BAGUIO CITY(PIA) - - Weaving arts, crafts and products from the different provinces of the region will be  featured in  the Cordillera Weaves Exhibit and Weavers’ Bazaar Department of Tourism Regional Office     from  November 27 until December 1.

 DOT – CAR OIC Regional Director Jovita Ganongan   outlined that the traditional knowledge in the art of weaving is an important part of Cordillera’s rich culture and heritage that must be celebrated and pass on to the future generations.  

The weaving exhibit and bazaar will provide a venue for Baguio folks and visitors to have a glimpse and to buy   Cordillera weaving products for souvenirs or gifts and at the same time to learn about the Cordillera weaving as an art and an industry.

The DOT – CAR, in partnership with the Tourism Promotions Board, also initiated a two – day webinar on November 29 – 30 dubbed as “Cordillera Weaves, Tradition, Innovation and Commerce” that aims to explore the past, present and the future of Cordillera Weaving Industry.

For Day 1 of the webinar, Department of Science and Technology Regional Director Dr. Nancy Bantog will present the state of the Cordillera Weaving Industry, Department of Trade and Industry OIC Regional Director Juliet Lucas will talk on “Protecting the Rights of the Weaving Industry Stakeholders” while Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Atty. Maria Anthonette Velasco – Allones will discuss “Bringing the Weaving Industry in the 21st Century.

Topics for the second day are “The Art of Weaving Design, Tradition and the Village Weavers by Marion Martin of Kiangan Weavers Association and the “Digitalization of the Cordillera Textile by Museo Kordilyera Social Anthropologist and Museum Director Dr. Analyn Salvador – Amores.

For interested participants, link for the webinar registration is at https://bit.ly/CordilleraWeaversWebinar.

 These activities are in support to ongoing IBAGIW Creative Festival, an institutionalized event of the city government in line with Baguio being a member of the UNESCO’s Creative Cities particularly on Crafts and Folk Arts,(JDP/CCD-PIA CAR)