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Two collectives show how Antipolo’s art traditions continue to define the city as a creative capital
By Pao Vergara
Against a backdrop of museums, workshops, and artist retreats, we spotlight two collectives communicating the city’s…

Kanpeki: The Voice of Independent Philippine Artists Heard in Kyoto
By Koki Lxx
Koki Lxx visits Kyoto’s Voice Gallery, where curator Matsuo Megumi has teamed up with Nano to survey the state of independent art-making in the…

A decade of Jaime Pacena II’s creative practice: There’s art in all the in-betweens
By James Luigi Tana

This is Not MO_Space: Traversing a space of unknowing
By Sean Carballo
"This is Not MO_Space gathers past and present works from 15 artists…

Weaving a Legacy: Of Art, Growth, and Community
By Alyssa Selanova
"Now in its fourth year, Tubô Cebu Art Fair continuously echoes and demonstrates Visayas-Mindanao's growing and never-ending hunger for art..."

Remembering and Retrieving in Ateneo Art Gallery's Ligalig
By Meg Genuino
"...With only less than a month before the registered population is given a chance to choose the nation’s leaders, Ligalig presents a diversity…

The Regions in Focus at the 10th Art Fair Philippines
By Marz Aglipay
With this year’s edition of Art Fair Philippines going hybrid, featured art groups from the country’s three main island clusters discuss…

On the Threads of Space and Time in “Passing”
By Mara Fabella
In her solo show “Passing,” Celine Lee wrestles with the inevitable pull of the unknowable.

Behind the Racket: FREE-Lances on the Art Gig Economy
By The Cartellino Team
Is there such a thing as an exclusively professional career in the arts? FREE-Lances’ Renan Laru-an, Con Cabrera, and Jaime Pacena II are asked…

Stories Worth (Re)Telling: Philippine Artists at 2020 Berlin Biennale
By The Cartellino Team
Does it take an international biennale to learn about our local artists? No, but it's a good writing prompt.

CANVAS Launches a Soaring Pilot with ‘Seeking Balance’
By The Cartellino Team

Collecting Young: Duncan Yu on His Beginnings into Art
By Kara De Guzman
Duncan Yu is clearly excited about art, its creators with their wild ideas and boundless creativity, and the endless possibilities of expression.

The Universe of Ciane Xavier: Grim Secrets of the Human Psyche
By Francesca Testa
Brazillian-born, Philippine-based artist Ciane Xavier tells us and the spotlight is immediately turned from the artist to its viewer. Xavier's works…