Contemporary Arts

of Region 3
REGION 3
(CENTRAL LUZON)
 Aurora
 Bataan
 Bulacan
 Nueva Ecija
 Pamapanga
 Tarlac
 Zambales
 TRADITIONAL ART
 Art that is part of the culture of a
group people, skills and knowledge
of which are passed down through
generations from master craftsmen
to apprentices. On an online art
archive, any art created through the
use of real media.
 SINUKWAN FESTIVAL
 Aring Suinukwan (King Sinukwan) is a god of the ancient
Kapampangans.
 •The celebration participated by representatives of different towns of
Pampanga.
 •Street dancing is the highlight of this event, each delegates dance to
the tune of the Pampanga Song Atin ku pong singsing" in their elegant
headdresses and colorful customes.
 MAKATAPAK FESTIVAL
"Makatapak" is a Kapampangan word means
 barefoot.
 •This festival is the famous re-enactment of the town people in Apalit
who walked through lahar in barefoot to look for a safer place to stay
after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.
 SABUAGA FESTIVAL

 ⚫Held every morning of Easter Sunday.

 •Flower petals are strewn while the procession of the image of the
Blessed Virgin Mary passes.
 ."Sabuaga" means showering of flowers; this has been celebrated in
Sto. Tomas to honor the Blessed Mother Mary.
 Street dancing also follows to promote the products and traditions of
the town
 CARAGAN FESTIVAL

 •Caragan is the name of the first chieftain of the native Aeta.

 It is held every third week of February through street dancing.
 •The Aetas lead the presentation showcasing their customs and
traditions in their native costumes.
 CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE

 Located in Capas, it was once a concentration camp subsequently

serving as the burial grounds for thousands of Filipino and American
soldiers who perished during World War II.
 •The site wasa the ultimate destination point of the infamous death
March involving Filipino and American soldiers who surrendered in
Bataan on April 9, 1942.
STO. DOMINGO DEATH MARCH
MARKER
 The site located in Capas where about 60,000 Filipino soldiers who
were camped like sardines in closed boxcars were eventually unloaded
o start the second phase of the tragic Death March.
CAPAS DEATH MARCH MONUMENT
•The historical monument located in Capas serves as a marker of the
legendary concentration camp where nearly 30,000 Filipino and
American soldiers who participated in the Death March perished in 1942.
 HACIENDA LUISITA
 ⚫(Tarlac)- The Cojuangco-owned hacienda in Tarlac City houses the
famous Tarlac Industrial Park where a growing lists of international
export producing companies are located.
 ⚫It boasts of an 18-hole championship golf course, shopping malls,
world-class restaurants, hotels, a Beverly Hill-type of residential estate
and a vast sugar plantation.
 ⚫Also located in the complex is the Aquino Center and Museum.
 PLAZA LUISITA CENTER
 ⚫A modern and masterfully designed commercial and business
complex for shopping malls, offices, retail shops, food establishments
and recreational centers.
 It houses such retail food outlets like Max's Restaurant, McDonald's,
Jollibee, Pancake House, Greenwich, Cindy's Travieza and Chow
King.
 TARLAC PROVINCIAL CAPITOL AND MARIA CRISTINA PARK
(TARLAC CITY)
 ⚫An imposing historical landmark in the province is the seat of
provincial government, the Capitol building, built in 1906.
 •Giving more grandeur and beauty to the place is the Maria Cristina
Park, fittingly named after a Tarlac beauty queen, Maria Cristina
Galang, Ms.
 Philippines 1952.
 MARIA CLARA MUSEUM CAMILING
 •Preserved and displayed in this museum are the priceless mementos
of Leonora Rivera, the sweetheart of Philippine National Hero Dr.
Jose Rizal.
 •Leonora Rivera is immortalized as the heroine Maria Clara in the
novel of Rizal
 CARLOS P. ROMULO MEMORIAL LIBRARY
 •Established on May 9, 1952 during the administration of Governor
Antonio E. Lopez, this institution was originally named after the late
President Manuel A. Roxas, and was later renamed in 1990 after the
prominent statesman.
 TARLAC MUSEUM
 •Has an extensive collection of official documents of the different
revolutionary personalities like the letters of Francisco Makabulos and
Gen. Servillano Aquino.
 •This museum stages exhibits every 45 days such as the National
Costume of Luzon and many other themes that depict the history and
life in the province.
 Daloy
 .Daloy is a term common among the people of central Luzon that
means flow specifically the flow of water in the many rivers that
descend and cross over its seven provinces, uniting them through the
traditional settlement pattern of riverine communities. Daloy thus also
connotes a symbolic unity and direction by which the people of
Central Luzon can come together to enrich the common cultural
heritage through infusions of their own artistic contributions.
 PHILIPPINE HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
 ⚫Held annually in Omni Aviation Complex inside Clark Freeport
Zone.
 It features multicolored hot air balloons from around the globe, it is
the biggest aviation sports event in the Philippines.
The art of Bulacan pastillas wrapper making

 · There are many version of pastillas in the Philippines In Bulacan,

they have been known to wrap their pastillas in colorful and intricately
designed paper wrappers or pabalat made of Japanese wrapper.
 1 Ivide the rice paper with a rather
 Fold each quide
 pinoy adventurista
 MACABEBE PAROL
 Macabebe is a town in Pampanga that also keeps the bamboo &
Japanese paper lantern tradition. However, theirs doesn't have the
usual tails attached to the lantern.