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Learn the history of the City of Smiles as well as its famous festival through a 150-meter-long street mural.
The “Bacolod WallStory” mural, located along Mabini Street, shows significant events in this city and how the MassKara festival was created to uplift the people’s spirits faced then with a sugar crisis and the loss of many Negrenses who perished in the sinking of MV Don Juan, which collided with a fuel tanker in the waters off Romblon on April 22, 1980.
“It (mural) is an open museum. We wanted to create something that Bacolodnons can look at and feel proud of—something that represents their history and their hopes for the future,” said internationally acclaimed Bacolod artist Charlie Co, the cofounder of the Orange Project, which spearheaded the Bacolod WallStory work.
Co said the mural isn’t just about art but also telling the story of Bacolod and uniting the community through creativity.
