Benilde Center for Social Action

Are you ready for the second week of this year's Benilde Summer Arts Festival? 🌞 Check out the posters below for more details about the activities on 16 May 2026, Saturday.


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The Benilde Summer Arts Festival is the annual institutional outreach by the Benilde Center for Social Action (CSA) in partnership with Benilde schools, offices, and student organizations, that aims to make art accessible to community partners and foster their creativity through free art workshops.

Stay tuned on our Facebook () and Instagram () for more details.

Poster design by Angeline Ashlee Marquez

As the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte move to the Senate, it is crucial for us to stay informed beyond the headlines. This isn't just about personalities; it's about the mechanisms of our Constitution. ⚖

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Research by Joaquin Hermida
Explainer design by Mikaela Talavera

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WEEK 1 RECAP 🧵🪡

On 9 May 2026, Saturday, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) in partnership with the School of Environment Design Fashion Design & Merchandising Program—through CSA’s Benilde Summer Arts Festival—held “Quilt & Connect: A Family Crafting Experience” at the DLS-CSB Design+Arts Campus.

Through the workshop, participants learned how to reuse scrap fabrics and enhance soft or textile materials using basic quilting designs and techniques. The workshop encouraged collaboration between adults and children while fostering creativity, environmental awareness, and hands-on artistic expression.


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📸 Photo credits to Kian Evangelista

Read the full statement below of De La Salle Philippines on the proposed reframing of the General Education Curriculum.

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Beat the summer heat with a little art and a whole lot of creativity 🎨☀️

Join the Benilde Summer Arts Festival this May 2026 for free colorful workshops, hands-on fun, and creative adventures for kids and kids-at-heart alike. 🖍️✨

From basic drawing to food art, summer just gets better with art, imagination, and maybe a little glitter too. 💛

Check out the calendar of activities below to learn more about the line-up of workshops.


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The Benilde Summer Arts Festival is the annual institutional outreach by the Benilde Center for Social Action (CSA) in partnership with Benilde schools, offices, and student organizations, that aims to make art accessible to community partners and foster their creativity through free art workshops.

Stay tuned on our Facebook () and Instagram () for more details.

Thank you for the feature, Daily Tribune! 💚

Daily Tribune
May 5, 2026
Arts & Culture; Page C18

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) is inviting young and budding creatives to explore their passion and talent in a series of Saturday art workshops for free.

The sessions, part of the institution’s Summer Arts Festival organized by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) Center for Social Action (CSA), will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Loop in the Benile Design + Arts Campus. Interested participants may visit https://www.facebook.com/MCADManila.

Thank you, Daily Tribune, for the feature!

Thank you for the feature, BusinessWorld. 💚

This month, the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) is holding a series of Saturday art workshops for free.

The sessions, part of the institution’s Summer Arts Festival organized by the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) Center for Social Action (CSA), will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The Loop in the Benile Design + Arts Campus. Interested participants may visit https://www.facebook.com/MCADManila.

Check the calendar here:
https://www.bworldonline.com/arts-and-leisure/2026/05/06/747533/arts-culture-05-06-26/

Thank you, BusinessWorld!