Calle Wright

31/01/2026

HAPPENING NEXT SATURDAY

Learn the art of piano-hinge bookbinding in this hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop with Francine Lima of Tienda Wabas. Participants will create pages for a collaborative book and craft a small take-home book using repurposed papers and simple materials, exploring creativity through binding, folding, and assembling.

Francine Lima is a book and paper artist whose practice expands on traditional and contemporary papermaking and book arts. Her works explore materiality, process, and storytelling through paper, fibers, and repurposed materials, guided by themes of mending, renewal, and transformation. She attended the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines Diliman and has trained with book artists and papermakers from the USA, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines. She was the apprentice of Japanese master papermaker Asao Shimura. Lima regularly conducts papermaking and bookbinding workshops to promote the creative possibilities of the book as an art form.

She is the founder of Tienda Wabas, once a general craft enterprise with the goal of funding Francine’s studies that now specializes in bookbinding and papermaking with innovative designs and remarkable craftsmanship. They believe that the handmade products, especially those made of paper, are a way to better connect with the natural world. They hope to provide a respite from the detached conditions of modern life.

7 FEBRUARY (Saturday) | 2 - 5PM
Hinge & Bind: A bookbinding workshop with Francine Lima

RSVP via link in bio.

This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition ‘Open House: counteracts,’ on view at Calle Wright until 8 February 2026.

Calle Wright is located at 1890 Vasquez St., Malate, Manila. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12NN to 5PM.

31/01/2026

VIEW NOW: The edited transcript of Singaporean artist Daniel Chong’s talk is now live on our site.

Held last 23 November 2025, Daniel Chong’s talk traces his practice as a living language, which is built from subtle, recurring gestures rather than fixed themes, to explore intimacy and absurdity. Moving across sculpture, video, and ephemeral materials, he reflects on desire, absence, maintenance, and nation-building in Singapore, where restraint, illusion, and quiet gestures reveal how identities and structures are formed, sustained, and quietly unraveled.

“Perhaps it’s easier to be loved by the state as a plant than as a person,” Daniel reflects.

Scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio to access the full transcript.

This event was presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Open House: counteracts,” on view until 25 January 2026.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Drawing from the ambient soundscape and subtle hauntings of Calle Wright, from delivery trucks and school rehearsals to the quiet pull of a Balete tree out back, the exhibition explores the porous boundary between presence and disturbance. Through sound, intervention, and counterbalance, the works seek to restore equilibrium to the site’s shifting energies.

24/01/2026

We're proud to announce that Calle Wright is part of this year's Pasinaya Festival!

PASEO MUSEO 2026 : OFFICIAL PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES! 🏛️

Add a two-day museum and gallery tour in Manila and Pasay City to your list of side quests this year. From educational museum exhibitions to iconic heritage structures, it’s your ticket to an unforgettable journey through the city.

Stay tuned for the official route map of CCP Pasinaya 2026 Paseo Museo.

Paseo Museo is supported by the Museum Foundation of the Philippines

Register now!
🔗https://bit.ly/pasinaya2026

21/01/2026

We’re honored that Calle Wright’s 2025 exhibition ‘Early Philippine Contemporary Art (1969–1985): Works and Documents from the Collection of Judy Freya Sibayan’ is listed as one of the Exhibitions of the Year in ArtAsiaPacific’s Almanac 2026.

Thank you to Elaine Ng and Bea Belen-Ferrer for the wonderful features.

Almanac cover design by June Lin.
Photo by Maja Sollegue.

17/01/2026

The digital catalogs for our 2025 exhibitions are now available online.

Featuring:
1. Open House: counteracts (22 November 2025 – 8 February 2026)
2. Early Philippine Contemporary Art (1969–1985): Works and Documents from the Collection of Judy Freya Sibayan (25 May – 31 August 2025)
3. Hair tied together, embodied we speak / Pinagtaling buhok, kinatawang bigkas (15 February – 27 April 2025)

Access the publications via the comments section.

16/01/2026

In line with National Arts Month, the exhibition has been extended until 8 February 2026 (Sunday).

We also have a series of upcoming events related to the show. Stay tuned for updates!

Calle Wright is located at 1890 Vasquez St., Malate, Manila. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12NN to 5PM.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Drawing from the ambient soundscape and subtle hauntings of Calle Wright, from delivery trucks and school rehearsals to the quiet pull of a Balete tree out back, the exhibition explores the porous boundary between presence and disturbance. Through sound, intervention, and counterbalance, the works of Corinne de San Jose, Daniel Chong, Lesley-Anne Cao, and Gary-Ross Pastrana seek to restore equilibrium to the site’s shifting energies.

12/01/2026

Warmest thanks to everyone who joined us last Saturday for our talk and screening of artist videos by Corinne, Lesley, Gary, and Daniel.

Stay tuned for upcoming events at Calle Wright!

This event is in conjuction with the exhibition “Open House: counteracts,” on view until 25 January 2026.

We are located at 1890 Vasquez St., Malate, Manila. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12NN to 5PM.

09/01/2026

PLEASED BE ADVISED THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO 4PM, INSTEAD OF 6PM.

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10 JANUARY (Sat) | 4PM
Time-Based: A Talk and Screening of Artist Videos

This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Open House: counteracts," on view until 25 January 2026.

Calle Wright is located at 1890 Vasquez St., Malate, Manila. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12NN to 5PM.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Drawing from the ambient soundscape and subtle hauntings of Calle Wright, from delivery trucks and school rehearsals to the quiet pull of a Balete tree out back, the exhibition explores the porous boundary between presence and disturbance. Through sound, intervention, and counterbalance, the works seek to restore equilibrium to the site’s shifting energies.