For its 2025 annual exhibit, Ang Ilustrador Ng Kabataan (Ang INK) partners with All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World - Philippines and Museo Pambata to pay tribute to the late award-winning graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and crafter Robert A. Alejandro (1963-2024).
Alejandro was a founding member of Ang INK and a longtime volunteer designer for various nonprofits, including Museo Pambata, the Philippines’ first interactive children’s museum. He was also a dedicated volunteer of ATD, an international organization dedicated to poverty alleviation with a long-running Street Library program. His profound effect on ATD is still felt in the community today, not just in the collaterals he designed for ATD, but also in the many hours he spent in Street Libraries and workshops, endearing him to the families and inspiring children who eventually became artists and facilitators in ATD programs.
Rather than honor his many career highlights and extensive body of work, “Guhit, Bulilit, Guhit! Ang Buhay na Pag-ibig ni Kuya Robert” is, as he would have wanted, a celebration of Robert’s enduring legacy in the communities that he loved: children and art. Robert passionately believed that art is for everyone, and spent much of his life bringing both the appreciation of art, and the experience of creating art closer to Filipino children from all walks of life.
For Ang INK, wherein he has been both a mentor and a source of inspiration for so many of its members, the exhibit is also a showcase of learnings from Kuya Robert, from the childlike joy that comes from creating art for children, the importance of storytelling through illustration, and even art as advocacy.
Alongside the exhibit of 61 new works by Ang INK members, Robert’s photos, videos and artworks from ATD archives will also be on display, interspersed with short stories from the community on how Robert touched their lives.
Artwork by Blooey Singson
Artwork by Aaron Asis
Artwork by Abi Goy
Through Guhit, Bulilit, Guhit!, Ang INK, ATD, and Museo Pambata hope to pass on Robert’s magical touch, and inspire more budding Filipino artists to share in his passion.
Guhit, Bulilit, Guhit! is slated to run from November 22, 2025 to February 7, 2026 at the Balay Yatu Mini Galleries at Museo Pambata, Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive, Manila.
