How Panagtagbo Mindanao came about?

Art is an expression of one’s inner state and insight conveyed through brushes and paints, strings and voices, body motions and expression and in many different forms. As believed by many artists, art constantly redefined itself by breaking new grounds. Artists always create something new and different and this need to be shared and communicated with other artisans who have the passion for art.

“This is how the Panagtagbo exhibit was first conceived” as shared by a renowned Boholano artist Glenn Lumantaw. During the Sandugo Festival in 2009, Lumantaw enjoined all the other artists in Visayas using various media and interests to gather and share their art to promote art per se.

The exhibit displayed a variety of art form. Each artists has its own style ranging from installation, visual, reconstruction and music but they have one thing in common in which they all have the passion to progress their perception of art. Each seeking to evolve, to try and create something “never been done before”. Each has their own way of showing their passion via different genre.

Accordingly, “Panagtagbo” art exhibit refers to a collaboration of art medium without necessarily being confined to a specific theme and interpretation unlike in other conventional art exhibits which limits the artists to create something based on a common idea. The first exhibit turned out to be a success and it attracted more artists until it became a large gathering of artists from Visayas.

Consequently, the idea was extended to the neighbouring archipelago, Mindanao, due to the desire to encourage other artists to share their works in one gathering. Hence, “Panagtagbo Mindanao” came into being. This event coincides with the National Arts Month celebration 2011. It is a celebration where Mindanaoans meet with the Visayas Artists and share their various forms of passion in art.

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