"TutoK Eduk"

TutoK’s first offering for 2009 opens at Tala Gallery on Thursday, April 16, 2009, with a group exhibition on art and education featuring works by eleven artists who are also teachers in formal and informal venues.  

“TutoK-EDUK” presents works in various media by Brenda V. Fajardo, Roberto Feleo, Gerardo Leonardo,  Buen Calubayan, Noel Soler Cuizon,  Karen Ocampo Flores, Boyet de Mesa, Kirby Roxas, Don Salubayba, Mark Salvatus, and Wesley Valenzuela. 

The exhibit paves the way for TutoK’s inquiry into the state of art education in the Philippines.  All the artists participating in “TutoK-EDUK” are artist-teachers who either hone their artistic skills and thoughts through formal academic channels, or who play a vital, but more informal role in the community through varied cultural activities.  The premise of course is that art education is a continuous and dynamic process; that, beyond claiming art as their job, artists are essentially sustained by it as a vehicle for mutual exchange and development. 

TutoK’s focus on EDUK will be further explored and clarified through a series of upcoming projects on education issues. To be scheduled during the last two weeks of the exhibit will be a series of talks and workshops that will serve as critical interventions for the benefit of artists and  artistic practice.  “TutoK-EDUK” will also interface with summer educational programs for artists that will be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Printmakers’ Association of the Philippines (PAP) Workshop at the Folk Arts Theater, and the UP College of Fine Arts.

“TutoK-EDUK” is curated by Don Salubayba, and is presented by TutoK in cooperation with Tala Gallery.  Essays for the exhibition and catalogue are by Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez. 

Opening cocktails for “TutoK-EDUK” are at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 16th, at Tala Gallery, 100 Scout de Guia Street, Quezon City. The exhibition will run through May 7th. For further information, call the gallery at 441-1267 or visit the Tala website: www.talagallery.com.ph.