Kamustahan Art Projects

19/05/2024

Guhit Kulay () is a Filipino migrant artist collective named after the Tagalog words for “line” (guhit) and “color” (kulay). Sixteen of their members are sharing existing multimedia works. One of them is Cecil Eduarte’s Blanket of Hope.

“This floral crochet blanket is my first ever made and I made it during my extra time between work and especially during night time before going to bed for three months. Doing this was a comfort of hope and strength for me to divert my anxiousness in life into a positive vibe.”

Experience all of their works at
marginalia (notes from the peripheries)
an exhibition and community space
housed at Current Plans
from 19 May to 30 June, 2024

Text courtesy Cecil Eduarte
Image by Faith Monsod .works

Opening tomorrow!

14/04/2024

We’re so proud of Filipino Domestic Workers Association UK's participation in the making of the documentary, Our Place is Here

We’re so excited to announce that our documentary, Our Place is Here, has been recognised and selected by and international film festival

This is a beautiful story of resilience and solidarity, showcasing six migrant domestic workers living and working for their rights, their family , and their place in the world.

We want to say a huge thank you to the incredible team behind this film:

Lea, Helen, Jane, Reina, Phoebe and Sabina who came forward to tell their stories.

Our partners and who provided their knowledge and support throughout the process.

Plus our incredible production team:
Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Tracy Kiryango
Executive Producer: Lea Bertrand
Creative Producer: Gabrielle Choo .choo
Producer: Cynthia Peng
Production Supervisor: Tin Villanueva
Production Manager: Patricia Cibucao
1st Camera Operator: Jade Suarez
2nd Camera Operator: Dan Orozco
3rd Camera Operator: Martin Espinas
Colourist: Colin Foulkes colinjfoulkes
Title Design: Ericka Ubasa
Re-recording Mixer: Chris Whiteside

22/10/2023

Guhit Kulay International members were once participants in art workshops organized by the Philippines Consulate General back in 2016-2017.

Now, they are leading the art workshops and sharing their skills and talents with fellow migrant workers!

22/10/2023

11/07/2023

Finally!
Thank you Ate Alma Quinto of NCCA, Andrew Carvajal Chair of UP Baguio College of Fine Arts and Communication, and his team, and OWWA CAR for all your help.
Thank you, Justyna Kabala and Tom McCaughan from the University of Arts London for trusting us, for all your patience, and for everything.

To all our protagonists who willingly shared their personal stories, thank you
Ma. C. Carandang, Ma. H. Silva, Maryson Medina, and Nora Lonesto.

Lyn Lopez, Jonalyn Macalalad Molina, Marichris Anire Art Lec, Cristina Cayat

Noemi Manguerra

10/09/2022

Our Virtual Santacruzan is featured in Lost Frames' Di/Visible Re/Public, a video programme of twelve works by Filipino artists, filmmakers, and new media practitioners 🌸

The programme runs from 1 September – 31 December 2022 at the Mediatheque, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Admission is free!

For audiences outside of Hong Kong, the programme is available at: https://watch.eventive.org/di-visible-re-public

About the programme: Di/Visible Re/Public is a video programme of twelve works by artists, filmmakers, and new media practitioners from the Philippines. Comprising artist performances, community videos, creative documentaries, archival films, and code-generated art, the latest Lost Frames selection is an attempt to redirect attention from the spectacle of conventional film and video practices to the critical approaches and alternative viewing practices that thrive on the margins. The programme considers the various ways that divisive issues can be rendered visually. Di/Visible Re/Public offers a lens through which to observe the current state of the Philippines in relation to its political history and divergent nature. In grappling with contemporary conditions, the featured works explore, inevitably, notions of private versus public and the self versus the state.

28/05/2022

Check out Counter-Mapping Overseas Filipino Worker Placemaking in Taiwan as a Process of Recording Transitory Community Experiences. Sunday May 29th 2pm pst!

19/05/2022

Congratulations, Xyza!

In the span of ten years, the artist had gone from a domestic helper to achieving her Masters in Arts and Politics degree at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

25/03/2022

Congratulations to one of our artist-facilitators Alma Quinto and participants/co-facilitators Cris Cayat for participating in
"Tahi-tagning Pagsibol (New Life from Sewn Patches)” exhibited from March 07 – 31, 2022 at the NCCA Gallery.

"Tahi-Tagning Pagsibol (New Life from Sewn Patches) is the featured art exhibit for Women’s Month at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery in Intramuros. Manila.

Individual Artworks in various media at the Closed Gallery reveal the artists’ unique ways to artistically cope with challenges of the COVID crisis. biological lacework that double as female breasts, flowers as sturdy structures, braided hair vis-a-vis folktales of weaving, patched Philippine map of opposition and unity, flora and fauna, becoming dual expressions of growth and decay, of pain and soothing, of tension and catharsis."

To view the virtual exhibition: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=r16Rv4gE3oz