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Visiting the Philippines: A practical guide for practitioners traveling to the tropics

This guide seeks to support you. Based on experience and learnings (from mistakes), here are guidelines for professionals working in the arts. Practical and efficient, it is far from perfect is open to suggestions on how to promote professionalism, comfort, and inclusivity. Situated in the tropical climate in the global south, it accounts for some very specific situations. You're free to ask about more information, to adapt to your situation, and to suggest improvements on this too.

**Knowledge and Skills**

* **Product knowledge** (understanding the artworks being sold and their features to answer customer questions)

* **Basic math skills** (for handling money, calculating discounts, and processing transactions)

* **Customer service skills** (to ensure a positive shopping experience and resolve any complaints or issues)

* **Basic crowd management skills** (crowd control, watching the artworks to avoid breakage)

* **Packaging / packing skills** 

**Responsibilities**

* Keep the exhibition space neat and orderly, following the instructions of the artist/curator

* Disinfect artworks every two (2) hours -- Cleaning spray and wipes are provided

* Make sure no artworks will be damaged at any time, keep artworks safe

* Facilitate **sales** and packaging

**General Appearance**

* Maintain a clean and neat appearance, dress appropriately given the theme,

* Ensure clothes are clean, pressed, and free of visible wear or damage,

* Smile politely,

**Personal Hygiene**

* Maintain good personal hygiene, including daily bathing or showering, clean hair, and trimmed nails,

* Use deodorant or antiperspirant to manage body odor,

* Avoid overpowering fragrances or perfumes as some people may have allergies or sensitivities,

* **Bring a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush every after eating - mints will be provided,**

* Hair should be clean, styled, and well-kept. Facial hair, if worn, is requested to be  neatly groomed and kept tidy,

**Customer Interaction Tools**

* **Notepad or tablet** (for taking note of reservations, delivery information, and any special requests)

* **Product brochures or catalogs** (to inform customers about additional products or services)

* **Promotional materials** (QR code)

* **Price catalog is provided** 

**Safety and Security**

* Be aware of emergency exits

* First aid kit for minor injuries will be provided

* Safety signage (such as "Do not touch") are in the space

**Personal items** *(to be placed inside the storage baul, keep storage neat)*

* Extra shirt

* Jacket

* Reusable for water (hydrate!)

* Own medicine

Thank you. For any questions, please reach out

Appearance around art: Grooming guidelines and tips at an art workplace

storyteller and strategist

Tensions & Tales

Mga Tala

Temporal Entanglements, Contradictory Existences

Set & Generate

Inner Traffic

increments

Ichi-go, Ichi-e: One opportunity, One encounter of emerging artists in Southeast Asia

Impositions in Position

Art World Marketing, PR & Communications

Implementing Impact!: Social Design

Curatorial Work, Exhibition Design, Writing

Lorem Ipsum

Bound

Abysmal Abound

To Pull Slowly and Lay Gently

Curatorial work, Exhibition design, Writing

These Acts______

To be sure, the senses deceive

Mouth Words, Muster Murmurs

The Flowers I Left Behind

No City As Dear As

Dagyaw

Sinsin: Don Salubayba+

Dog-Eared Dream

Totalidad

Lures from the Other Land

No Where, Now Here

Ang Gaga

Fathom: The Monumental in Art

Jonathan Ching Special Exhibition

Parched Earth, Ardent Spring

Nowadays

Impasse

Merienda Muna: A 98B Kitchen Project

Play! You Are Me

Non-Random Opponents

Lures from the Other Lands

Hakos

On Dini Nur Aghnia's The Sun Goes Down

'These Acts' makes art present

Panata: A Case for Realism

In Situ: Performance as Exhibition

Presently: A Podcast for the Out, the Curious & the Questioning

Ang Kabuhi (Life)

Project Management (Social Media Campaign) for Pasinaya CCP Open House Festival 2022

People Power 1986: Where were you?

SUDI Trophy

Void of Spectacles: Reflections on passages in Time and History

Ang Kabuhi Sang Gaga (The Life of the Fool)

Educate, Agitate, Organize! Taring Padi and Art as Political Tools

Moderator, with visual artist Annie Pacaña

Synchronicities

Panelist, College of Arts and Letters Faculty Conference

KALbataan sa Susunod na 10 Taon

Keynote Speaker, College of Arts and Letters Faculty Conference

Teaching and Learning Spaces in the new CAL Building

Panelist-Presenter at the Philippine Queer Studies Conference

Gender-inclusive and queer affirming pedagogies in Philippine art, language, and literature classrooms

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