Following its successful debut last year, “Within the Walls” will be hosting its second installation for Museums and Galleries Month 2023. Produced by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, this video series connects with various museum and gallery practitioners, following some of their daily work routine, in order to know their importance in everyday operations of museums and galleries and be appreciated by everyone, especially those who are interested in learning the ropes of being a practitioner themselves.

Three (3) episodes will be launched on Mondays of October, featuring various employees of the National Museum of the Philippines.

MGMKNB Interactive Game Show aims to engage the public to participate in the celebration of MGM where weekly prompts will be posted via NCCA Facebook Page every Wednesday, and one (1) winner per prompt will be chosen via lottery and will be awarded PHP 1,000.00, tax-free! Stay tuned in the NCCA Social Media sites for more updates.

The MGM Museums AVP Competition aims to showcase various museums around the country, whereas each competitor shall produce their outputs that should be in line with this year’s theme. This year, the three (3) winning LGU museums will be showcased and presented every Friday of October via NCCA Facebook Page.

“BULDA: Contemporary Itneg Weaves” by Normandino Mina Sr. & Family

The Itnegs are known for their fantastic weaves and exquisite embroidery (that makes it difficult to identify the front side and the back side). Among them is the Agaid-Mina clan in Penarrubia. The clan’s matriarch, 79-year old Norma Agaid- Mina, is known for her Am-amma (Heirloom) works, on which a documentary has been made. While the tradition of weaving and embroidery in some communities is a disappearing art, this is not so in the case of the Agaid-Mina clan. The fourth generation of the clan, specifically two grandsons of Norma – Dino and Heart – have taken up embroidery mentored by their father Normandino, Sr. or Strong, and their mother, Desiree. What differentiates the works of the brothers is that they are contemporary; i.e., not the traditional elements like frogs, lizards, spider, and rice stalk embroideries that are symmetrically spread across a weave. The brothers’ artworks are mainly personal expressions of their art and perception of Itneg life, although clearly inspired by their grandmother’s amamma in some cases. Joining the brothers is their father whose main technique is applique with embroidery.

The space will therefore be used to hang the works of the two brothers and their father.

“INUBON A DAYAW: The Life and Works of Manlilikha ng Bayan Magdalena Gamayo” by Manlilikha ng Bayan Magdalena Gamayo 

To celebrate the Arts Month Festival, founding anniversary of Ilocos Norte on February 2 as well as the 35th anniversary of NCCA, an exhibit is hereby proposed that will showcase the inabel master’s creations of MB Magdalena Gamayo with 29 pcs (1yard), framed each in a clear acrylic sheets. It will also showcase an upright loom owned by MB Gamayo with a weaving demonstration by a weaver. It will be supplemented some of the photos of MB Gamayo.

“MANILART ’23” establishes the new age of contemporary art. With the emergence of a new age of technology in art, ManilART not only keeps up with the times, but sets the standard for the mediums and expressions in the digital age.

Even with the relaxing of the safety protocols in public areas, the SMX Convention Center shall still be configured to ensure safe capacity and adequate spaces that ensure social distancing. An estimated 30 galleries and 2 special projects areas in over 1,500 square meters of space shall house multiple exhibition areas and common spaces that will be continuously sanitized. An estimated 300 artists will be presented.

In addition to the onsite fair, an online exhibition will be simultaneously hosted allowing for a bigger show roster to be represented online aside from the onsite show hosted at www.manilartfair.com.

ManilART will run from October 10-14, 2023, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Aura, Taguig.

The Province of Tarlac will launch the 2023 Luzon Art Fair that caters to the needs of Luzon’s artists and the public at large, with hopes of showcasing the diversity of artists in Luzon, particularly those from provinces where artists remain unorganized and the art scene still has a lot of untapped potential. 

In doing so, Luzon Art Fair aims to reinvigorate Luzon’s art scene by working with different sectors-from artist-led groups, to established, professional, and emerging artists, and even those from the academe (and art organizations from schools and universities) and the business sector, fostering an environment where different stakeholders work together towards the advancement of local culture and the arts.

The 13th Tam-awan International Arts Festival will take place on October 4-8 to coincide with the Tam-Awan Village’s 25th Anniversary. Entitled “Pengimatonan,” 13th TIAF will showcase artworks inspired by social, cultural, and community environments.

For the past 25 years, Tam-awan Village has become a center for indigenous artists to create, exhibit, and sell their works. The village has also offered art workshops and hosted cultural presentations helping to pass on traditions to younger generations. The village has also begun to promote various art styles of artists from different regions in the country.

Tam-awan International Arts Festival (TIAF), the organization’s premier event, will bring together artists, not just from the Cordillera region, but also from other parts of the Philippines, and all over the world. True to its purpose, the TIAF will be a celebration of art, music and dance. During this grand celebration, patrons will be treated to a series of exciting events and activities that showcase the rich heritage and tapestry of Cordilleran culture.

The biggest art exhibit in Mindanao will once again bring together masterpieces from the best artists on the island from September 25 to October 1, 2023. The 5th installment of Mindanao Art will be a combination of physical and virtual exhibits. The physical exhibition will be held at SM Lanang, Davao City, while the virtual exhibition can be viewed at https://mindanaoart.org.

With the theme, “Mindanao Art in Glitch: Resonating and Reverberating,” the art fair will highlight how Mindanao artists recover and move with the changing times and adapt to the so-called “new normal”. The theme gives emphasis on their struggles, dreams, ideas, reflections, and hopes as they continue to live their lives as creative individuals in this uncertain moment.