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International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) iscp open studios december 2003 artists / curator about iscp a visual arts residency unlike any other Like many visual arts residency programs in New York, the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) is a microcosm of the city’s cultural diversity: multi-national, multi-lingual and multi-faceted. Unlike others, however, ISCP makes a concerted effort to connect its artists and curators to the local art community, while connecting the local art community with contemporary art practice from all over the world. While New York may well be the world’s epicenter of contemporary art practice and market, the glut of resources and opportunities, which attract the art immigrant, are precisely the factors, which can be alienating and frustrating. ISCP is a residency tailored to suit the practical needs of the visiting artist/curator by providing space in which to produce as well as addressing the magnitude of the world’s art capital

A July Thursday at Kulay Diwa July 31, 2003 This Thursday talk was a memorable one for me as I was heartened by the small group we had. I was late, arriving at 5 pm with a debate already going on. Jonathan Castro, an artist, who was giving out invitations for his Boston show was on the hot seat. He was adamant about the aesthetics of his invitation wherein he omitted pictures of his work and titled it as 'Collectibles' -- a misnomer. To each his own "diba?" Yet one still would like to be aware of costs and right information even in invitation details. Its quite conflicting to be quite purist on concept alone. It developed to a lighthearted discussion for a time but was redirected to a much important one when everyone settled down. We really are blessed to have gatherings and discussions yet we should all take advantage of this bounty to the fullest. It really is not permanent. We must all be strive to be stable independently as soon as we can as we have a growing resp

Lifted from Kontempo Magazine 2003 Pasintabi lang po Rebyu ni Leslie de Chavez May dalawang taon ding isinantabi ni Amiel Roldan ang paggawa ng sining matapos ang kanyang huling eksibit sa Hiraya Gallery noong taong 2000. Ito ang eksibit kung saan inilunsad ang mga karakter na si 'Pipay' at ang 'Huling Hari.' Puno ng mga misteryosong karakter ang muling pagtatanghal ni Amiel na Kaliwa: Pipay, Rubbercut, 2000 Kanan: Cornerstone, Rubbercut, 2003 pinamagatang 'Pasintabi' sa Black Gallery ng Kulay Diwa. Binubuo ng 26 rubbercut prints ang eksibit na naituturing na muli niyang pagbabalik sa sining. Makikita dito na mas partikular siya sa pagbuo ng mga karakter na hindi direktang nagpapahiwatig ng kanilang katauhan. Kasama ng mga tauhan sa bawat piyesa ang mga imahe tulad ng loop, mga bituin, hagdanan, ulap at pakpak. Mga imahe na karaniwang ginagamit ng mga Surrealists sa kanilang sining. Hindi na bago ang paggamit ni Amiel sa mga ito sa kanyang mga prints. At sa eksi

Solo Exhibitions 2005 Remembering Pipay !: Solo Show of Prints The Bliss Café Military Cut-off RoadBaguio City, Philippines 2004 Colleprints: Solo Show of Prints The Lisa H. Mackie Studios Chelsea New York City, USA 2003 Pasintabi: Solo Show of Prints The Kulay Diwa Art Galleries Lopez Village, Sucat, Parañaque City 2000 Crossover: Memoirs of Pipay and Ang Huling Hari Solo Show of Prints The Hiraya Gallery U.N. Ave., Manila PhilippinesOpen Studios 2005 Sloper Drawings II The Chashama Studios 40 Worth Building Tribeca New York City, USA 2004 Sloper Drawings The International Studio and Curatorial Program Hell’s Kitchen New York City, USA Some Group Exhibits 2009 In the Ocean Without a Boat or a Paddle A Surrounded By Water Exhibit : A Group Show Blanc Compound Shaw Blvd Mandaluyong City, Philippines 2005 Restrike: A Group Show of Printmakers The Ateneo Art Gallery Quezon City, Philippines 2005 Retroactive: A Group Show of ACC Grantees The Cultural Council of the Philippines Manila, Phil

A Long Stay in New York City 06 14 2005 I am writing this report as a requirement for the fellowship grant I received from the Starr Foundation through the Asian Cultural Council, New York. The grant included a six month program with the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York, a weeklong artist stay with the Lafayette Experimental Print Program and collaboration with printmaker Curlee Holton and other artists in Pennsylvania, artist interaction with numerous contemporary asian and European artists, immersion with current new york city art exhibitions, a week long trip to Chicago Institute of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Museum of Modern Art and other contemporary landmarks in Chicago, an apprenticeship with printmaker Lisa H. Mackie that culminated in solo exhibition at Lisa H. Mackie Studios, collaborative group exhibitions and a published dvd. September 2003 During my preparations to stay in the states, the ACC people have been very helpful and offered me relevant a