State of the Art

When the world stopped because of Covid-19, activities that catered to a live audience were compromised. Most affected was the arts, be it performing or visual. But such a creative field found ways to show their art and reach their audience confined at home. Museums and galleries began offering virtual and audio tours and opened their exhibitions via digital meeting rooms. Ballet and theatre companies made available archival footages of ballet performances, stage plays, musicals, films and concerts; they also used the digital medium to conduct workshops, seminars and talk shows.

“We are preparing to launch Art in the Park 2020 online from August 10-17,” Art Fair Philippines co-founder Trickie Colayco-Lopa announces. Since most of their colleagues in the visual arts ecosystem have gone digital, Lopa hopes that the online version of the art event will continue to raise funds for the Museum Foundation of the Philippines. “We