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The Laguna native used to peddle his work to galleries from Makati to Cubao, and rejection was a common refrain. Today, it’s the galleries that ask him for an original Rubio for their clients.

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Great music should be able to reach audiences, and the people who created it need to be treated fairly, a music veteran argues.

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MADE, after all, is an incubator for cultural wealth.
It is the role of the artist to reflect the times. Such is the case with the 200 and more artists who've made their names with the Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) program. In 1984, the very first MADE poster flashed ...
Vicente Alvarez Dizon might not have the same name recall of contemporaries like Fernando Amorsolo, Vicente Manansala, Galo Ocampo, or Victorio Edades, but his contributions to the burgeoning Filipino art landscape of the early 20th century are invaluable.
Vicente Alvarez Dizon's name is often lost in the annals of Philippine art history. The Filipino artist, illustrator, and lecturer was a true pioneer in every sense of the word. He might not have the name recall of contemporaries like Galo ...
A cinematic experience at the National Museum.
Gone are the days when paying tribute to our artistic roots means opening a new museum or setting up exhibits for the public. Today, there are many innovative ways to promote and celebrate our culture, and often technology has a big role ...
Appreciating Filipino art at its finest (and fullest).
What better way to indulge in art than pairing it with an unforgettable gastronomic experience? Taking artworks to public spaces, Art in Aura is reinventing ways to promote Filipino-made masterpieces. Seven homegrown artists get the spotlight in the latest edition of ...
These tapestries borrow from decades' worth of BenCab icons, from Sabel to Farm Boy and the like.
By now, National Artist for Visual Arts Benedicto Cabrera's work has been reinterpreted as various objects, in all forms, found in both public and private hands. Yes, we know about his paintings. But BenCab plates, books, shirts, or even vinyl players ...
Meeting at the intersection between the past and present, as South Korea and the Philippines celebrate 75 years of friendship.
The exhibit Endless Landscape: Digitally Reimagined Korean Art operates in the intersection between tradition and modernity. And the Korean Cultural Center of the Philippines (KCC) likes it that way. Done in collaboration with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the ...
She’s making her mark with her brand of jazz-pop.
Jazz is the type of music that transforms you. Whether it moves you physically or transports you emotionally, listening to jazz is a transcendent experience. And that's exactly the goal of 24-year-old Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey Lín Jó ...
Meet the 2021 MADE awardees.
Eight outstanding Filipino artists won this year's pool of P2 million in prize money at the 2021 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) Awards. The annual event, which aims to elevate and inspire Filipino artists, adopted the theme "Spectrum: The Art of ...
Give, if you can.
The devastation wrought by typhoon Ulysses continues to unravel. Images of people trying to rebuild, particularly in Marikina and Rizal province, are all over social media. It's doubly heartbreaking considering that it's barely been a few days since typhoon Rolly ...
This family of creatives has flourished being together 24/7 in quarantine.
Artists Rodel Tapaya and Marina Cruz first met at the UP College of Fine Arts at the turn of the millennium.They became friends in 2000, began dating in 2003, and then were married in 2007. They are now parents to a ...
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