Type lovers and lettering enthusiasts, rejoice! You'll be in for a treat!
December 12 & 13, 2015
3rd Annual Typography Exhibit
Gate Fee - P100.00
Gate Fee - P100.00
This 3rd Type Kita exhibit promises to be bigger than before with over 60 participating exhibitors and artist sharing their talent for this event-for-a-cause. This holiday season, the Type Kita Exhibit will serve as a big Christmas gathering for enthusiasts around the metro! There will be live art, demos, art trade and gift giving activities that are perfect for holiday feast type lovers!
The theme, "Pass on the Passion", aims to foster camaraderie and strengthen the local type community during the Christmas season by focusing on the value of collaboration and sharing. With this event, type enthusiasts can give back to the community and share their passion with others. The proceeds of this event will benefit "PEARLS", a non-profit organization that aims to provide unprivileged kids with Peace, Education, Aspiration, Respect, Love and Smiles.
Activities for the event are as follows:
PASS ON THE PASSION
EXHIBIT
For this leg, exhibitors
are encouraged to work and collaborate with other artists to share their talent
and trade skills as they develop their pieces, strengthening the idea of
sharing one’s passion through art.
ART TRADE/ TOOL
SWAP
Art Trade
Manila will lead an art-exchange activity where artists and guests can bring
their works or writing tools and trade it with fellow type-enthusiasts. It’s
like a massive exchange gift activity, but more fun!
LIVE ART
Some of
your favorite local letterers will also be invited to paint on wooden panels as
part of the live art exhibit. Glass panels will also serve as a big doodle wall
canvas!
And because the venue will
be bigger, Zig Philippines will also be displaying large scale art murals
as part of the exhibit.
INSTAGRAM EXCHANGE
Type Kita
exhibits are also the best place to build your network with fellow type-geeks!
To further promote camaraderie, participants will be given name tags for their
IG handles so they can easily follow each other and keep connected even after
the event!
GIFT AND CARD DRIVE
One portion
of the event will allow guests to write Christmas cards, design covers of blank
notebooks and leave behind the hand-lettered pieces as part of gift kits for
the kids of PROJECT PEARLS.
LIVE DEMOS AND ACTIVITIES
Pass on the passion for
type with free demos such as lettering, calligraphy, watercolor lettering and much
more! There will also be a scheduled film showing, some live art &for the
hoarders, there will also be pop-up shops for tools and type merchandise.
CHRISTMAS POTLUCK
DIRECTIONS
Routes and Guides in going to the exhibit.
Via Commute:MRT Magallanes Station - Jeepney Route
Get off the MRT - Magallanes Station
Go down the Southbound Exit
Walk towards San Lorenzo Condominium
Take the PRC - Mantrade
Alight at the Old Bosch Building, in front of Ambers
Via Car:
Drive straight thru Ayala Avenue
Turn Left onto Yakal Street
Turn Right onto Chino Roces Avenue
The Old Bosch building will be on your right, in front of Ambers
Parking:
There is limited parking along Chino Roces Avenue. You may park along Guijo Street, which is parallel to Chino Roces. There is another entrance to the venue along Guijo Street, near the Sacred Heart Churct.
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