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Culture and art can connect with, and create affinities between individuals, group and communities in uniquely personal and highly engaging ways (Di Lees,2013). This study aims to create an alternative painting surface in the arts with the use of corn husk. It presents the culture and heritage of Tarlac Province, on manually and naturally made corn husk as painting surface. In line with this, the research instrument used is qualitative method in which the researcher conducts a preventive measure and process to avoid the deterioration of corn husk as support material for the production of locally-sourced material. In addition, this research generates ideas to promote and enrich artistry, culture, heritage and tradition as well as ideas that can create more livelihood possibilities. As a result, the development process of the selected waste material, which is the corn husk is processed step by step to achieve its prolonged existence by cleansing and soaking in vinegar to prevent molds and bacteria and by placing the pieces directly under the sunlight. The production of the artwork is built combining the pieces of processed corn husk on the cardboard as an effective support in connecting the components of the material into art. The effectivity of the corn husk to use as an alternative painting surface is proven in this study specifically for the artist to explore ideas and for the people that promote environmental advocacies, as well as a means of livelihood that create opportunities to build a unique manner and to produce income in creative and helpful way. Overall, this research would be beneficial to the environment by turning corn husk from waste into a useful material as an alternative surface for art like painting as well as for tourism purposes wherein the culture and heritage of the Province of Tarlac are presented in the produced artwork made of corn husk.