Event

Bridging the Gap Through Art and Poetry

This early evening family event will delight all your senses.

Enjoy the work of local Filipino-American contemporary visual artist Paolo C. Mejia, an experimenting artist who makes three-dimensional works and create installations. He explores the realms of 2D and 3D art because it gives him a different feel and perspective, seeing things visually and conceptually. A Bay Area native, Paolo's inspiration and passion for art initially was brought out by a great mentor and friend, Barbara Bouchard and in the latter, Dickson Schneider.

Paolo's oeuvre deals with the formality of art and the metaphysical state that deals with gestalt or automatism of the subconscious. He amply applies the formalism of art as he makes arbitrary subconscious choices, or gestalt, in his artistic processes, with a bit of chance. In Paolo's art processes, ideas and inspirations are conceived from the abundance of forms, shapes and patterns from nature and materials.

Paolo will also feature works by other local Filipino-American artists, including:

Mel Vera Cruz
Carlo Ricafort
Lexigius Calip
Marcius Noceda
Lordy Rodriguez
Alan Miguel Hall

http://www.paolomejia.com/?page_id=438

Under the direction of Esperanza Catubig, this evening will also include special guest performers:

-Oscar Penaranda, the legendary award-winning poet/author/pioneer. Excerpts from his books, SEASONS BY THE BAY and FULL DECK.
http://fanhs-national.org/filam/fanhs-trustee-oscar-penaranda-will-receive-this-years-gawad-pambansang-alagad-ni-balagtas-award/

-Bindlestiff actors, Jed Parsario and Aureen Almario

-Christine Jugueta, on guitar and vocals
www.sidikaandtheseeds.com

There will be wine, tapas, a silent auction, and an opportunity for children to make art inspired by Oscar's stories.

All proceeds go to ABS-CBN Foundation's Bantay Bata(Childwatch)Program. For more information on the non-profit organization's efforts to enhance children's lives in the Philippines, please go to:

www.abscbnfoundation.org.