intellectual strategies that together form the basis for a contemporary Filipino American postcolonial aesthetic.I examine the visual practices of three Philippine-born, American-based contemporary artists: photographer-filmmaker Marlon Fuentes, photographer Efren Ramirez, and multimedia artist Stephanie Syjuco....
Djerassi Resident Artist Program, VCCA at Le Moulin à Nef (France), Fundación Valparaíso (Spain), Château de Lavigny (Switzerland), Willapa Bay AiR, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Ragdale Foundation. He is the chair of the English Department and a professor of Creative Writing...
The great Nick Joaquín, proclaimed “National Artist” during the glorious years of Ferdinand Marcos, has turned seventy-five. Three-fourths of a century. And as he ages into immortality and mythology, the English language appears to be on the way out in the Philippines. Overpopulation, lack ...
Before the Maryland songstress came on the scene in the early 1990s, there wasn’t another young singer with her particular blend of pure talent, an instantly recognizable deep vocal tone, and youthful exuberance. She took home a GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist in 1993 and in the preceding...
Now, let us take a closer view of what occurred during the 22nd-25th of November 2019, and find out how that festive event paved another literary global award for a Filipino artist. The Pentasi B poets, headed by Doc PenPen, took their plane seats and joined the Chinese Poetry Festival,...
“Prutas Pilipinas” is a music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab, lyrics by Noel Ferrer and performed by The Company. If you love classics “Bahay Kubo” and “Da Coconut Nut”, then you are likely to enjoy this new song. The song was created in collaboration with local juice brand,...
Artist Award for Literature and the Carlos Palanca Memorial Prize for Literature. Her descriptive language was constantly illuminated by meticulous detail. For her literary work, she paid attention to social problems, considering them evolving structures suitable for the explorati...
Presented by British Council, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design & Design Dept., Designer Talks was held at the TeamManila Graphic Design Studio headquarters last July 24, Monday. With attendance from event partners and design aficionados in the city, this event discussed what it’s like to...
For something fancier, visit Abaca for contemporary Filipino-American-Californian Cuisine from Chef Francis Ang. Get over to Oakland for FOB Kitchen, a QWOC owned restaurant in Temescal with a full-bar, plant-based items like pancit and inspired conversations. ...