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SOCIETY OF PHILIPPINE AMERICAN ARTISTS NEWSLETTER

Fall 2003_________________________________________________________No. 3

Fellow Artists,

Summer has come and gone.

As you may know by now our plan for the summer picnic has been scuttled because of problems with communication. We can take this up in our next general meeting and the lessons we learned from it. We're into a new season and there are more events to prepare for.

Election of Officers: We have not completed this process after calling it off twice for lack of quorum. In the June 8, 2003 meeting in the Jamaica residence of Dr. Fulgado, you elected me as president but postponed the election of the rest of the officers for the next general meeting. I propose that instead, we shall make it a write-in election, in which members who are in good standing (paid the 2003 dues on our last group show) could send their ballots by mail. I will mail these ballots with the names of all members who are also qualified to hold office. The procedure will be described in the mailer. This will include a form in which artists could sign in to volunteer in various committees, etc. We should accomplish this by October 31, 2003 so that the new team can get down to plan for next year.

Christmas Party:We are holding one by popular request. The last one we had was in 1998 at Casa Victoria, in Jersey City.Lenore Lim has booked the Philippine Pastoral Center in Manhattan, on Saturday December 13th. 12:00 to 5:00 PM, This will be family pot luck lunch and exchange gifts in form of artworks among members will be a feature.Please mark your calendars. The artists in charge will contact you. Suggestions and questions are welcome.

Philippine Exhibit: We are working to hold an exhibit in the Philippines next year besides our annual show here. Contacts are being made with possible venues/galleries and local art professional group in Manila. This will take place sometime in July or August 2004. We'll have more information by end of the month.

New Consul General:We are bidding Goodbye and Godspeed to ConGen Linglingay. Lacanlale.She has been a good friend of the SPAA. We say Welcome to her replacement Cecile Rebong whom some of you had met in our previous opening receptions at the Philippine Center as former cultural attache.

New Website:Jessica Robas, our member from Toronto has volunteered to construct the long awaited webpage. In fact you can log in at to take a peek at the format and see that much is still to be done, but it is a start. Many thanks to Jessica.

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She is starting webpage design as part of her professional services, but has volunteered to put our stuff together and launch us to cyberspace. The catch is, we have to supply her with the necessary information for her to synthesize into an attractive presentation.

So please send us ASAP photos and/or digital images of your masterpieces we could use. If you have done so in the past for the book project, you may update and add more. Send these to me not later than October 24, at 160 Centre Avenue, Secaucus, NJ07094, or email at durezart@aol.com. Jessica's email address: j.robas @rogers.com. As our website expands and gets updated we shall eventually devote part of our dues to maintain the site and compensate the webmaster. For now it is free because it is split in individual pages.

Congratulations : To Lito Ballesteros for the successful shows at the Philippine Fiesta and recent show at the PhilCenter.

Another group show Brown Strokes on a White Canvass 2003, a traveling show which is passing thru NYC at the PhilCenter. Group includes SPAAmembers Madonna Davidoff and Julian Oteyza.Joe Dureza and Luis Caraos are guest artists for the New York segment.

Brown Strokes on a White Canvas
Embracing Our Diversity

Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY10036 (between 45th & 46th St) Tel #: (212) 757-4774

Opening Reception: Monday, October 20, 2003, 6 - 8 pm

Artists: Pacita Abad, Maria Madonna Davidoff, Joey Manlapaz, Jon Melegrito

Julian Oteyza, Frank Redondo, Nilo Santiago, Marvin Santos

Guest Artists from New York: Joe Dureza, Luis Caraos, Paul Cabeza

Questions & RSVP: Julian Oteyza (703) 536-3173. e-mail: joteyza@erols.com

Do keep in touch. Keep painting.

