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About us Artists and scientists join forces to preserve Manansalas Print on 22 January 2014. Like 854 f Share Tweet Share Share IRRI references Staff profile: Paul Hilario Our facilities External links National Museum National Commission for Culture and the Arts For inquiries, please contact:-Media inquiries page For more than 50 years, staff and guests of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have had the pleasure of dining in the presence of two brilliant masterpieces by National Artist Vicente Manansala. In 1962, shortly after the IRRI research facility in Los Baños was established, the Institute commissioned Manansala to paint two mural-sized pieces. One was installed at the Institute’s cafeteria and the other in its dining room. In commemoration of Manansala’s 104th birthday, artists and art enthusiasts will join the scientific community at the IRRI headquarters on 29 January 2014. Together, they will celebrate these treasured art pieces during the day-long event entitled Si Manansala at ang Masaganang Ani, a series of activities that includes a special viewing of the paintings, a symposium on the artist’s life and work, and a special exhibit. Manansala was a multi-awarded artist who became popular for his trademark transparent cubism technique. He was proclaimed National Artist in 1982, a year after he died. Email Twenty Filipino artists, some who knew Manansala personally and had worked with him directly, will be visiting the Institute for sketching and painting sessions followed by an art market. Artists include Hermes Alegre, Rey Arcilla, Lito Balagtas, Cee Cadid, Cris Cruz, Buds Convocar, Ember Crisostomo, Fil dela Cruz, Anna de Leon, Rudolf Gonzales, Boy Mata, Nemesio Miranda, Francis Nacion, Roel Obemio, Al Perez, Omi Reyes, Ephraim Samson, Aner Sebastian, Migs Villanueva, and Joseph Villamar. Manansala’s granddaughter Ronna, herself an artist; Nemesio Miranda, head of the Committee on Visual Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); Ana Labrador, assistant director at the National Museum; Ben Vergara, National Scientist and trustee of the National Museum; and Maritess Pineda, president of the Friends of Manansala Foundation, Inc. will speak about the life, work, and influence of Manansala in Philippine art during a symposium that will start at 2:30 in the afternoon. Production of limited-edition prints of the two Manansala paintings at IRRI will be launched during the event. In November 1984, the Manansala paintings at IRRI underwent preventive conservation. Almost 30 years later, IRRI is once again exploring options to protect the paintings, including relocation of the mural-size pieces, and is working closely with the Friends of Manansala Foundation, Inc., the National Museum, and the NCCA. If you are interested in joining the event or would like more information, contact Paul Hilario- -, extension 2428). Interact with us Like Tweet View Watch Read Conn Listen ect Follo w ABOUT IRRI OUR WORK OUR IMPACT NEWSROOM GET INVOLVED Sitemap Legal Notice Our mission Research Increasing food security Media releases Jobs Our people GRiSP Our funding Organizational units Engaging women Our facilities Training Annual reports Seeds History Protecting the environment IRRI News Blogs Training Scholarships Tackling climate change Rice Today Magazine Donate Reducing poverty Events Locations Asset management Limited Exclusivity Agreements and Restricted Use Agreements NETWORKS TOOLS AND DATABASES C4 Rice Project Ricepedia Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia International Rice Information System Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Library Catalog Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong ORYZA Delta Rice Knowledge Bank Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments World Rice Statistics Climate Change Adaptation in Rainfed Rice Areas Farm Household Survey Database Global Rice Phenotyping Network Weedsmart Hybrid Rice Development Consortium Weed identification tool RESOURCES Scientific outputs Publications IRRI Books Videos Brochures Images CONTACT US Media inquiries General inquiries Visitor information Irrigated Rice Research Consortium Local climate Closing rice yield gaps in Asia with reduced IRRI Dataverse environmental footprint Crop Manager International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice Genesys Postharvest Learning Alliance Rice SNP-SEEK database Rice and climate change research WeRise Rice Straw Project Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia Temperate Rice Research Consortium SIIL-Polder Project Bangladesh