UP Diliman Units, Offices, and recognized student organizations are invited to submit proposals for projects/events that align with the theme of the UPD Arts and Culture Festival (UPD ACF) 2026: Isang Unibersidad para sa inklusibo at mapagkalingang lipunan.
Makibahagi sa πΆπ π³ππππ π¬ππππππππ: π¨πππππ πΉππππ πππππ ππ π¬πππππππππ βπ¨ππ πππ π¬ππππππβ ππ / πππ / ππππ π πΌπππππππππ. Ito ay gaganapin sa na Oktubre 23 (Huwebes), 1-3 n.h. sa Institute of Biology Auditorium, 2F, Institute of Biology Building, UP Diliman.
Samahan ang mga manlilikha ng mga instalasyong naging bahagi ng Kalikhasan: Outdoor Art Projects on Campus Ecology na sina Dayang Yraola, Karl Castro, at Isola Tong sa isang makabuluhang diskusyon tungkol sa pagbuo ng eksibit na tumutugon sa mga isyung pang-kalikasan at ekolohikal sa ating Unibersidad. Makakasama rin natin si Kat. Prop. Mark Louie Lugue, ang co-curator ng Kalikhasan project, bilang tagapagpadaloy ng programa.
// Roundtable Abstract:
In the country, earlier attempts at exhibiting art guided by ecological consciousness can be traced back to the 1970s, a period that witnessed a notable growth in environmentalism. Around half a century forward, more art exhibitions led and hosted locally have sought to tease out and underscore the ties between art and ecology. These tapped on the potential of art in surfacing the impact of humanity on the environment and in raising climate awareness. In the same vein, institutions and other groups began to examine or further reexamined their ways of working in response to the challenges of environmental sustainability.
This roundtable finds its position within this landscape by asking: What is added when we forward art as a proposition to ecological discourses through an exhibition situated in, for, and/or from a university? The University is a setting that is poised to offer a compelling perspective and starting point given its potential to be a progressive site of knowledge co-production despite inherent contradictions presented by the bureaucracies and conventions it tends to maintain as an institution. This potential rests in how the institution can flesh out and engender intergenerational exchanges and collaborations amongst its diverse disciplinal grounds and communities. More specifically, the session asks: What can the unique contours of the University of the Philippines Dilimanβits institutional history, physical environment, communities, legacies, and present affairsβcontribute to these ongoing conversations?
Drawing from the idea of βlocal ecologies,β the forum shall see the university as both a microcosm intrinsically linked with broader environmental systems, and a distinct ecosystem in its own right. Taking this as a frame for understanding the UPD community, the forum brings together artists Dayang Yraola, Karl Castro, and Isola Tong, who recently participated in the exhibition βKalikhasan: Outdoor Art Projects on Campus Ecologyβ that ran from February to June this year. It offers an opportunity to reflect on the experience of conceiving and mounting outdoor and site-specific artworks that resonate with ecological discourses within and beyond the university, as they intersected with longstanding conversations on politics, class, and gender.
β Ang Kalikhasan ay bahagi ng UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2025 (UPDACF 2025) na may temang βKalahok sa Nagbabagong Kalikasanβ. Para sa iba pang mga proyekto ng UPDACF 2025, pumunta lamang sa bit.ly/UPDACF2025.
UP Diliman Units, Offices, and recognized student organizations are invited to submit proposals for projects/events that align with the theme of the UPD Arts and Culture Festival (UPD ACF) 2026: Isang Unibersidad para sa inklusibo at mapagkalingang lipunan. For more information and submission of proposals, scan the QR code or go toΒ https://bit.ly/UPDACF2026
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS:Β 13 OCTOBER 2025 (Monday) DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: February 2026 only VENUE: UP Diliman
Proponents are encouraged to find supplementary funding sources for projects that exceed P200,000.00, while project proposals with external funding that align with the theme of UPDACF 2026 can be submitted for inclusion in the omnibus program and calendar of activities. For inquiries, contact us at specialprojects_oica.upd@up.edu.ph or UPD local 2660.
Isang Unibersidad para sa inklusibo at mapagkalingang lipunan
February 2026 UP Diliman, Quezon City
The UP Diliman Arts and Culture Festival 2026 highlights the spirit of the university as an institution of learning that brings together different forms of knowledge, practices, as well as epistemic and expressive traditions, as a means of enriching efforts towards attaining a sustainable, equitable, just society for all. It is only by recognizing and valuing the contributions of diverse members of the community can the collective well-being of society be achieved and sustained.
The Festival theme, Isang Unibersidad para sa inklusibo at mapagkalingang lipunan, is guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions which βpromote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsβ. As such, the Festival sets up a mission for the University community to mobilize and institutionalize efforts that value and celebrate diversity within and beyond the campus, without which meaningful social change cannot take effect.
Members of the UP Diliman community are invited to participate in the Festival through activities, projects, and events that bring forward in creative and imaginative ways distinct, particular, and grounded perspectives that offer fresh and critical directions for bringing about a compassionate and sustainable world.
UP Diliman units, offices, and recognized student organizations, whose projects align with the Festival theme.
Proponents are encouraged to find supplementary funding sources for projects that exceed P200,000.00, while project proposals with external funding that align with the theme of UPD ACF 2026 can be submitted for inclusion in the omnibus program and calendar of activities.
As much as possible, activities shall be free and open to the UP Diliman community.
