Sometimes, all we need is that sense of chikahan to make us feel ourselves again These podcasts got your back More than a year in one form of community quarantine or another, and we'd think that we would get used to being apart from each other—that Zoom meetings and video calls would ease the...
This Mother's Day, let's recognize the role of weaving mothers through their works Tagbanwa weavers Since its earliest days, weaving in the Philippines has been a tool for storytelling. It encapsulates our history, not with ink and paper, but with natural dyes and fibers. It anecdotes dreams...
This National Heritage Month, discover artworks of the past at 'Segundo' auction Pieces from 'Segundo'auction Heritage and history are often best reflected in art. Artists gain inspiration from the things of their era and create works whose relevance and beauty go beyond their lifetimes. Even in...
KCC Philippines’ 'Kolorful Adventures' for the month of May (KCC) May is Family Month in South Korea and in line with this, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is offering different activities for enthusiasts of Korean films, K-dramas, K-pop and K-Culture. KCC is kicking off May...
In time with the holy month of Ramadan, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is set to hold a webinar series featuring various Islamic traditions and cuisines. (Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash) The activity, to be done in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of...
It's time to welcome a new MCU family! Angelina Jolie as Thena in the movie 'The Eternals' The year 2020 was a bit of a slump for superhero movie fans with the absence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) on the big screen. While the stories of Marvel superheroes Wanda Maximoff, the Falcon, and...
It's May the 4th, Star Wars Day, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) steals a bit of the limelight from the galaxy far, far away by releasing a short video that serves as a confirmation of its planned films and shows under its co-called Phase 4. Scene from ‘Eternals’ (Screenshot/Marvel...
View the first ever survey of the complete body of ink works by Cheong Soo Pieng, a key figure in the development modernism in visual arts in the Southeast Asia Cheong Soo Pieng, Resting, c. 1978-83, Chinese ink and colour on silk, 68 x 95 cm. Private Collection. (2) As we coop up at home in these...
The art of waiting IMG_20210503_065434 Anton Del Castillo believes that his art, although often rooted in personal events and people close to him, can be a way to express universal themes. For Anton, all art conveys a narrative. The stories shown in his works, however, are founded on visions. “...
Wanted: Young filmmaker Nespresso Talents 2021 Now more than ever, we must make an effort to make the world a better place. In today’s world, the smallest act of kindness can have the biggest impact. The sixth edition of the annual vertical filmmaking competition by the coffee brand Nespresso,...
SCREENCRUNCH: It’s another adventure featuring teenagers... all the problems that go with that Alina and Gen. Kirigan (Netflix) If you start watching Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone” and realize that you’ve seen it before, that’s because you probably have—not literally, of course, because...
He died last April 29, 2021 at age 79 Allan Cosio (Photo from Alliance Française de Manille Facebook page) The art and culture industry mourns the death Filipino postwar painter, sculptor, and theater production designer Allan Cosio who passed away on April 29, 2021 at the age 79. Born on June 20,...
