Category: People and Places

The Filipino Visual Artists in Austria participated in the United Nations Painting Exhibition held on September 13–15, 2023. Agenda Humanity 3: Arts for Peace is the theme of the vernissage. The United Nations Art Exhibition featured artworks created by Gerry de Guzman, President of the Filipino Visual Artists in Austria. The group staged their first-ever Painting Exhibit in Vienna on June 6 to 10, 2023. The event was held in the halls of Wasserturm Wienerberg, Windternstrasse 3, 1100 Vienna. Many art enthusiasts from the Filipino community and the Austrian audience…

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Tommy Aquino, also known as “The Picasso” of the New Generation and a prize-winning international artist, was recently given another international award by the Leaders Protagonists of Art at Washington, which Francesco Saverio Russo and Salvatore Russo curated. Aquino was born in Malate, Manila, on January 14, 1958. Aquino had previously won numerous international awards from renowned curators worldwide! Along with this composition, his other well-known masterpieces include “The Heart, Body, and Soul” and “Sunflower Field.” He is also acknowledged as one of Europe’s up-and-coming painters, inspiring many eager art…

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The Donauradweg is a classic among the cycling trails. And even in the run-up to our cycling trip, we had heard many good things about this tour on the second-largest river in Europe. Accordingly, our anticipation was incredible. Since the Donauradweg is also super marked in Austria, it is practically possible to go. There are three stages of the Danube Road from Vienna to Passau. To our pleasure, Julian, Rudi, and I could roll off on August 21, 2023! The Danube road to Passau 1st stage – 21 August 2023…

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The “1st Vienna ArtPark,” a colourful cultural festival – an open-air platform and cultural hotspot in Hermann-Gmeiner Park in Vienna’s First District, opposite the Stock Exchange, was held on September 9, 2023. For one day, from 12 to 18 o’clock, artworks by artists were presented in public space under the open sky, if necessary, with the help of fences. The park thus becomes a low-threshold and inclusive meeting zone for art enthusiasts and creators alike, an art marketplace, and a networking platform. A rich international culinary offering, a children’s programme,…

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Among the Bicolanos and other devotees in Vienna, September is a time of intense religious celebration organized around devotion to Bicol’s patron, whom her devotees endearingly call Ina or Mother. The Peñafrancia festival has become an essential marker for the Bicolanos here as they celebrate the 18th Penanfrancia Fluvial Celebrations in Austria. The religious event will be held on September 16, 2023. The Fluvial Procession will begin at the Vienna Reichsbrücke (Dock 7). The MS Tegethoff leaving for Bratislava will embark at 8 AM. A procession and Mass will be…

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The Philippine Embassy in Austria and the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Angewandte) signed a donation agreement on 24 August 2023 in Vienna to establish a Philippine Research Initiative under the latter’s strategies department, considered the first of its kind in Austria. Angewandte is the leading competence centre for artistic and scientific research in Austria. The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines is donating 3 million Philippine Pesos–approximately fifty thousand Euros–to the University of Applied Arts Vienna for studies centred on Filipino culture and heritage. The initial offering will…

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From September 1 to 3, the Seestadt Kultur Garage, Am-Strom-Park 18, 1220 Vienna, will host an impressive spectacle with a colourful programme. It is a colourful cultural offer coming to the Danube City at the beginning of September. From September 1 to 3, the Filipino Diaspora Art and Culture Festival will be held at the Kulturgarage Seestadt for three days. Under the motto “Evolving Filipino Heritage”, visitors can expect impressive performances, colourful presentations of Filipino culture, exciting workshops and panel discussions, and a taste of the culinary delights of the…

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The Philippine Embassy in Vienna is pleased to announce that the Paaralan sa Pasuguan will once again be held at the Embassy. It will be held every Saturday from 12 August to 2 September 2023. According to the information posted on the Facebook page of the Philippine Embassy, the Paaralan sa Pasuguan will offer modules on Philippine geography and history, Filipino culture and values, conversational Filipino, as well as Filipino songs, dances, arnis, drawing, photography, and folk dances and children’s games which will be taught by a corps of volunteer-teachers…

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The Council of Filipino Associations in Austria kicked off the 2023 Barrio Fiesta in Vienna on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The annual event is a celebration with colourful costumes, song and dance at the  Sportplatz ATV Liesing, Vienna. About 2,000 Filipinos, Austrians and nationalities from Austria trooped to the venue this year. The 2023 Barrio Fiesta in Vienna simulated the mood of a traditional Filipino fiesta celebration in a festive gathering of special guests, police, politicians, community leaders and members,  and the Philippine Embassy and staff who led the opening…

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