The STOBOSA Hillside Homes Artwork is the fruit of bayanihan among the people residing in La Trinidad. (Photo grabbed from Davies Paints Facebook page)
Aside from its famous delicacies, there is another reason to frequent at Baguio City.
Last June 23, STOBOSA Hillside Homes Artwork was finally unveiled—the largest community artwork in the country and the first in the Philippines. The project is a component of the Department of Tourism-Cordillera Administrative Region’s Rev-Bloom (REV-UP, REVIVE, REVISIT, REVITALIZE) Urban Redevelopment Tourism project supported by Davies Paints.
STOBOSA stands for Stonehill, Botiwtiw, and Sadjap—the three sitios on which the artwork now stands.
The 200 houses that line the Stone Hill on Km. 3, La Trinidad previously formed something akin to a confusing wall overlooking the Balili river. It has now been transformed to an 18,000-sqm collective canvas brilliantly painted by 520 residents and volunteers. The endeavor, which commenced in January this year.
Davies Paints provided environment-friendly paints as part of its advocacy to beautify the Philippines, give back to communities, and bring color into people’s lives. The local government of La Trinidad provided paintbrushes and rollers, and built scaffolding; Tam-awan artists, led by Jordan Mang-osan, designed the connective landscape. The residents and volunteers executed the artwork.
President of Davies Paints Johnlee Garcia said that Davies has always been passionate about finding ways to help improve communities in whatever way we can.
The project was inspired by the Favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. /PR