Au Féminin situates itself at the intersection of artistic production and social advocacy, emphasizing how art illuminates and advances collective futures. This is a fundraising initiative by the Zonta Club of Makati & Environs (ZCME), in partnership with Galerie Joaquin.

Zonta is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Proceeds from the event will help fund ZCME’s women empowerment projects, most significantly an art residency program that provides emerging women artists with mentorship, professional development, and the critical space needed to advance their careers.

At the core of the exhibition is the recognition that while women’s voices have long been marginalized in the historical canon, they remain essential to a comprehensive understanding of contemporary art.

Au Féminin brings together artists whose practices resonate with themes of resilience, solidarity, and care. By positioning the exhibition as a resource-generating endeavor, it establishes a vital link between cultural production and social support.

In assembling its roster, Au Féminin also acknowledges the contributions of major artists who have long been central to the local modernist and contemporary art scene, including Juvenal Sansó, Ramon Orlina, Michael Cacnio, Katrina Cuenca, James Gabito, Jo Balbarona, RV Basco, Marge Organo, and Jerry Morada, alongside many others. Their participation reinforces the exhibition’s role in uniting diverse practices under a shared vision of creativity, advocacy, and cultural vitality.

Through this lens, Au Féminin reads as a curatorial gesture that is both celebratory and strategic: celebratory in affirming the creative achievements that expand the cultural landscape, and strategic in directing resources toward systems of support that enable women’s artistic practices to thrive.

Exhibit will be on view at the R1 Level, South Court of Power Plant Mall (Across Zara) from October 9-12, 2025.

For inquiries, contact Galerie Joaquin at +63 915 414 5502 or email galeriejoaquinrockwell@gmail.com.