Baguio City will hold the fourth run of the Ibagiw Creative City Festival this whole month of November, with the theme “Create. Integrate. Elevate.” This is the second year in a row that the festival is being celebrated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the festival continues to showcase and give homage to local artists, artisans, and crafters who are …

Ibagiw: The Baguio Creative City Festival 2019 wants to showcase the city’s vibrant and diverse cultural and artistic skyline. The festival’s main event will be a series of competitions called Made in Baguio, which features four categories: woodcarving, textile weaving, basketry, and metalcraft. These are the four types of crafts and folk art that Baguio is recognized for. Made in …

In a city that thrives in art and culture, there’s always an unfortunate time when the hype dies down and it’s reduced to a mundane, everyday concept. It’s a sad reality that’s also due to the radical shifts in modernization, especially in Baguio City. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As culture meshes with the modern age, the …

When asked how we should refer to the owner of MAIA Fine Creations, whether artist or handcrafter or accessory maker, she found herself wondering about it and realized she hasn’t even thought of it. This is where you know for sure that she just loves what she does and she has nothing but passion for her craft. Pamela “Pam” Balionga …

Baguio City has its charm for artists, artisans, musicians, and culturists. This is one of the many reasons why it seems easy for some to make Baguio their new home. In 1996, this what Karlo Altomonte experienced. When he recalled that specific time of his life, he simply said, “I came for a vacation and never left. So, I am …

If there is one specific kind of skill and art that the community needs the most, it is the art of listening. Maricar Docyogen with the people working alongside her has certainly been doing just that since opening Bookends, the local bookstore that has become a convening place of artists. Their story  is reflective of what Robert Baden-Powell has once …

“For me, just like the art and the stories that I’m trying to preserve, it’s my roots that I’m trying to preserve. If none of us would come back here, then we would lose our roots from Baguio City. I don’t want that to disappear.” – Eros Gamueda Eros is originally from Baguio, born into a family of artists and …

Baguio City’s creative community is making its presence felt at Panagbenga 2019’s Session Road in Bloom. Artists and artisans finally get a chance to showcase their work and market them at the very first Creative Alley. Located at the foot of the Baguio Post Office steps, the Creative Alley hopes to bring attention to the creative minds of the city …

World Book Day happens on April 23, and this year, it lands on a Monday. If you happen to be in Baguio that week, catch some of these events and activities to celebrate your love for the printed word. Baguio City: Literaday For World Book Day On April 21, Saturday, writers, artists and literature lovers come together for a day-long …

Amidst the Panagbenga Flower Festival of 2018, Baguio City also launched itself as a Creative City under the United Nations Creative Cities Network. As part of the launch, a Creative Baguio Exhibition Hub was opened at People’s Park. The hub showcased each of the main crafts that Baguio is famed for: weaving, carving and sculpture, silver craft, visual arts and …