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We're an independent, not-for-profit, artist-run space and initiative based in Escolta, Manila.

98B COLLABoratory is a platform for critical discourse, experimentation, exchange, information and presentation of contemporary art in the Philippines.

We're a multi-disciplinary art laboratory that seeks to establish a convergence with artists, designers, curators, writers, musicians, film makers, activists, educators, researchers, cultural workers, performers, architects and students together with the general public.

We want to provide a platform where artists can engage meaningfully with the local community, and to give the general public a non-intimidating access to art and creativity -different from when it’s presented inside the confines of the white cube format.

As such, we present art in multiple layers and perspectives to a broad and diverse audience while contributing to the contemporary art scene. We are stimulated with ideas, projects and explorations that ask pertinent questions, stretch boundaries.

Let's collaborate! ଘ(੭´꒳`)°* ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

We are currently located at the mezzanine floor of the First United Building (formerly known as the Perez-Samanillo Building which is along Escolta Street in the heart of old Manila and a stone-throw away from the world’s oldest Chinatown. The elegant six story art deco building was built in 1928 and designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro (son of Juan Luna, a world-renowned Filipino painter during the late 1800s).

The area itself is considered as a business heritage district. It was the commercial hub of Manila during the early 1900s and was a witness to many “firsts” in the country: first ice cream parlor, first movie house, first electric tram among others. It is less than a kilometer in length but it is replete of magnificent post-colonial architecture designed by highly respected Filipino architects. Significant businesses, fashionable items and imported merchandise were sourced in the street during that period. Since we moved to Escolta, its history and heritage have been part of 98B’s backdrop.

Katherine Nuñez is a visual artist and cultural worker based in Manila, Philippines.

Her works focus on the labor of care and the desire to create spaces of tenderness, and nurture despite everyday aggressions and urban disarray.

She has exhibited her works in Venice, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Dubai. A notable highlight in her artistic practice is her participation in the 57th Venice Biennale "Viva Arte Viva" in 2017.

She spends her time counting stitches, eco-dyeing with kitchen discards and plants, learning food fermentation, and washing the dishes.

She became a member of 98B in 2015, and officially took over as director in 2019.

Email Us: hello@98-b.org

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THE SPACE

We have a modest multi-functional space. Depending on the need, it can serve as a studio, office, library, shop or kitchen. 98B's Space is a quiet and creative respite from Manila’s din.

BEGINNINGS

THE CURRENT TEAM ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

KATHERINE NUÑEZ

Director

JULIUS REDILLAS

Project Manager

FRANKIE LALUNIO

Graphic Artist

PAST MEMBERS

2021

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2015

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2013

FOUNDING MEMBERS

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First United Building, 413 Escolta St, Binondo, Manila, 1006 Metro Manila

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