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As a board member of Pusod she helped organize the logistics such as accommodation, food, transportation, etc that enabled 100 artists to showcase in VIVA Excon. Bambi played an important role in bringing the artists together. VIVA Excon is a biennial that has been ongoing for the last 30 years, making it the longest held arts exhibition in the country. In 2008 Pusod hosted the Visayan Islands Visual Artists Exhibit-Conference (VIVA Excon). The artists of Pusod are primarily performance artists, sculptures and painters, but is open to all practicing and student artists. Their mission is very similar to Bambi’s motivations in her art career. Pusod’s mission is to promote alternative and indigenous arts through a technologically sophisticated platform in the Central Visayas region. The word Pusod translates to navel which symbolizes their geographic location. Pusod was founded in 1997 primarily from the school-based UP Cebu Fine Arts program. Bambi is very open in the curatorial process, allowing shows to truly represent the artists’ vision since Cebu collectors tend to favor traditional motifs.īambi is also a board member of Pusod, the Open Organization of Cebu Visual artists. Turtle’s nest is known as one of the older art spaces in Cebu. Turtle’s nest is a place where artists can come and showcase their work, something that was often unstable and missing in Cebu society. As Bambi became more interested in the arts she saw a gap in the scene and opened up Turtle’s nest across the street. It was originally opened in 1997 with a clientele that was mainly travellers and backpackers.

It is also a restaurant, bar, and lodging facility. The space hosts a variety of platforms and performative arts in a non-commercialized setting. Turtle’s Nest (formerly KuKuk’s nest) is an alternative space where (often young) artists have a platform to showcase their works. Bambi taught the workshop tying together her literary and production skills while casting local Butuanons. This short film is about human trafficking in the native (dying) language of Butuan. Bambi once ran a 5 day film-making workshop in her hometown of Butuan where they created the film Pigadagit. Some of her short films are centered on “women in nature”, and she has even written pieces about mail-order-brides, a problem that she often sees occurring. The lack of non corporate space to express freely is what led her to open and maintain Kuku’s nest. She seeks to promote women artists in particular, who are not well represented in Cebu. She also works to create spaces for young artists to showcase their work. She writes poems and delivers them in her native language Bisaya and creates her own English translations.

#MARIA P VICTORIA SABACAN FULL#

She takes on roles of film writer, producer, director, and/or actress in various short and full length films. She mainly creates performative art through the medium of film. In 2014 Bambi acted in the film Mula Kung Ano ang Noon that won the grand prize at the World Premiere Film Festival in the Philippines, Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, and Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. She directed a segment of Beyrnes, Beyrnes in 2011. Notably, she has been a part of Damgo ni Eleuteria (2010), Di Ingon Nato (2011), Cartas de la Soledad (2011), and Aberya (2012). She is also a part of many short films as both actress and producer, and even as director. Then she acted in the full length film Confessional in 2007 where she also began her producing career. In 2006 she was cast in her first film as the lead actress in the short film, Pagbalik. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology Degree from University of Philippines Cebu, and shortly after went back to pursue her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Bambi's father was a doctor and teacher which led the family to move to Cebu City for work in 1979. Her mother Romona Cultura Burdeos Beltran native to this region, married Francisco Beltran Jr. Geraldine Kelley, Society of St.Maria Victoria Beltran, also known as Bambi Beltran, was born in the Barangay of Tungao of Butuan City in the province of Agusan Del Norte which is located on the southernmost island of the Philippines. Sheridan School District Community Appreciation Please help us honor our wonderful families and community members. Each recipient will also receive a Certificate of Appreciation mailed to them from the District. This year, in the midst of COVID 19, we will honor our many family and community members, not by coming together in person, but through a Website page where the whole world can see how much we appreciate our families and community. Each year Sheridan honors our parents and community members with an end of year celebration. Sheridan School District has a strong and vibrant community. Message from Superintendent Pat Sandos and Board President

Maria p victoria sabacan