Art Exhibit of Young Fil-Am Artists Marks Asian, Pacific American Month in New York

Young Fil-Am artists exhibit their work at the Lobby Gallery of the Philippine Center as the Philippine Consulate General kicks off the celebration of Asian/Pacific American Month. (New York PCG photo)

NEW YORK 14 May 2019 — In celebration of the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month this month, the Philippine Consulate General in New York showcased a one-of-a-kind exhibit featuring a group of young Filipino-American artists at the Philippine Center lobby gallery on 06-10 May 2019.

The event was organized and conceptualized in coordination with the Fresh Off the Boat Boys (and Girls) or FOBBS, a collective of young Filipino-American street and contemporary artists based in New York City.

FOBBS members have done street art exhibitions and projects for New York companies, and as a group, had exhibited their work last year in Manhattan's Lower East Side.  Their goal is to engage and help educate their community and supporters, whether Filipinos or not, on their Filipino heritage and culture through their art.

Through this exhibit, the Consulate General seeks to highlight the contributions of contemporary and emerging Filipino-American artists in shaping the U.S. art landscape.  

A reception and talk back with the artists will be held on 09 May 2019 at the Philippine Center. END

The artists express their art through different media and style. (New York PCG photo)

Elements of being a Filipino and life in the Philippines form part of the works of the Fresh Off the Boat Boys (and Girls) or FOBBS artists. (New York PCG photo)

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