PH Embassy in Manama and Filipino Creatives Bahrain showcase Filipino, Bahraini, and Bahrain-based visual artists in art exhibit


Embracing the new normal

POWER AND STRENGTH Philippine Chargé d’Affaires to Bahrain Maria Paz Cortes and Shaikha Marwa bint Rashid bin Hasan bin Ali Al Khalifa (third and fourth from the left) led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the art exhibition. They are joined by the Malaysian Ambassador Shazryll Zahiran (second from right), Indonesian Ambassador Ardi Hermawan (first from the right, Royal Thai Embassy CDA Nuttapat Chumnijarakij (second from left), and Philippine labor attaché Vicente M. Cabe (first from the left)

Filipino Creatives Bahrain under the auspices of the Philippine Embassy organized an art exhibit entitled “Transit(ion) - Journey to Embracing the New Normal” featuring Filipino, Bahraini, and Bahrain-based visual artists.

FILIPINO CREATIVE Shaikha Marwa bint Rashid bin Hasan bin Ali Al Khalifa, CDA Maria Paz G. Cortes, and artist Jie Refugio from the Filipino Creatives Bahrain and one of the exhibitors, explaining his masterpiece

The ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the exhibit was led by Chargé d’ Affaires Maria Paz Cortes of the Philippine Embassy and Shaikha Marwa bint Rashid bin Hasan bin Ali Al Khalifa. Malaysian Ambassador Shazryll Zahiran, Indonesian Ambassador Ardi Hermawan, Thai Chargé d’affaires Nuttapat Chumnijarakij, and Philippine labor attaché Vicente M. Cabe were also present to grace the event.

ART FOR SURVIVAL The Filipino, Bahraini, and Bahrain-based artists who participated in the art exhibition

The art exhibit features diverse ways of embracing the new normal through arts, focusing on the strength and resilience of every individual as each one transitions into a world that continues to strive to thrive despite the challenges of the pandemic.

The exhibit ran until the end of March at the Oasis Mall, Juffair, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

The focus is on the strength and resilience of every individual as each one transitions into a world that continues to strive to thrive despite the challenges of the pandemic.

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(Manama PE photo)

Shots from the second floor of Oasis Mall, Juffair, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, the venue for this art exhibit