Project Culture Fest 2024 at Metrotent Pasig | August 24

Project Culture 2024, an urban art festival, will be held on August 24, 2024 at Metrotent Pasig.

Project Culture is more than just an event; it is a movement dedicated to advancing the local clothing line scene, fostering artistic expression, and empowering Filipino entrepreneurs. Their mission is to inspire, educate, and elevate the streetwear and local art culture through engaging workshops, interactive talks, and captivating runway shows.

Following the success from last year, the organizers are taking it up a notch this 2024 through exciting print and design contests, a diverse mix of exhibitors from the print and fashion sectors, and music performances by artists from different genres. 

They will also host insightful talks and workshops on business and technology, a stunning fashion show, and valuable B2B networking opportunities.

Full Program Line-up:

1:30 PM GATES OPEN

2:00 PM DTI: PHILIPPINE FASHION & TEXTILE INDUSTRY ROADMAP

4:30 PM DOST: SMALL ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADING PROGRAM

5:30 PM JC SALVADOR (LEDS) MASTER-APPRENTICE AND DOST SETUP JOURNEY

6:20 PM FASHION SHOW RUNWAY 1

6:35 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE: BADWAVE

7:20 PM FASHION SHOW RUNWAY 2

7:35 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE: BROWNMAN REVIVAL

8:35 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE: BIRD

9:20 PM FASHION SHOW RUNWAY 3

9:30 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE: THE JERKS

10:30PM LIVE PERFORMANCE: MOROBEATS

FLOOR AREA

3:50 PM HOW TO START YOUR GARMENT PRINTING BUSINESS

by: TEES AND PRINTS

VIP AREA

2:00 PM Al AS A TOOL FOR FUTHERING CREATIVE ARTS by: Robert Rubin

3:00 PM HOW TO DO MoSculP by: Joey Blanco

4:00 PM SOCIAL MEDIA and CONTENT CREATION by: Marge Manabat

SIDE ACTIVITIES

(RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE EVENT)

CRAFTING DEMO by: The Happy Station

SKATE COMPETITION by: Wang Hardware

LIVE GRAFITTI by: OSHD, KALE and Eljah Contillo

The Project Culture's vision is to become the central hub for the Philippines' clothing industry, where knowledge, creativity, and collaboration flow freely. We aim to revive the country's prominence on the international clothing scene map with our rich cultural heritage reflected in our locally manufactured garments. By bringing together diverse talents and innovative ideas, they aspire to create a thriving community that celebrates and supports the unique artistic and entrepreneurial spirit of the Philippines. 

NCCA celebrates ingenuity and advocates inclusivity for NAM 2024

In honoring the artistic excellence and acclaiming the uniqueness and diversity of Filipino heritage and culture, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), led by its chairman Victorino Mapa Manalo, executive director Oscar G. Casaysay, and deputy executive directors Marichu Tellano and Bernan Joseph Corpuz, will spearhead the celebration of National Arts Month (NAM) 2024 this February by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 683 issued in 1991.

Bannering the theme “Ani ng Sining, Bayang Malikhain,” NAM 2024 aims to outline the notion that the bountiful harvest of a Filipino creative nation is derived from collective human imagination, not just individual aspirations. Bayang Malikhain signifies a Filipino society that places a high value on imagination, innovation, and artistic expression as integral components of our identity and progress. In Bayang Malikhain, artistic pursuits are honored as vital contributions to the nation's development and cultural richness.

October is Museums and Galleries Month

The Museums and Galleries Month is celebrated every October based on Proclamation No. 798 s.1991 signed by the late former President Corazon Aquino to arouse the national consciousness and pride in the Philippines’ rich culture and national identity, embracing all forms of art and culture, historical and religious artifacts. 

NCCA, DTI launch the first Creative Industries Month 2023

With this year’s theme Celebrating Filipino Creativity, Advancing Creative Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) celebrates the first Philippine Creative Industries Month 2023. The official launch of the event will be held at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium, Manila at 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. on September 17, 2023. The celebration will mainly offer simultaneous workshops and a concert with the support of National Parks Development Committee and Concert @ the Park. In line with the theme, this year’s PCIM aims to recognize the talents of Filipinos by celebrating their achievements not only in the local scenes but also highlighting their contributions in the international stage.

