ArtSpeak: Who do we write for?

Join ArtSpeak: “Who do we write for?” happening this May 18, Saturday at 2:00 pm at the Ateneo Art Gallery!

18 May 2024, Saturday

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ben Chan ArtSuite and via Zoom

2F Ateneo Art Gallery, Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing

Areté, Ateneo de Manila University

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Limited slots only!

Register now at: go.ateneo.net/WhoDoWeWriteFor

The Kalaw-Ledesma Foundation, Inc. (KLFI) and the Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) are pleased to present the final installment of the series of talks to celebrate the 10th year of the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma (PKL) Prizes in Art Criticism.

Moderated by Lisa Ito-Tapang with Eileen Legaspi Ramirez, Mariah Reodica, Jay Rosas, and Nicole Soriano Lao, “Who do we write for?” is the third in the talk series to delve into the relevance and state of art criticism today, takes the form of a question – one that is important for a critic to answer before they put their minds to work and pen to paper.

Before the critic interprets – which is just one of their many functions – they must first ask themselves: Who am I writing for? Who is my audience? This points to another critical inquiry for the writer: Where am I in the artworld’s ecosystem? With such becoming larger and more fragmented (since Kalaw-Ledesma wrote her speech), it is a necessity for the critic to be sensitive to the different individuals and relationships in this vast ecosystem. Such will eventually guide them to answer: Who am I – or more importantly, should I be – writing for?

In line with the theme of International Museum Day 2024 focusing on “Museums for Education and Research,” this ArtSpeak is part of a double-billed ArtSpeak with “An Artist’s Conversation with a Physicist and a Philosopher” happening on May 16, Thursday, 2:00 pm at the Ben Chan ArtSuite, 2F Ateneo Art Gallery, Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing, Areté.

For inquiries, email aag@ateneo.edu