APPASSIONATA III: Women Artists front and center
The opening evening was well-attended by a stellar lineup of ambassadors and diplomats, industry magnates and business tycoons, artists and art lovers, the stalwarts of the social scene in a celebration of female empowerment.
Three pieces by Imelda Cajipe Endaya.
To genuinely empower female artists is the name of the game, and Appassionata III continues on that sincere promise, even more than a decade later.
Originally launched in 2013, the initial installment was born out of an impassioned conversation between Marivic Rufino and Deanna Ongpin–Recto. This no-nonsense duo tapped Susan
‘SpiraL Joy (1997)’ by Rosario Bitanga.
‘Picket Dreams’ (2019) by Leonore R.S. Lim.
‘Ode to Babaylan (2024)’ by Susan Fetalvero-Roces.
‘Exuberance (Aegean Sea) (2024)’ by Marivic Rufino.
Art critic Cid Reyes.
Fetalvero-Roces. The trio then eventually evolved into a formidable collective of five women artists, all accomplished achievers veterans in their respective callings.
With varied wide spectrum of arts, it would be seemingly impossible to contain them into a specific theme. After all, each artist had their own specialism. And so, the name Appassionata was proposed, a reflection of their lifelong love affair with art.
