VIVA EXCON 2020

VIVA EXCON 2020 VIVA ExCon is a Visayas-wide biennale started by the art group Black Artist in Asia in 1990.
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27/10/2025

Meet Our Conference Speaker: Rolando B. Tolentino

A leading voice in Philippine cinema, literature, and popular culture, Rolando B. Tolentino brings critical insight into the intersections of art, media, and nation. A faculty member of the UP Film Institute and former dean of the UP College of Mass Communication, he has taught in universities across Asia and the U.S., including Osaka University, the National University of Singapore, and UC Berkeley.

As writer, scholar, and cultural worker, he continues to shape conversations on how Filipino stories move through page and screen—local and global, personal and political.

Join him at VIVA ExCon Aklan 2025, where art meets advocacy, and critical thought fuels creative practice.


27/10/2025

Meet Our Speaker: Dr. Abraham “Ambo” Garcia Jr.

Artist, academic, and curator, Dr. Ambo Garcia bridges art, education, and cultural advocacy through his work across Mindanao, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Currently an Associate Professor at Ateneo de Davao University, his research and curatorial projects—spanning from Panit Bukog and the Singapore Biennale to the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (2024)—explore the evolving identities of Filipinos in translocal and cross-cultural contexts.

A member of the NCCA National Committee on Visual Arts (2023–2025), Dr. Garcia continues to shape the discourse on contemporary art and curatorship in Mindanao and beyond.

Join us at VIVA ExCon Aklan 2025 as he shares his insights on art, place, and the power of cultural connection.

24/11/2023

'Viva EXCON 2023, with its historical focus on local engagements and trans-island connections in the Visayas, continues upholding this sense of curiosity about locality'

Hot off the press! 📖We have just launched the catalogue of VIVA ExCon 2020 at two weeks ago. This project, produced in ...
22/11/2023

Hot off the press! 📖

We have just launched the catalogue of VIVA ExCon 2020 at two weeks ago. This project, produced in collaboration with the festival sponsors and partners, is part of the organization's objective for more access to its history and its significance in the visual arts industry.

The catalogue is available at Orange Project* for now. Make sure to grab one of these limited copies! For inquiries, send us a message in our social media pages. 🎭

Group 📸 from VIVA ExCon Antique 2023

*Gallery hours is 1 to 7 PM on Mondays to Saturdays and 1 PM to 5 PM on Sundays.

05/10/2023

MADYA-AS X KANLAON
A Collaborative Exhibition of Antiqueño and Negrense Artists

Opening October 8 Sunday, 5pm
Old Capitol Building
San Jose de Buenavista
Antique

October 9-22
9am- 6pm
Monday to Saturday until Oct 22

Participating Artists:
Alec Wiggin
Ann Gaurana
Charlie Co
Christine Marie Delgado
Elwah Gonzales
freAK
Gelo Ang
Gilrem Paduganao
Hoppo Ricarze
Jay-r Delleva
Jan Frederick Grafane
Jonathan Bunker
Jose Ronnie Golingay
Jovito Hecita
Jun Jun Montelibano
Manny Montelibano
Marienell Veñegas
Mark Vincent Zulueta
Morris Alfred Lavega
Neil Benavente
Nunelucio Alvarado
Omar GonzaloTarroza
Ramon De Los Santos Jr.
Raymond Legaspi
Raz Laude
Rondey Martinez
Rolando Zaballero
Sarû
Shekinah Sibugan
Stephen Louie Checa

Proceeds will go to VIVA EXCON ANTIQUE 2023 curatorial programs and projects.
PDF price catalogue is available upon request.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Mobile: 092 6487 9305
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: viva.excon.2023
Instagram: vivaexconantique



As we come close to the next VIVA ExCon, we would like to show appreciation to one of the many instrumental people behin...
03/08/2023

As we come close to the next VIVA ExCon, we would like to show appreciation to one of the many instrumental people behind this biennale. VIVA ExCon 2020 was not short of challenges, but Patrick Flores delved with us into the realm of uncertainty brought by the pandemic, encompassing borders despite the limitations. This kind of unwavering commitment and drive to showcase Visayan Art fuels the whole community, and we thank you for that.

Happy birthday, Patrick!

Photos from Manny Montelibano, VIVA ExCon photo archives, and VIVA ExCon video recordings

15/06/2023

Coming soon the 2020 Dasun Viva ExCon Bacolod, catalogue. Celebrated 30th year during the pandemic.

30/01/2023
24/05/2022
31/03/2022

Artfair Philippines features Kalibutan: The World in Mind - Dasun, VIVA ExCon Bacolod

Last day tomorrow 💛 Hope you can "come over"

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Orange Project Building, Art District, Lopue's Annex Building, Mandalagan
Bacolod CIty
6100

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Monday 2pm - 9pm
Tuesday 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday 2pm - 9pm
Thursday 2pm - 9pm
Friday 2pm - 9pm
Saturday 2pm - 9pm

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What is VIVA EXCON?

VIVA EXCON (Visayas Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference) is a Visayas-wide biennale which was started by the art group Black Artist in Asia in 1990 in Bacolod City and whose hosting has since then toured the Visayan Islands every two years without fail. It has become an effective artist-centered blueprint with which other like initiatives have been patterned after. It was the main goal of VIVA ExCon to celebrate Visayan art by bridging the islands of the Visayas so as to provide a venue to facilitate dialogues, interaction, networking and cultural exchanges, thus addressing fundamental and relevant issues among visual art communities and related stakeholders. Having accomplished such goals in the 30 years of its existence, it now looks towards the future in ways that can best contribute to the development of the communities it serves.