Voices
New Voices
In Filipino America, art forms rarely stay in their own lanes. The DJ designs the merch, the painter cooks for the pop-up, and the stylist shoots the campaign. Our community is full of multi-hyphenates, people whose work crosses from one discipline into the next. We put fashion at the center of DIWA because it’s where these influences show up first. New Voices introduces them, one discipline at a time.
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Featured: Denise JuliaMusic
The next chapter of Filipino music, sorted into five moods, from late-night R&B to the dance floor. Press play, then meet the artists behind every song.
Featured artists
Jan Roberts · Denise Julia · NEW LORE · SHNTI · Sophia Guerrero
Explore MusicArt
Painters, illustrators, sculptors, and muralists from the Philippines and across the diaspora. We share the work that stayed with us, and the stories behind it.
Design + Craft
Weavers, jewelers, ceramicists, and designers keeping Filipino craft alive while taking it somewhere new. Meet the hands behind the objects, and find out where to buy them.
Food + Drink
The chefs, bakers, and bartenders cooking Filipino food their own way, from pop-ups in Portland to dining rooms in Manila. Come for the stories, and leave with a list of places to try.
Fashion
Filipino and Filipino American designers, from barong and terno makers to streetwear labels, mixing high and low the way DIWA always has. See who’s making what, how it’s made, and where to wear it.
Film + Photography
Directors, cinematographers, and photographers telling Filipino stories on screen and in print. Watch their work, see the frames that stopped us, and find out what’s screening next.
Beauty
The makeup artists, hair stylists, nail artists, and tattoo artists behind the looks you save, including the artists reviving batok, the hand-tapped tattoo tradition of the Kalinga people.
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