BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government hailed the return of the Mango Harvesters painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo to the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental. FERNANDO Amorsolo's Mango Harvester's painting. (FB) The 1936 painting, stolen from the...
For 25 years, the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Philippines has been more than a patron of the arts—it has been a bridge, a catalyst, and a champion of cultural exchange. Through its fellowships, ACC has empowered nearly 300 Filipino artists, scholars, and cultural workers, many of whom have gone...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation has recovered the Mango Harvesters painting by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo in Manila, eight days after it was stolen from a private museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on July 3. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony...
BACOLOD CITY – The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros has called on the art community to join them in their plea for the safe return of the stolen Fernando Amorsolo Mango Harvesters painting from the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on July 3. THE Hofileña heritage house in Silay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have identified one of two suspects who stole an 88-year-old Mango Harvesters painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo from a private museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 3. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Silay in Negros Occidental has offered a P25,000 cash reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects and recovery of a stolen Fernando Amorsolo painting last July 3. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY - A painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo was stolen from a private museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 3. The musuem has asked the help of the public in finding the masterpiece. “Please help in the recovery of this important piece of Philippine...
A prized possession of the Hofileña Museum, a private museum in Silay, Bacolod, the Fernando Amorsolo masterpiece titled "Mango Harvesters" (1936), was reported stolen on July 3, 2024. According to a Facebook post by Silay Heritage on July 5, 2024, a group of cultural advocates in Silay, "The...
The city government of Manila hosted the first "Bayanihan Art Awards" at Bulwagang Villegas, Manila City Hall on Tuesday, May 30. The awarding ceremony was held in conjunction with the celebration of the 121st birthday of the Philippine National Artist for Arts, Fernando Amorsolo. Bayanihan...
CCP and PinoyLUG celebrate the first national artist of the Philippines Left: Fernando C. Amorsolo, Dalagang Bukid , 91.5 x 76.2 cm, Oil on canvas, 1949, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Museum Collection Right: PinoyLUG Team's DALAGANG BUKID, After Fernando Amorsolo’s Dalagang Bukid ,...
From canvas to Lego bricks Looking at Fernando Amorsolo's pieces can instantly transport you to a time of the Philippines' past, when the fiery sun rays kiss the golden fields and women and men working side by side is such an idyllic sight. Taking the experience to the next level is his master...
WALA LANG This month we commemorate the 501st anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival, highlighted by an exhibition in the National Museum, El Viaje mas Largo – La Primera Vuelta del Mundo. The festivities center on “the longest journey, the first circumnavigation of the globe.” Nothing...
