BACOLOD CITY — Instead of doing nothing, visual artists in this city turned to their craft to instill hope and positive emotions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Multi-awarded contemporary visual artist Charlie Co, known for mentoring young artists, collaborated with Bacolod businessman Victor Benjamin Lopue III to put up the Bacolod Art District, a hub for visual arts and media-based content.
The 8,000-square-meter Art District in Barangay Mandalagan is now bustling with public arts, including murals and sculptures, 60 percent of them made during the pandemic.
“Art brings hope and heals viewers and the artists in these trying times. The artists never stopp…
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