Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is asking malls here to provide a venue to feature the work of various local artists on a monthly basis.
The mayor requested this through letters addressed to SM City Clark mall manager Jerwin Jalandoni and MarQuee Mall general manager Peachy Atendido.
Meeting with SM City Clark 
Site Visit and Meeting at MarQuee Mall
Lazatin said the city government is initiating partnerships with local establishments to provide an area to help struggling Angeleño artists exhibit their works, so they can recover from the impact of the pandemic.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences to various sectors of the Angeleño community, affecting not only the health and business sector but also our local artists,” Lazatin said in his letters.
Mayor Lazatin is requesting that an exhibit be held on a monthly basis at the malls, showcasing the works of different Angeleño artists each month.
Just recently, Executive Assistant IV have coordinated with the management of the malls for an ocular inspection that is set to be conducted by Angeles City Tourism Officer-in-Charge Anneleen Antonio-Sugui and staff.
Antonio-Sugui also attended a meeting with SM City Clark Marketing Manager Rhidian Guevarra and Assistant Mall Manager Marianne Grace Gavino; and Marquee Mall Associate Manager – Marketing Suzette Manalo for the initiative.
It can be recalled that Mayor Lazatin, with Chief Adviser IC Calaguas and Antonio-Sugui, met with Norman Tiotuico, an Angeleño painter, to discuss a plan to install a mural at the back of the Museo Ning Angeles and at the Santungan Cultural Hub Project under the Abacan Bridge to uplift the cultural scene in the city and to develop cultural awareness among Angeleños through art.
It was Tiotuico who suggested and sought the help of Mayor Lazatin for a venue for local artists’ works.
“Later on we will ask the hotel owners to adopt artists’ works as well,” Lazatin said.
