Veteran actress and producer Sylvia Sanchez-Atayde said she was proud to represent the Philippines on the international stage as she walked the red carpet at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea, where three films co-produced by…
The distance between Poland and the Philippines may span thousands of kilometers, but Polish President Karol Nawrocki sees a bond that runs deeper than geography: a Catholic faith that has helped shape the values and identities of both nations. “Although…
Art exhibitions usually ask visitors to look. Traverse: Creativity in Motion, the 2026 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) exhibition, asks them to move, choose, and discover. Featuring nearly 100 paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works, the exhibition transforms The Metropolitan…
As young Filipinos look beyond personal success and towards a better future for their families and communities, hundreds of water lanterns carried their hopes out to sea during Foundation University’s annual Dal-uy Festival in Dumaguete. More than 7,000 students, university…
The Philippines’ creative industry has grown into a ₱2.12 trillion economic force, strengthening its position as one of the country’s biggest sources of jobs and economic activity while putting the spotlight on the need for stronger support for artists, artisans,…
Lasalle College of the Arts, part of the University of the Arts Singapore (UAS), celebrated 355 diploma graduates at its 2026 Diploma Convocation on August 14, marking the institution’s 40th anniversary of arts education in Singapore. The convocation was held…
National Gallery Singapore has opened the first solo exhibition in about six decades devoted to Lai Foong Moi, one of the pioneering women of the Nanyang art movement, bringing renewed attention to an artist whose paintings captured the quiet human…
The Philippines on August 18 marks the 100th birth anniversary of National Artist for Visual Arts Larry Alcala, the beloved cartoonist and educator whose work turned the humor, quirks, and realities of everyday Filipino life into enduring cultural touchstones. Through…
Magdalena Gamayo has become more than a master of inabel weaving. She is a living link to an Ilokano craft passed from one generation to the next, and a symbol of the struggle to keep that tradition alive. Ilocos Norte…
Every August, the Philippines marks Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, a month-long celebration that underscores the role of Filipino in shaping national identity. The observance, expanded from a week to the entire month under Proclamation No. 1041 signed in 1997, often…
