Saints of resistance: Devotion to santos
Author Christina Lee states that there is “no definite documentary evidence” that proves Magellan brought the image of the Santo Niño to Cebu and gave it to Humabon’s wife.
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Geloy Concepcion: Bringing strangers together
In a recent talk at the Ateneo Art Gallery’s ArtSpeak, Finding the Familiar in the Foreign, Geloy Concepcion announced his project for 2025: To go around the archipelago and document the everyday lives of Filipinos, like a diary.
Plant leaves: Natural food wrappers
Reviving the use of natural food wrappers and natural packaging instead of plastics may offer a sustainable solution, albeit a small one, to our planet and ourselves.
Mindanao and Sulu in the 11th QAGOMA Triennial
The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Arts features 70 artists, collectives, and projects from more than 30 countries at Queensland Art Gallery-Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane, Australia until 27 April 2025. For the first time, this Triennial focuses on minority and diaspora cultures and “the collective, performative, and community-driven modes of artmaking” that thrive in the region.
Healing plants in Yvonne Quisumbing’s palette
Yvonne Quisumbing’s exhibit titled Sanctuary until Feb. 5 at Silverlens Galleries, Makati features medicinal plants that grow abundantly in a farmland in Barangay Lugo, Borbon, Cebu. It is a sanctuary for birds as well as for the artist in the last 15 years.
Keka Enriquez: A return to painting
Points and Endings is Keka Enriquez’s first solo exhibition in Manila since 2008, showing some of her early works made in Manila and her latest oil on canvas paintings created in San Francisco, her home city in the last 20 years. It is on view at Silverlens Galleries, Makati until February 5, 2025.
Pigs in Philippine society: An interconnection
Why do we love pork so much? Pork is the most consumed meat in the country; as of 2022, pork per capita consumption is 15.32 kilos. Some favorite pork dishes include adobo, longganisa, grilled liempo, barbecue, sisig, crispy pata, or menudo. And the hard-to-resist chicharron
Grace and strength: The 13 Artists Awardees for 2024
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has announced the recipients of its 2024 Thirteen Artists Awards (TAA). They are Catalina Africa, Denver Garza, Russ Ligtas, Ella Mendoza, Henrielle Baltazar Pagkaliwangan, Issay Rodriguez, Luis Antonio Santos, Joshua Serafin, Jel Suarez, Tekla Tamoria, Derek Tumala,Vien Valencia, and Liv Vinluan.
Xmas stamps 2024: Nine churches along the Pasig River
Celebrating our Christmas tradition, the Philippine Postal Corporation has released special stamps titled Simbang Gabi sa Ilog Pasig. The Philippines is one of the only few countries in the world that practice the nine-day dawn masses before Christmas.
From icebox to pizza oven: Modernizing the Filipino kitchen
In traditional Asia, the floor of a dwelling is a multipurpose space for social gatherings, eating, and sleeping, a cultural practice that still exists.