 

“As we embark in this exciting journey of celebrating Filipino creativity and advancing the creative industries in the Philippines, working hand in hand, we can use this occasion to highlight the importance and impact of the Cultural Mapping Law, also known as republic Act 11961, which I principally sponsored and authored. This law is a valuable tool in documenting, preserving, and promoting our cultural heritage, ensuring that it remains a source of inspiration and pride for future generations” – a message from Senator Loren Legarda, Senate President Pro-Tempore and Chairperson, Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts. 

“With PCIDA and with the push towards a Malikhaing Pilipinas and a more Malikhaing Pinoy, we dream tht arts, culture, and creativity are one that all 110 million plus Filipinos will realize, value, celebrate, cherish, call their own, and most especially, love…” - a message from Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia, Pangasinan, 4th District.

 

Simultaneous Workshops at Rizal Park
This year’s workshop will tackle different topics each specific domains such as; Learning Filipino through Wikaharian by Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. for the audiovisual media domain; How to start your own blockchain game project? by Dr. Albert Mulles of METATOKYO and Learning Through Minecraft Exhibit by Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for digital interactive media domain; Events Management Workshop for creative services domain; Shoemaking Workshop, Parol Making Workshop, Jewelry Making Workshop, and T-shirt Printing Workshop for design domain; Basic Comics Workshop by Rustico Limosinero and Book Selling and Exhibit by Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation Inc. for publishing and printed media domain; Song Writing Workshop by Joey Ayala, Theater Acting Workshop by Nanding Josef, Dance Workshop, Puppetry Workshop by the Samahan ng mga Papetir ng Pilipinas for Performing Arts Domain; Pottery Workshop by the OdangPutikPottery, Painting Workshop by the Egai Fernandez, Basic Photography Workshop by the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation for visual arts domain; Baybayin Workshop, Pabalat Making, Ilocos Empanada Making, and Traditional Weaving Demo for Traditional Cultural Expression Domain; and NCCA Papercraft Series and Exhibit for cultural sites domain.

Live Concert at Concert at the Park
The Live Concert intends to demonstrate the vibrancy of the country’s culture and arts by giving platform to local artists to show their undying passion and efforts in performing. The featured artists are the following: Bayang Barrios, Colot it Red, Halili Cruz Dance Company, J Crisis, Joey Ayala, Johnoy Danao, Kammerchor Manila, Ms. Sarah Straschko, National Ballroom Ensemble, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Sindaw Philippines, Teatro ni Juan and The Nightingales.

Perya ng Sining, Bukal ng Galing in Bacolod & Iloilo
The NCCA will bring promotion of the goods, products, and services of the Philippine creative industries and awareness on its role in nation-building and socioeconomic advancement to Bacolod and Iloilo.

Perya ng Sining, Bukal ng Galing will showcase an exhibit featuring the domains of creative industries. An array of activities are line up for this event which includes, demonstrations, lectures, art markets, art and crafts demo and film showing for these 3-day event in Bacolod and Iloilo.

Summit of Philippine Creative Industries Month
The PCIM Summit will be held on September 29 and will serve as a space and platform for exchanging ideas between government officials, creative industry leaders, professionals, and students.

The summit harmonizes a wide range of creative minds, from professionals to aspiring beginners, to develop a dedicated and creative community. With the efforts to explore and tackle significant themes about the Creative Economy, Creative Disruption, Creative Design, Creative Governance, and Creative Spaces, the PCIM will provide keynote addresses, presentations, and panel discussions.

Philippine Creative Industries Development Act
Republic Act No. 11904, also known as the “Philippine Creative Industries Development Act,” signed in 2022, mandates the further prosperity of Philippine creative industries by protecting and strengthening the rights and capacities of creative firms, artists, artisans, creators, workers, indigenous cultural communities, content providers, and stakeholders in the creative industries. Creative industries are classified into nine domains: Audiovisual Media, Digital Interactive Media, Creative Services, Design, Publishing and Printed Media, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Cultural Sites. The law provides supplementary support to the specified domains that face numerous limitations which prevent their supplemental growth.

To lead the development and promotion of the creative industries, a council made up of nineteen (19) members: ten (10) ex officio members and nine (9) regular members from the private sector. The ten (10) members who shall be ex officio members of the Council are: The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as Chairperson; The Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd); The Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); The Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); The Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT); The Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT); The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); The Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); and The Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

The nine (9) regular members of the Council are the following: Private sector representative of the Audiovisual Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Digital Interactive Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Creative Services Domain; Private sector representative of the Design Domain; Private sector representative of the Publishing and Printed Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Performing Arts Domain; Private sector representative of the Visual Arts Domain; Private sector representative of the Traditional Cultural Expressions Domain; and Private sector representative of the Cultural Sites Domain.

