Marc Ecko’s Competition

Marc Ecko is holding its first Ecko Unltd. Global Art Battle. The goal is to reach out and tap local talent to join the competition and represent the Philippines. This would be a really great opportunity to showcase the Filipino artist on a global scale.

As the Philippines is one of the participating territories, the winners from each country chosen by Marc Ecko himself will have their bio and art announced on marcecko.com, recieve $1000 in Ecko products and have their artwork featured on the official Spring 2010 Ecko collection.

Rules:

1. No purchase necessary to participate
2. Final art deadline for submission to Marc Ecko is May 8, 2009
3. The winners of each country will be announced May 15th on this site and Marceckoenterprises.com
4. Submit art in JPEG or PDF format. If your art is selected you will be requested to submit a Adobe Illustrator of Photoshop file built on white background
5. Artists should implement their signature somewhere in art piece
6. All submissions must include: full artist name, email, contact number, country
7. Submissions are accepted at www.eckounltdartbattle.com, Ecko Unltd. stores or via mail:Marc Ecko Enterprises
   Ecko Unltd. Art Battle
   40 West 23rd Street 5th Floor
   New York, NY 10010
   917.262.1002

8. A. Winners artwork will be featured within the Ecko Unltd. Spring 2010 Collection
   B. Artist bio and portfolio will be featured on Marc Ecko global websites
   C. Ecko Unltd. stores in participating territories will display pieces from the winning artis
   D. ECKO UNLTD.® apparel with US retail value of $1000 (as chosen by Ecko Unltd.)

for more info on the competition, click here

Follow us on…

We just joined the twitter bandwagon, like so many others. So now get (mini-) updates as it happens, when it happens!!! And soon, we’ll be all over the web, reaching out to fellow drunks on design. So that’s really something to look forward to. But in the meantime, add us up to your list of twitter friends. We’ll be waiting…

Curious Vignettes by Pepper Roxas

Said to stem from her love of taxidermy, natural history museums, and the classical veneer of Edwardian English style, Isabel “Pepper” Roxas transports us to a narrative about strange occurences, and the artifacts that they leave behind with Maude Marie and Other Curiosities.

Maude Marie and Other Curiosities is opening on April 30, Thursday, with a reception at 4pm at 20Square Gallery. It will run from April 30 to May 23, 2009. Gallery hours are from 10am – 7pm Monday to Friday, and 1 – 6pm on Saturday.

Find 20Square at 2/F YMC Bldg.II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City. You can call (2) 8160044 / (905) 2650873 for more information

Image is by Pepper Roxas and is called Raven (detail), 2009

Happy Earth Day

Get the latest trends in eco-friendly design and products, by attending HD Green Day at the Hospitality Design Expo. HD Green Day is a full day of learning and resources all about sustainable design. This will be on May 13, 2009 (Wednesday) at the Sand’s Conference Centere in Las Vegas, Nevada and is presented by the Hospitality Design magazine. A great way to celebrate Earth Day, post earth day.

For more information on the conference, click here.

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Manila FAME

After having seen such beautiful vignettes in the past years of one of our favorite design shows, this year’s show broke our hearts. The lobby was a bit too plain and the displays were not as mind-blowing as we hoped they will be. Is it because of the economic crisis or is it because we expected too much?

Manila FAME is open to the public on 18 April 2009.

Weaving Art in Architecture

from http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=11424

Check out this winning design of the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) in Edmonton Canada, to be opened in 2010. Designed by Randall Stout Architect, the design utilizes a “ribbon of stainless steel” that emerges through the exterior of the gallery, enveloping the glass structure of the building. The interiors, on the other hand, is far from its sculptural vista. The gallery areas are simple, stacks of cubes serving as blank canvases for the artworks.

Even from outside, the gallery itself is an exhibition.

TutoK’s First for 2009

An invitation from TutoK:

TutoK’s first offering for 2009 opens at Tala Gallery on April 16, 2009, with a group exhibition on art and education featuring 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 education. Beginning with this exhibit by artist-teachers— artists who hone artistic skills and minds through academic channels, as well as artists who are active in cultural work among sectors and communities. The premise of course is that education is a continuous and dynamic process; that beyond the job, artists are essentially sustained by it as a vehicle for mutual exchange and development. Tutok’s focus on EDUK will provide more insights and discussions in its upcoming projects on education issues.

To be scheduled on the last two weeks of the exhibit will be a series of talks and workshops projected as critical interventions for the benefit of artists and art practices. Tutok’s program also plans to 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.

The exhibit will run from April 16 to May 7, 2009. Opening cocktails is on April 16 6:00pm. Call Tels.63.2.4411267 and 63.2.4010337 for more information.

Going Digital

Landscape Architecture, the magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), introduced its digital format online with its April 2009 issue.

Get this first digital issue for free here.

Frank’s Not Dead

Frank Gehry, the architect whom we all have studied way back in college is still on a roll. He has recenty been chosen to implement his proposed design of the national memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This just shows that once a rockstar, always a rockstar—in architecture, that is.

The memorial structure is to be built on 4-acre land in Washington, DC. Gehry is discreet with his proposed design but he revealed that his concept was derived from the Lincoln Memorial, incorporating also Eisenhower’s achievements in stone reliefs. The design will reach around $90 and $110 million in cost and will take about five years to build.

New York exhibit design Edwin Schlossberg, landscape architect EDAW, and avant-garde theatre artist Robert Wilson will be joining Gehry in this project.