DUMAGUETE CITY – As the country celebrates National Arts Month, a local art gallery in this capital of Negros Oriental province endeavors to provide space and a
LOCAL ARTISTS. Photo shows members of the Dumaguete Visual Arts who are taking part in the Visayas Art Fair in Cebu City from Nov. 25-28, 2021. The first of its kind, the art event carries the theme "Connecting the Islands through Art." (Photo courtesy of Cil Flores/DVA) DUMAGUETE CITY - Twenty-one local artists from the Dumaguete Visual Arts (DVA) and the Negros Oriental Network of Artists (NANO) are taking part in the first-ever Visayas Art Fair to be held in Cebu City from Nov. 25-28. Creative communities from Regions 6, 7, and 8 will participate in the art fair at the Montebello Hotel, which banners the theme "Connecting the Islands through Art," a media release from the city tourism office said. Dumaguete Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo highlighted "the need to sustain our support for culture and the arts, despite the various challenges we currently face and that this event represents the vision of better days ahead". The local artists whose works will b