MET reminds artists to submit entries for first open exhibit

Attention artists and collectors: The Metropolitan Museum of Manila is inviting you to submit artworks for its first curated benefit exhibition, MET Open 2014. It is slated to open to the public from September 15 to 27, 2014 at the MET's Tall Galleries.

With the theme "The Philippine Contemporary:To Scale the Past and the Possible," MET Open 2014's goal is to showcase modern and contemporary Filipino art. It is also geared to discover new creations in different forms to give the audience an extended visual experience of today's society.

Six curators known for their expertise in the visual arts will choose the entries that will complete the exhibition. They will also provide more information on the different practices in the current art industry.  

The museum will also host a special auction and private view on September 13 for entries that qualified for the MET Open 2014. Proceeds from the sale and auction will go to the exhibition and educational programs of the museum.

All visual artists—regardless of nationality, training or age, as long as you are residing in or have resided in the Philippines—are encouraged to join. Interested applicants can submit images and details of the artworks through the MET Open website until August 16. Visit the museum's website for entry forms and guidelines.  

August at the MET

Also happening at the MET in August are the following:

cineMET (Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the METLab) - Free screenings of films from local and international perspectives, exploring a range of genres

Art + Video: Traditions of Ink Wash (METLab) - animation combined with traditional Chinese ink-wash painting

Free guided tours, Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. - contact Sabrina Alday at 708-7828 or tours@metmuseum.ph

Zen Wall (Tall Galleries) - a "meditative activity accompanied by audial ambiance to allow your inner self find expression in ink-wash painting"

Established in 1976, the Metropolitan Museum of Manila is an art institution that maintains exhibitions on pre-colonial, modern, and contemporary Philippine art. — Trisha Macas/BM, GMA News