Bathalad-Mindanao holds 23rd annual convention: A gathering of wordsmiths
By Raul G. Moldez
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 November) – Stormy weather and heavy pouring of rains did not deter the Binisaya writers coming...
Arnel Villegas’ “Forest Images 5” exhibit opens Oct 23
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) – “Forest Images 5,” pen-and-ink artist Arnel Villegas’ 15th solo exhibit, opens at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October...
UP Mindanao’s Koro Kantahanay performs at MusiKapayapaan
Koro Kantahanay, the resident choir group of the University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao, was one of 52 choirs -- and the only one...
Brewing Art, Brewing Culture
Artist Rameer A. Tawasil welcomes guests at the opening on Sunday, October 6, of a group exhibit titled “Brewing Art, Brewing Culture” at the...
MindaArt (10 of 10): FLUJOS (Flows) by the Gallery of the Peninsula and the...
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (9 of 10): COLORS OF THE EARTH by Talaandig Soil Painters
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (8 of 10): COLLECTIVE EXPRESSIONS by Likha-Karaga
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (7 of 10). RECENT CRESCENT by Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (6 of 10). LEAVING & LIVING by Tabula Rasa
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (5 of 10): THE SILENT WITNESS by Piguras Davao
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (4 of 10): CONVERGENCE by Gallery Down South
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt: a momentous event for Mindanawon Artists
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 October) -- Waters. What would Mindanao be without its waters especially the sea that surrounds the main island and...
MindanaoArt (3 of 10): Datu Bago Gallery Cafe (DCNHS Senior High Lab)
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (2 of 10): THE TWINNING OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION by Bintana Art Gallery
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
MindanaoArt (1 of 10). MEANDER by Art Portal Gallery for Contemporary Art
1st Mindanao Art Fair and Exhibit
Theme: Traversing the River of Creativity
Atrium of Gaisano Mall, Davao City
10 a.m. to 9 p.m, October 5 and 6,...
Where is Mindanao in the Philippine art scene? Visit the 1st Mindanao Art Fair...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 October) – “Where is Mindanao in the Philippine art scene? Is there such a thing as Mindanao art?”
Visit Davao...
ART TALK: Traversing the River of Creative Generations
(Curatorial notes for the 1st Mindanao Art Fair, Exhibit, and Conference)
Headwaters emanate from above, higher than where many of us are. These trickle down...
Renowned art personalities to share expertise in MindanaoArt
The first ever Mindanao Art Fair, Exhibit, and Conference (MindanaoArt 2019) slated this October 4-6, 2019 gathers not just Mindanao artists at the Gaisano...
Dabawenya is first Philippine-based artist featured by Etsy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) – A Dabawenya has become the first Philippine-based artist featured by Etsy, “a global marketplace for unique and...
PERSONAL ACCOUNT: A mere mention or photo of my work in one of the...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) -- So thrilled that I finally get to share this secret with you: Etsy published a feature on...
French Film Festival starts July 17 at the Cinematheque Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will stage the three-day 24th French Film Festival at...
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: FILM REVIEWS: The Nanny/Yaya Story
Many Filipinos who enjoy watching films that do not insult their intelligence are sighing with relief now that the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)...
Mindanawon filmmakers urged to use films as tools for peacebuilding
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Dec) -- Mindanawon filmmakers must produce more films that promote peacebuilding to correct the negative stereotypes about Mindanao due...
CURATOR’S NOTES: Handuraw Marawi: Bearing witness to war
By Leonardo Rey Cariño
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Nov) – The modern age is accustomed to graphic images of war. From Francisco...
REVIEW: IPAG mounts Gervacio’s Datu Mankalasi: Explorations of folklore versus reality
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 Nov) – The plight of the Lumad, in particular, the Agusanon Manobo, took center stage when the Mindanao State...
KURI-KURI: Lanao Art Makes A Splash in The Big Apple
I follow the night
Can't stand the light
When will I begin
My life again?
