This Year's Xavier Art Fest Puts the Spotlight on the Mind, Body, and Heart

This year's beneficiaries include Operation Odette, Para kay ‘Cher Foundation, a PGH initiative, and the Fr. Zuloaga Scholarship Fund

Metro.Style Team

<p>The <strong>Xavier Art Fest (XAF)</strong> has slowly become a highly-anticipated art event in the country. </p><div><br/></div><p>Every year, prestigious galleries and featured artists come together to the Xavier School campus to give art enthusiasts a chance to appreciate and celebrate the talent of the Filipino in various mediums. This year aims to bring the event a notch higher with over 40 galleries and 15 featured artists participating including<strong> Jojit Solano</strong>, <strong>AR Manalo</strong>, <strong>Clairelynn Uy</strong>, and more. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c7a8237a-5b66-4bb4-9858-71fda505f01d_xavierfeatartists_banner.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Maricar Tolentino, Patrick Cabral, and Winna Go"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Maricar Tolentino, Patrick Cabral, and Winna Go</span></span></span></div><p>Xavier Alumni Batch ’96 is the host of this year’s Art Fest which is a culmination of a year-long calendar of events that focused on the theme: Mind, Body and Heart. </p><div><br/></div><p>Primarily focusing on initiatives to help the community cope with the pandemic, Batch ‘96 has put together learning events for the Xavier community and various fundraisers to help the medical frontliners of PGH. </p><div><br/></div><p>XAF will enable Batch ‘96 to continue doing that with beneficiaries that include Operation Odette, Para kay ‘Cher Foundation, a PGH initiative, and the Fr. Zuloaga Scholarship Fund.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b581e438-0232-4243-8d7e-ce0de6ab72ea_yandra po.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><p>What sets this year apart from the previous Art Fests is the introduction of hybrid model to make itself accessible to art enthusiasts and collectors globally. With a face to face component happening for 3 days followed by an online market for the next 6 days, the event will also include an exciting auction featuring works of well sought-after artists.</p><div><br/></div><p>XAF has established itself in the country’s art scene. This year’s event will cement that.</p><div><br/></div><p>In the gallery below, a little sneak peek into the works of the featured artists.</p><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4112e670-86f9-41ee-9116-37b23e21617c_xavierfeatartists_banner.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/412fff01-5584-4b9e-bc79-2986150c46c6_abril photo.jpeg" alt="Abril Valdemoro" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d82f8ba9-63f0-4bbb-88b0-f75f8fce879b_jessa photo.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a966ded3-79b0-4790-a7b1-c91541b47898_cfe04e8e-e986-4b09-a675-be68d4d59d3f-34988-0000066992285e0a.jpeg" alt="Tiffany Lafuente" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/fef45c2b-904b-4fba-81c0-9ac4154e14b0_img_20191019_231346.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6b112e0d-d4eb-4404-a133-6445c5fd9246_maricar tolentino.jpeg" alt="Maricar Tolentino" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e206e48d-4d8a-40f2-906d-8e1e1b767324_winna3.jpeg" alt="Winna Go" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/646e57f7-378d-4076-8ef8-b7aeb20060cd_profile picture joey de castro.jpeg" alt="Joey de Castro" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Abril Valdemoro</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Jessa Balag</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Tiffany Lafuente</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Cedrick dela Paz</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Maricar Tolentino</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Winna Go</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Joey de Castro</p></div></div></div></div><p>Xavier Art Fest will be held from March 18-20 at the Xavier School Fr. Cortina Sports Complex and available online from March 23-29 (<a href="www.xavierartfest.com" target="_blank">www.xavierartfest.com</a>) with official event sponsor, Boysen Paints. </p><div><br/></div><p>Follow them on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xsartfest/" target="_blank">xsartfest</a> and on FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Xsartfest/" target="_blank">XavierArtFest</a>.</p>

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This Year's Xavier Art Fest Puts the Spotlight on the Mind, Body, and Heart

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