"HIRAYA: Kape, Sining, Kultura" is Belmont Hotel Manila's third lobby art exhibit highlighting Filipino artistry and culture. The exhibit is until July 24, 2024 and features two of the country's most brilliant coffee artists: Rens Tuzon and Esang Ocampo.

Rens Tuzon is the pioneer of coffee arts in the Philippines. He discovered that coffee could be a medium for painting as a Fine Arts student when he accidentally spilled coffee on one of his projects. Before becoming a full-time coffee painter, he ventured into other professions, such as radio DJ and music columnist.

Esang Ocampo, an equally brilliant coffee artist, is the first Coffee Upcycling Artist in the Philippines. She goes beyond just using coffee as her medium. Her works showcase the combined use of coffee beans, coffee grounds and upcycled materials, such as old jewelry, scraps of cloth and other broken materials, to form images.

A special opening day was recently held with the presence of friends from the media and valued clients. Belmont Hotel Manila Director of Operations Mayann Malapote and Cluster General Manager Socrates Alvaro were present to welcome the guests. Also in attendance to showcase their artful talents were Asia's only Mud Art Performer, Percy Denolo, and Fastest Coffee Art Portrait Artist, George Melante.

All artworks from this third Hiraya exhibit are for sale with part of the proceeds benefitting coffee farmer groups.

For more information, email info@belmontmanila.com.

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