Archive - Arts & Culture

Who is Scotty? A renowned scholar on the culture and history of the Filipino people, William Henry Scott (1921-1993) is well known for his major works on precolonial Philippine society and the history of the Cordilleras.

Dolly de Leon is the most talked about actress in the recently concluded 75th Cannes film fest with Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness” getting the highest award -- the Palme d’Or.

Late last week, Filipino Tarmo Peltokoski replaced the Russian conducting great Valeri Gergiev who was given the marching order when he refused to make a stand on Putin’s murderous stand on Ukraine.

From Pineapple to Piña: A Philippine Textile Treasure is an exhibit on a variety of vintage piña clothing from the collection of Lacis Museum of Lace and Textile at the SFO Museum, San Francisco International Airport. It runs until November 13, 2022.

Classical guitarist Aaron Aguila had life-changing moments before the May 9 elections.

On his 155th birth anniversary on May 22, a composer-patriot was honored with a documentary called “The Music of Julio Nakpil” courtesy of musicians of the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music.

Ligalig: Art in a Time of Threat and Turmoil is an exhibit on the social realist art movement, presenting the varied responses of Filipino artists who have persisted in exposing the ugly side of society. It runs at the Ateneo Art Gallery until May 29, 2022.

A creation myth in Philippine folklore, the Marcoses co-opted the Malakas at Maganda myth in the 1970s and anointed themselves as “the strong one” and “ the beautiful one” under “the new society.”

Critically endangered, Rafflesia species are under constant threat from widespread destruction and degradation of Philippine forests.

The newly opened Gallery Ninety at Berkeley School is among the latest must-stop-and-look places in Baguio City. Its inaugural exhibition features highlights from the body of works of foremost contemporary printmaker and former city resident Virgilio “Pandy” Aviado.

Early in the pages of Dr. Joseph Adrian L. Buensalido’s Mikrobyong Maliit, Pandemyang Pasakit: Ang Tinulang Salaysay ng Pandemyang COVID-19, there is a certificate attesting that the holder or owner of the slim volume of 72 pages has lived and survived during the time of the pandemic. In Filipino it states that “I am happy I went past this grim part of history. Many died and did not see the dawn on their native land.”

Amidst anxious times marked by the third year of the global pandemic and five weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, after a long closure, opens to the public with a group exhibition of the 2021 Thirteen Artists Awards. It runs until June 5, 2022.