MATIX UP Cebu
The Materials Innovation and Experimentation Center (MATIX) UP Cebu is a research and innovation hub of the College of Communication, Art & Design dedicated to exploring the potential of sustainable, locally sourced, and alternative materials for creative design and product development.
It serves as a platform for interdisciplinary research, bringing together students, faculty, and partners to investigate how materials can be reimagined for contemporary applications in design, manufacturing, and the creative industries.
MATIX supports experimentation through hands-on processes, material studies, and prototyping, encouraging innovative approaches that respond to environmental, cultural, and economic contexts.
Through workshops, collaborative projects, and industry partnerships, the center promotes sustainable practices and material-driven design thinking.
By bridging research, creativity, and real-world application, MATIX contributes to the development of responsible design solutions and strengthens the role of CCAD in advancing innovation and sustainability at the University of the Philippines Cebu.
LATEST NEWS
A House is a Home: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Ysabella Beatrize Dolloso
The work explores humanโanimal coexistence through a fabric installation that reflects acts of care and shared living with pet companions, specifically dogs & cats. Venue: The Kabilin Center Date of Opening: May 23, 2026 Artist Reception: May 23, 2026, 3:00 PM...
Ariya: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Candy Regine Casinillo
๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ a term rooted in the Filipino fishing word ๐ข๐ณ๐บ๐ข, which refers to the act of lowering or releasing fishing nets, lines, and gear into the sea. Through assemblage works, this exhibition explores the idea of matter as a carrier of memory, using found objects and...
Lim-Aw: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by April Maureen Burcila
๐ร๐-๐ผ๐ is a Cebuano term for the water that remains after the continuous shifting of high tide and low tideโneither fully sea nor fully land, but something in-between. Created in cement and installed along the shoreline of San Remigio, the work sits at the meeting...
Imminent/Immanent: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Giela Ann Delleva
The body is not always visible. โuntil it is. Imminent/Immanent explores the experience of illness through suspended soft sculptures that convey tension, fragility, and the quiet weight of what lies ahead. These works navigate the space between current sensations and...
After Hours: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Ehd Aiken Calaguas
This exhibition marks the culmination of Aiken's undergraduate research and studio practice. It explores the performative nature of gender through drag as an embodied artistic practice, using the body as a site to examine how gender is constructed, repeated, and...
CCAD Dean Crina Taรฑongon delivers seminar on How Communications Shapes Organizations
Comm Program Faculty and Dean of CCAD, Dr. Crina Taรฑongon, delivered a seminar on April 30 at Lapu-Lapu Cebu International College with faculty members from all departments, together with the administrative and Dormitory Services staff, on how communication...
6th DukiTuki 2026: Communicating Risk, Living with Disaster: Voices, Vulnerabilities, and Futures in Cebu
The Communication Program of the College of Communication, Art, and Design (CCAD), University of the Philippines Cebu, will host the 6th DukiTuki: Communication Program Research Forum on May 6โ7, 2026, gathering scholars, practitioners, media professionals, and...
3rd Year Fine Arts Studio Arts Students mounted LITANYA Exhibit
The Fine Arts Studio Arts Program of University of the Philippines Cebu presents LITANIYA, a sequel exhibition to MINDWORKS 40: ANTOSANTOSโa continuation that deepens the conversation on resilience, presence, and the quiet burdens carried within student life. Opening...
Remnants: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Phil Angelo Sevilla
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐บ. ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด is a series of installations shaped by rust, time, and the fragments left behind after demolition. Using discarded fabrics and architectural remnants, the works present...
KUNGPUSILONTIKAAA: A UP Cebu Fine Arts – Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition by Kompoztika
This exhibition explores trauma and the dynamics of power, particularly how it is imposed and experienced between oppressor and victim. Drawing from a traumatic encounter with state forces, the works attempt to confront an event that resists a fixed meaning. "KOM...