City mounts art exhibit for German volunteer

By Aileen P. Refuerzo

BAGUIO CITY – The city government will mount an art exhibit featuring the works of a German artist who has been volunteering as landscaper for the city government.

City officials led by Mayor Mauricio Domogan and city environment and parks management officer Cordelia Lacsamana will inaugurate the week-long art display showcasing 63 artworks and drawings of Frank Georg on May 16 after the flag-raising ceremonies at the City hall lobby.

         Georg who uses ink mixed with pencil and a combination of pointilism and woodcut prints in his works will donate all the art pieces to the city government as his expression of “gratitude to the city officialdom and populace for considering him as a resident and good neighbor to all.”

Assistant CEPMO officer Ruben Cervantes said that after the exhibit, the 63 artworks will be permanently displayed at the Dominican Hill and Retreat House which Georg has helped spruce up.

     A well-traveled painter, landscaper, food and beverage expert, gardener, apple/cherry/plum propagator and vineyard worker, Goerg came to Baguio in 1998 and had since made the city his residence.

He painted the biggest “Last Supper” now displayed at the Baguio Cathedral along with 13 other smaller pieces posted along the stairs leading to the church.

Lacsamana said they decided to mount the exhibit to also thank Goerg for his contributions to the city especially in improving the surroundings of City Hall and his other areas of assignment including the post office park, the central island leading to Burnham Park and the Dominican Hill.

“Much as we want to, we cannot give him any salary for the services he has been rendering to us and this exhibit to make known his wonderful artworks is but a small way we can express our gratitude to him,” Lacsamana said.   

Georg has been volunteering with the city government since 2010 and has earned many citations for his works.