Antipolo is a quick getaway destination with scenic hillside views and a thriving art scene. TravelBook.ph's Keisha Uy shares her impromptu visit to Pinto Art Museum, a newly-expanded gallery with charming grounds and expansive exhibits. The Pinto Art Gallery has been around for some time, first as a basic repository-cum-warehouse of art, and then more recently as a venue for modern art exhibits. The first few galleries stand at the entrance of a patch of land owned by neurologist and art patron Dr. Joven Cuanang, who retreats to this place every weekend. Since the 1970s, Dr. Cuanang has been developing this area--known as the Silangan Gardens, home of the Silangan Foundation of the Arts, Culture, and Ecology--as a space for furthering culture and the arts. The first galleries were built in 2001 by artist Antonio Leaño, and since then have formally housed art collections and hosted exhibits of work by Filipino artists. In 2008, again under Leaño's design supervision, work began on a bigger complex at the rear of the compound. The expanded space--renamed Pinto Art Museum--was launched just last December 5, unveiling a network of interconnected galleries that provide more space to showcase the local artists' craft.
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