SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, attended the launch of “Inabel: Weaving Traditions of Ilocos and Abra,” an exhibit by Bay Area-based Filipino American organization The Hinabi Project, at Sentro Filipino in San Francisco on June 22, 2024.
In his remarks, Vice Consul Baccay noted that The Hinabi Project’s first exhibit of 2024, “Philippine Piña: Timeless Elegance – World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage,” was hosted by the Consulate earlier this year. He also said that the inabel exhibit is timely, as the Philippines marks the birth centenary of inabel master weaver and Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan awardee Magdalena Gamayo in August 2024.
Among those displayed is a piece named “Inabel nga Indayon” (“Inabel Cradle”), created by The Hinabi Project Board Member Rachel Lozada, which pays tribute to the manong generation from the Ilocos region who comprised the first wave of Filipino immigrants in the United States in the early 20th century.
The exhibit will run at Sentro Filipino, located at 814 Mission Street in San Francisco, until November 2024, and is accessible to the public through a guided tour that requires a prior appointment at The Hinabi Project’s official website (https://www.thehinabiproject.org).
Text and photos courtesy of San Francisco PCG
