Bayanihan Mural Unveiling

200 Church Street,West Mifflin PA 15122

26 November, 2022

Description

This event is indoors, free, and open to the public.Since 2018, the Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh (FAAP) has been working on making the Philippine Center a building to call “home” for the Filipino community in Western Pennsylvania. FAAP has been working with Eliseo Silva; a renowned Filipino artist with over 35 years experience creating murals and more than a hundred award-winning public art projects, exhibits, and installations all over the world; to develop a mural which embodies the Bayanihan* spirit. The installation of this mural will finally give this building its “heart.” Join us this Saturday, November 26 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm for the unveiling of the mural and a meet-and-greet with the artist. Refreshments will be served.Parking: While the Center has its own parking lot for around 20 vehicles, a plethora of additional spots are available at Resurrection Church (1 Majka St, West Mifflin, PA 15122). If possible, please reserve spots at the Center for those with accessibility issues. Public Transportation: The Philippine Center is only a six-minute walk from the Eliza St + Division stop along the 59 Mon Valley bus line. *“Bayanihan” is known as the Filipino spirit of communal unity to achieve a goal. It can be traced back to rural Philippines where the town’s people were asked to help move a family’s entire house to a new location. In order for the volunteers to carry the house, approximately twenty volunteers would move in unison, carrying bamboo poles that were secured underneath the house. This image is central to the mural.