Pao Vergara

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…

Hauntingly beautiful: Manifesting queer beauty through reclaimed narratives in Zeus Bascon’s Multong Bakla
By Pao Vergara
Artists across genres in the Philippines and the diaspora in Canada combined poetry, dance, audio-visual production…

A wild plant grows through the concrete pavement
By Pao Vergara
Punk lives on in unexpected spaces through artists A.lien (Neil Arvin Javier) and Mark Tandoyog.

Playtime for the inner child: A look into Khavn de la Cruz’s art practice
By Pao Vergara
Khavn de la Cruz talks to Cartellino…

Galleries take a youthful approach to art at the Xavier Art Fest 2023
By Pao Vergara
Resuming its in-person format, the Xavier Art Fest continues its mission to make art less intimidating.

How farmers and cultural workers teamed up to preserve Bulacan’s agricultural, built, and artistic heritage 
By Pao Vergara
“Tayo ang bukid,” (“we are the meadow”) reads…

Oh, for art’s sake! The No Name Show is back
By Pao Vergara
In The No Name Show 2.0, Gravity Art Space puts art-for-pleasure center stage

Jana Benitez answers and shares the call of the wild
By Pao Vergara
With a wide range of styles following her childhood entry into the art world, the painter has since touched upon something…

How memory weaves a thread of justice
By Pao Vergara
In its second iteration in the Ateneo Art Gallery, a collaborative exhibit between researchers, autobiographical subjects, and artmakers puts on a…