This year’s edition is taking place on February 6 to 8 with a fresh set of upgrades and artists.
The beauty of art lies in how it can be interpreted and executed in many ways. Whether it comes in a setup that spans a sprawling garden or a parking lot, or showcased through five dozen exhibits, Art Fair Philippines has been making certain that art is engaging, captivating, and most of all, thought-provoking.
“It’s always exciting,” co-founder Lisa Periquet told The POST.“And I think that’s what gives our fair interesting energy every year—you’re not gonna know what you’ll see next.”
Periquet, along with her Art Fair Philippines co-founders Trickie Lopa, and Dindin Araneta, gave a glimpse of all things new and exciting coming to the fair during its media preview at The CityFlats Circuit Makati on Jan. 14, 2026.
This year’s edition is taking place on February 6 to 8 with a fresh set of upgrades to make it even more engaging to art aficionados, or simply anyone who wants to take an energizing break within the metro. For starters, Art Fair PH 2026 is taking over a new location, which is the Circuit Corporate Center One in Circuit Makati. What’s more, the ArtFairPH/Projects section will feature 10 visionary artists—its biggest number by far.
“Even when we were in the carpark for 11 years, each year we would do something different,” Periquet continued. “We never have the same layout. Last year [at the Ayala Triangle Gardens], we had these rounded corners on the layout. We always try to mix it up a bit.”
Below, we rounded up everything new to look forward to at the 13th edition of Art Fair Philippines this year.
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Fresh, more integrated venue
For 11 years since its inception in 2013, Art Fair Philippines would transform The Link carpark into an immersive festival of diverse art forms. Last year, the fair moved from the place it has called home to an outdoor location, Ayala Triangle Gardens, integrating art with nature.
This year, the annual art exhibit is once again moving away from the Makati business district entirely to another part of the city—the Circuit Corporate Center One building in Circuit Makati.
It will take over six floors in the building will take over six floors of the building—5th to 9th, and the 11th—in a move that “signals a shift not only in scale but in ambition,” the art fair wrote in a press release.
“The relocation to Circuit Makati offers greater spatial flexibility and a more integrated environment for galleries, curated projects, and public programming,” it added.
50 immersive exhibits
This year, Art Fair Philippines will feature 50 exhibitors, from galleries to public art, spread across various sections like Projects, Digital, Talks, and Residencies. Of which, 65% are local artists and collectives. The rest are leading galleries from France, Spain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries, reinforcing Manila’s growing role as a hub within international art markets.
10 artists for ArtFairPH/Projects
For the first time in its 13-year history, Art Fair Philippines will feature as much as 10 artists in its “Projects” section. “We have ten project artists this year, which is quite a number. Sometimes we only have six, sometimes we have eight, but we have ten this year.” Periquet told The POST and other media outlets during the fair’s media preview.
ArtFairPH/Projects is one of the most anticipated highlights of the fair, which celebrates the work of modern masters and contemporary visionaries that stand out from each year’s expansive lineup.
ArtFairPH/Projects will be located at sixth floor of Circuit Corporate Center One, with a lineup fronted by contemporary artists such as Imelda Cajipe Endaya, whose work offers a deep exploration of domesticity, migration, and women’s empowerment through mixed-media art and printmaking. Joining Endaya is Ambie Abaño who, like her, explores the art of life and soul through printmaking, as well as woodcut work.
There’s also Max Balatbat who interprets social realities, especially from his hometown in Caloocan, through a technique dubbed “architectural abstraction.” For this year’s Art Fair, Balatbat will recreate an immersive chapel that his grandmother once built. Another contemporary artist, Ged Unson Merino, will be using a mosquito net or kulambo to craft an exhibition that involves the participation of what he calls his “co-creators.” According to Periquet, Merino is bringing with him “embroiderers, performance artists, and also some sculptures” to turn the everyday piece into a masterful work of art.
Ceramic pioneers Jon and Tessy Pettyjohn will meanwhile showcase their work inspired by her dreams and features his artful fusion of history and functionality. Cross-cultural perspective is provided by Spanish artist Ampparito, who Art Fair PH is presenting in collaboration with Embassy of Spain in the Philippines. Ampparito will be doing a performance art focusing on life and the imminence of death. Periquet explained, “He’s going handwrite every single day in calendar form, from this year to 2099, which is 75 years. He believes this is the average lifespan of a person. He’s going to continuously draw it to show how much time in life you have left.”
In addition to these contemporary voices, ArtFairPH/Projects will showcase the work of four late Filipino masters—Brenda Fajardo, Constancio Bernardo, Solomon Saprid, and Romeo Tabuena—whose feminist social realism and geometric abstraction continues to resonate with a new generation of collectors.
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Exploration of new digital realms
Taking over the art fair’s “Digital” space is painter and graphic artist TRNZ, as well as art collective TLYR. TRNZ will premiere The Keeper, an animated short film which explores the gravity of pressure in our society, and how the most important things fall through the cracks in pursuit of success, accolades, and external validation. TLYR will bring more life to the fair with his immersive installations themed on “digital alchemy.”
10 Days of Art from the underpass to park grounds
Like every year, Art Fair Philippines 2026 will kick off with its 10 Days of Art initiative. Set to take place from January 30 to February 8, this year’s edition features series of events and museum openings that celebrate the best of Makati’s cultural spirit. Artists Ronald Ventura, Fotomoto, Mich Dulce, Joel Wijangco, Isaiah Cacnio, and Alfredo & Isabel Alquitran will bring large-scale public art installations throughout the Makati Central Business District, leading the way to the main event at Circuit Makati.
Tickets to the Art Fair Philippines 2026 now available atwww.artfairphilippines.com.
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