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Confessions of an Artist

         

Art is a revolt against fate.

- ANDRÉ MALRAUX, Voices of Silence -

All art is at once surface and symbol.

Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

- OSCAR WILDE, The Picture of Dorian Gray -

The appreciation of art should not be considered as merely a pleasurable pastime. 

To apprehend beauty is to work for it. 

It is a mighty and an entrancing effort, 

and the enjoyment of a picture is not only the pleasure it inspires, 

but in the comprehension of the new order of construction used in its making.

- ROBERT HENRI, The Art Spirit -

THE INSPIRATION I DERIVE from art can bring me to greater heights. It is something that makes me live, keeps me alive. I cannot imagine myself breathing life without the guidance of art. Art for me is Life! Art is my one reason for surviving in this life full of trials and sufferings. My passion for art is so deep that crushing it can fracture my bones, cut my throat and curtail my spirit altogether.

Open for Application: Philippine Artist Residency Program 2023

CALLING ALL FILIPINO VISUAL ARTISTS!

The Philippine Artist Residency Program (PARP) 2023 is now open for applications.

Are you a visual artist?  🎨 📷 🖼

Have you ever dreamed of creating art as you dine on 🥖 and 🧀 with 🍷  in France?

Do you want your œuvres (works) to reach the French public?

BPI offers flexible payment options to Art in the Park 2023 fairgoers

Looking to build your art collection on a budget? Don’t miss this chance as the annual Art in the Park, famed for being the most anticipated affordable art fair in the country, returns outdoors on March 19, at Jaime Velazquez Park, Makati City to mark its 17th year of celebrating and championing Filipino artistry.

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) once again teamed up with Art in the Park 2023 to offer flexible payment options for fairgoers with BPI Cards when they shop for art at the exhibit-sale, which runs for one whole day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“BPI has been supporting Art in the Park for continuously uplifting the vibrant Filipino art scene and for providing a platform for our valuable contributors of art whose works truly merit more support and respect. It also makes art accessible to Filipinos, helping them learn more about art and Filipino artists,” said Jenny Lacerna, BPI Product and Sales Head for Unsecured Lending and Cards.

For this year’s edition, 60 exhibit booths representing galleries, art collectives, independent art spaces, and student groups will be showcasing and selling an assortment of exceptional pieces by seasoned and rising artists.

One of the galleries that will be participating is Art Cube Gallery featuring Isko Andrade for special exhibits.

“Art Cube Gallery has been a backbone of the Philippine contemporary art scene since it was established in 2012 for helping Filipino artists get their well-deserved spotlight,” said Lacerna.

The said Gallery provides a platform for talented young artists to showcase their works before an extensive roster of art collectors, as well as help promote the careers of seasoned artists by giving art aficionados a broad access to their work in international art exhibitions. The gallery has so far mounted over 100 art exhibitions here and abroad involving award-winning and seasoned artists, as well as promising young painters and sculptors.

Francis Eugene E. Andrade, also known as Isko Andrade, is a young artist based in Bulacan who has been known for sharing his stories through his artworks that evoke a sense of nostalgia. He received several awards and citations such as Shell National Student Art Competition and Metrobank Art Design Excellence Competition. He is a graduate of fine arts with a major in visual communication at Bulacan State University.

For his show titled Intersections II, Andrade uses knots as his art subject to depict his own impression of ‘persevering’ by utilizing oil paint on canvas.

Lacerna said art as an asset remains an auspicious investment as it tends to hold its value over time in contrast with other asset classes whose value has the propensity to decline sharply when the market crashes.

“What’s really enticing about collecting and investing in art is that aside from having a potential lucrative return in the long-term, they can also make stunning display pieces at home,” she said.

BPI Cardholders can enjoy an exclusive Real 0% Special Installment Plan for up to 6 months and buy now pay 3 months later using their BPI credit cards.

Organized by Philippine Art Events, Inc. and supported by BPI, Art in the Park will continue to benefit the Museum Foundation of the Philippines in support of its projects and programs for the National Museum of the Philippines and its network.

