Free Lecture-Demonstration on Printmaking

Free Lecture-Demonstration on Printmaking by the Philippine Association of Printmakers

24 January 2008, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Landing Gallery
Jorge B. Vargas Museum and Filipiniana Research Center
University of the Philippines, Diliman

In connection with the exhibit
autoretrato
Virgillio “Pandy” Aviado’s Selected Graphic Works from 1950 to 1990
Exhibition runs until 27 January 2008

The UP Vargas Museum (UPVM) in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP) will hold a free lecture-demonstration on printmaking on 24 January 2008 at the Landing Gallery of the UPVM at 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Noted printmaker Virgillio “Pandy” Aviado together with Benjamin Torrado Cabrera and Ambie Abaňo will discuss the history of printmaking, its techniques, and the processes involved. There will also be a demonstration on the various techniques of printmaking.

The free lecture-demonstration is organized in connection with the exhibit autoretrato: Virgillio Aviado’s Selected Graphic Works from 1950 to 1990. Featuring 49 of Aviado’s visual landscapes translated into drawings and prints, the exhibition is made possible with the support of Avellana Art Gallery and runs until 27 January 2008.

Printmaking is the art of producing printed images on paper. It involves a process of transferring an image or design from a plate (a prepared surface) onto paper for the purpose of artistic expression. Printmaking techniques include woodcut, wood engraving, linocut, etching, metal engraving, collograph, serigraph, and lithograph among others.

The PAP in its four decades of existence continues to bring art to the people with its multi-original prints, exhibiting and holding workshops to promote the art form and subsequently to democratize art. It was founded in 1968 through the pioneering efforts of Manuel Rodriguez, Sr., along with Adiel Arevalo and other printmakers he mentored.

It has since become the prime mover of graphic arts in the country. For almost forty years, the association has devoted itself to the promotion of printmaking and bringing art to the people. Its programs include the continuous training of members, regular exhibitions, annual competitions, outreach workshops and lectures, and hosting of exchange programs with international visiting artists.

From its ranks, the Philippines was represented in international exhibitions, competitions, biennales and triennials. In 2001, it was conferred the Dangal ng Haraya Lifetime Achievement Award for Cultural Promotions by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

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