International Meeting of Naïve Artists in Slovenia

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Good news for Cebu and the Philippines…our homegrown talent Paulina Constancia is one of 8 artists invited to participate in the 49th International Meeting of Naïve Artists which is happening from June 11-18 in Trebnje Gallery, Slovenia.

The Participants of the 49th International Meeting of Naïve Artists:
Mia Bergqvist, Finland
Paulina Constancia,Philippines/Canada
Marga Fabbri, Argentina
Jelena Marković, Serbia/Germany
Rok Mohar, Slovenia
Igor Simonović, Serbia
Ivana Stanisavljević Negić, Serbia
Denis Toth, Croatia

Here is a collage of the artists’ photos as posted in Trebnje Gallery’s website:

About the International Meeting in Trebnje, Slovenia:
“The first art camp/Meeting of naïve artist was held in Trebnje in 1968 with 9 artists participating. At the beginning the art camps and exhibitions were focused on Yugoslav naïve art. However, the annual meetings and exhibitions have soon grown to international scale with artists coming from all around the world to participate in the Meeting…” Read more

Here is a little introduction about artist Paulina Constancia in Slovenian on the gallery’s website. Read here about all participating artists.

This is very exciting for Paulina Constancia and MoNA of course. We will be posting photos of the meeting in the coming weeks.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, Part 12

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Thank you so much to all of you who came to join us in celebrating our culture and heritage at the MoNA during Gabii sa Kabilin last May 27. We are glad that we joined forces with other heritage sites in Cebu to bring you a memorable heritage night adventure.

1- Flying Hearts Photo Booth
2- Viewing MoNA Intro Video
3- Paulina Constancia Studio Tour
4- Museum Scavenger Hunt
5- With Wings, Will Travel Photo Booth
6- JEEPity Do! – Color Your Own Paper Jeepney Workshop
7-Pine Art Print: Pineapple-Themed Monoprinting Workshop
8-Free Tasting: Local Gelato & Flavoured Milk (Gelato Eliseo)
9- Storytelling with Cathy Miro-Adalim
10- Ukulele Workshop with Regie & Venus of TURTULELE
11- Linusak Making and Free Tasting with Journeys Cafe

Special thanks goes to Junnale Castro and other GSK organizers at RAFI. We also wish to thank all our partners, staff and volunteers for helping us realise this year’s GSK program at MoNA:

West Gorordo Hotel (An Essence & Permaculture Inspired Hotel) Management and Staff
Journeys Cafe Staff
Elicon House (Ecological Living Conservation House)
The Mayflower Inn (A Heritage & Permaculture-inspired Hotel)
Joel Lee & the Eliseo Artisan Gelato/JME Food Products Corp.staff
Regie & Venus Bernaldez of TURTULELE
Cathy Miro-Adalim
Edna Lee
Mishka Watin
Michael Wortman
Noel Ting of Office Maxx Printing & Finishing Solutions

Here are some photos of the Meet & Greet with international naïve artist Paulina Constancia during GSK 2016.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 11

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Last stop for GSK visitors to MoNA was the LINUSAK Making and Free Tasting with Delia of Journeys Cafe. It’s a very simple recipe but requires a lot of muscle power. Some visitors were brave (and strong enough!) to try their hand at preparing this classic Cebuano snack. Others were just happy to watch and taste.

Yum Yum Yum in the Tum, Tum, Tum! Thank you Delia and Journeys Cafe for teaching us how to make LINUSAK. We hope to practice making this at home.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 10

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

As you can see in the photos, The GSK young visitors to MoNA often followed their gelato stop with a visit to the storytelling room. And there they were quite entertained with a most animated storyteller-educator Cathy Miro-Adalim.
Cathy used a photo storybook created by Paulina Constancia, interpreting the Philippine legend of how the sea became salty.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 9

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Ninth stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the Tasting station of Eliseo Artisan Gelato with free servings of gelato and flavoured milk.

Joel Lee, the CEO of Eliseo Artisan Gelato/JME Food Products Corp was present to answer questions about his new line of fresh milk products.

8-Free Tasting Gelato & Flavored Milk Local favorites —Tsokolate, Mango, Ube, Macapuno, and Italian classics – Stracciatella Pistachio, Fragola— there was an abundance of delicious gelato flavours to choose from.

Thank you Joel Lee and Eliseo Artisan Gelato/JME Food Products Corp. for generously sharing with us your delicious gelato and flavoured milk products!

