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In her essay, "With Practicality Comes a Practice: The Artist as Curator," Sarah Pierce examines the initial instance of artists assuming control over the curation...

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A Day in the Life: Gelo Zarsuelo

Gelo Zarsuelo is a painter based in Aklan whose...

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life: Khyle Columna

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A Day in the Life: Johanz Mercurio

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Johanz Mercurio's paintings prompts the audience to go on...

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Hala Viva! A Fundraising Exhibition for Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference

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“Hala Viva!” blends the sound and meaning of two...

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“Ugnayan,” a Lesson on Collaboration and Exchange

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The dominance of Manila as the center of the...

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Blurred Liminalities in Between: Everywhere is Here at Thrive Art Gallery

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How would a visual medium encapsulate abstract understandings of...

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A Day in the Life: Van Bagañgan

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Tayog-tayog: On The Sources of Ilonggo Imagination

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A Day in the Life: Johanz Mercurio

Thrive Art Projects - August 30, 2025

Hala Viva! A Fundraising Exhibition for Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference

Thrive Art Projects - August 3, 2025

“Ugnayan,” a Lesson on Collaboration and Exchange

Allyn Canja - July 6, 2025

Blurred Liminalities in Between: Everywhere is Here at Thrive Art Gallery

June 25, 2025

A Day in the Life: Van Bagañgan

June 7, 2025

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

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Curating the Artists; the Artists Curating

May 28, 2025

Art in the Context of Squares, or, How We Unwittingly Deduce these Squares into a Cerebral Notion of Emptiness

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Artist Log: Philippine Visual Arts Summit in Cebu City

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[Ink]lings and Pain[things]: The Art of J. Elizalde Navarro

May 22, 2025

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

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The Émigré and the Arcadian: Ramblings on a Shared Patrimony

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Althea Villanueva: Immortalizing Culture Through Art

Chia Camelle Guillen, Noel Galon de Leon - May 15, 2023

Iloilo has a rich culture, captivating stories, and cultural...

Gelo Zarsuelo: Coloring Queer Narratives

Chia Camelle Guillen, Noel Galon de Leon - May 12, 2023

Hailing from Kalibo, Gelo Zarsuelo is a queer artist...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers Conquering Cyberspace: Orland Agustin Solis

Noel Galon de Leon - July 4, 2022

Bilang manunulat, magabukas ka sang bag-o mo nga kalibutan, kag...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers Conquering Cyberspace: Neil Cartujano

Noel Galon de Leon - July 4, 2022

“Writing is lying with the truth.” Neil Cartujano About the Writer...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers Conquering Cyberspace: Icy Belen Tumayao

Noel Galon de Leon - July 14, 2022

“No constraints. No limits. When you write,you get to...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers Conquering Cyberspace: Mariel Terre

Noel Galon de Leon - July 20, 2022

My greatest impetus was that i do not want...

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Have Words, Will Xerox: A Brief History of Ilonggo Zines

Joseph Batcagan - July 20, 2023

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Andie Gamboa: Connections through Children’s Illustrations

Chia Camelle Guillen, Noel Galon de Leon - May 11, 2023

Art can be a medium to connect and reconnect...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers: Robin Angelo Yankin

Noel Galon de Leon - August 28, 2022

“I want my readers to think about their humanity...

The Coming of A New Breed of Ilonggo Writers Conquering Cyberspace: Jag Muyco

Noel Galon de Leon - August 22, 2022

“Writing is not a profession for the faint of...

A Day in the Life: Van Bagañgan

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

Curating the Artists; the Artists Curating

Art in the Context of Squares, or, How We Unwittingly Deduce these Squares into a Cerebral Notion of Emptiness

Artist Log: Philippine Visual Arts Summit in Cebu City

[Ink]lings and Pain[things]: The Art of J. Elizalde Navarro

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

The Émigré and the Arcadian: Ramblings on a Shared Patrimony

A Day in the Life: Johanz Mercurio

A Day in the Life Thrive Art Projects - August 30, 2025

Johanz Mercurio's paintings prompts the audience to go on a quiet contemplation. As an artist, Mercurio learned painting through years of consistent practice. Along...