A HUGE thank you to our collaborators this year!
Pepper Lunch Philippines
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Philippines
Shakey's Philippines
Happy Lemon Philippines
Virginia Food, Inc.
Black Smokehaus Cebu, Inc.
Kenny Rogers Roasters Philippines
Tops ArtFest
Islands Souvenirs
Quest Hotel Cebu
PRWorks, Inc.
SunStar Cebu
The Freeman
CDN Digital
MyTV Cebu
Cebu State Media
adobo magazine
Art+ Magazine
Keeta
kanto.com.ph
Agimat
"It's not only the artists who need to ascend, but also the audience, the viewers, and the people working on the back . . ."
Mark Salvatus on “ascend” — our theme for this year’s fair.
You still have time to catch this year's fair at Ayala Center Cebu.
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Emmanuel “Manny” Garibay on “ascend” — our theme for this year’s fair. See you all at Ayala Center Cebu for the opening day of Tubô Cebu Art Fair 2024. Let’s grow Cebu art! #growcebuart #tubocebuartfair
We. Are. Back! August 30- September 1 at Ayala Center Cebu. See you at the fair!
LARAW SA PAG-USBAW: An exhibition featuring the Tubô Cebu Art Fair’s Image of the Fair 2019-2023University of the Philippines Cebu Museum of Art and CultureSince 2018, Cebuano artists have gathered together in an annual showcase of works in what is now the Tubo Cebu Art Fair. This initiative by the Arts Council of Cebu aims at providing the much needed platform for Cebuano visual artists to promote their works to a wider public and to develop among the Cebuanos a greater appreciation for locally produced art. In the absence of established art institutions supporting the circulation of art outside the national capital, art fairs have become not just a commercial endeavour but more so as an attempt to bring together the community of artists, linking them with one another and allowing them to engage in collaborative work. The Tubo Cebu Art Fair has seen a steady growth in participation not just from artists and art groups in Cebu more so from other provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao regions.To capture this collaborative spirit of Tubo, the Image of the Fair was created bringing together senior artists and emerging ones blending their artistic language and creative expressions in one canvas. Each work responds to the theme of the year’s art fair and serves as the centrepiece among all exhibited art works.In the past five years, the Image of the Fair has been crafted by leading figures of Cebuano art like Kimsoy Yap and Javy Villacin. Likewise, it paid close attention to talented young and emerging artists like Ronyel Compra, Mark Copino, Ivy Apa, Nicole Azares, among others. It is hoped that the Image of the Fair continues to be a platform of artistic collaboration putting forth a compelling image of what the Bisaya talent and creative mind can do.
Cheers! Proud of all of you! Cebu Institute of Technology - University
When is a heartbeat the last thing you remember but the first thing that is released to the universe? Are we not all living in the present moments as flocks being pursued by death? These are the questions that artist Grace Marie Lopez tried to remedy in her art film for Tubô Art Fair 2023. | #artfilm #tubocebuartfair
We thank everyone that came out to juxtapose with us this 2023! All the artists, collectors, volunteers, and sponsors, thank you for continuing to build this community with us year after year.
We honor you for choosing to champion local over imported, connections over transactions, and creativity over AI. We're already bubbling over with ideas for next year. Connect with us on our pages, send us your thoughts and feedback, continue to create, and let's grow together. See you all in 2024!
Tubô x RAFI | Balancing Act, An Installation Caravan
WATCH: The installation project of Tubô Cebu Art Fair, The Kabilin Center, and Casa Gorordo Museum, “Balancing Act” features the duo Roy Ingente and Ceona Gonzales who have created settings that visually articulate their experiences and thoughts on Filipino vulnerability and resilience. Powered by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. and curated by Bea Sagun, the works were launched during the fair in Ayala Center Cebu and are now set to travel to its next location.
Best to keep an eye out for Roy’s found object towers entitled “Gardens” and Ceona’s clusters of painted assemblages entitled “Regain Buoyancy” as they pop up in the island again soon.
Video and Editing: Ella Sigue
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Have a safe trip, friends from EBONY Iligan - Visual Artists Association! See you in 2024?
Wrapping up Tubô Cebu Art Fair 2023! Thank you to all the artists, attendees, and organizers for a successful fair! Till next time☀️
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Thank you to everyone who attended Day 2 of Tubô Cebu Art Fair! Remember, today is the last day so come visit and choose an artwork 🖼✨
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Day 1 of Tubô Cebu Art Fair
Summing up DAY 1 of Tubô Cebu Art Fair! Thank you to everyone who came. The fair is still on till September 17, come visit!🖼🎨 #tubocebuartfair #tuboartfair
YVONNE QUISUMBING, PEPE DELFIN
Does God Play Dice With The Universe? 2023
Acrylic on canvas, oil on canvas, acrylic sheets, and wood
Each year, Tubô Cebu Art Fair commissions an "Image of The Fair." It is usually a collaborative work between two or more artists that is inspired our theme.
This year, with "Juxtapose," we are excited to highlight two strikingly different combinations of artists, all with highly contrasting styles. It is a contemplative yin/yang balance of male-female energy.
The first image is by the pairing of master watercolorist Jose 'Kimsoy' Yap and assemblage artist extraordinaire Ronyel Compra on one hand. The second image is actually a sculptural collaboration featuring the maximalist detailing of Yvonne Quisumbing and the geometric explorations of Pepe Delfin. All are acclaimed artists of Visayan origin.
