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DUE to the pandemic, “Art in the Park,” the popular art fair held annually in the Jaime Velasquez Park in Salcedo Village, Makati, will be held online for the second time. The fair, known for having excellent artworks with a P50,000 price ceiling, celebrates its 15
th anniversary in this virtual setting. The fair will be held via
www.artinthepark.ph starting 10 a.m. on Feb. 21. New pieces will be uploaded on the site daily until Feb. 28.
The fair is held as a benefit for the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (MFPI), and, according to a statement, it has allocated P15 million to the National Museum for various initiatives such as infrastructure projects, staff development grants, and exhibition programs, among others. Trickie Lopa, one of Art in the Park’s co-founders, said in an e-mail to