Fabric gallery showcases indigenous weaving as art

ANTHILL Fabric Gallery has launched its first textile art exhibition, highlighting a shift in how indigenous weaving is seen—not just as a craft, but as cultural heritage and creative expression

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Titled “Habol, Hablon, Hinablon: Until Now, We Learn,” the show opened on July 3 at ANTHILL’s headquarters in Pedro Calomarde St. corner Acacia St., Gorordo Ave., and runs through October 3, 2025.

The event signals a new chapter for the 15-year-old social enterprise, which has long championed Filipino weaves and artisan partnerships across the Philippines.

The exhibition also emphasizes a growing interest in Philippine textile arts within the global design community, as traditional crafts increasingly intersect with themes of sustainability, cultural authorship, and postcolonial narratives.

Curated by New York-based Cebuana researcher and designer Kaye Yuvallos, the exhibition features new works by another Cebuana fashion designer Jessica Durano and master weaver John Rey Sanchez.

The months-long collaboration reframed weaving as a practice of self-discovery, not merely preservation—challenging long-held assumptions of indigeneity, materiality, and artistic intent.