ARTISTS compete in the Colors in Bloom art contest of the Panagbenga Festival in Baguio City on Feb. 14. (Zaldy Comanda)
BAGUIO CITY – People passionate about painting participated in the Colours in Bloom art contest of the Panagbenga Festival here on Saturday, Feb. 14.
In celebration of the 30th Panagbenga, the Handog ng Panagbenga sa Pamilya Baguio is a traditional activity offered by the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc, (BFFFI) to enable residents to showcase their talents in painting.
Participants in amateur, professional, and family categories were provided with free painting supplies by Davies Paints.
The contest with the theme Blooming Without End aims to encourage artists to showcase the cultural heritage and beauty of the Cordillera region through painting.
With exciting prizes for winners, all paintings will be paraded in the grand street dancing parade on Feb. 28 and they will be awarded before the Panagbenga Festival celebration ends on March 8.
The day-long event also featured the 11th kite flying contest, cultural performances, Binnadang cultural show by the University of Cordilleras, ILI wellness, live acoustic band performance, Dayaw ti Kultra, and Sayaw Pilipinas by Saint Louis University.