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Greetings Fellow Artists,
First of all, I would like to thank you all for presenting
a good show for our 11th Annual Show at the Philippine Center
last month. Thanks too, to the Philippine Center Management
for extending the show date of two weeks gratis. Special thanks
also go to those who received and hung the paintings led by
Pablo Mahina, those who broght extra food and drinks and help
Mahal Dureza set up our cocktails, and Zeny Avila of the Center
management for making things easy for u.
Thanks too to our special opening guests: Mrs. Lilly O'Boyle,
consul General Cecilia Rebong, Mrs. Gela Dolorico, Mr. Gavino
Abaya and Manny Gamboa our Manila based member and big brother
to Mrs. O'Boyle.
For the Records:
Congratulations:
Lito David, Prize winner, Garden State Watercolor
Society, New Jersey Sept 2004
Jeff Berman, Prize Winner, Salmagundi Club,
New York, NY< Sept. 2004
Mildred N. Lombardi, Artist of the Month of
November, Dover Arts League, Delaware
The First Philippine Exhibit GSIS Museum,
Manila "Babalik Ka Rin"
was held jointly with the officers and members of the Art Association
of the Philippines (AAP) headed by Fidel Sarmiento, President.
The show ran from July 7 to July 31, 2004. Participating SPAA
members were: Ernie Avila, Mars Custodio, Madonna Davidoff,
Dulcie Dee, Joe Dureza, Jowell GAella, Lenore Lim, Emilia Monroy,
Julian Oteyza, Manuel Rodriguez,Sr., Manuel Gamboa, and Leonardo
Hidalgo. Lito Ballesteros works were held up at the Customs
and did not make the show on time. The opening was well attended
with TV crew from ABS-CBN, brought in by Zeny Avila's cousins.
Food and beverage service was superb, thanks to Elenore's sister.
Raul Sunico, formerly of New York City and now Dean of the UST
Conservatory of Music led the cutting of the ribbon to open
the show. The show was also previewed by the Manila press on
July 5, courtesy of Manny and Linda Gamboa. The couple donated
several bottles of wine. Overall the show was excellent. We
also learned a few lessons from the exhibit that we could use
in our future shows especially overseas.
Congratulations to our members recent solo shows
Mars Custodio, London UK
Leonore Lim, Manila, RP
Manuel Rodriguez, New YOrk, NY
Julian Oteyza, Washington DC
Madonna Davidoff, Tokyo, Japan
Greg Halili, Philadelphia, PA
Lito DAvid, Morristown, NH
Lito Ballesteros, Secaucus, NJ
Jose Dureza, Iloilo City, RP
Nilo Santiago, New York, NY
Dulcie Dee, New York
Mildred, Lombardi, Dover, DE
Upcoming Exhibits
November 10 - December 11, 2004 - Profound
Afterglow, Prints by Lenore Lim,
at Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art Gallery, 80 Walker St. FL 6
(one block below Canal between Broadway and Lafayete) Tel. #
(646) 613-1252
Opening reception Nov. 10, Wednesday, 6-9pm
November 15-27, 2004 - Hudson Artists 51st Regional
Annual Exhibit, Juried show
SPAA
NEWSLETTER No. 3
- October 2004