Ortigas Art Festival 2024: Free Workshops You Can Try This August
Get your artistic gears into motion with these free workshops and activities.
(SPOT.ph) It's time to channel your inner art connoisseur—without burning a hole in your pocket.
The Ortigas Art Festival is taking over the East Wing of Estancia Mall until mid-August. This month-long celebration of everything Filipino visual arts features lectures, discussions, workshops, film screenings, and more. Get ready for a cultural deep dive with all the different activities in store. Oh, and did we mention they're all for free?
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Check out all the different events happening at the 2024 Ortigas Art Festival:
On its seventh year, the Ortigas Art Festival follows the theme "Art for All: A Celebration of Borderless Artistic Expression." This means that from now until August 18, Estancia Mall's East Wing will host curated activities and workshops—up to 34 of them—across various art mediums for artists of all ages and skill sets.
The Ortigas Art Festival brings together various Filipino visual artists from different regions and mediums. They have even partnered with several institutions and groups to bring guests a diverse set of activities throughout its four-week run. Here are the key activities to look out for:
Art workshops
This festival isn't just an art exhibit where all you can do is look and appreciate. At the Ortigas Art Festival, you get to make your own art pieces too to take home.
Get your hands dirty with art workshops such as on wheel throwing and pottery painting, toy making with 3D modeling, acrylic painting for kids, floral watercolor, and more. All workshops are free, although some might charge a minimal fee for the materials.
Art Lectures
Aside from getting your hands dirty, you could also enrich your mind and gain a deeper understanding of the art industry. Lectures on useful topics such as building a strong art portfolio, an intro to basic visual literacy, art history, and many more are on the lineup.
Film screenings
In partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the 2024 Ortigas Art Fair will feature several free screenings of recent independent Filipino movies. Watch acclaimed titles as the family-friendly Firefly, the thought-provoking Gitling, and the spine-tingling In My Mother's Skin without paying regular cinema prices and making your wallet cry.
Aside from film screenings, the FDCP will also be hosting rounds of their Film Talk series where movie aficionados can get the chance to learn from experts in Film about the different facets of the industry. The lineup includes discussions on film criticism and other timely topics in the field.
Here is the full schedule of activities for the 2024 Ortigas Art Festival:
August 1
- Free Film Screening: How to Disappear Completely, 8 p.m., Ortigas Cinemas, 4/F East Wing
August 2
- Film Talk with the Film Development Council of the Philippines: Film Criticism with Dr. Shirley Lua, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 3
- Lecture: Art in the Community, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2/F East Wing
- Workshop: Alternative Art Materials and Techniques, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m, 2/F East Wing
- Odang Putik Pottery Express: Acryllic on Terracotta Painting + Wheel-Throwing Experience, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 4
- Lecture: Multidisciplinary Art Practices, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2/F East Wing
- Workshop: Tetra Pak Print, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 2/F East Wing
- Odang Putik Pottery Express: Acryllic on Terracotta Painting + Wheel-Throwing Experience, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 6
- Art for Young Children by Young Artist's Studio, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. G/F East Wing
August 7
- Workshop: Floral Watercolor Painting Workshop by Pasig Art Club, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 8
- Free Film Screening: Gitling, 8 p.m., Ortigas Cinemas, 4/F East Wing
August 9
- Film Talk with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 10
- Portfolio Presentation: Kwentong Buhay, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2/F East Wing
- Portfolio Presentation: Kwentong Bata, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 2/F East Wing
- Workshop: Character Design for Art: Toy Making with Introduction to 3D Modeling by Pasig Art Club, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 11
- Lecture: Young Artist Perspective, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 2/F East Wing
- Workshop: Portfolio Making, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 2/F East Wing
August 13
- Art for Young Children by Young Artist's Studio, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 14
- Pasig Art Club: Exploring the Joy in Coffee Painting, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 15
- Free Film Screening: Firefly, 8 p.m., Ortigas Cinemas, 4/F East Wing
August 16
- Free Film Screening: In My Mother's Skin, 8 p.m., Ortigas Cinemas, 4/F East Wing
- Film Talk with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 17
- Workshop: Acrylic Painting for Kids, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., G/F East Wing
August 18
- Special Event: Art Forum Round Table Discussion: Recent Trends in the Art Market and Projections for the Future of the Philippine Art Scene, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., G/F East Wing
- Halili Dance School Performance, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., G/F East Wing
The 2024 Ortigas Art Festival runs until August 18 at the East Wing, Estancia Mall, Pasig City. For more information, visit the Ortigas Art Festival's Facebook page.
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