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Alas ng Bayan exhibit opens in UP College of Fine Arts for Arts Month

QUEZON CITY, 6 February 2020 -- The pioneering art exhibit Alas ng Bayan opened its two-week run today at the University of the Philippines Diliman’s College of Fine Arts, marking National Arts Month. “Alas ng Bayan couldn’t be more timely in these trying times. We look for heroes, we look for hope, we look for a [...]

5 Filipina heroines lauded in new ‘Alas ng Bayan’ exhibit

Jhian Aranas2019-11-27T12:29:07+08:0025 Nov 2019|Tags: 350 Pilipinas, Alas ng Bayan, Apolonia Catra, Asian Center, Constantino Foundation, exhibit, Gloria Capitan, Gregoria de Jesus, herstory, John Erhard Guarin, Kumander Liwayway, Lorena Barros, Oriang, Quinta de Alas, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso, UP|

PRESS RELEASE QUEZON CITY, 25 November 2019 – A ‘herstory’ exhibit was opened at the University of the Philippines Diliman’s Asian Center today, featuring the paintings of five Filipinas who resisted national oppression, social injustice, and rank misogyny throughout the country’s history. Dubbed ‘Alas ng Bayan’ the exhibit showcases the lives of Gregoria ‘Oriang’ de [...]