ILOILO City – The city government is embarking on a new program towards make Iloilo the art capital of the country.
Mayor Jerry Treñas launched the Iloilo Summer Arts Festival 2020. It aims to promote Ilonggo arts and culture.
“We indeed have a beautiful city with a rich cultural heritage. Here is where the past meets the present. We’re further enhancing it through the arts,” said First Lady Rosalie Treñas, chairperson of the art festival committee.
The Iloilo Summer Arts Festival 2020 will be from April 3 to May 17 and would showcase various art forms – visual, performing, literature, crafts, even horticulture, and culinary.
Supporting the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events) thrust of the city government, the Summer Arts Festival will be held annually, said Mayor Treñas.
It won’t be an elitist affair, he stressed, as it is open and would involve everyone — artists, those from the academe, civic and art organizations, businesses, and barangays.
“Art is for everyone and anyone,” stressed Treñas.
Art festival committee members include overall advisor and renowned artist Manny Garibay, artist Ed Defensor; from the academe, Elisa Baliao and Melanie Padilla; Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Arts (ILOMOCA) represented by Allyn Canja and Jennifer Palmares-Fong from Magaworld; Annie Sartorio for dance; Eric Divinagracia for theater; Daniella Caro for film; Miguel Davao and PG Zoluaga for music; and peers and art lovers Raisa Treñas, Rose Arenas and Leny Ledesma./PN
