The Joy is in the Process
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In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 5: An Incubator for the Arts
In June 2021, two rooms on the second floor of 58 E.J. Blanco Drive—an art incubator founded by Sandra Palomar-Quan that shares a name with its postal address in Dumaguete—were… Continue reading In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 5: An Incubator for the Arts
In Dumaguete, Arts Flourish, Part 4: Coffee and Art
To see the works of Flomil Rey Labarento in the light of his recent solo exhibition, At the Moment, which opened [and closed] at the new Shelter Gallery in Tabuctubig… Continue reading In Dumaguete, Arts Flourish, Part 4: Coffee and Art
In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 3: From Russia, With Love
From Russia, With Love Pinspired’s Evgeniya Spiridonova is the other half of Dakong Balay Gallery’s success story—although her contributions to the contemporary Dumaguete arts scene extends far beyond partnering on… Continue reading In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 3: From Russia, With Love
In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 2: An Unlikely Beginning
An Unlikely Beginning The story begins in the pandemic and the simplicity of what that entailed: a city in lockdown. For most of 2020, almost nothing stirred. Dumaguete, like most… Continue reading In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 2: An Unlikely Beginning
In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 1: An Invitation to the Republic
A warning before proceeding: this is going to be a long and contemplative take on the current Dumaguete arts scene. It is my love letter to Dumaguete artists. We begin… Continue reading In Dumaguete, The Arts Flourish, Part 1: An Invitation to the Republic
Padayon Exhibition
About the project Padayon. A Bisaya term which means “to move forward”. Digital art meets photography in Project Padayon as it tells a year-old pandemic story of tourism, businesses, and… Continue reading Padayon Exhibition
Introspection Exhibition
About The art of 17 local artists, which came together to share a collection of abstract paintings in the hopes of creating a space for experimentation, surprise, and self-reflection. Artworks… Continue reading Introspection Exhibition
Reasons We Love Philippines
Dumaguete city artists collaboration of drawing ukuleles During the month of love and art in the Philippines on February 2019, Pinspired decided to bring together local Dumaguete artists and show the… Continue reading Reasons We Love Philippines