In 2008, the Philippine republic gifted UP, by way of an amendment of the very charter that created the institution in 1908, the status of being the national university in the Philippines for its trailblazing role in advancing the cause of higher education through excellent academic program, cutting edge research and exemplary public service. The […]
Abstract artist Norberto Carating shares his life story. Norberto Carating: Artist Collection in Retrospect opens July 5 at Bulwagan ng Dangal at the University Library in UP Diliman. The exhibition features the private collection of artist Norberto de Guzman Carating spanning 45 years of his painting career. An icon in Philippine Non-Representational Art, Carating is best […]
Tomas Javier Calvillo Unna responds to the complex and multivalent realities of our world in both his personality and intellect. An accomplished writer and poet, with works in his native Spanish translated to English and Filipino, one of his most recent collection of poetry “Filipinas, textos cercanos,” was published in 2010 during his second year […]
The French philosopher and art critic Denis Diderot states: “Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.” This statement is most true and palpable in this exhibition. All the artists included in this collection have generously given more than a fair share of what they do best: their art. In turn, the University […]
An innovative Sinag project is “Dreams on Canvas,” the group exhibition featuring 25. It is up until June 24 at the Bulwagan ng Dangal, UP Main Library, Diliman, Quezon City. Sinag Marketing Director Margaret Yarcia said when the Sinag team discussed their fundraising projects, they agreed that these shouldn’t be charity (one-way) affairs. “We want […]
Over a hundred works of Mario VA Parial comprise the artist’s retrospective exhibition at the Bulwagan ng Dangal in UP Diliman, Quezon City, from February 17 to March 31, 2015. Organized by the University Theater Complex in celebration of UP Diliman Month and National Arts Month, the retrospective is entitled Mario VA Parial: Beyond Reality. […]
This collaborative exhibit is produced in response to the situation faced by the displaced children among the indigenous Lumad peoples of Mindanao. Thousands of Lumads have been driven away from their communities and ancestral lands in Mindanao. It is a reminder of how the Lumads’ story and aspirations for land, life and justice is still […]
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