Ivatan Inspired Paintings on Exhibit at CCP
BatanesOnline.com

Fishermen at Basco port. These paintings are part of Mr. Blanco's exhibit.

Ivatan inspired paintings by Mr. Michael P. Blanco, a celebrated artist of the Blanco Family (Blanco Family Museum) of Angono, Rizal will be showcased at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It features sceneries, the Ivatans and the cultural heritage of Batanes.

The exhibition, entitled: Ivatans, People of the North will be formally opened by Dr. Florentino Hornedo on April 22 at 6:00 pm.

It will be open until May 30, 2004 from 10am to 6 pm at the Second Floor hallway (Pasilyo Vicente Manansala) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Ivatans at Itbayat port.

Mr. Blanco is renowned for his festive and colorful masterpieces with painstaking details.

"I spent a few weeks in Batanes and enjoyed the place very much. Mabuhay Kayo!" says Mr. Blanco.

Everyone is invited to grace the occasion especially the Ivatans whose cultural heritage have inspired Mr. Blanco's paintings.