MoCAF Vernissage Ribbon Cutting: Chinabank Head of Cards Marketing Niña Reynoso, Artist and Dean of the UP Diliman College of Fine Arts Toym Imao, MoCAF Chairperson Jack Teotico, MoCAF’s Festival Director Coleen Wong, BGC Director of Leasing, Operations, and Marketing Marc Buencamino, H.E. Ambassador of Spain Miguel Utray, Senator Grace Poe Llamanzares, Mayor Lani Cayetano, Hotel 101 Group General Manager Charley Magabo, Taguig 2nd District Congressman Jorge Bocobo, Congressman Brian Poe Llamanzares, H.E. Ambassador of Malaysia Dato Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino.
The Modern and Contemporary Art Festival, or MoCAF, opened its doors with a vernissage and welcomed artists, collectors, curators and cultural figures in a celebration that excitedly introduced new programs and remains inclusive to the community.
This year’s MoCAF brought together over 200 artists, 50 local and international galleries, 30 artisans, and 16 concessionaires offering a first look of the diverse standout works, from striking contemporary installations to handcrafted artisanal pieces, all underscoring the festival’s mission fostering accessibility to the art scene. “We want to offer emerging artists visibility, but beyond that, we want to give them access: to collectors, to curators, to critical conversations, and to a broader public who might be encountering their work for the first time,” said MoCAF director Coleen Wong
MoCAF 2025 largest edition was a weekend of meaningful encounters between artist and viewer, tradition and innovation, past and future.