Recognizing arts as a source and expression of hope
Miss Universe 2018 and Arts Ambassador Catriona Gray in 'The Grand Reveal' Miss Universe 2018 and Arts Ambassador Catriona Gray, and P-Pop boy group SB19 join the celebration of National Arts Month 2022 this February. SB19 is the newest Youth an
You can’t quarantine the artist,” declares theater stalwart Dr. Felimon B. Blanco, “because they will always find ways to be creative during the pandemic.” As Robin Williams’ John Keating said in Dead Poets Society (1989): “Medicine, law, business, engineering these are noble pursuits and necessary to pursue life. But poetry, beauty,…
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NATIONAL Arts Month kicked off via Facebook Live last Monday with a glimpse of the glittering lobby of the Metropolitan Theater, newly restored and awaiting its reopening in April. The program announced dances and films, theater programs, lectures, talks, and more that will be held throughout the rest of February and March, mostly online because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual celebration of National Arts Month started with the signing of Presidential Proclamation 683, in 1991, declaring February as National Arts Month. Over the years, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), as well as other government agencies and private organizations, has been organizing events and activities to highlight the artistic brilliance of the Filipinos.
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
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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