BAGUIO CITY -- Led by the Baguio Arts and Creative Council
(BACCI) and festival creative director Karlo Altomonte, a launch of the iBagiw,
this week for a nine-day activity at the Diplomat hotel area.
An exhibit featuring
Baguio and Angono, Rizal artists will highlight the festival in an exposition
dubbed “Salubong,” with rooms of the former hotel converted to exhibition areas
for over a dozen art groups and inidividuals.
Four installations will
flank the Diplomat Hotel area with Anna Cecilla Schmidt’s art deco piece that
stands at about 14 meters in diameter. It’s a large scale textile installation
that unfolds as it is stretched out and tensioned to give the illusion of a
levitating structure, which appears solid. And with the help of a few black
lights the sculpture will start to glow as day turns to night.
Raquel
Diokno’s installation will show infusion and involvement into
the healing process through their words of encouragement to make them whole
again.
“Bantay’ by Sulu artists
Jake Espiritu and Iya Regalario, a 10-foot sculpture of a human head
representing Baguio people seen looking at the sky, alluding to protecting the
mountains.
An installation on the
Filipino trait, Crab Metality by Sonny Balanga is set.
The winner from 32
artisans will also be announced. These are from four expert
categories aimed to inspire a new generation of craftsmen, women and folk
artists.
Finalists for Backstrap
weaving, Benita Naces and Carenia Amsawen both form of Paraccelis Mt. Province,
the Montañosa Weavers Association of Sagada represented by Rose Wangdali, John
Rae Guimbungan and Maria Kinggingan of Ifugao, Lily B. Bimuyag, Divina
Calingayan and Benita Balangto, Antonia C. Dagoyen and Catherine E. Domigyay
were declared finalists.
For basketry competition
finalists are Johnny D. Bangao & Mason Maleptey, Rovilyn Mayat-an and Romeo
Mayat-an, Henedina Lota A. Bacani and Eric M. Arguelles, Randy Gawwi Bulayo,
Pelin Ekin Contales, Jason D. Domling, Minda Catong Ciano and Mary Joy Tabanda.
For the woodcarving
competition, artists, Clinton Anniversario, Edralin Galuten Matchok, Charles
Aliguyon Gano, Christopher Atiwon, Alex Ognayon, Adriano Binwag Mahiwo and
Randy Lang-udan made it to the finalist circle.
While for the metalcraft
top competitors are; Lito F. Malaggay, Jenny Timbol, Rommel Marcelo, Clinton
Anniversario, Pamela B. Lefeber, Bongbong C. Sanchez, Marla Sylvanna Navida
Soriano, Tara Lalaine B. Natividad and Ayna Luisa Galang.
The finalists will be
creating their entries on-site beginning on November 11, 2019. They have a
total of seven days to finish their entries and the finished works will be
exhibited from November 18-24, at the Dominican grounds now known as the Baguio
Heritage Hill and Nature Park
Baguio City is part of
64 cities from 44 countries have been designated as Unesco Creative Cities by
with the objective of fostering innovations and creativity as key drivers for a
more sustainable and inclusive urban development with the November festival as
the highlight for this year.
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