The
Baguio Creative City Festival 2019
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 a the place from which they come such as Ifugao (people of earth or
"pugaw"), the Ibaloi (or people who live in houses or
"baloi"), or the collective name Igorot (people of the hills, from
the word galot)
The word bagiw has been acknowledge
as the origin of the word Baguio which is commonly known to have meant moss
that according to history once grew abundantly along the banks of the Bued
river. Ibagiw, therefore, means someone or something that is from or of Baguio,
and is the new title of the annual festival that celebrates the city's creative
community.
Ibagiw: The Baguio Creative City Festival
2019 shall be a showcase of the city's vibrant and richly diverse artistic and
cultural skyline. Presented by the City Government of Baguio and in line with
the UNESCO designation of Baguio as a Creative City for Crafts & Folk Art,
the festival also aims to inspire and encourage innovations in crafts and folk
art with the festival's main event: Made in Baguio - the competitions in
woodcarving, textile weaving, basketry and metal craft.
For nine days from November 16 to
24, 2019, the activities calendared in Ibagiw shall transform the former
Diplomat Hotel, now formally known as the Heritage Hill and Nature Park, into
the city's primary creative hub with presentation such as "Jamming on a
G-String," a fashion show and concert featuring homegrown designers in
collaboration with local musicians, "Uring Manlilikha," a photography
exhibit featuring portraits of some of the city's foremost artists and
artisans, "Barrel Man 2.0", an installation art exhibit, and
"The Baguio Creative City Marketplace," a fair that will showcase the
city's creative eco-system including a selection of the city's famed crafts and
folk art pieces from the traditional such as textiles, woodcarvings, basketry
and silver craft to modern creations by contemporary artisans, and other
creative professionals that offer various services from event documentation and
management to multimedia production.
Other events happening in various
venues in Baguio include "Post-no-Bill," an exhibit by selected
graffiti artists and muralists that will turn the historic Session Road into an
outdoor art gallery, "Natural Sound" an acoustic classical and
indigenous music concert to be performed in a forest trail. While the city's
famous parks and other open spaces will be the stage for the local buskers -
musicians, dancers, poets and other performers.
Spearheaded by the Baguio Arts
& Crafts Collective, Inc., the event also hopes to encourage dialogue,
collaboration, cooperation and interactivity between artists, artisans and
other creative economy stakeholders through the forums and demonstrations
scheduled throughout the event.
With the theme: "Made in
Baguio", Ibagiw: The Baguio Creative City Festival 2019 aspires to bring
art & culture closer to people, instill in the them a sense of pride in the
city's rich cultural heritage and inspire a new generation of local artists and
artisans.
Ibagiw goes beyond the creative
community, it paints a picture of all of Baguio, from its people to its rich,
diverse and vibrant cultural heritage, cradles in its breathtaking landscape
and thriving natural environment, all of which contribute to the beautiful life
that can only be experienced in this highland paradise.
For more info:
Email: ibagiw.festival@gmail.com
Facebook: /ibagiwfestival
Instagram: @ibagiw.festival
Website: www.ibagiw.com
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