Article by Therese Justine Bruel / Photos by Hannah Beltran

Ever since it was first held in 2002, the Ateneo Fine Arts Festival has been a space where the hard work and passion of their Senior Fine Arts students have come to life. Here’s what’s waiting for you on the festival’s last day.

3 Awesome Things that are Waiting for You at the Ateneo Fine Arts Festival

3. CHAPBOOKS GALORE!

The Creative Writing Seniors of the university are selling their chapbooks (small books for your convenience!)—and there’s something here for everyone!

 

(THROWBACK: #DiyanNagsisimulaYan: The Ateneo de Manila Creative Writing Batch 2013 Chapbook Launch)

Are you into poetry that touches on discrimination in the LGBT community? Check!

Are you looking for essays you can relate to? You can get that too!

How about fiction that deals with family drama? Here you go!

All this and so much more (like science fiction and high fantasy for all you SF readers!), is waiting for you at the festival!

The Creative Writing seniors with their chapbooks.

Chapbook prices range from Php100 to Php250. They also have readings of their works from 5PM to 6PM.

2. AN EXHIBIT ON NEW APPS AND WEBSITES!

People often believe that design is just that: design. However, the exhibit shows how intertwined design is to other fields by showing you apps and websites Information Design seniors made for their thesis.

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Are you looking to buy a used car, but aren’t that familiar with the Internet landscape? They have a solution for you here.

If you’re aiming to get informed on coral reefs, there’s no need to look any further!

Do you need help organizing your closet space? Well, there’s an app to help you with just that! These are just three exhibits—there are two more floors waiting for you at the festival!

1. THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

If you’re into plays, the festival also has two productions lined up for you: Bunyi, and Lysistrata ng Bakwit. Bunyi will be performed on April 20, from 8PM to 10PM at the Gonzaga Theater.

Lysistrata ng Bakwit will run from April 20 to April 21, April 24 to 28, and May 1 to 5 from 7:30 PM; and again on April 21, 22, 28, 29 and May 2 to 3 from 2:30 PM. Lysistrata ng Bakwit will be performed at the Doreen Black Box, Arts Wing, Areté.

Photo via the Ateneo Fine Arts Facebook page

Photo via the Tanghalang Ateneo Facebook page

Surround yourself with good art, good books, and creative solutions—all of this and more awaits you at the Ateneo Fine Arts Festival 2018.

The Ateneo Fine Arts Festival 2018 is open to all: outsiders and Ateneans alike.

The Ateneo Fine Arts Festival

George SK Ty Learning Innovation Wing, Areté, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City

April 17 – 20, 9AM to 6PM

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