The festival serves as an opportunity to give proper value to art and culture and their role in the enrichment of human consciousness
UP Diliman has cooked up an event to celebrate National Arts Month this February. The Arts and Culture Festival takes place this month of Feb. to March 2023 with the theme "KALOOB: Mula at Tungo sa Bayan," which pays tribute to the achievements of the artists-scholars-creators of the nation "who poured their talents and intellect into the creation of works that shed light on the Filipino condition."
"The concept of KALOOB, which can mean, ‘present, contribution, gift, offering, donation, inheritance, memory,’ gives importance to the interconnectedness of Filipinos through the spirit of giving and fellowship," according to the organizers. "The festival serves as an opportunity to give value to art and culture and their role in the enrichment of human consciousness, through creative methods coupled with a critical perspective, which serve as the backbone of the University’s liberal education."
The KALOOB festival has three main dimensions. First, honoring the newly appointed National Artists (Proclamation Number 1390 signed on 10 June 2022), of whom five are from the UP community. Second, introducing to the public the new artist-scholars who create and conduct research on various aspects of art and culture under the Artist Support Program of the UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (UPD-OICA). Lastly, officially recognizing the National Living Treasures or Culture Bearers.
The festival’s creative program, physical and virtual exhibitions, interviews, discussions, and performances call on to nurture the artistic work and research by these artists-scholars-creators and share them with the UP community and the public.
The following are the different project components for this year’s UPD Arts and Culture Festival:
- Kabilin: Paglulunsad ng UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2023 at Culture Bearers-in-Residence Program on Feb. 6, 2023 8 a.m. at Quezon Hall
- Duyan Ka ng Magiting: Pagpupugay sa mga Bagong Hirang na Pambansang Alagad ng Sining mula sa UP Diliman on Feb. 24, 2023 3 p.m. at University Theater
- Kaloob-Sining Biswal: Mga Likha ng mga Artista-Iskolar ng UP Diliman on Feb. 28 to March 17, 2023 and Opening Program on 28 February 2023, 3 p.m. at Palma Hall Lobby
- Kaloob-Saliksik: Bahaginan ng mga Artista-Iskolar ng UP Diliman on March 8, 2023 9 a.m.-5 p.m. via Zoom and FB/YouTube
- LIKHANG PEYUPS UP Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) Concert on March 10, 2023 6 p.m. at University Theater
- Himigsikan 2023 Kaloob-Tanghal: Mga pagtatanghal ng mga Artista-Iskolar ng UP Diliman on March 17, 2023 at Acacia Courtyard, UP Town Center
- Other Initiatives under the UP Diliman Arts and Culture Grant
UP College of Fine Arts (UP CFA)
Limbag at Likhang-Kamay: Papel ng Kababaihang Manlilikha sa Pamumulat
Feb. 24 – March 31, 2023 at the College of Fine Arts
UP Artists’ Circle Fraternity
Mga Awit ng Ating Panahon
March 3, 2023 7 to 10 p.m. at University Hotel, UP Diliman
TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program
PAKARADYAAN: WOMEN WEAVING M’RANAO CULTURE
March 8-9, 2023 at GT Toyota, Asian Center, UP Diliman
UP Department of Linguistics
The 3rd Consuelo J. Paz Lecture: "Postscript to Wars of Extinction: Lumad Identity and Struggle"
March 17, 2023 2-4 p.m. at Palma Hall 2nd Floor Lobby and Online
UP Asian Institute of Tourism (UP AIT)
Utom Ne Lingon Tobli: Rhythm of Musical Instruments, Songs, and Chants
March 20, 2023 9-11 a.m. at AIT Lounge, UP Diliman
UP Department of History
SineKas: Screening of “The Restless Heron” (2023) directed by Alan Filoteo
March 24, 2023 4-6 p.m. via Zoom by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP); Online at the NHCP, UP Department of History, and UPD-OICA Facebook Pages
UP Composers of New Music (UP Conemus)
Mga Alaala at Aral mula at para sa Bayan
March 27, 2023 at the UP College of Music YouTube Channel and UP Conemus Facebook Page
For more information about the festival and its components, you may access the link: https://bit.ly/3IBJUJH. Connect with the UP Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture in the Arts (UPD-OICA) at specialprojects_oica.upd@up.edu.ph