FRESH NEW LOOK OF SBC BGC

There has always been an intrinsic connection between art and coffee often. Coffee, just like art, is a stimulant—it perks up the senses and refreshes the mind. Art, just like coffee, offers a great way to “start fresh,” whether it’s an inspiring song that’s heard first thing in the morning or a vibrant painting that lifts us out of the doldrums in the middle of a tough week.

SBC further explores the bond between coffee and art with the launch of The SBC Perkspective, a series of quarterly pocket events that will offer talks, workshops, and informal meet-ups aimed at giving a fresh perspective on how we create and view art, music, photography and other creative processes. Through this series, SBC is recreated into a space that not only offers great coffee and tasty food, but a go-to place for the community to come together, to be inspired and to conspire, and to come up with novel ideas and a new outlook on things. 

For the first run of The SBC Perkspective, SBC enlisted emerging graphic artist and muralist Anina Rubio to turn the glass windows of its BGC branch into a colorful, eye-catching and inspiring backdrop that can whet both our palates and intellectual palettes.

Rubio, who has used her talent to liven up the walls of retail venues and public spaces across the city, brightened up SBC’s BGC branch with her big, bold floral signatures awashed in brilliant, mood-lifting hues. 

Anina’s panoramic piece also inspired the afternoon’s guests to create their own art on SBC’s Premium Tumblers. The workshop attendees happily decorated their metal canvases while sipping SBCs freshly brewed coffee and refreshing iced tea, and munching on freshly made Chunky Tuna or Ham, Bacon and Egg sandwiches from the kitchen.

Mind-energizing coffee, heart-filling food and soul-nourishing art. The SBC Perkspective is transforming SBC spaces across the metropolis into conduits for creativity and communication—not to mention delicious, freshly made coffee and chow.