Batanes is a coveted destination, mostly for managing to keep its natural beauty maintained. It has a quiet way of life, with its residents relying mostly on farming and fishing to make a living. This zen atmosphere has made the Northernmost point of the Philippines a favored destination to get...
What better way to start National Arts Month than with a week-long celebration of the arts leading up to Art Fair Philippines 2026? Over the weekend, you might have already spotted a flurry of art installations popping up around Makati City. These are all part of the 10 Days of Art lead-up to the...
That fire burned bright at the 58th Shell National Students Art Competition (NSAC), where more than 2,200 entries poured in from campuses across the Philippines. Held at the Ayala Museum in Makati, the awarding ceremony honored 15 student-artists whose works stood out for turning “Alab” into...
The Ayala Foundation, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the City of Makati, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and Clear Robotics (ClearBot), recently showcased the collective efforts toward a cleaner Pasig River on November 25, 2025. The event showcased the...
DAVAO CITY – A collaborative work of three artists from the Caraga region that depicts the anomalous flood control projects is now one of the head turners in the ongoing Mindanao Art Festival. The art installation – a chunk of salvaged concrete with protruding reinforcement steel bars – has...
Luxury retail giant Rustan’s celebrates Homes Month with the inaugural edition of the Home Art Series, featuring a curated presentation of 20 limited-edition pieces from the world’s most revered luxury maisons. Cecil Hermoso, Rustan 's Home Division Merchandising manager, shares how the...
A newly-launched website allows users to create pixel art using the world map as its canvas. Wplace is a Brazilian website that acts as a live canvas where users can paint over pixels anywhere in the world. Based on the launch video, there are over four trillion pixels just waiting to be filled in....
This July, Born in Film makes a powerful return to the Ortigas Art Festival with the launch of its latest large-scale exhibit, "Chromatic Realms," opening on July 10, 2025, at the Born in Film Hall, South Wing of the New Green Hills Mall. At the heart of the exhibit is the highly anticipated...
Stepping inside Nina Garibay’s exhibit “Phantom Limb” at Art Verite Gallery is like being struck by a disquieting familiarity. It’s as if the fragmented, digital world we inhabit daily has been meticulously deconstructed and reassembled on canvas. The artist’s latest collection isn’t...
There are times when a straight play is already rich with wisdom, shafts of humor, and profundity, and one can discern that even on the written page. And of course, the special alchemy and magic come into the picture, as it’s performed on stage, which goes without saying, is its ‘raison...
The International Meeting of Styles (MOS) returns to the Philippines this April, inviting graffiti artists and urban art enthusiasts from around the globe to engage in a unique exchange of creativity and culture. Founded in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2002, MOS has grown into one of the world’s most...
Since its establishment in 2013, Art Fair Philippines has served as a platform championing modern and contemporary Philippine visual art. Over the years, the fair has expanded its offerings, exhibitors, and roster of artists—all in pursuit of its mission to make art accessible and keep the local...
