ASSESSING ART IN THE PARK BAGUIO
>> Friday, March 7, 2014
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.
