Jeepney Press #119 September - October 2022 Issue

Greetings from the Cultural Section of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Tokyo!

On the occasion of the Museums and Galleries Month celebrated every October in the Philippines, we would like to invite you and your friends who are artists, curators, art students, etc. to discover Philippine Contemporary Art with PINTÔ: A 360° Virtual Experience Tour on 12 October 2022 at 4:00 PM (JST) via Zoom. Attached is the event poster for information and reference.

The immersive online event will highlight rich contemporary artworks from the Pinto Art Museum based in Antipolo, Rizal in the Philippines which houses artworks from notable Filipino contemporary artists such as Elmer Borlongan, Emmanuel Garibay, Neil Manalo, Mark Justiniani, and Antonio Leaño to name a few. The online activity will also highlight the role of contemporary art in shaping society and vice versa and how it plays a role in cultural diplomacy.

Aside from the 360° Virtual Experience Tour of the Pinto Art Museum, the panelists will also discuss the evolution of Philippine contemporary art and its current fecund state. During the online program, attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a mini watercolor art workshop where the participants' artistic outputs shall be compiled on a microsite for viewing by the public.

The online event shall also be streamed online via the Department of Foreign Affairs' YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/DFA PHL/) and Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/dfap hl/).

We would appreciate your support by participating in this event and calling for participation from among your friends and networks. Interested attendees/participants are kindly requested to reply to this email with the participant's name, and email addresses, with a brief description of yourself and your creative field by Friday, 07 October 2022.