Published July 23, 2021, 11:55 AM
A special edition for these extraordinary times
Art in the Park Online returns on July 25 to Aug. 1, 2021 for an anniversary special edition. The eight-day online fair will feature over 10,000 artworks from 62 galleries, four special exhibits, and a variety of special online activities.
Art in the Park Special Edition
Ever since 2006, an exponential amount of about P20 million have been raised by the country’s premier affordable art fair. It has been allocated by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines for its projects to expand awareness for the National Museum and its wide network. The funds raised enabled the Museum Foundation of the Philippines Inc. (MFPI) to run a program to provide grants for varied cultural endeavors, including publications support and international benchmarking tours by executives of the National Museum.
Art in the Park celebrates 15th anniversary with a second online fair
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JUST because there is a pandemic does not mean that there can’t be an art fair. Art Fair Philippines normally includes exhibition areas that stretch out through four floors of a Makati carpark, with space for workshops and talks, and outdoor spaces for installations and all of that will be found in the online version of the 9
th Art Fair Philippines which is set on May 6 to 15. Not surprisingly, the fair will highlight digital arts.
“When we were debating whether or not we should push through with an online fair this year, we knew that we had to do more than setting up a site where visitors could click on images of art for sale. We had to conceptualize an event that will keep to our mission of widening the audience for the visual arts and expanding the exposure of the fair visitors to various forms of contemporary arts,” Trickie Colayco-Lopa, Art Fair Phili
The visual and performing arts communities were among the sectors badly affected when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted what would have been a lovely year for culture. Fortunately, the Art Fair Philippines was able to showcase a wide array of contemporary paintings, sculptures, and performances in 2020.
With the virtual success of Art In The Park last August 2020 and February this year, the powerhouse team of Lisa Periquet, Trickie Lopa, and Dindin Araneta is confident that the much-awaited return of Art Fair Philippines will be well-received despite taking the virtual route this edition.
Shining spotlight on digital art this year, Art Fair Philippines 2021 is showcasing education on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in one of its sections on the website. With Bank of the Philippine Islands, the ArtFairPH/Projects section is co-curated by Tropical Futures Institute and Narra Art Gallery, that will take viewers an understanding of the cryptocurrency, to buying an NFT, and meeting artis
Intersection by Joey de Castro
Heart of the Fire by Jon & Tessy Pettyjohn
Bright Days and Peaceful Nights by Jomike Tejido
DUE to the pandemic, “Art in the Park,” the popular art fair held annually in the Jaime Velasquez Park in Salcedo Village, Makati, will be held online for the second time. The fair, known for having excellent artworks with a P50,000 price ceiling, celebrates its 15
th anniversary in this virtual setting. The fair will be held via
www.artinthepark.ph starting 10 a.m. on Feb. 21. New pieces will be uploaded on the site daily until Feb. 28.
The fair is held as a benefit for the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI), and, according to a statement, it has allocated P15 million to the National Museum for various initiatives such as infrastructure projects, staff development grants, and exhibition programs, among others. Trickie Lopa, one of Art in the Park’s co-founders, said in an e-mail to
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