Baguio Artists create street art gallery
Next time you drop by Baguio, don't forget to visit the newest art haven, the Pasa-Kalye creative hub. Baguio creative people led by veteran artist Roland Bay-an want to promote this area not only to showcase their work but to bring art closer to the masses and to establish it as a new travel destination in the City. This activity jump-started when Bookends Bookshop's owner reserved part of her shop for an art gallery. Artists whose artworks were displayed in the gallery started sketching activities for the purpose of helping people in need. This sketch-for-a-cause soon gave birth to more ideas and activities. Bookends proprietress Maricar Docyogen said, “Pasa-Kalye was conceptualised by artists, an entrepreneur and several media personalities with the Tagalog connotation or meaning in mind.” “It is the “pasakalye” or introduction of a new concept to make an idle street busy with art, or an introduction to new artists who have potential in the indus...