North Fork Arts Projects

As a poet and friend to artists in many genres, I know it can be difficult to receive feedback to one's work. Thus, this gallery blog began with conversations on and engagements with Filipino-Pilipinz art works residing at North Fork. Over time, I plan to bring in others' views as well as non-Filipino artists. Click on links below for their  pag-uusap.  —Eileen R. Tabios   EXHIBITIONS UPDATE: Due to California's Glass Fire , gallery operations were temporarily suspended. As of 2023, the gallery is resurrected offsite in the Gallery Director's fire refugee quarters. The scope of exhibitions also has been expanded to include other artists besides its core features of Filipino-Pilipinz artists. Exhibitions can be viewed by clicking on the respective links below. Offsite: The Refugee's Art Gallery: " ORDEALS " by MICHELANGELO MAYO April 2024 " AKWARELA: PETTY PEMINIST POETRY AND PAINTINGS " by MELINDA LUISA DE JESUS Summer 2023 " THE KAPWA O

ordeals Michelangelo Mayo April 2024 Artist Statement ordeals   Wise thinkers would say that the present state of a person’s entire being is forged by many endearments. Success in life requires many sacrifices, undergoing the most difficult tasks and tough decisions. It is likened to the many revisions to a story before getting to a final version.  Some people are blessed with easy paths. Their roads are paved with the hardship of others, whether by their ancestors or by the labor of other people. While others cheat death, beating extreme odds with luck and favorable coincidences, to thrive later in life.     Everything is random. There is no simple secret formula in a universe that lacks rhythm and reason. Experienced people make intelligible decisions based on past failures or, better yet, on the errors of others. On the other hand, foolish people repeat the same mistakes; they perpetuate processes that never worked in the past. They let it linger in a cycle of perpetual futility. Be