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Kapisanan’s First Summer Yard Sale!

By Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture | Published: July 13, 2011

Written by Brian Ejar, Marketing Intern

image of Kapisanan Yard Sale poster. imagery of "filipinos" holding a jeepney

Illustration by Joanna Sevilla

You never know what kind of treasures you’ll find!

When I was young — well, younger, my mama would always tell me, “Brian anak, remember: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”

This got me thinking, “Who is this man and why is he picking up garbage?”

So on summer weekends my mama and I would walk around the neighbourhood looking for lucky pennies or yard sales. I always found myself digging into either collectors items (i.e. trading cards, dolls or action figures) or antiques.

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It’s Summer @ the K!

By Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture | Published: June 24, 2011

New Season. New Rules.

…new business hours, as a matter of fact. Adjust your schedules, KAPISANAN is opening on an adjusted SUMMER SCHEDULE!

Visit your homies at 167 Augusta Ave. this summer!

Our hours have now changed to Wednesday and Thursday from 12-8pm, or by appointment. Don’t worry, this just means more brainstorming time for our artistic Filipino community!

Now, because it’s summer and we know you guys love us so much, if you guys are in the area feel free to stop by and check out Kapisanan’s pop-up shop graduate, Pretty Freedom.

Also, our new jewellery pop-up shop resident It’s Your Life Handmade is open Tuesday to Sunday from 12-6pm. You’d be surprised on how talented these guys are, tell Nicole and Alvaro we sent you.;)

It’s Your Life. Be Inspried. Happy Summer!

Written by Brian Ejar, Marketing Intern

Posted in @ THE K | Also tagged Culture, Filipino culture, Filipino entrepreneur, Filipino-Canadian, Filipinos in Toronto, handmade jewellery, It's Your Life, Kapisanan, kapisanan philippine centre for arts & culture, kensington market, pretty freedom | Leave a comment

From Vintage to Handmade: It’s Your Life Handmade

By kat estacio | Published: May 27, 2011

Nicole Tirona | It’s Your Life Handmade @ Kapisanan

Some of you may have noticed that Pretty Freedom, the resident inside KAPISANAN’s store-front Vinta Gallery, has grown up and moved next door. We love it so much that they stayed so close by #LittleManila.

One of Pretty Freedom’s favourite consignee was a gorgeous line of hand-made jewelry by Filipina-Canadian artisan, Nicole Tirona. Her Vancouver-based company, It’s Your Life Handmade, got so much love from Toronto, it spurred a relocation for the artist and the company.
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Represent: Christine Mangosing, The Eye

By kat estacio | Published: April 23, 2011

Written by Brian Ejar, Marketing & Communications Intern

Christine Mangosing will be facilitating the Visual Branding Workshop
Saturday, April 30 @ 2pm

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “Man, Kapisanan’s website looks totally clutch (meaning “awesome,” in hip-speak), I wonder who made this?” Look no further, it’s Christine Mangosing!

Christine is an LA-Manila-Vancouver raised, Toronto-based artist, who is currently employed as the Art Director for Canada’s most widely distributed print music publication - Exclaim! Magazine. She is also the founder of CMANGO Design.

She has created several visual identities for vast amounts of organizations in the Toronto arts & cultural sector: Artreach Toronto, our friends Carlos Bulosan Theatre & Pretty Freedom, Cahoots Theatre, Limitless Productions, etc. Other current & past clients that she has also worked with in the creative industry are Schools Without Borders, Manifesto Festival, Salon Escape, Times Neue Roman, Broad Way Sleep, Melissa Clemente Designs, Relative Space, and any more.

C’mon, just typing all this is making me exhausted. Christine definitely has the eye, the talent, and the tangible and visual proof to show it. Just look at all of Kapisanan’s promo posters!

Posted in @ THE K, Artrepreneur Workshop Series, intern@kapisanan | Also tagged Artrepreneur Workshop Series, christine mangosing, cmango design, Culture, Filipino culture, Filipino-Canadian, Filipinos in Toronto, Kapisanan, kapisanan philippine centre for arts & culture, represent | Leave a comment

Volunteer call-out for Excavations (Ang Arkeolohiya): A CLUTCH Exhibit

By kat estacio | Published: March 5, 2011

“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.” – Author Unknown

What do Willy Wonka & Santa Claus have in common? They both have an army of eager sidekicks to help run their respective projects. Without the Oompa Loompas, Willy Wonka wouldn’t be able to run his Chocolate Factory; and without the Little Helper Elves, Santa wouldn’t be able to make magic happen on Christmas morning.

KAPISANAN PHILIPPINE CENTRE FOR ARTS & CULTURE is gearing up for the Opening Reception of CLUTCH Volume 3: Excavations (Ang Arkeolohiya). And we need YOUR help to make it a success!