March 1 – 31, 2023
March 1, 6pm: Exhibit opening
March 8, 6pm: Film screening “Memories of a forgotten war” by Sari Dalena / Camilla Griggers and Meet the Bloom 2023 Artists
Stall 9
2/F Cubao Expo, Araneta Center, Quezon City
“Why shouldn’t I be proud to be a woman? My father, that enthusiastic apostle of humanity, many times reiterated to me that woman’s mission was to elevate the human race, that she was the Messiah of future centuries. It is to his doctrines that I owe the great, noble ambition I have conceived for the sex that which I proudly affirm to be mine, and whose independence I will support to my dying day”
– Rosa Bonheur, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists” by Lisa Nochlin
This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, Stall 09 in Cubao X showcases a group show titled “Babayi Bayani” by Bloom, a group of women artists. “Babayi” is a Visayan word for “woman” as the exhibit celebrates women as our day to day heroes. The exhibit is comprised of a series of small works that convey women empowerment and love for country. And one of the ways we empower women who serve the country through their different roles is through self-expression and supporting fellow women. Whether the works portray women making use of their personal agency to achieve their aspirations and realize their vision without need of permission, voicing out social justice concerns, or highlighting the nurturing instinct of women, these artists refuse to allow women to be written off by history where women are traditionally pushed to the sidelines as though they do not play an integral role in society. Indeed, women empowerment and love for country should not be separate. Women are our nurturers as well as leaders and voices for our country.
Visitors get to meet the artists on March 8. Bloom will host a film screening of “Memories of a Forgotten War” by Sari Dalena and Camilla Griggers on the same day. A portion of the artworks will be auctioned and the proceeds will be donated to RESBAK (Respond and Break the Silence Against Killings) art community projects that serve families of drug war victims.
Text by Nicole Lasquety
Participating Artists
Aba Lluch Dalena
Daphne Aguilar
Sinag de Leon
Tinsley Garanchon
Sigwada Knicolai
Yllang Montenegro
Angela Belljar
Vivian Nocum Limpin
Shanti Isla
Beverly Siy
Phoebe Beltran-Almazan
Heidi Bailon Sarno
Lissa Romero de Guia
Pia Lappay Dacanay
Ninj Reyes Abay
Ireland Jill
Lina Zacher
Scarlet Aguilar
Glenda Abad
Alexandra Monserrat
Jessica Casaljay
Anetchka
Lisa Ito
Daniela Prieto
Christine Carlos
Marites M. Falcon
Kaye O’Yek
Mitch Garcia
Kwin Chi
Jeska Barayuga
Haidee Pineda
Pinky Peralta
Bea Mariano
Angel Romero
Nicole Lasquety
Noelle Varela
Francine Lima
Gege Cruz Sugue
Maya Santos
Agustina Basco
Bahare Hamide Kerdar
Kiri Dalena
Julie Lluch
In celebration of Women’s month.