Joe Dureza

Spaa Fall 2003 newsletter


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	SOCIETY OF PHILIPPINE AMERICAN ARTISTS NEWSLETTER Fall 2003_________________________________________________________No. 3 Fellow Artists, Summer has come and gone. As you may know by now our plan for the summer picnic has been scuttled because of problems with communication. We can take this up in our next general meeting and the lessons we learned from it. We're into a new season and there are more events to prepare for. Election of Officers: We have not completed this process after calling it off twice for lack of quorum. In the June 8, 2003 meeting in the Jamaica residence of Dr. Fulgado, you elected me as president but postponed the election of the rest of the officers for the next general meeting. I propose that instead, we shall make it a write-in election, in which members who are in good standing (paid the 2003 dues on our last group show) could send their ballots by mail. I will mail these ballots with the names of all members who are also qualified to hold office. The procedure will be described in the mailer. This will include a form in which artists could sign in to volunteer in various committees, etc. We should accomplish this by October 31, 2003 so that the new team can get down to plan for next year. Christmas Party:We are holding one by popular request. The last one we had was in 1998 at Casa Victoria, in Jersey City.Lenore Lim has booked the Philippine Pastoral Center in Manhattan, on Saturday December 13th. 12:00 to 5:00 PM, This will be family pot luck lunch and exchange gifts in form of artworks among members will be a feature.Please mark your calendars. The artists in charge will contact you. Suggestions and questions are welcome. Philippine Exhibit: We are working to hold an exhibit in the Philippines next year besides our annual show here. Contacts are being made with possible venues/galleries and local art professional group in Manila. This will take place sometime in July or August 2004. We'll have more information by end of the month. New Consul General:We are bidding Goodbye and Godspeed to ConGen Linglingay. Lacanlale.She has been a good friend of the SPAA. We say Welcome to her replacement Cecile Rebong whom some of you had met in our previous opening receptions at the Philippine Center as former cultural attache. New Website:Jessica Robas, our member from Toronto has volunteered to construct the long awaited webpage. In fact you can log in at to take a peek at the format and see that much is still to be done, but it is a start. Many thanks to Jessica. Page 2/2 http://www.spaa.netfirms.com/gallery.htm http://www.spaa.netfirms.com/news.htm http://www.spaa.netfirms.com/contact.htm She is starting webpage design as part of her professional services, but has volunteered to put our stuff together and launch us to cyberspace. The catch is, we have to supply her with the necessary information for her to synthesize into an attractive presentation. So please send us ASAP photos and/or digital images of your masterpieces we could use. If you have done so in the past for the book project, you may update and add more. Send these to me not later than October 24, at 160 Centre Avenue, Secaucus, NJ07094, or email at durezart@aol.com. Jessica's email address: j.robas @rogers.com. As our website expands and gets updated we shall eventually devote part of our dues to maintain the site and compensate the webmaster. For now it is free because it is split in individual pages. Congratulations : To Lito Ballesteros for the successful shows at the Philippine Fiesta and recent show at the PhilCenter. Another group show Brown Strokes on a White Canvass 2003, a traveling show which is passing thru NYC at the PhilCenter. Group includes SPAAmembers Madonna Davidoff and Julian Oteyza.Joe Dureza and Luis Caraos are guest artists for the New York segment. Brown Strokes on a White Canvas Embracing Our Diversity Philippine Center, 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY10036 (between 45th & 46th St) Tel #: (212) 757-4774 Opening Reception: Monday, October 20, 2003, 6 - 8 pm Artists: Pacita Abad, Maria Madonna Davidoff, Joey Manlapaz, Jon Melegrito Julian Oteyza, Frank Redondo, Nilo Santiago, Marvin Santos Guest Artists from New York: Joe Dureza, Luis Caraos, Paul Cabeza Questions & RSVP: Julian Oteyza (703) 536-3173. e-mail: joteyza@erols.com Do keep in touch. Keep painting. Joe Dureza Spaa Fall 2003 newsletter Site maintenance & design by JRobas SPAA 2003 - 2006