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How a genderfluid artist’s folklore-inspired dolls helped them grapple with identity

Posted on September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
Amrie Cruz

On Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” track “Mirrorball,” she croons, “I want you to know I’m a mirrorball. I can change everything about me to fit in.” In contrast, most characters from…

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Three resin artists explain how to make resin art safely

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020
Nadine Halili

Hey, crafty babes! In today’s quarantine hobby episode, we’re talking about resin art. ICYDK, resin art is made out of epoxy resins—a clear glossy mixture of resin and hardener. You…

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This ‘Where’s Waldo?’-esque collab is serving big chaotic good energy

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020
Nadine Halili

What if someone found a way to collaborate with every artist possible to create one massive interactive picture that can distinctly include everybody’s art styles? Well, “#taguanartph” is just that…

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This ecofeminist artist has us ogling vulvas and flora

Posted on August 22, 2020August 20, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Obsessing over Georgia O’Keeffe at one point in your life is like a rite of passage for anyone looking to come into terms with sexuality and the female reproductive system.…

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Cop these masks to help this artist pay for her father’s hospital bills

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020
Nadine Halili

By now, we bet a lot of you already know someone who started their own small businesses or hosted different donation drives to get through the pandemic. From losing their…

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Meet the dancers you might be watching next on the CCP stage

Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
Amrie Cruz

The age of TikTok and K-pop dance cover videos has breathed a new life into dance culture. It’s inevitable to watch someone grooving on your timeline these days and we’re…

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This Davaoeña artist is helping her sister fight Lupus with stickers

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Here’s something that I’m pretty sure we’re all missing already: art markets. One of the last times I hung out with my friends was on Komiket 2020. Having a…

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Which museum butt reigns supreme? This curator battle settles it once and for all

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Amrie Cruz

In Greek mythology, one of the most iconic events was a war waged over the love of “fairest” gal Helen of Troy. (Okay, maybe that’s not super accurate but I…

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Power to the parlorista! We kiki’d about Zsazsa Zaturnnah with her creator

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020
Amrie Cruz

A wise Aling Britney once said, “Kapag kumatok ang pag-ibig, huwag mo itong itaboy.” Love may come in many forms…such as a bodacious superheroine with flowing red locks who can…

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Art is visible dissent for the poets of this Anti-Terror Bill collection

Posted on June 13, 2020June 14, 2020
Amrie Cruz

Someone once said that a revolution is not a dinner party. For the 122nd Philippine Independence Day celebrations however, many Filipinos attended a grand mañanita (in reference to National Capital…

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How a genderfluid artist’s folklore-inspired dolls helped them grapple with identity

Three resin artists explain how to make resin art safely

This ‘Where’s Waldo?’-esque collab is serving big chaotic good energy

This ecofeminist artist has us ogling vulvas and flora

Cop these masks to help this artist pay for her father’s hospital bills

Meet the dancers you might be watching next on the CCP stage

This Davaoeña artist is helping her sister fight Lupus with stickers

Which museum butt reigns supreme? This curator battle settles it once and for all

Power to the parlorista! We kiki’d about Zsazsa Zaturnnah with her creator

Art is visible dissent for the poets of this Anti-Terror Bill collection

Trans women aren’t pretending and they don’t owe anyone disclosure

On #HijaAko and her triggers—a conversation with a sexual abuse survivor

Queer safe spaces in a post-pandemic world—what’s that going to look like?

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