Asian Cultural Council 2026 Proposal
Cover Letter Amiel Gerald A. Roldan Independent Curator, Painter, Printmaker Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines [Contact details / email] [Date] Asian Cultural Council Grant Opportunities / New York Fellowship Program New York, NY Dear Members of the Selection Committee, I write as a Filipino independent curator, painter, and printmaker, and as a 2003 Starr Foundation Grantee of the Asian Cultural Council, to apply for the 2026 New York Fellowship. More than two decades after my first transformative ACC experience in the United States, I seek a sustained period of immersion in New York’s cultural landscape to deepen my curatorial practice at a pivotal moment for Philippine art history. In September 2026, Nunelucio “Nune” Alvarado was proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts. His social-realist paintings, rooted in the lives of *sakada* sugar workers and marginalized c...
