening, um, except that there is no museum. H: Huh? What? Me: It’s an empty room in an old Soho building, has white walls and not much […]
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Dulcie Dee photographs the city
Artist Dulcie Dee will be exhibiting four photographs at the “Images from the Heart” group show organized by Sinag and the American Society of Philippine Photographers. New York-born Dulcie was an arts major at Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts and won first prize for the NYC Anti-Drug Abuse poster contest […]
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Montclair exhibit features retrospective of Philippine art spanning 50 years
Montclair State University opened on September 21st an exhibition of contemporary Philippine art, inspired by the South East Asian archipelago’s long history of socio-economic/political struggles and their search for a national identity. Titled “Triumph of Philippine Art,” the unique retrospective is the first exhibit to ever specifically use artwork to tell the nation’s political story, […]