The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay attended the launch of “Weaving Peace and Dreams: Textile Arts of Mindanao,” an exhibit by the Filipino American organization The Hinabi Project, at the San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center on July 19, 2023.
THP president Maya Ong Escudero, THP vice president Edwin Lozada, and THP creative director Anthony Cruz Legarda gave a guided tour of the exhibit, which features the weaves of the indigenous groups of Mindanao, including the B’laan, Bagobo, Higaonon, Maguindanao, Mandaya, Maranao, Sama, T’boli, and Tausug.
The exhibit will run until October 31, 2023, and is accessible to the public only through a guided tour that requires a prior appointment at THP’s official website: https://www.thehinabiproject.org/.
