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The Artist's Life

THE ARTIST’S LIFE

Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action.

DO IT OR DON'T DO IT.

It may help to think of it this way. If you were meant to cure cancer or write a symphony or crack cold fusion and you don’t do it, you not only hurt yourself, even destroy yourself. You hurt your children. You hurt me. You hurt the planet.

You shame the angels who watch over you and you spite the Almighty, who created you and only you with your unique gifts, for the sole purpose of nudging the human race one millimeter farther along its path back to God.

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention
on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. DON'T CHEAT US OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION.

GIVE US WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

from "the War of Art" by Steven Pressfield

65th AAP Annual Art Competition 2012 "OPEN THEME"

ART ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
the oldest and the most prestigious art organization of the Philippines since 1948,
Proudly INVITES YOU to JOIN
the 65Th AAP Annual Art Competition 2012.
 
RULES AND REGULATION:

Kindly read the rules and regulations carefully. The AAP shall strictly implement the rules published herein. All members/competitors are required to comply.

GENERAL RULES ON THE COMPETITION

1. The 65th AAP Annual Art Competition 2012 is open to all bonafidemembers.

2. Members who is 18 years old and above may join all 3 categories.

3. Members 17 years old below may join the drawing category ONLY.

4. MEMBERSHIP AND FEES:

a. Membership should be renewed on or before the date of submission by paying the annual dues. Non-members who wish to join should apply first.
 
b. Membership is open to artists, Fine Arts students, art enthusiasts and cultural workers.
 
c. For new members, please submit a comprehensive resume, two (2) recent 1"x1" photos for the AAP identification Card and fill up the AAP application form.

d. Membership Fee is Two Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php250.00) for both renewal and new membership.

e. A participant may join several categories, provided that ONLY ONE ENTRY PER CATEGORY will be submitted.

f. Entry Fee is Two hundred Fifty Pesos (PHP250.00) per category.

5. ALL ARTWORKS SHALL BE FOR SALE. Artist prices are subjected for review by the AAP Board. The AAP is Entitled to a 30 % share of the sale value.

6.An Entry is considered to be an artistic product of an individual. NO GROUP ENTRIES SHALL BE ALLOWED. All artworks should be the original artistic creation of participating artist. Non-compliance will result to disqualification of entry or revocation of title.

7. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SIGNED. Information to be written on the Entry Details Form and attached at the back of entry: Artist's name. address, contact details,category, entry title and price.

8. Date and Place of Submission:
NOVEMBER 10,2012 from 5AM till 5PM ONLY at the
GSIS Museum , Finance Center Bldg., Pasay City.

UNANG DALOY: The 1st Central Luzon Visual Arts Festival

The 1st Central Luzon Visual Arts Festival (Central Luzon Visual Arts Congress) CeLVACon 2012 dubbed as "UNANG DALOY" is a convention of artists from Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Zambales for a very important Art event of the year. Slated on October 3 to 4, 2012 at the SM Baliwag and La Jardin Resort in Baliwag, Bulacan, this exciting festival will surely stir the mind and senses of the artist participants as well as "bring out the artist in you" for those who haven't realized it yet. The two-day event will hold an Art Congress, exhibitions, lectures, series of workshops and lastly interaction -- the "meeting of like minds"!

GRASSROOTS is representing MUSIKERONG KAPAMPANGAN as one of the official delegates & participants/performers at the "UNANG DALOY: the 1st Central Luzon Visual Arts Festival & Art Congress" to be held at Baliuag, Bulacan on Oct, 3-4. Artists from Pampanga, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija & Zambales will convene at this very important Art event of the year. 

With the special participation, lecture & address from Prof. Felipe de Leon Jr., Chairman of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Mr. Nemensio Miranda, Head of the National Committee for Visual Arts (NCVA) & noted art historian/critic. Dr. Reuben Canete.

About Grassroots
Conceived in 1996 & established in Angeles City, Philippines in 1997, GRASSROOTS is the ONLY band that can rightfully lay claim to be the FIRST reggae band in Angeles City & only AUTHENTIC one at that. The band started the reggae music scene in Pampanga.

GRASSROOTS is an anti-imperialist, pro-environment, anti-fascist, pro-equal rights, anti-racist, pro-people, anti-ethnocentric, pro-responsible gun ownership, all-Filipino political proletarian reggae band based in Angeles City; incessantly involved in various socio-political issues & causes, and perpetually participates in protests & other mass actions.

GRASSROOTS has performed at various music festivals, benefit shows, political events, protest rallies, D.I.Y. & underground events in various cities and municipalities nationwide. Time and again, GRASSROOTS' live performances are always sans pareil indeed, an event eagerly awaited upon and constantly to be reckoned with.

GRASSROOTS' decidedly roots & conscious reggae stylings fused with distinctively Pinoy musical flavors & themes have graced the airwaves and every nook & cranny of these tropical islands. From communes to co-ops, from picket lines to protest rallies, from beachfronts to boudoirs, from hole-in-the-wall hang outs to hallowed halls of historic theaters/concert venues, GRASSROOTS' brand of reggae & it's various offshoots, from hypnotic dub excursions to spiritual nyabinghi chants, are very much warmly received and have ardently been given rave reviews:

"GRASSROOTS never fails to explore extended jams at any point, tinged with Jamaican vibes, dance floor repetition and nuance in the shifting layers of sound & rhythm that really accent the bass and drums, all the while maintaining its soulful edge and rasta integrity."-(NME)

"Perennially what powers the music are their song's insightful lyrics peppered with provocative stances, sheerly unadulterated wit and eloquent bravado that poignantly instigates critical thought. Without a doubt, GRASSROOTS is a thinking man's AND woman's reggae band, seamlessly seditious and downright revolutionary."-(MOJO)

"These freedom fighting, roots rockers are effortless & cocksure and their more experimental tracks not only shimmer with clever instrumentation and blustering swagger but also makes you want to get up and dance to the rock steady beat. As always, GRASSROOTS is really a multimedia piece of performance art that sounds like themselves but filtered through whatever's going on at the time in music & culture."-(Q)

GRASSROOTS is spearheaded by founder, front man, riddim guitarist, percussionist & chief songwriter Dino "Daddi Dynes" Doliente. GRASSROOTS has a reserve roster of ace session musicians and cutting-edge musical collaborators.

