Antares Bartolome

Antares Gomez is a Manila-based independent writer and curator as well as a practicing artist. He is an Art History graduate from the College of Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines whose recent curatorial projects include Hold Everything Dear at the University of the Philippines Film Institute, Ian Carlo Jaucianís Fork Bomb at 1335 Mabini, the HLMX Wall Project in the Hacienda Luisita Massacre Commemoration, Alwin Reamillo’s Tinubuang Lupa at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Cian Dayrit’s Bla-bla Archeological Complex at the Vargas Museum, and Blindspots 01: The President’s Office, also at the Vargas Museum. He is a cultural activist and is a member of organizations such as Concerned Artists of the Philippines and Luisita Watch, as well as a spokesperson for Artista Kontra Korupsyon (AKKSYON). He is a convenor and consultant of Graffiesta, a street art and graffiti initiative run by Kabataan para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (KARATULA, Youth for Genuine Freedom) and has also taught courses at Philippine Women’s University and Kalayaan College. He was a participant in the Young Curators Workshop of the 8th Berlin Biennale in 2014. He most recently served as Festival Director for Project Bakawan, a collaborative art festival that sought to raise critical awareness and build networks to address the environmental crisis.