Ateneo Art Auction 09
Bidding for Blue Chip Legacy and Dreams
for the benefit of the 500@150 Sesquicentennial Scholarship Fund
on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 530PM
with a preview of works on October 1-2, 2009, 10am-5pm
at Finale Art File
Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound
Pasong Tamo, Makati City
A gallery of the works for auction can be viewed online at www.ateneoartauctio n.com
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 426.6001 local 4688.
Bidding for Blue Chip Legacy and Dreams
for the benefit of the 500@150 Sesquicentennial Scholarship Fund
on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 530PM
with a preview of works on October 1-2, 2009, 10am-5pm
at Finale Art File
Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound
Pasong Tamo, Makati City
A gallery of the works for auction can be viewed online at www.ateneoartauctio n.com
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 426.6001 local 4688.
Foreword
Promoting Excellence and Service, Deepening Spirituality, and Building the Nation—this has been the mission of the Ateneo de Manila University for the past 150 years.
Beyond its Sesquicentennial Celebration, the Ateneo strives to nurture this tradition by forming young persons with a passion for excellence and service who will selflessly serve our people. With God’s blessing and your support, the Ateneo seeks to realize the dreams of many academically gifted but financially disadvantaged young men and young women, the future leaders who will selflessly serve our nation in various fields of endeavor.
May I invite you then to participate in the Ateneo Art Auction ‘09 for Scholarships “Bidding for Blue Chip Legacy and Dreams” organized by the Ateneo Alumni Association. This Auction is an excellent opportunity for alumni and friends of the Ateneo, artists, art lovers, and patrons to band together for the noble goal of passing on the Ateneo legacy. It is also a splendid occasion to highlight the essential role of artists and the arts in the task of becoming more human.
Over 75 select artworks by the country’s most established and emerging visual artists (to name some, Ang Kiukok, Arturo Luz, Romulo Olazo, Florencio Concepcion, Angelito Antonio, Norma Belleza, Jaime de Guzman, Lao Lianben, Impy Pilapil, Gus Albor, Fernando Modesto, Nestor Vinluan, Julie Lluch, Lynyrd Paras, and Joey Cobcobo}, will be up for auction to help raise 500 new scholarships to celebrate Ateneo’s 150th year.
Art connoisseurs, browsing through this catalogue, will immediately notice that in most cases, the indicated starting bids of the artworks are significantly lower than their true market value. This has been made possible by the boundless generosity of the artists and art gallery owners. It is a clear statement of their earnest support of our effort to make quality education available to the underprivileged.
Art is truly a matter of the heart. It is our hope that you, the alumni and friends of the Ateneo and the patrons of the arts, will be just as generous, and that you will manifest that generosity by pricing these works at their true value (or more) and in so doing, realize for all of us the gift that our artist friends have so graciously given.
Let me end by expressing my gratitude to the Ateneo Alumni Association headed by its President Mr. Miguel Jose Valencia who provided me, a former scholar, to work for a cause close to my heart, the members of the Art Auction Committee, especially Dr. Jaime C. Laya who consented without any hesitation to be the Co-Chair, Mr. Oscar Reyes, Mr. Rico Gonzalez, Ms. Yael Buencamino and Mr. Ramon Enrico Lerma of the Ateneo Art Gallery, our donors, especially Ms. Vita Sarenas of Finale Art File, Mr. Jun Periquet of Metropolitan Insurance and all those who unselfishly gave of themselves to this most worthy project.
May Our Lord reward you with what you truly desire to be!
Leovino Ma. GARCIA, Ph.D.
Promoting Excellence and Service, Deepening Spirituality, and Building the Nation—this has been the mission of the Ateneo de Manila University for the past 150 years.
Beyond its Sesquicentennial Celebration, the Ateneo strives to nurture this tradition by forming young persons with a passion for excellence and service who will selflessly serve our people. With God’s blessing and your support, the Ateneo seeks to realize the dreams of many academically gifted but financially disadvantaged young men and young women, the future leaders who will selflessly serve our nation in various fields of endeavor.
May I invite you then to participate in the Ateneo Art Auction ‘09 for Scholarships “Bidding for Blue Chip Legacy and Dreams” organized by the Ateneo Alumni Association. This Auction is an excellent opportunity for alumni and friends of the Ateneo, artists, art lovers, and patrons to band together for the noble goal of passing on the Ateneo legacy. It is also a splendid occasion to highlight the essential role of artists and the arts in the task of becoming more human.
Over 75 select artworks by the country’s most established and emerging visual artists (to name some, Ang Kiukok, Arturo Luz, Romulo Olazo, Florencio Concepcion, Angelito Antonio, Norma Belleza, Jaime de Guzman, Lao Lianben, Impy Pilapil, Gus Albor, Fernando Modesto, Nestor Vinluan, Julie Lluch, Lynyrd Paras, and Joey Cobcobo}, will be up for auction to help raise 500 new scholarships to celebrate Ateneo’s 150th year.
Art connoisseurs, browsing through this catalogue, will immediately notice that in most cases, the indicated starting bids of the artworks are significantly lower than their true market value. This has been made possible by the boundless generosity of the artists and art gallery owners. It is a clear statement of their earnest support of our effort to make quality education available to the underprivileged.
Art is truly a matter of the heart. It is our hope that you, the alumni and friends of the Ateneo and the patrons of the arts, will be just as generous, and that you will manifest that generosity by pricing these works at their true value (or more) and in so doing, realize for all of us the gift that our artist friends have so graciously given.
Let me end by expressing my gratitude to the Ateneo Alumni Association headed by its President Mr. Miguel Jose Valencia who provided me, a former scholar, to work for a cause close to my heart, the members of the Art Auction Committee, especially Dr. Jaime C. Laya who consented without any hesitation to be the Co-Chair, Mr. Oscar Reyes, Mr. Rico Gonzalez, Ms. Yael Buencamino and Mr. Ramon Enrico Lerma of the Ateneo Art Gallery, our donors, especially Ms. Vita Sarenas of Finale Art File, Mr. Jun Periquet of Metropolitan Insurance and all those who unselfishly gave of themselves to this most worthy project.
May Our Lord reward you with what you truly desire to be!
Leovino Ma. GARCIA, Ph.D.
Images: Pieta, Ang Kiukok 1983 and Loveship and My Anthropomorphic Wedding, Joey Cobcobo 2005
from www.ateneoartauctio n.com
from www.ateneoartauctio n.com
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