Features

Print and Imprint: Pandy and Diana Aviado on leaving a mark through printmaking
By Nikki Ignacio
“I’m still trying to find out what it all means

Playtime for the inner child: A look into Khavn de la Cruz’s art practice
By Pao Vergara
Khavn de la Cruz talks to Cartellino

Flux and Process with Antoni Muntadas
By Sean Carballo
Following his review of the artist's' Exercises on Past and Present Memories, Sean Carballo and Antoni…

The building blocks of Baraks: Artists at the heart of the collective/space
By Lk Rigor
“Fundamentally, artists are at the heart of this collective/space, so…

Reflecting Legacies: The Glass Art of Anna Orlina
By Mara Fabella
Between carrying her family's legacy and forging her own artistic path, Anna Orlina's practice is one of harmony…

Tactile trajectories: The curatorial life with Pristine de Leon
By Sean Carballo
"Archive here is not personal, but intimate; it keeps the world close by. The hand is only one among many hands,…

Beyond the line: A profile on Eugenia Alcaide
By Corinne Fernandez Garcia
“It is this emotion that compels, that makes art relatable, that turns…

Galleries take a youthful approach to art at the Xavier Art Fest 2023
By Pao Vergara
Resuming its in-person format, the Xavier Art Fest continues its mission to…

How farmers and cultural workers teamed up to preserve Bulacan’s agricultural, built, and artistic heritage 
By Pao Vergara
“Tayo ang bukid,” (“we…

Catalina Africa charts a shapeshifting path
By Sean Carballo
“The energy of my work comes from the Baler landscape... I am a conduit…

Molding, meaning, making: How Tahanan Pottery is building a communal home for contemporary ceramic pottery
By Nikki Ignacio
“Clay is the only material that replies to your touch. When you poke…

Jana Benitez answers and shares the call of the wild
By Pao Vergara
With a wide range of styles following her childhood entry into the art world,…

Being Kids For Kids: Culture-conscious action toward empowered futures
By The Cartellino Team
"We’re trying to create a world where no matter how different your passions are, everyone should be able…

Further Conversation with Material: Curator’s Talk with Lara Acuin and Con Cabrera 
By Lk Rigor
Speaking with Lk Rigor, curators Lara Acuin and Con Cabrera go into the intricacies of curating, artmaking,…

A decade of Jaime Pacena II’s creative practice: There’s art in all the in-betweens
By James Luigi Tana

A Conversation: Brushing histories, carving space
By Lyra Garcellano and Lec Cruz
In reflections on their personal artistic process, the artists invite readers and viewers of art to engage…

of forgetting, of remembering
By James Luigi Tana
"Writing has to side with collective truths and it should compel one to interrogate…

Weaving a Legacy: Of Art, Growth, and Community
By Alyssa Selanova
"Now in its fourth year, Tubô Cebu Art Fair continuously echoes and demonstrates Visayas-Mindanao's growing…

Fotomoto 22 brings us “Home”
By Marz Aglipay
Fotomoto 22 opens up to more photographers for its second edition themed “Home”.

Score the matrix until you cut through: The art of Printmaking for the People
By The Cartellino Team
“Printmaking stands at the front lines of progressive propaganda. It…

Writer and director Alex Westfall critically imagines history through archives and fiction
By Zea Asis
“A lot of my work stems from the existential question 'How did I get here? [...] What would have happened…