Holding the line in art
This essay is my personal response, shaped by both conviction and caution, and by a dream that I believe we can responsibly pursue in the coming years...
Noel Galon de LeonFebruary 3, 20265 min
CITY THAT READS
This essay is my personal response, shaped by both conviction and caution, and by a dream that I believe we can responsibly pursue in the coming years...
Every February, I am reminded that National Arts Month exists not because I suddenly feel festive about art, but because the state itself once admitte...
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By Noel Galon de Leon That was the question that floated across my screen like confetti during Dinagyang season, innocent, mischievous, and almost agg...
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