The photo exhibit entitled Gameng: Ilocos Treasure Goes to Hawaii presented by The Ilocandia Photographic Society (TIPS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, USA during the 4th Nakem International Conference was a resounding success.
According to Dr. Edwin Antonio who represented TIPS in the said conference in Hawaii, most of the people praised the photography works of the exhibitors. Right from the opening ceremony on November 11, 2009 where Dr. Antonio presented to the delegation the video sneak preview of the Gameng Photo Exhibit, they were amazed by the visual impact and the fantastic composition of the photographic collection that truly represents the Iloku culture.
On November 12, with the help of the student volunteers, the photos were mounted, displayed and formally opened for public viewing. Participants and student volunteers especially those born in Hawaii with Ilocano lineage admired the photos. As if they traveled to Ilocos seeing these photos. They began to reserve some photos to buy.
Consul General Leoncio Cardenas of the Philippine Consulate in Hawaii was one of the guest speakers in the conference who took time to view the photos. He appreciated the photos and reserved two photos for him.
November 13 was the last day of the exhibit and people kept on checking the photos and began paying for the reserved ones. It was a big surprise that 50% of the photos on exhibit were sold.
Dr. Ariel Agcaoili, Executive Director of the Ilokano Language and Literature Program of UH and over-all chairman of Nakem conference commended the group for contributing success to the conference and that he awarded a certificate of appreciation to TIPS and a certificate to each exhibitor.
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