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[OPINION] Why art fairs matter even to non-artists and non-collectors
Attendance, however, is not the be-all and end-all of art fairs
U.P. Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2020 commemorates 50th year of First Quarter Storm
PRESS RELEASE: The festival serves to raise awareness on the significance of this pivotal chapter during the turbulent Marcos regime especially on issues concerning human rights
UP Diliman commemorates 70th year of move from Ermita campus
The event urges everyone to contemplate on our sense of place and the routes in place-making
Louvre Abu Dhabi gears up for launch
The Louvre Abu Dhabi opens its doors this week, bringing the famed name to the Arab world for the first time
Malacañang, Google offer virtual tour of Presidential Museum
Anyone with internet access can now tour the Presidential Museum and Library and see its precious memorabilia on Philippine presidents
Culture clash: Why Freddie Aguilar isn't ready
I believe his views on Cultural Revolution and Purification will set us back from being participants in a globally connected creative world
Mother of fallen student files P100-M lawsuit vs British School Manila
We cannot put a price tag on my son s life We re fighting for justice and we believe that justice will give us some measure of peace and closure
NY police union calls for boycott of Tarantino films
New York s largest police union demands a boycott of Quentin Tarantino films after the Oscar winning director protested against the deaths of unarmed suspects at police hands
UN envoy calls on Japan to ban extreme child manga porn
A UN special envoy calls on Japan to ban cartoon images featuring extreme sexualized images of children after Tokyo last year fell into line with other G7 nations by criminalizing possession of child pornography
Senate report: 'Alarming' how BSM handled aftermath of student's death
UPDATED A Senate committee criticizes the British School Manila for giving Liam Madamba s teacher Natalie Mann phenomenal support after the student s death instead of placing her under preventive suspension
Senate report recommends DOJ probe into BSM student's death
UPDATED The report also recommends that the education department determine if the school should face sanctions over the tragic death of British School Manila student Liam Madamba
TEATRO Lasalliana stages Elektra
Press release: Elektra ni Euripedes runs from Ocotber 5 9 2015 with three shows each day for five consecutive days at the Severino de las Alas Alumni Auditorium Building
DepEd target: Build 20,000 senior high classrooms in 2016
Education Secretary Armin Luistro says if Congress approves the budget for it this will be his department s last major classroom construction
Many schools not yet training teachers for K to 12
Senator Pia Cayetano is worried that schools only acknowledge that training is needed She says people need to see actual trainings happening now
Global art festivals and the artists who remain starving
The art world has become an art market for dealers galleries speculators and money launderers Artists turn into art workers with no stable income
In clay, Palestinian artist captures Gaza pain
Among the sculptures is a barefoot woman her features barely discernible who is carrying a naked child Next to her is an old man leaning on a stick a disheveled little boy in his arms
Artist, purist: Fu Yabing, the Blaan master weaver
Vibrant beautiful traditional weaving – a craft protected by master designer Fu Yabing
Netizens on Nora Aunor: National Artist or National Saint?
Netizens air their support for or disdain toward Malacañang s refusal to name actress Nora Aunor a National Artist
Journey of a brown girl: Discovering my story
it was an exploration of Filipina issues and experiences through various lenses
Artists and artistas
Arts and humanities have taken the back seat for the sake of human resource importation One wonders which type of poverty is worse: empty wallets or barren soul?
Korean holographic artist Juyong Lee in Manila
In his Philippine exhibit Lee focuses on themes that involve the relationship of objects time and nature to memory
NCCA says ambassadors are 'icons,' not representatives
The NCCA says its controversial stable of ambassadors serve as icons not representatives of the entirety of the art and culture scene
Raw theater at Virgin LabFest 9
Catch zany and fiercely independent plays this week
Anti-stereotypes in 'Blame it on the Heat'
Surrealist photographer Francesca Balaguer Mercado takes your favorite feminine stereotypes and turns them around in her first Philippine exhibit
The Juan Luna Shrine: Badoc’s hidden gem
The recreation of Juan Luna s home in Ilocos Norte reveals not just the artist but also the simple man behind the person we know as a patriot
Manuel Ocampo brings Pinoy art to France
The Filipino artist opens a solo exhibit in Montpellier France
Sinirangan: Off the beaten path through art
It certainly made me want to pack my bags again and explore places I haven’t been to yet in this off the beaten region
Lent and the search for happiness
Lost on how to reflect this Holy Week? Here are some suggestions
Ann Pamintuan's art in the city
Metal artist jewelry maker and renowned furniture designer Ann Pamintuan shares her desire for more public art spaces in Manila her go to museums in the metro and her newest exhibit
Dialogues and contrasts in David Logan's 'Red'
Bart Guingona and Joaquin Valdes electrify the stage with chemistry as they play Mark Rothko and his assistant Ken in David Logan s Red
Topaz Arts, a green gallery
Art studio dance space roof garden heated floor — what more can we ask for?
Claudio Bravo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum
The paintings of Bravo produced during his stay in Manila in 1968 will be featured in the exhibit
Why Dolphy is not yet a National Artist
Dolphy s controversial gay roles and a difficult selection process are cited as reasons for the King of Comedy s failure to be recognized as National Artist when he was alive
