The Baguio City government, in partnership with the Council for Baguio Creative City (CBCC) and the Baguio Arts and Crafts Collective, Inc. (BACCI) will stage IBAGIW 2020: the 3rd Creative City Festival from November 6 to 30, 2020 in various venues in the Summer Capital. The festival hopes to revive and rekindle the love for the Baguio that its residents …

Museo Kordilyera, the ethnographic museum of the University of the Philippines -Baguio opened a new exhibit called Handwoven Tales: The Warp and Weft of Cordillera Textiles last Nov. 15. The exhibit features different types of handwoven textiles by different ethnic groups in the Cordillera. It also includes some interactive elements such as traditional implements and tools used in weaving. A …

Baguio City, Philippines — Up in the Cordilleran highlands, the different ethnic groups are typically referred to by attaching the prefix “i” (which means “people of” or “from”) to the name of the place from which they come such as the Ifugao (people of the earth, or “pugaw”), the Ibaloi (or people who live in houses, or baloi), or the collective name …

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 …

“Farmer lang ako.” This was Randy Gawwi’s answer when asked what kind of artist he considers himself to be. We met with yet again another humble virtuoso who found his way to Baguio City all the way from Banawe, Ifugao. With his recent installation, the gigantic bamboo bird’s nest, seen at the “Kulay ng Siglo” art exhibit during the Entacool …

Creativity and artistry abound in the Baguio City. So it’s no wonder the City if Pines has been named a Creative City by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2017. The city’s cool mountain weather lends itself well to get one’s creative juices flowing, so it’s also no wonder why artists like Neil Acosta, choose to make this their home. …

The Pasakalye Group of Artists does it again, this time at the media preview of the Baguio Creative Festival on Nov. 10 at Dominican Hill. This group of artists showcased their painting prowess in an on-the-spot painting event from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. While media guests were being given a tour of the art installations at Dominican Hill, 16 …

Following Baguio City’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City for Crafts and Folk Arts in October 2017, the first Baguio Creative Festival officially opened on Nov. 10, 2018. The opening ceremony was witnessed by local officials and guests during a cool Saturday evening at the Dominican Hill and Heritage Center. It officially kicks off a week-long celebration of creativity with …