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Introducing Indigenous Culture as Research Material to Digital Media and Interactive Arts Students

Central Philippine University (CPU) has been offering the program, Digital Media and Interactive Arts (DMIA) for nine years, and has produced students who went on to work for creative...

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Coming of Age: An Exhibition at Iloilo Cinematheque

The transition from childhood into adolescence, and from adolescence into adulthood is a life-changing period, one which is...

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Visualizing Oral Traditions through Manga, “Golden Realms”

Iloilo, Philippines - In the hinterlands of Panay, a form of poetry and performance called Sugidanun has been...

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Explore the parallels between Japanese and Filipino folklore

Across all of Asia are countless communities with their own distinct mythologies. Between the Philippines and Japan alone...

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Indigenous Peoples’ Right and Intellectual Property Rights

MANILA (October 2021) -- The mythology of indigenous folklore has inspired countless works of art and literature over...

Musings on the Dissonance between Artists’ Intent and Critics’ Interpretation

Essays Kris Brasileno - June 7, 2025

I remember a conversation I had with a fellow artist a long time ago. The artist expressed concern after observing a huge difference between...

Artist Log: Why do we need to paint in layers in Oil Painting?

Art Kris Brasileno - May 16, 2025

I learned oil painting as a kid by joining several art workshops since grade school and then eventually reading technical art books and eventually...

The Émigré and the Arcadian: Ramblings on a Shared Patrimony

Art John Estolloso - April 22, 2025

By a late invitation, I was able to attend the vernissage of ‘The Patrimony of All’, the exhibit of Lunas, Hidalgos, Amorsolos, and Arellanos...

How Do We Know If We’re Just Being Used as Artists?

Essays Noel Galon de Leon - February 5, 2025

Over the past few months, I’ve found myself reflecting on my journey as a writer and cultural events organizer. A deep sense of exhaustion...

Aesth[ethical]ly out-there: Bry Barrios and his art

Art John Estolloso - July 11, 2024

Thrive Art Gallery’s ‘Arstoryahanay’ series hosted Bry Barrios and his convo-workshop on Ethics and Aesthetics last July 7 – and while truly yours was...

Where are All the Ilongga Artists?

Art Allyn Canja - March 13, 2023

In the 1970's, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder of National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. asked “where are all the women...

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Essays

Coming of Age: An Exhibition at Iloilo Cinematheque

Visualizing Oral Traditions through Manga, “Golden Realms”

Explore the parallels between Japanese and Filipino folklore

Indigenous Peoples’ Right and Intellectual Property Rights

A Room to Breathe

Tokwa Peñaflorida Unveils New Works on Paper in “Walang Naiwan Kundi ang Hamog sa mga Dahon” Following Talisay Residency

Johanz and Jed Mercurio Breathe Life Into Stillness With The Quad Series Part One

Art Festivals Matter

Lunch with Alfredo B. Diaz

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