At the heart of its base of operations in Intramuros, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts further fulfils its service to the Filipino Visual Arts community by opening its exhibition space known as the NCCA Gallery at the lobby of the NCCA Building in 2009. This was in response to the burgeoning contemporary art scene in the Philippines.

Dedicated to contemporary arts, the NCCA Gallery is a joint initiative of the National Committee on Art Galleries (NCAG) under the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, and the National Committee on Visual Arts (NCVA) under the Subcommission on the Arts.

Through the gallery, both the NCAG and the NCVA aim to provide young and emerging artists a venue for exposure without curtailing creative exploration and expression. Likewise, established artists will have the opportunity to share their conceptual narratives to the audience and encourage engagements in the arts.

POLICY ON THE NCCA GALLERY AND THE  EXHIBITION PROGRAM 

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS

Every year, the NCCA Gallery opens its Call for Exhibition Proposals to the public. The Call is an opportunity for Filipino artists from different backgrounds, different affiliations, and different regions to be able to showcase their work to a wider audience without compromising their creative vision. All proposals shall be deliberated by the Exhibition Committee and the chosen exhibitions shall be executed with the support of the NCCA.

Exhibition Committee Members

  • Head of the National Committee on Art Galleries
  • Head of the National Committee on Visual Arts
  • Chief of the Program Monitoring Division
  • Head of the Arts Section
  • OIC-Head of the Cultural Heritage Section

Eligibility

  1. Exhibition proposals may be submitted by any Filipino citizen or any group or institution based in the Philippines. Exhibition proposals from foreign institutions or groups should be coursed through the NCCA International Affairs Office. These proposals should be made in consonance with a diplomatic milestone celebration, pursuant to an international commitment arising from Philippine membership to international organizations, or to implement the provisions of an executive program of a cultural agreement.
  2. Offices within the Commission may submit exhibition proposals as part of celebrations, such as but not limited to: National Arts Month (February), Women’s Month (March), National Literature Month (April), Filipino Food Month (April), National Heritage Month (May),  Indigenous Peoples Month (October), Museums and Galleries Month (October), and Library and Information Services Month (November).
  3. Officials, employees, and consultants of the Commission and the members of the executive councils of the national committees, including their relatives up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, are prohibited from submitting exhibition proposals.
  4. No exhibition proposal may be approved for more than three consecutive years. Following three years of approved exhibition, applicants must wait for a full exhibition cycle before applying again.

Application Procedures

All exhibition proposals shall be submitted via the Google Forms link and will be accepted only when the following information is submitted with proper supporting documentation:

  1. Title of Exhibition:
    Preferred Month of Exhibition:
    Name of Applicant (Solo or Group):
    Type of Exhibition (Solo or Group or Institution):
    Contact Person:
    Mailing Address:
    Contact Number(s) (Landline/ Mobile):
    E-mail Address:
  2. Description of the artworks to be exhibited;
    Concept of the exhibition (e.g. subject, technique, style, artistic expression, and experimentation);
    How the exhibition space will be utilized;
  3. Statement of the artist/s about the proposed exhibition;
  4. Artist/s portfolio inclusive of updated bio data, digital photographs of sample artworks each properly labeled with details, and any previous write-up about the artist/s. Only up to FIFTEEN (15) pages of attachments shall be considered by the Exhibition Committee in their deliberation.

For any questions/more information about the gallery, please contact us:

NCCA Gallery Secretariat
Institutional Programs and Projects Section, Room 5B, Fifth Floor
National Commission for Culture andthe Arts (NCCA)
633 General Luna Street, Intramuros 1002 Manila, Philippines
(02) 8527-2192 local 507
gallery@ncca.gov.ph and nccagallery09@gmail.com

 

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