MCAD is looking for a project manager who will work closely with its curatorial team for an upcoming exhibition. Responsibilities include, but not limited to: Report for duty, at least forty (40) hours a week. Flexibility is necessary. Create and implement a timeline for all activities and preparations required for completion of the project. Execute…
The past and post-scarcity data overload present challenges in terms of defining the right to be forgotten and implications on human need for community and to be remembered in the digital age. The preservation of memories and their accessibility allow their tracing, interpretation, narrativization and circulation. There is an accountability implied in such processes and indicate what is valued at a particular period…
THIS WORKSHOP IS POSTPONED. NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED. On January 26, a workshop on making pop-ups will be facilitated by Manuel Dacanay of DLS-CSB’s Industrial Design Program. From 10am-5pm, participants will be making a pop-up cityscape and will have a chance to create one with a computer program and a cameo silhouette cutter provided by bigpixgraphics….
The development of early Philippine societies seen through archaeology reveals how the concept of center and periphery has influenced this growth. Relics and artefacts in Sta Ana in Manila, Butuan in Mindanao and Tanjay City in the Visayas point to the importance of these places for governance, trade, and shows links with other areas. Timothy…
ABOUT MCAD COMMONS MCAD Commons is an exhibition programme of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila. It is conceptualised as a programmed space that is removed from the main gallery space of the museum. Conceived as a project to continue the expanding activities of the museum, MCAD Commons brings MCAD’s singular programming to…
Danilo Eccher – January 25, 3 pm, DLS-CSB 12F SDA Cinema Danilo Eccher is an independent art critic and curator. Previously Director of the MACRO Museum in Rome and GAM (Gallery of Modern Art) in Turin, Eccher has recently curated solo exhibitions of Jannis Kounellis, Albert Oehlen and Sean Scully. Join Danilo as he discusses…
Happy New Year! We’re excited to start off the year with our first set of films for January. How a city is built, inscribed, remembered and by whom, and the movement within and without this space are explored in this mix of feature and documentary films. Co-presented with the Philippine Italian Association, Hands Over the…
It’s finally December! This month, we’re screening two animated 80s films especially for the community. In Mickey’s Christmas Carol, classic Disney characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece while in Snowman, a boy and his snowman go on an adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. The screenings…
For this month’s film screenings, we’ve selected four acclaimed animated features with genres that range from historical to musical fantasy comedy. Join us in the exploration of the many possibilities of animation this month of November. The screenings will be held on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays of November, inside the MCAD Multimedia Room, De…
It’s that time of the year again: MCAD brings you #MCADFilmScreamings for the month of October 2017. Growing up is tough – everything is new and overwhelming; truths are being revealed. It feels like you’re starring in your very own horror film, feeling vulnerable and undergoing your own transformation. What you end up turning into…
