RECOGNIZING and celebrating his contributions to the artistic communities, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) presents “Parangal ng Bayan Para Kay F. Sionil Jose, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Para sa Panitikan” on May 18, 2022, at 5pm, at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main continue reading
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Mga Durungawan sa Kulturang Pilipino 2022
RATIONALE Within the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, the Durungawan Series, a project of the National Committee on Cultural Education (CulEd), Subcommittee on Cultural Dissemination of the NCCA, has been conducted in a virtual model. The initial launch in 2020 was upscaled in 2021 in terms of design, technological support, and the scope continue reading
“Saka” exhibition at the NCCA Gallery
The National Commission on Culture and the Arts, for this month of May, presents “Saka,” an art exhibition by Dante Claros Palmes. The artist, who is based in Los Baños, Laguna, was inspired by the farmers he often sees in the rice fields surrounding the University of the Philippines’ campus, location of the laboratories of continue reading
“Istilong Intramuros” at the NCCA Gallery
“Istilong Intramuros” a duo exhibition by Prince Wico & Rancho Arcilla is exhibited from May 07 – 31, 2022 at the NCCA Gallery. In celebration of National Heritage Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts presents Istilong Intramuros: Identity by the Turn of the 20th Century, an art and educational by Prince Wico continue reading
NCCA celebrates 35th anniversary
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), a grants-giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, celebrates its 35th anniversary this April 2022 with the theme Pagpupunyagi at Pagpapalawig ng Sining at Kultura sa Ika-Tatlumpu’t Lima. Then-President Corazon C. Aquino penned Executive Order No. 118 in 1987 establishing continue reading
METROPOLITAN THEATER HOSTS PHILIPPINE CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
The NCCA-National Committee on Dance (NCD) has been spearheading the celebration of the International Dance Day (IDD) through the Dance Xchange (DX): The Philippine International Dance Festival since 2009 until 2019. Over the years, Dance Xchange has been hosted by Provinces of Negros Oriental, Capiz, Palawan, Isabela, City of Dumaguete, Cebu, and Manila The IDD continue reading
2023 Call for Proposals for Research Grants
Deadline for submission of Research Proposals is on June 1, 2022 As the overall policy-making, coordinating, and funding agency for the preservation, development, and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts encourages and supports the conduct of research and the utilization and dissemination of research outputs on culture continue reading