NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When you see a masterpiece of Romulo Galicano, you can almost always recognize it is the master painter’s work because of the vertical elements present in them. He tells me that he always had that love for vertical elements even as a young artist, when he would...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub. Visitors look at artwork "High Windows (Happy Life), 2006" by artist Damien Hirst during the Frieze...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon - Fashion designers and artists joined in a rare collaboration for Arts and Fashion Culture and Couture exhibit that started on Monday (Aug. 29) and will run until Sept. 3, 2022 at SM Event Center in this city. Photo via Danny Estacio Ramil Estrope, a Lucena-born designer and...
Lines and patterns come to life in Janos Delacruz’s latest exhibit ‘Pag-ibig at Lumbay’ Through its beki lingo, the LGBTQIA+ Community over the years has added color to our local conversations. We hear the “ charot ” at the end of every remark to make sure what was said was just a joke,...
Japanese backpack brand, anello, put the spotlight on the Philippines’ colorful festivities and diverse flora and fauna at the culminating activity of the brand’s 5 th anniversary on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the @Tokyo Store PH in Uptown Mall BGC. Wrapping up the brand’s first-ever bag...
Appreciating a millennia of friendship through art Text and photos by Dexter R. Matilla A photo exhibition highlighting the most significant moments of high-level exchanges, economic and trade, anti-pandemic cooperation, and military exchanges between the Philippines and China opened recently at...
Tapping into the therapeutic effects of art to mental health, the council of Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City launched on Saturday, July 30, a free monthly art program to strengthen ties between communities and curb pandemic-driven woes. BSA Chairman Raymond U. Lising oversees the launching...
CEBU CITY – The city of Dapitan showcased one of its own when it held a series of cultural events during the Revisitamos Dapitan 1892. ARTIST Dr. Adelina Sagario (center) is flanked by Dapitan City Mayor Seth Jalosjos (right) and City Tourism Officer Apple Marie Agolong during the opening of her...
Sign up now! From having only 200 participants and held in one venue in 2011, to having over 2600 participants the last time it was physically held in 2019 in different parts of the Philippines; the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest has grown exponentially to become a nationwide activity and as the...
Visual Arts Helping Hands Foundation and Art Lounge Manila launch ‘The Empty Chair Project Reprise' It is an understatement to say that the pandemic has greatly affected everyone’s mental health. From the chaos it brought during its early months of spreading around the globe to the lives it...
PANGASINAN -- A 46-year old choreographer who lost his job as festivals and other events in big companies were cancelled due to a pandemic shifted to making decorative hanging coconut shell pots. (Photos credit to Reynante Ymasa) Reynate Ymasa’s option to venture on handicraft-making is seemingly...
Artworks of 90 children with disabilities were showcased in an arts exhibit in Quezon City on Monday, July 18. The “Arts and Disability 20/20: Artful Connections in the Time of Pandemic” special exhibit held at the Farmers Plaza in Araneta City, Cubao presented the combined masterpieces of 64...