Connect with Eliseo Artisan Gelato on Facebook
Call or visit them to learn about their range of products:
Address: 1204 Clavano St., Cebu City
Tel. No. 254 0000

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 8

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Eighth stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the ukulele workshop with Regie and Venus Bernaldez of TURTULELE.

“Lightweight, music heavy”, the catchy slogan of the TURTULELE line of ukuleles is also the nature of a music workshop with this very kind and talented husband and wife duo. Lightweight – they make learning music fun, easy and appealing. Music heavy – you are guaranteed to be heavier when you come out of their workshop as you will have added a feather in your cap – yes, you can play the ukulele! And that’s within 20 to 30 minutes of learning with Regie and Venus.

Four strings, big smiles and a big 4 word hurrah – “I can play ukulele!” Check out the joy on the faces of these GSK visitors at the MoNA… A big, big THANK YOU to Regie and Venus for sharing your talents and turtuleles with us!!!

Connect with TURTULELE on Facebook
Check out TURTULELE’s full range of products on their website

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 7

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Seventh stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was Pine Art Print, a pineapple-themed monoprinting workshop.

It was fun seeing how different each print turned out even if they all came from the same linocuts. Everybody had their own favourite colors and design sensibilities. Below are some photos of the workshop with participants proudly signing and posing with their creations.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 6

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Sixth stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was JEEPity Do! a paint-your own-paper jeepney workshop. It was great to learn about the word origin, history and future of jeepneys. Young and old were so focused in creating their own unique jeepney design. JEEPity Do participants got to color and laminate as many paper jeepneys as they wanted. The best part was they got to take them home for GSK show and tell.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 5

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Fifth stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the photo booth “With Wings, Will Travel”.

Below is the clay bas relief “With Wings, Will Travel” which inspired this photo booth. It was created by Paulina Constancia while on a creative self-exile in Mexico in 1999.

Paulina also wrote a poem with the same title to accompany the piece:

We age through our voyage.
Some forever grounded
with excess baggage.

But those who are bright
travel light.
They fly with courage.
Their wings get stronger.
Eventually,
They fly higher.

(With Wings, Will Travel – poem by Paulina Constancia, from her bilingual collection of poetry entitled Brazos Abiertos/Open Arms, Vancouver 2003 )

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 4

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Fourth stop for GSK visitors was the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naïve Art (MoNA) where they were able to join in a museum scavenger hunt. Many said that it was a very unique way of exploring and enjoying the museum collection. Winners brought home some pretty cool eco-friendly prizes, like recycled hotel linen shoe bags, recycled tarpaulin pouches, etc.

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 3

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Third stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the studio of international naïve artist Paulina Constancia. Here they had the opportunity to view exhibition and travel mementos, photos, newspaper articles, exhibition posters , paintings in the artist’s personal collection, works in progress. Some even got to meet and greet with the artist who was present during the GSK celebrations at MoNA.

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GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 2

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Second stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the viewing room for the MoNA Intro video.
As you can see someone wasn’t quite ready to let go of his heart and wings, hahaha

This MoNA intro video is available on You Tube, click here to watch video now

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 1

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

First stop for GSK visitors at the MoNA was the Flying Hearts photo booth. MoNA guests were all smiles as they posed for this heavenly welcome photoshoot.

This wall/permanent photo booth is inspired by Paulina Constancia’s painting “Setting A Heart Free”. With an echoing heart birdie cut-out and a pair of wings, GSK visitors at MoNA were able to immerse themselves in the world of Paulina’s flying hearts.

Below is “Setting A Heart Free” – the painting that inspired the Flying Hearts photo booth. Now in the private collection of Olive Caday-Fillone. Paulina created this mixed media piece in Toronto in 2001 for her show PULSO in Yorkville, Toronto.

MoNA’s Storyline for GSK 2016

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

This is the first time that the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naïve art (MoNA) is joining the Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) or Heritage Night.

And the first assignment for participating heritage sites is to create an individual storyline based on a given theme. This year’s GSK theme is “Forging Peoples”

And below is MoNA’s Individual storyline.

