CLARK FREEPORT — Kapampangan artist Dennis Sun returns to his roots with a 40year retrospective at the Clark Museum on Feb. 13.
The exhibit, “WORDS, COLORS, & BEYOND: My 40Year Creative Journey in the Land of the Rising Sun,” is part of Clark Development Corp.’s Public Exhibition Program. It features more than 100 works spanning fine art, illustration, graphic design, publishing, and cultural projects in the Philippines and Japan.
“It’s homecoming to a home where everybody is happy that you’re home,” enthused CDC President and CEO Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera during the opening of the exhibit, adding that Kapampangans are “blessed with talent” recognized not only in Pampanga or the Philippines, but worldwide.
Sun’s career includes collaborations with The Japan Times, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, NHK, and Tokyo Disneyland. He is founder of Jeepney Press, the longestrunning Filipino community publication in Japan, and recipient of the SM Global Pinoy Award and the Most Outstanding Kapampangan Award.
“Art is about people. Art is about stories. Art is about trying to understand the world. And sometimes surviving it,” Sun said.
He pledged part of the exhibit’s proceeds to the Aeta community, urging visitors: “Hindi po masamang maguwi ng sining, mas masama po ang umuwi ng walang sining sa buhay.”
Joining Devanadera and Sun in the ribbon-cutting rites were Department of Tourism Region 3 director Dr. Richard Daenos, Transportation assistant secretary IC Calaguas, chief political officer Reina Manuel of the Office of the Pampanga 1st District Representative, CDC tourism and promotion office manager Elenita Lorenzo, and former Angeles City vice mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting.
The retrospective runs until March 8, 2026 at the Clark Museum. Complementing the exhibit are workshops and talks at the Clark Visitors’ Center, all at 3 PM:
Feb 14: Couples’ Art Workshop — Lines, Forms, and Colors
Feb 21: Art Talk — My Journey in Art
Feb 28: Life in Japan Talk
Mar 7: Art Talk and Workshop — Japanese Etegami
Participants are advised to bring their own materials. CDC-PR
