Curatorial Notes NO SHOWING is a hangout / speakeasy / watering hole / listening party / dancefloor / breathing space for filmmakers and filmgoers to weigh, diagnose, and compare notes and remedies on the state of moviemaking and moviegoing in the Philippines. Curator Moira Lang Moira Lang is a writer and cinephile who produces films that often tackle social and gender inequity. She is known for her work on the films Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington!, Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan, and Patay na si Hesus. She also mentors young writers and producers and indulges her other great love (music) by learning to DJ.

Convergences & Collaborations in Art & Science Contemporary art practice converges with the fields of the sciences to explore issues that impact our present and future. Three such collaborations involved the International Rice Research Institute, the Manila Observatory and Emerging Islands. About the Speaker/s Moderator: Boots HerreraResponder: Yoko Watanabe

Rod. Paras-Perez: Artist, Art Historian, and Critic Art Fair Philippines brings focus on never before seen works from his estate and archival material including a vintage film and erotic paintings About the Speaker/s

History from Archival Photographs Art historian Ambeth Ocampo explores the many ways visual artists have utilized archival photographs as medium and as context. About the Speaker/s

PRINT IS DEAD, LONG LIVE PRINT Nachi Ugarte (Creative director), Hikari Machiguchi (Japanese photobook designer and publisher) and Neal Oshima (Photographer) About the Speaker/s

Caring for Collections in the Tropics - Paintings Margarita Villanueva and Rodrigo Enano About the Speaker/s

Empower or Empire David Gryn About the Speaker/s David Gryn has curated Film, Video and sound projects for Art Basel, Frieze, Armory Show, Independent NY, EXPO Chicago, NADA, Art Fair Philippines, Art Rio, Art Cologne, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, Art LA Contemporary and many more.

Pambabae: Exploring Abstraction by Women Artists 1969-1989 Phyllis Zaballero and Sandie Palou-Schwartzbaum About the Speaker/s

Artists for Artists: Expanding Spaces for Creativity Coreen Carsula for Istorya Studios, Maria Cruz for Talyer 15, Dan Matutina for Manila Illustration Fair, Prince Logan for Pangasinan Group, Chloe Magpayo for The Empty Scholar and Walther Ocampo for Authenticity Zero Collective About the Speaker/s

Caring for Collections in the Tropics - Paper Margarita Villanueva and Rodrigo Enano About the Speaker/s

Habitation and Creative Practice Recipients of the 2023 Don Papa Rum residencies share their experiences working with the resources and networks their respective hosts offered. About the Speaker/s

Varied Voices: Jigger Cruz, Jonathan Ching, and Andreea Medar Jigger Cruz, Jonathan Ching, and Andreea Medar About the Speaker/s

Void of Spectacles: A Conversation with Mark Orozco Justiniani Moderated by Vanini Belarmino About the Speaker/s "Vanini Belarmino is an independent curator, producer, and writer whose interest lies in the productive potential of encounters by identifying and facilitating collaborations between artists across genres. Originally from the Philippines, she has spearheaded arts initiatives in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Vanini is the managing director and founder of Belarmino & Partners, an international art consultancy established in Berlin in 2008 and Singapore in 2011 that pursues collaborations with multidisciplinary artists, cultural institutions, museums, festivals, and independent art spaces. In this context, she has curated art projects and forged partnerships with the likes of Art Hub Copenhagen, ArtScience Museum, Ateneo Art Gallery, ATT 19, BenCab Museum, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Orange Project, Platoon Kunsthalle, Project Space Pilipinas, Radialsystem V, and Weltmuseum Wien, among others.Vanini Belarmino was the assistant director (programmes) at the National Gallery Singapore from 2016 to 2021, where she led the realisation of over 800 public programmes in the physical and digital spaces While there, she served as curator for three editions of the Gallery Children’s Biennale (2017, 2019, 2021), the Children’s Festival: Small Big Dreamers (2018), focused on the reinterpretation of works by Singaporean artist Lee Wen (2018), and organised special commissions with the likes of David Medalla, Ho Tzu Nyen, Lee Mingwei, Mark Justiniani, Pinaree Sanpitak, and Sissel Tolaas among others.  She was the co-curator for Afterlude-Prelude, Responses to Nam June Paik (2021), a special program co-organised with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA). Vanini Belarmino is a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including the Asian Cultural Council New York Fellowship (2014) and the Global Fellowship for the International Society for Performing Arts (2009, 2012). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Diploma in European Cultural Project Management from the Marcel Hicter Foundation, Belgium. "