“Civilizations Flourish by Forging Ecological and Cultural Diversity”

Maíz- Mais, Cacao-Kakaw, Piña-Pinya, Plátano-Saging, Mango- Manga, Hibiscus-Gumamela, Fiesta-Pista, Casamiento-Kasal, Procesión-Prosesyon, Virgen María –Birhen Maria, Cochero-Kutsero, Guitarra-Gitara, Chinelas-Tsinelas, Jeepney-Dyipni, , Salvavidas-Salbabida, Feria-Perya, Escuela- Eskwelahan, Tiangue- Tiangi

These are ecological and cultural imports from China, India, Mexico, Spain and the United States of America. They have been ingrained and assimilated in our environment and way of life for centuries that they are now part of who we are, what we eat, what we do and how we live. During your visit to the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naïve Art [MoNA] at West Gorordo Hotel, you will have the chance to see the artworks of Paulina Constancia that depict these symbols, rituals, traditions and celebrations that were forged through ecological and cultural exchange with our colonizers and trading partners.

Check out Gabii sa Kabilin 2016 Guide, MoNA is featured on page 35.

Come and join us as we celebrate our unique ecological and cultural heritage. Start your GSK- Heritage Night Adventure at the MoNA and win cool prizes!!!

MoNA joins GSK 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

MoNA joins GSK 2016
Friday, May 27, 6 pm to midnight

May is a special month at the Museum of Naive Art [MoNA]. We opened our doors to the public in May 2013. That same year we also initiated the Kabilin Fest.
In partnership with various creative practitioners in the community, MoNA endeavoured to give the Cebuano public the opportunity to experience a myriad of interactive cultural heritage workshops under one roof. For those of you who joined MoNA’s Kabilin Fest 1 (2013) & Kabilin Fest 2 (2014), thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with us to celebrate our heritage.

We are happy to inform you that this year MoNA will be joining the greater community of museums and heritage sites in Cebu in the 10th Gabii Sa Kabilin which happens on May 27, 6 pm to midnight.

Come start your GSK Heritage Adventure with MoNA and you will have the opportunity to:
1. Join a Scavenger Hunt
2. Listen to Storytelling of Myths and Legends
3. Make An Original Pineapple Monoprint at our Pine Art Print Workshop
4. Be Part of a Paulina Constancia Painting at our Photo Booth
5. Visit the Studio of Paulina Constancia
6. Participate in LINUSAK Making & Tasting
7. Learn to Play the Ukulele with Venus & Regie Bernaldez of TURTULELE
8. Paint your own Paper Jeepney
9. Taste Local Gelato and Flavoured Milk, courtesy of Eliseo Artisan Gelato/JME Food Products Corp.
10. Meet & Greet with international naïve artist Paulina Constancia

Come and join us as we celebrate our unique ecological and cultural heritage. Win cool prizes!!!

CURVE at the Park (Part 2)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

We continue with images from CURVE at the Park

Women’s Month 2016 Culmination Day
“Kaayuhan ni Juana Iapil sa Adyenda ”
(Put Women’s Welfare in the Agenda)
March 31, 2016
at the Family Park, Cebu, Philippines

The CURVE Project was made possible by the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naive Art [MoNA] of West Gorordo Hotel and the Psychology Volunteers on Bikes.

Below are 6 samples of work from Curve at the Park..

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Here’s our CURVE at the Park group at the Family Park in Cebu.

CURVE at the Park (Part 1)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Yesterday was the last day of Women’s Month and I had the great privilege of sharing
The Curve Project at the Family Park with the following organizations:
Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking Region 7; Anti-Child Pornography and Violence Against Women & Children (IACAT 7 –ACP- VAWC), Women’s Organizations in Cebu
at the
Women’s Month 2016 Culmination Day
“Kaayuhan ni Juana Iapil sa Adyenda ”
(Put Women’s Welfare in the Agenda)
March 31, 2016
at the Family Park, Cebu, Philippines

The CURVE Project was made possible by the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naive Art [MoNA] of West Gorordo Hotel and the Psychology Volunteers on Bikes.

Learn more about The CURVE Project.

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Edna Lee of the Psychology Volunteers on Bikes welcomes the participants

Paulina Constancia gives intro to CURVE Project

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PC gives instructions for the CURVE project

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Workshop volunteer Cathy Adalim shares her experience and CURVE piece from the first Curve event at West Gorordo Hotel

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My wonderful CURVE participants went straight to work on their pieces…

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Incredible enthusiasm and focus plus every piece turned out so unique…

Everybody gets the chance to talk about their piece.

Everybody got the chance to talk about their piece.

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This lady integrated the popsicle sticks for spreading glue into her artwork, pretty clever!

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There were a few male participants too.

