An art exhibition celebrates 20 years of Tam-awan village at Bellevue Manila

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The artists' village of Baguio Tam-awan Village celebrates Its 20th anniversary celebrates the masterpieces of local artists with an artistic road show.

Entitled Tam-awan @ 20: Celebrating two decades of unfailing passion for culture and the arts the exhibition presents works of more than a hundred local artists from different parts of the country.

In his last part of the tour, more than 55 works, all handpicked from the first three phases of the road show, are exhibited at the main lobby of The Bellevue Manila until August 3.

Gretta Apolinar, local artist of the Tam-awan Village Artists Group (TVA), said that this exhibition was the largest in terms of series and exhibition area and is in line with Tam-awan Village has mission to cultivate art and to make known the beauty of culture. "By inviting artists from across the country and even from different art groups, the celebration has achieved its goal of fostering unity among artists and emphasizing the importance of art. and culture, "she added. as a place to draw attention to the fact that the village of Tam-awan is not only a destination to visit, but also an artistic and cultural institution.

At the beginning of the tour, the works were exhibited at Ayala Museum Artists' Area, SM City Baguio and at Tam-awan Village in Pinsao Proper, Baguio City

Hotels and Resorts Bellevue resorts are supporting the 20th anniversary of the village of Tam-awan, while the city of Baguio will soon be home to the Bellevue Baguio. 2020.

Village of Tam-awan at age 20

Founded by Chanum Foundation Inc. in 1998, the village of Tam-awan, which resembles a traditional village in the Cordillera, is recognized as one of the best attractions in the summer capital of the Philip Pines

With Chit Asignacion, the national artist Ben Cabrera, solar artist Jordan Mang-oson, Atty. Nestor Mondok, Anne Camdas-Micheal and Jackson Bryan III as founders, the village is home to preserved Ifugao houses of Banga-an, Ifugao, and a haven for local artisans and artists.

According to Chanum Foundation Inc. President Jordan Mang -on, which was then a meeting place of two huts affectionately called Inuman Village turned into an artist space that highlighted the indigenous Cordillera culture.

"The two-decade-old Tam-awan village has given local artists the opportunity to present their work in its two galleries, and for eight consecutive years the village has run the Tam-awan International Arts Festival and is one of the world's best. countless art workshops not only in the Philippines but around the world, "he told BusinessMirror. "There have been a lot of changes since the Tam-awan village was established, and it has been a major attraction for local and international tourists, even since, one of the prides of the city of Baguio."

This helps as well as in 2017, Baguio proudly became the first Philippine city to join the creative cities of UNESCO. Network list under the category of crafts and folk art.

This, Mang-Oson says, will bring more opportunities, such as frequent exhibitions and workshops, with support from the local government. He added that as part of the network, the village expects more international and local visitors to join the workshops hosted by their resident artists. In fact, various works, including that of the solar art of Mang-Oson, have been recently featured in local and international media.

The Paradise of Young Artists

The village gates are open to young artists who would like to take up the challenge of continuing what the foundation began to preserve the culture of the Cordillera through the arts.

For the young painter Jessie Marie Esteban, whose work was also featured in the exhibition, being a new member of TVA is both a privilege and a responsibility.

"Tam-awan Village cares about its members, which is why I want to be part of it," she says. "In addition to learning from seasoned artists, I'm getting acquainted with other artists from elsewhere."

As an aspiring artist, I've been working with other artists. one of the elder's advice helped Esteban to define his own artistic style. "I learned from my elders to paint what I could not say, to articulate the message that I want to convey and to make it unique by creating an artwork that I can do." [19659004] As the village of Tam-awan turns two decades Mang-oson believes that members – the old and the new – will continue to learn and inspire other people's works of art .