via Inquirer, 24 August 2022: Workshop at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC on the ancient Baybayin script.
Baybayin calligraphist-artist George Ian “Taipan” Lucero on Aug. 19 held a “CalligraFilipino VI: Talk and Basic Baybayin” workshop at the Philippine Embassy’s Quezon Hall. Baybayin is Philippine ancient script. Lucero also exhibited his works, which blend art and calligraphy.
Scholars, museum fellows and members of the Filipino community attended Lucero’s talk, which was followed by a basic workshop that taught participants how to write their names using Baybayin characters, according to an Embassy press release.
The event hosted by Sentro Rizal of the Philippine Embassy marked “Buwan ng Wika sa Amerika” and the birth anniversary of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, the release stated.
Source: DC Workshop introduces ancient PH script to scholars, museum experts