For more information about Art in the Park and BPI’s special offers, follow: www.facebook.com/bpi 

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Malacañang confers 8 new National Artists for 2022

Malacañang Palace declared eight ( 8 ) new National Artists for 2022, namely Agnes Locsin for Dance, Salvacion Lim-Higgins for Design (Fashion), Nora Villamayor a.k.a Nora Aunor, Ricardo “Ricky” Lee and Marilou Diaz-Abaya for Film and Broadcast Arts, Gemino Abad for Literature, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio for Music, and Antonio “Tony” Mabesa for Theater.

On June 10, 2022, Malacanang Palace, upon joint recommendation of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), officially announced the eight ( 8 ) new National Artists by virtue of Proclamation no. 1390.

The Order of National Artist, established under Proclamation no. 1001 signed in 1972, is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos who have made distinct contributions to the development of the Philippine arts and culture.

For more information about the Order of  National Artist Awards, visit https://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/national-artists-of-the-philippines/

Netflix features an art documentary series: "Abstract: The Art of Design" (2 Seasons)

Abstract: The Art of Design is a Netflix original documentary series highlighting artists in the field of design. It was released on Netflix on February 10, 2017. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.

Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.

David Madella’s "Cloud Canyons No. 31," home at BDO Corporate Center in Ortigas, Pasig

BDO Unibank, Inc. presents the work of Filipino artist David Medalla, "Cloud Canyons No. 31," at its Corporate Center in Ortigas (CCO). Permanently installed at its lobby, the Bank welcomes everyone to visit the sculpture.

Cloud Canyons No. 31 was first exhibited in 2016 when Medalla was one of the shortlisted artists for the inaugural Hepworth Wakefield Prize for Sculpture. Made of plexiglas tubes, wood, fibreglass, water, soap, and oxygenators, it is part of a series often referred to as the “bubble machines.” 

Nippon Paint's Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) 2019 announces call for entries

Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines, Inc. announced the call for entries for the Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) 2019 during a media launch held at the Hotel Jen in Pasay City.

Now on its 11th year, AYDA 2019, which carries the theme “FORWARD: A Sustainable Future,” encourages bright and creative Architecture and Interior Design students to use their talents to transform future environments and create significant impact in the succeeding generations by providing practical design solutions.

CreativeFest 2019 brings the world’s most creative marketers to the Philippines

Burger King Chief Marketing Officer and Cannes Lion’s Marketer of the Year, Fernando Machado, and other leading minds in advertising today are coming together for the biggest advertising event of the year— the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (4As) CreativeFest 2019.

National Digital Arts Award 2018: Full List of Winners

The NDAA has announced the winners of the 2018 National Digital Arts Awards, honoring the works of talented digital artists in the professionals and student categories.

7 new National Artists of the Philippines (2018) revealed and honored

The Malacañan Palace, led by President Rodrigo Duterte, fetes seven (7) new National Artists in an awarding ceremony held on October 24, 2018, at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of Malacañan Palace. In attendance was National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) chairman Virgilio S. Almario, himself also a National Artist.

Sikat Pinoy National Arts and Crafts Fair 2018 (2nd Edition) | October 25-28, 2018

Responding to popular public demand, the Department of Trade and Industry through the Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI-BDTP) and the DTI Regional and Provincial Offices, with support from Senator Loren Legarda, is mounting the 2nd Edition of the 2018 Sikat Pinoy National Arts and Crafts Fair from October 25 to 28, at the Megatrade Halls of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. 

Ateneo Art Awards 2018: Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism

The Ateneo Art Gallery (AAG) and the Kalaw-Ledesma Foundation, Inc. (KLFI) are still accepting entries for the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism. Please see below the list of exhibitions open for review by interested writers.

Exquisite Art to be auctioned online by Leon Gallery

Leon Gallery's 7th online auction under the Leonexchange platform will be on April 27 and 28 (Friday and Saturday) starting at 2 PM.  All bidding will be purely online at www.leonexchange.com.

Viva Europa 2018 to celebrate European cultures in Manila | April-June 2018

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Celebrate creativity with series of events at Design Week Philippines

With the tagline “Design Tribes,” Design Week Philippines promises a nine-day borderless creative festivity with its powerhouse team of 41 partners, 32 events in 16 venues all over the metro this April 2018.

Paul Taladtad wins grand prize in 32nd Visual Arts Competition of DPC-PLDT

An oil painting entitled “Jeeploma,” depicting a jeepney driver’s pride as a hardworking father, bagged the grand prize of the 32nd Visual Arts Competition (VAC 32) of Directories Philippines Corporation and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.