(“One Day I’ll Fly Away”)
It is perhaps providential that an art exhibit that...
Bangsamoro film wins 2 top prizes at World Premieres festival
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 05 July) – “Daughters of Three Tailed Banner,” the first part of multi-awarded Bangsamoro filmmaker Gutierrez “Teng” Mangansakan’s film, “Moro2mrw, “...
Identifying heritage in canvas
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 October) -- What makes art Filipino?
That's an inquiry posed by art critic and curator Virgilio Cuizon during a one day workshop...
Kuntaw Mindanaw off to Uzbekistan for Asian music fest
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 August) -- A Mindanawon performing group will be flying to Uzbekistan to represent the country in one of Central Asia's biggest...
A glimpse of the world’s folklore
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/ 14 August) -- How did a small city in Mindanao get to be host to an event that brings in over...
Butuan’s out of the box art gallery
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/03 July) -- It's absolutely far-out, both in terms of concept and exhibition. Count in its location and isolation. But painter Jon...
Is dance still a relevant medium? UP Mindanao dancers answer and show their best...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 May) -- Besides entertainment, the purpose that dance has long served included conveying ideas, emotions, and messages that no other medium...
Maguindanao bags Tugtog ng Aliwan top prize
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 April) – The Sagayan Festival contingent from Maguindanao bagged the first prize of the Tugtog ng Aliwan Festival Music Competition in...
Finding common ground: Five Davaoeño artists share one vision for an art exhibit
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 April) -- Staging an art exhibit with well refined oeuvres in different media may seem confusing and disorienting to the curious...
Bonney Read gives back
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) -- Australian rock band Bonney Read had a very simple objective for their first gig in the Philippines: as musicians,...
Going beyond museums
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 March) -- Gone are the days when art was strictly confined in museums or meant to be enjoyed by the more...
Preserving Davao’s culinary traditions
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 March) -- One of the 62nd foundation year celebration highlights of the Philippine Women's College of Davao (PWC Davao) was the...
Junia: Music makes geniuses: Musikgarten opens first Mindanao branch
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 March) -- As she formally opened her school's first branch in Mindanao, singer and music educator Nikki Junia brought to the...
Storytelling through songs
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 Feb) -- When words are not enough to tell a story, music and melody come into play to bring life to...
Art for communities
The Davao chapter of the Guild for Upholding and Harnessing Indispensable Talents (GUHIT) Pinas spread the art love last weekend as they held their...
UnbeLEAFable: A green version of the Mona Lisa
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 November) -- Mishael Pueblas has something what he calls an “artvocacy.”
In 2009, he started working on a masterpiece using greener art...
INTERVIEW: Luczon on Cine Totoo: filming Mindanao throwbacks
An upcoming documentary film festival presented by GMA News TV will be featuring works of two Mindanawon filmmakers.
Nef Luczon is one of them. The...
INTERVIEW: Gohetia on Cine Totoo: capturing stories that withstand time
An upcoming documentary film festival presented by GMA News TV will be featuring works of two Mindanawon filmmakers.
Filmmaker, editor, and writer Charliebebs Gohetia is...
Filipino film on Palawan tribe inspires Lao cinema
VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/21 March) --- An independent film that depicts the indigenous tradition and beliefs of the Palawan tribe in the Philippines opened a...
3 Mindanawons fellows to 53rd SU National Writers Workshop
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 March) -- Three Mindanawon writers are among the 12 fellows for this year’s Silliman University National Writers Workshop, the Edilberto and...
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: The precious gift of reading a book
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Feb) – Is reading a book these days - which I have always thought was a rare precious gift...
Writing Mindanao, Righting Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 February) – Watch out for the “punto de vista” (point of view) and “omissions, silences.”
This was the challenge posed by Dr....
An afternoon of poetry at the 1st Mindanao Book Festival
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Feb) – Award-winning poet, writer, artist and professor Ricardo de Ungria was among a number of Mindanawon poets who...