DESTINATION: ART Arsenio "Nick" J. Lizaso, CCP president and NCCA chairman Last Nov. 24, 2018 B.C. (before Covid-19), I was sitting with ordinary Dabawenyos at the RMC Gymas we were being regaled with another enchanting evening of music by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of...
Bring happiness to your loved ones while helping our local artisans bounce back Time flies. We’re now about to wrap up 2020. So many things have happened this year, but nothing will stopus Filipinos, not even some of the non-believers,from celebrating perhaps the most important occasion of the...
Art is life and living is art For almost a year now, Covid-19 has taken over our lives, having stopped the world in its tracks. We could say momentarily, but this moment has stretched over eight months. In the same way, the pandemic has jumpstarted a new era, the fourth industrial revolution. Among...
DESTINATION: ART Arsenio "Nick" J. Lizaso, CCP President and NCCA Chairman Baguio was deemed a special far-off place during my boyhood days. Anyone in our school who could brag about having been to Baguio was considered privileged, a “ sikat .” At a time when travel was a luxury, Baguio was a...
Looking for a more viable source for your arts studies? Well, arts students, look no further as the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) has launched a digital edition of its Encyclopedia of Philippine Art (EPA). Making art matter to every Filipino, the unveiling of the virtual version of the...
This kicks off Sining Sigla’s puppet series to bring arts closer to Filipino children Trick or treat might be cancelled because of the ongoing pandemic as well as the threat brought by super typhoon “Rolly,” but it doesn’t mean that children and families wouldn’t be able enjoy...
A month-long series of online creative activities await kids this November From painting refrigerator artworks to singing childish tunes, getting kids into art has many developmental benefits. The way they handle a paint brush can improve their motor skills. Counting colors and following a beat...
DESTINATION: ART Aresonio “Nick” Lizaso, NCCA Chairman and CCP President Last year in February, I brought the CCP’s Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra to Bacolod City for a two-day free public concert for Bacolodnons at the request of Mayor Evelio Leonardia , who initiated the project. As I...
Even before the crisis, many of us have already been fighting an invisible enemy. These days, with all the anxiety and stress caused by everything that has been happening all over the world, it is crucial to have a good and unashamed discussion about mental health. According to the Department of...
The institution concluded its 50th anniversary celebration with a lights and sound show Screenshot from the video The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) ended itssemi-centennial anniversary with a video mapping show flashed on its façade, as well as a lights and sound presentation. The brief...
PAST RECIPIENTS Lino Brocka for film in 1997, Fernando Amorsolo for visual arts-painting in 1972, and Nick JoaquÃn for literature in 1976 Good news! The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have opened the nomination for the Orden...
Seven artists and two performing groups honored in first CCP Kaisa sa Sining Gador Awards Seven Mindanao artists and two theater groups that have been at the forefront of sustained efforts in the translation, trans-creation, and promotion...
