The event, which will run until August 13, aims to bolster the city's moniker as the country's premier creative city, being the first city in the Philippines to be named by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization as one of the 64 worldwide in its Creative Cities Network.
woman looks at the various paintings on display during the opening of the art market on July 31, 2024 at SM City Baguio atrium. The exhibit features close to 400 artworks from 99 artists. The opening of the art market also marked the eighth founding anniversary of the Pasa-Kalye Group of Artists which was conceptualized to help its members promote their works and popularize Cordilleran-inspired artworks to the rest of the world.Docyogen said the exhibit also aims to have affordable artworks in the malls.She said the project will be replicated in more than a dozen malls in the country.