Thursday, June 21, 2007 Mambukal Resort to celebrate Mudpack Festival
Mambukal Resort will once again celebrate its annual Mudpack Festival this coming June 23-24, 2007 with the theme, “Earth, Water, Air and Fire OUR Body, Mind and Spirit”.
Now on our 11th year, we have more activities line up for your entertainment.
Mudpack is a unique event as it centers on the harmony of man and nature. The celebration features Mambukal’s distinct multi-colored clay to stir people’s awareness of the importance of our environment. It is a Festival of Arts and this serves as venue where artist from all over Negros gather to exhibit their respective artistic talents in ethnic dances, crafts and music.
In 1986 after the Edsa Revolution, Mambukal Resort was in disarray. People were scared to go up. Artist Rudy Reveche and Louie Dormido and friends trooped to Mambukal to enjoy the place and started playing with the multi-colored clay abundant in the area creating souvenir items. A foreign tourist took interest in their art works and encouraged them to make more.
Mambukal local artist Cris Garzon and members of the Art Association (AAB) gave their support and more artists were enticed to join. They would meet once a year in Mambukal and showcase their individual talents.
When NIDCORP managed Mambukal in 1996 they officially started celebrating the festival which is now known as the Mudpack Festival. Since then, the Provincial Government has continued to support the celebration, developed more activities and integrated the relevance of the protection of the environment in the festival.
