Modern Patronage
For Manila-based art patron Jam Acuzar, Bellas Artes Projects started five years ago as a ‘fun weekend thing’ that she did with an assistant. Today, the non-profit foundation is one of the region’s most exciting and experimental cultural platforms, with its headquarters in Bagac, Bataan and an outpost in upscale Makati, which is home to Manila’s rapidly growing gallery scene.
The foundation’s success so far is due in no small part to the uniqueness of the Bataan site — on which
