ASSESSING ART IN THE PARK BAGUIO

Cordillera Artists Central Bulletin No. 5 Series of 2014

ASSESSING ART IN THE PARK BAGUIO

By Joey Martinez

07 March 2014

ASSESSING ART IN THE PARK BAGUIO

Introduction

A huge parachute tent was set up on a portion of Upper Wright Park in Baguio City. Makeshift bamboo panels were constructed and artworks were laid out. Fifteen (15) visual artists, seven (7) from Baguio City and eight (8) from Metro Manila were represented by works executed in varied media. The dates of the event coincided with the peak of the 2014 Panagbenga or the Baguio Flower Festival.

The general public was welcomed.

Strengths

Upper Wright Park proved to be strategic in staging Art in the Park Baguio 2014. Wright Park has not been a home for any arts-related event. Art in the Park Baguio was the first activity of its kind and magnitude to be staged at such venue.

The huge colorful canopy tent proved not only as an eye-catcher but more so as it attracted attention. People came to interact with the artists and their art and artworks. The biggest attention that was attracted was that of the local government of Baguio City.

The event also gave an opportunity for Baguio City-based artists to interact with the artworks done by the artists from Metro Manila. Art interacted with art yet interacting with the general public was of utmost importance.

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CORDILLERA ARTISTS CENTRAL MEETS BISHOP CARLITO J. CENZON

Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon with some officers and members of the Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon Foundation, the officers and members of the Burnham Park Fencing Committee, as well as the editorial staff of the alternative newspaper Baguio Oinkster and representatives fromthe Cordillera Artists Central.

Cordillera Artists Central Bulletin No. 2 Series of 2014

CORDILLERA ARTISTS CENTRAL MEETS BISHOP CARLITO J. CENZON

By Joey Martinez

27 February 2014

The Cordillera Artists Central was invited to attend the regular meeting of the Burnham Park Fencing Committee. Held last 27 February 2014 at the Baguio City Orchidarium, Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon  was on hand to welcome Cordillera Artists Central CEO Joey Martinez and Cordillera Artists Central COO Joe Abawag .

The meeting was participated in by officers and members of the Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon Foundation, the officers and members of the Burnham Park Fencing Committee, as well as the editorial staff of the alternative newspaper Baguio Oinkster.

For Cordillera Artists Central, the meeting was highlighted by the exchange of ideas and coming out with plans on how to integrate the activities of the Cordillera Artists Central with those of the Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon Foundation and vice versa.

It was also on the same meeting that Joey Martinez accepted the task of being a contributing writier for the foundation-managed alternative newspaper.

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CORDILLERA ARTISTS CENTRAL AT SUMVAC 2014 MEETING

Joe Abawag, Cordillera Artists Central Project Manager poses infront of the Session Hall at the Baguio City Hall during the initial meeting for SUMVAC 2014

Cordillera Artists Central Bulletin No. 1 Series of 2014

CORDILLERA ARTISTS CENTRAL AT SUMVAC 2014 MEETING

By Joey Martinez

25 February 2014

The Cordillera Artists Central through its representatives Joey Martinez and Joe Abawag has been invited to participate in the initial public hearing relative to the City Government’s programs and projects in relation to SUMVAC 2014. In the said event, Martinez and Abawag formally presented to City Councilor Elmer O. Datuin, SUMVAC 2014 Chairman of the SP Committee on Tourism and Special Events, Cordillera Artists Central’s letter of intent to have their activities be part of this year’s SUMVAC calendar of events.

Held last 25 February 2014 at the Session Hall of the Baguio City Hall, the meeting was attended by local government officials with different government agencies, non-government organization representatives, the private sector and members of people’s organizations.

In preparation for the 2014 SUMVAC in Baguio, Mayor Mauricio Domogan reorganized the SUMVAC working committees by issuing Administrative Order No. 009, series of 2014.

Emphasized in the Administrative Order No. 009, series of 2014 is the need to spearhead the conducts of numerous activities during the summer season, particularly from March to May, in order to provide varied attractions for local residents and tourists alike.

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