Halikha: Two Arts Together as One

While most spend their February 14 buying flowers and chocolates, getting ready for a night out, or preparing a nice home-cooked dinner for two, this young power couple had something a bit different in mind. For Valentine’s Day, cultural advocates Venazir...

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy – Mental Health Awareness through Art

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and to kick it off at the beginning of May, various women joined together to put up an exhibit entitled “(Don’t) Call Me Crazy” at Fred’s Art Gallery. The participating artists were Glendale Benzon, Eden...

Kafagway sa Saliw ng mga Gangsa

One of the pioneers of Baguio’s theatrical scene, Karlo Marko Altomonte makes a comeback from his hiatus of several years in his art show, “Kafagway sa Saliw ng mga Gangsa” at Cafe by the Ruins Dua.  A combination of photography, literature, and music, the exhibit is...

Mahal Likha Art Gallery Kick Starts with Cloth, Paper, Quilt, Print, Music, and Dancing

There’s a new art space in town, and it’s in none other than Villa Romana, home to Maela Jose and Sonny Zandueta. As you may remember, Maela was the artist behind last year’s Session Road Christmas Tree, and it feels like it wasn’t too long ago...

Bringing Back Film through ‘Analog Revival’ by the Cordilleras Film Collective

Pictures have always been an intimate way of taking glimpses into people’s lives. But with the rise of the digital age, we could say that somehow, that intimacy has been lost through the act of quick swiping and endless scrolling on social media, where we...

Mugwort: Masterpieces of the Moon

A dancer. A musician. An artist. We first got to know Maicah Hipolito’s performance work from last year’s events such as Algoritmo and Fete de la Musique. This time, we saw her visual artistry in her solo exhibit entitled “Mugwort” at Café by the Ruins Dua , which had...

Ocean Eyes: A Group Exhibit at Cafe Yagam

With the past few weeks or even months putting a damper in our spirits due to the daily downpour of rain, we look for patches of sunlight that make trudging with wet feet worthwhile. These moments of sunlight sometimes come in the form of social gatherings and meeting...

New Life 2: A Plastic Bag Artvocacy by Jojet Mondares

Last year, we learned about Jojet Mondares’ amazing advocacy for the first time – creating art with plastic bags.  Since then, he has been featured in multiple media outlets, including the History Channel. This year, he continues to spread his artvocacy,...