In it's 15-year musical career, GRASSROOTS has gained a distinguishable reputation of being consistently both incendiary & transcendent, as well as blatantly relevant to the times.

GRASSROOTS current line up:
Reyan "junloKAP" Capili - lead guitar
Christian Edcel Briones - drums
Kenneth "Teban" Macapugay - bass
Jhay Cee Buan - keyboard
Leo "Kulut" Yosuico - percussions, backing vocals
Joaquin "Smithy" Doliente - percussions, backing vocals
Nole "Poy" Acervo - percussions, backing vocals
DonReich Sumang Dedios - percussions
Dino "Daddi Dynes" Doliente - riddim guitar, vocals

GRASSROOTS alumni, sessionist & intermittent collaborators are the following:
Lead guitar:
Paul Lauricio
Kenneth del Rosario
Ariel "Krukya" Patacsil
Amor "Mio" Dizon
Rizmark "Mac" Alonzo
Rommel Mallari

Riddim guitar:
Lawrence "Bunsoy" Yabut
Ernesto "Jun" Ceralde Jr.
Ramon Sibug

Drums:
Diong de Leon
Mike "CrashGroove" Calma
Oliver "Obey" de Castro
Neil "Tila" Trinidad
Allen "corebeats"Balatbat
Rommel Canlas
Joshua Castro

Bass:
Rufino "Pinong" Canlas Jr.
Ian "Kiss" Pagola
Renmin Estrella

Keyboards:
Francis "Shaider" Navarro
Jeffrey Estacio
Peter "the Rock" Bungay

Backing Vocals:
Myla Gania-Gopez
Judy Tolentino

Kubing, bungkaka, rain maker, film camera, sound tech:
Arthur "Bobet" Turqueza

Road manager:
Joaquin "Smithy" Doliente

Percussions:
Levi Laxamana

Saxophone & flute:
Abel "Konsehal" Pamintuan
(data from grassroots facebook account)

CHILLIN' Pampanga - The DPP Northern Philippines Get-Together!

The biggest photography gathering in Northern and Central Luzon will happen this Saturday, September 22! It's free for all, plus booze and snacks, big photography raffle items, talks from the best photos, and a special surprise! Get your unwind package with Hotel Widus which includes a huge discount on rooms, too. Canon will have free cleaning, other brands might do the same. Plus, discounts on the latest gear, and more! Join them as they chill in Pampanga with live shoots and lectures from Ricky Ladia, Mark Terence Sy, Pilar Tuason, J.A. Tadena, Borj Meneses, and Glenn Tungol. Catch also Rock Band Hijo to rock the night! A special surprise will be done also. Plus a lot of freebies and prizes. Share this to everyone and see you there!

Brought to you by Digital Photographer Philippines (DPP)
 - The Philippines best Digital Photography Magazine for enthusiasts and professionals.

COME TO THE ZERO WASTE YOUTH FESTIVAL!!

Waste not. Suffer not! HEAR THEM OUT!!
Zero Waste Forum at 1pm
MarQuee Mall Multi-Purpose Hall
and Zero Waste Concert at 5pm
MarQuee Mall Activity Center
featuring Grassroots Pilipinas, Tibuan, Soj Grooves,
Chiro Acoustic and more.
Friday, 21 September 2012.
Be there!

 

Their comments:

Grassroots Pilipinas says:
Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use.

Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them.

Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health.Dino Doliente says:
Zero Waste is both a goal and an action plan that aims to reduce if not avoid all solid waste [from a product’s cradle to grave] and manage resources instead through product re-design, re-use, recycling or composting.

On the production level, it aims to reduce the toxicity of the processes, reduce waste starting from extraction, and redesign our stuff to allow for easy and safe re-use and recycling.

The best thing about Zero Waste is that it is inclusive and can be implemented at homes, offices, schools, barangays, municipalities, cities, provinces, and so on.

Over all this reduces our need for landfilling or worse, incineration.

"AMÁNUNG KAPAMPÁNGAN, mealâ ya iti, é ku kamaláyan: Assessing the current status of the Kapampangan language"

"I am inviting all of you to the echoing of my paper presentations at various international conferences from 2006-2012, entitled "AMÁNUNG KAPAMPÁNGAN, mealâ ya iti, é ku kamaláyan: Assessing the current status of the Kapampangan language" at the Museo Angeles on 2012 September 21, 6:00 p.m., courtesy of the Kuliat Foundation, Inc., Pampanga Arts Guild, and Sali Lungan."

Michael "Mike" M. Pangilinan, Siuala ding Meangubie, is a culture bearer from Indung Kapampangan (Pampanga), an active member of the Aguman Sulat Kapampangan. He is an active member of the Pampanga Arts Guild and currently a volunteer secretary for the Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA) Region III - Kapampangan - Tagalog- Zambales Cluster of the National Committee on Northern Cultural Communities (NCNCC) of the NCCA. He is a Kapampangan language translator and editor and research consultant of the Kapampangan language, history and culture, who has been submitting his presentation papers on the Kapampangan language and has been consistently selected to be a part of prestigious international linguistic conferences.