The Blossoming of the Baji

Late February, a call for visual and literary artists to partake in an all-Boholana multi-arts exhibition to celebrate women’s month and weave a collective story of the Boholana was echoed via intrapersonal and social media. An artwork by a Boholana, by blood or by heart – this was the only basic criterion for submissions. No specific theme. No preferred genre. No screening team. Just pure art. Pure Boholana.

Two weeks later, on the eve of the International Women’s Day, Baji: An All-Boholana Arts Exhibit opened its doors to the Bol-anon public – unveiling the diversity of the response and creating an exuberant narrative of the baji’ng Bol-anon in words, pictures and pixels – 40 artists and over 80 artworks.

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Code Orange: 2011 International Women’s Day

An intermittently rainy International Women’s Day didn’t stop women from the communities to gather and march to celebrate the victories and struggles of the women’s movement.

The march started in Cogon Shrine, this city and through the main thoroughfare of Tagbilaran, the CPG Avenue, towards “agora”, now the Tagbilaran City Square.

One of the principal issues bannered in this year’s IWD celebration is the resounding “No to Panglao Reclamation” campaign.

Other issues highlighted as well, are the fight for women’s reproductive right, pushing towards the passage of the RH Bill; violence against women; land reform; and young women’s education.

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Photos: Baji Arts Exhibit Opening

In the eve of the International Women’s Day, Baji: An All-Boholana Arts Exhibit opened its doors to the Bol-anon public – unveiling the diversity of the response and creating an exuberant narrative of the baji’ng Bol-anon in words, pictures and pixels – 40 artists and over 80 artworks.

Hon. Godofreda O. Tirol, Board Member, 3rd District of Bohol and Hermogena “Nene” Lungay opened the exhibit. (full exhibit review on Monday, after it comes out in the LifestyleBohol this Sunday.)

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