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Designer Philip Rodriguez and artist Jane Ebarle share the stage in “Bisti”

To celebrate “creative month” in Cebu, the two featured talents will be showcasing their works in an evening show at NUSTAR Resort and Casino on November 14. Instead of competing with one another, they intend the show to become a venue for them to complement each other’s works. By Alex…

Request sa Radyo: When one’s silence speaks a thousand words

A lonely, overworked and seemingly isolated Filipino caregiver based in New York City, played by Dolly de Leon, establishes a connection, albeit a tenuous one, with a community of unknown and unseen fellow listeners of a radio request program. With nothing but the said program standing between her and the…

Artist Bernard Vista gives countryside life a fresh take in ongoing exhibition

By ANGELA DOREIN GUTIERREZ Featuring scenes of rice farmers reaping the fruits of several months’ work to a father and son bonding over a kite, “Countryside Chronicles” pays homage to the irrepressible grit and vigor of Filipinos within the most seemingly mundane days and moments. Bernard Vista with "Panabong," one…

Artist Vien Valencia encapsulates on canvas modern people’s nomadic experience

There’s a new artist to watch out for. Teeming with talent and imagination, he didn’t let financial challenges stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a full-fledged artist while also devoting time to people and causes that are dear to his heart. Vien Valencia Before receiving the 2023 Ateneo…

Shiela Valderrama-Martinez invites you to be “Part of My World”

In the latest installment of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ “Triple Threats” series, this total performer will star in her own concert on Oct. 17 at the CCP Blackbox. She’s also wrapping up performances for Once on this Island and will be embarking on a Visayan tour of Rama…

Lea Salonga leads in the unveiling of her wax twin

Broadway icon and Filipino pride Lea Salonga marvels at her own lifelike wax figure, as she unveils it in Manila, giving her Filipino fans a closer look at the tribute before it headlines Madame Tussauds growing collection of attractions in Singapore. By Franchesca L. Tuazon Lea Salonga unveiled her first-ever…

ManilART 2024 aims to reflect radiance of Filipino artistic expression through “Prisms & Mosaics”

Slated from Oct. 9 to 13 at SMX Aura Convention Center, this year’s edition of ManilaART will, among other thrusts and features, juxtapose AI-generated works alongside human-made art to explore the complex interplay of technology and human creativity. A previous edition of ManilaART ManilART, one of the country’s biggest national…

Art as bridge to promote and deepen long-standing Philippine-Malaysian ties

To mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Philippines, the Malaysian Embassy in Manila, led by Ambassador Dato Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, is holding an art expo of the two countries’ art at One Ayala, Makati from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. By Alex Y. Vergara…

Lawyer artist Joy Rojas’ latest exhibition approaches abstraction as a distillation of ideas

Through "Ipso Facto," Rojas masterfully bridges abstraction and profound personal themes, offering viewers a vivid exploration of essence and emotion in his latest artistic journey. By Carlomar Arcangel Daoana In his latest exhibition, Ipso Facto, artist, lawyer and former PCSO general manager Joy Rojas delves into the intrinsic nature of…

Kublai Millan’s summit of realization

A sequel to 2023’s “Summa," “Fifty Summits,” ongoing until today at Art Lounge Manila (Podium), is viewed as the artist’s realization that real art and beauty are in the small things that are easily overlooked—in the people and communities he draws inspiration from, and in the young artists he mentors.…