News

CURRENT/Upcoming

June 4 - 22, 2025:
NEW INC DEMO2025 @ 180 Maiden Lane, NYC

  • new artwork in the Cooperative Studies Track Showcase

  • new artist edition in the DEMO2025 Store

  • Cooperative Studies MainStage Talk: June 5 @ 5:30pm ET [watch recording]

May 1, 2025 โ€“ Sept 1, 2025
Common Picnic: Halo-Halo Edition @ Waterfront Terrace at Brookfield Place
Lunchtime Filipino DJ sets: June 4 & June 25, 2025 @ 12:30 โ€“ 1:30pm
Arts Brookfield, New York, NYC

May 2025 โ€“ ongoing
Common Ground @ 919 19th Street NW
Golden Triangle BID, Washington, D.C.

May 2020 โ€“ ongoing
The Quiet with Avi Dobkin
(a one-on-one collaborative storytelling game)
ENTER program, Onassis Foundation

RECENT UNDERTAKINGS

FROM INSTAGRAM

Process photos of my newest interactive sculpture, THE WHEEL OF RECKONING AND RAGE — currently on view in the Cooperative Studies track showcase at @newinc #DEMO2025 at 180 Maiden Lane through June 22. THE WHEEL OF RECKONING AND RAGE features
After 9 months of learning with and from so many wonderful people in @newinc’s Y11 Cooperative Studies track ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ’š, I’m honored to announce that I’ll be giving a main stage talk + showcasing my work at DEMO2025! Here’s where yo
What happens when we suppress our rage? What about when we deny it altogether? Join me for an interactive workshop with @hypofutures, where we’ll explore how we experience and express anger—including how we’ve been taught to manage
Suuuuper late with my #PunoThanksgiving post this year… but I figure it’s better late than never. ๐Ÿ˜… I suppose that’s somewhat fitting since we actually did a turkey-less celebration on the Friday after Thanksgiving. ๐Ÿ™ƒ And while t
Here’s a sneak peek at the screen print design I created for the Pinoy Potluck that I’m hosting TOMORROW Sat (Aug 10) from 4-8pm at @FabricWorkshop with @Bahay215, an amazing Philly-based artist collaborative by Nicky Uy and Omar Buenaven
๐ŸŽญ @indiecade’s Playable Theatre Symposium 2024 kicks off today! ๐Ÿฅณ I’m giving my keynote tomorrow (Fri April 5 @ 11am ET) where I’ll be discussing how I use games to unpack complex issues + sharing secrets behind my projects: &ldqu
#repost • @outland_art ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ | ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—  ๐—•๐—ข๐—ช๐——๐—˜๐—ก & ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ขโ  โ  Games are fun—sometimes, fun can lead to an eye-opening encounter with serious ideas. โœจ๐Ÿ’กโ  โ  ๐Ÿ‘ฉ‍๐ŸŽจ Trained as a sculptor, Risa Puno
 

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