Published February 6, 2021, 7:00 AM
Celebrating arts month in the most interesting of times
QUEEN OF ARTS NAM 2021 officially opened with a short program involving arts ambassador Catriona Gray, NCCA chairman Nick Lizaso, and other NCCA executives at the Metropolitan Theater
British philosopher
Bertrand Russell once said that “speech, fire, agriculture, writing, tools, and large-scale cooperation” are what sets humans apart from animals. In a nutshell, it is creativity as well as its application and expression, the arts, which separates man from the wild.
One of the most important aspects of life, art connects and empowers people from different social, cultural, and political backgrounds. Whether material or intangible, art forms transport and integrate the traditions, practices, and history of one country to another. It is used to create awareness and inspiration, for us to ultimately accept one another. In our highly globalized world, art is a vital instrument to give our