Check out next post for more photos…

Paulina Constancia on CCTN

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Yesterday, Paulina Constancia had the honor of being a guest on TV. The show is called “Sa Mata sa Kababayen-an” (In the Eyes of Women) on CCTN- Cebu Catholic Television Network (CCTN)
Program Host: Atty. Virginia Palanca-Santiago, President of Law Center Inc.
Co-Anchor: Fe Cabatingan
Photos courtesy of Charity Escoton (Production Assistant- Media Advocacy, Law Center Inc)

The program provides psychosocial and legal advice to women in adverse circumstances like domestic violence, human trafficking, marital discord, separation, child custody… Paulina Constancia was interviewed in connection with the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naive Art [MoNA] and its efforts in providing expressive arts programs for women and children in different circumstances including those who are survivors of violence and human trafficking.

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The interview begins…

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Nice monitoring, Charity Escoton!

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PC talks about The CURVE Project and other MoNA outreach projects

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It was a live show and there were viewers calling in…

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Photo op after the show

Photo op after the show: (L-R) Dolores “Lolet” Alino, Exec Director, Law Center,Inc., Fe Cabatingan co-anchor and Head Psychosocial Unit, Law Inc, PC, Atty. Virginia Palanca- Santiago, President, Law Center, Inc. and Charity Escoton (Production Assistant- Media Advocacy, Law Center Inc)

The full length interview will be available on youtube very soon…

CURVE: A Sharing of Hearts

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Creative spirits, open hearts, and an eagerness to share life journey reflections made the event on Saturday, March 5th, a most touching and memorable shared experience for all of us who were present. The output of the CURVE art workshop will be on display at the lobby of West Gorordo Hotel from March 8 to 31.

CURVE is an event hosted by West Gorordo Hotel in partnership with the Paulina Constancia Museum of Naive Art [MoNA] and the Psychology Volunteers on Bikes

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One of The CURVE Project participants – Jazmine Llaguno- wrote about the event on her blog “The Curve Project: Celebrating Women’s Essence Through Art” , check it out:
http://cebuspawellness.com/the-curve-project/

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Here’s some trivia I shared with the ladies:

CURVE Trivia
All from “Curvology: the Origins and Power of Female Body Shape“
by David Bainbridge

1. Did you know that we are the only species with curvy females?

2. Where do women’s bodies come from?
Female babies are not born curvy. In fact, apart from baby boys being slightly longer and leaner, the two sexes start off with remarkably similar body compositions.

3. When do females develop the curve and why?
(Info from an article about Bainbridge’s CURVOLOGY on The Telegraph)

At puberty women lay down between 10 to 20 kilograms of extra adipose tissue (fat) ,
most of which goes on the buttocks and thighs. Much of this is later converted into
breast milk, which in turn is used by the suckling babe to build up brainpower
(unusually in nature, the human brain grows mostly after rather than before birth).

4. What happens to this fat (and the curve) as women age?
As women age and go through the menopause, this fat is lost or moves into the waist
area, which actually makes women more physically efficient.

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P.S. Women, if you are a mother, nurture the children entrusted to you. And to those who are without children – volunteer and reach out to those who need care in your community. It is our natural talent to nurture, to care, to help and make things better. Life will be more meaningful if we make use of this fundamental gift.

‘Our talents are the gift that God gives to us… What we make of our talents is our gift back to God’
-Leo Buscaglia

The CURVE Project

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Naïve Art Cebu

Celebrate Women’s Month with us, come see The CURVE Project – March 8-31 at the Lobby of West Gorordo Hotel.

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CURVE: An exhibition about the essence of a WOMAN as interpreted by women from different sectors

March 8-31, 2016
The Lobby, West Gorordo Hotel
Gorordo Avenue
Cebu City, Philippines

About The CURVE Project

You can tell a woman’s silhouette from that of a man’s by her curve.

Using the female form as a canvas, women from different sectors, led by artist Paulina Constancia of the Museum of Naive Art, have interpreted the essence of a woman. Each participant has also made an acrostic poem using the letters C.U.R.V.E. to accompany her piece.

Happy Women’s Month to all of you! May you treasure and learn from the female presence in your lives.

Check out this event and other Women’s Day events on the international women’s day website:
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/6154/CURVE

PAULINA CONSTANCIA MoNA

MUSEUM OF NAÏVE ART

International Meeting of Naïve Artists in Slovenia

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, Part 12

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 11

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 10

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 9

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 8

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 7

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 6

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 5

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 4

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 3

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 2

GSK 2016 at the MoNA, part 1

MoNA’s Storyline for GSK 2016

MoNA joins GSK 2016

CURVE at the Park (Part 2)

CURVE at the Park (Part 1)

Paulina Constancia on CCTN

CURVE: A Sharing of Hearts

The CURVE Project