NCCA, DTI launch the first Creative Industries Month 2023

With this year’s theme Celebrating Filipino Creativity, Advancing Creative Philippines, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) celebrates the first Philippine Creative Industries Month 2023. The official launch of the event will be held at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium, Manila at 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. on September 17, 2023. The celebration will mainly offer simultaneous workshops and a concert with the support of National Parks Development Committee and Concert @ the Park. In line with the theme, this year’s PCIM aims to recognize the talents of Filipinos by celebrating their achievements not only in the local scenes but also highlighting their contributions in the international stage.

 

“As we embark in this exciting journey of celebrating Filipino creativity and advancing the creative industries in the Philippines, working hand in hand, we can use this occasion to highlight the importance and impact of the Cultural Mapping Law, also known as republic Act 11961, which I principally sponsored and authored. This law is a valuable tool in documenting, preserving, and promoting our cultural heritage, ensuring that it remains a source of inspiration and pride for future generations” – a message from Senator Loren Legarda, Senate President Pro-Tempore and Chairperson, Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts. 

“With PCIDA and with the push towards a Malikhaing Pilipinas and a more Malikhaing Pinoy, we dream tht arts, culture, and creativity are one that all 110 million plus Filipinos will realize, value, celebrate, cherish, call their own, and most especially, love…” - a message from Cong. Christopher “Toff” de Venecia, Pangasinan, 4th District.

 

Simultaneous Workshops at Rizal Park
This year’s workshop will tackle different topics each specific domains such as; Learning Filipino through Wikaharian by Knowledge Channel Foundation Inc. for the audiovisual media domain; How to start your own blockchain game project? by Dr. Albert Mulles of METATOKYO and Learning Through Minecraft Exhibit by Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for digital interactive media domain; Events Management Workshop for creative services domain; Shoemaking Workshop, Parol Making Workshop, Jewelry Making Workshop, and T-shirt Printing Workshop for design domain; Basic Comics Workshop by Rustico Limosinero and Book Selling and Exhibit by Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation Inc. for publishing and printed media domain; Song Writing Workshop by Joey Ayala, Theater Acting Workshop by Nanding Josef, Dance Workshop, Puppetry Workshop by the Samahan ng mga Papetir ng Pilipinas for Performing Arts Domain; Pottery Workshop by the OdangPutikPottery, Painting Workshop by the Egai Fernandez, Basic Photography Workshop by the Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation for visual arts domain; Baybayin Workshop, Pabalat Making, Ilocos Empanada Making, and Traditional Weaving Demo for Traditional Cultural Expression Domain; and NCCA Papercraft Series and Exhibit for cultural sites domain.

Live Concert at Concert at the Park
The Live Concert intends to demonstrate the vibrancy of the country’s culture and arts by giving platform to local artists to show their undying passion and efforts in performing. The featured artists are the following: Bayang Barrios, Colot it Red, Halili Cruz Dance Company, J Crisis, Joey Ayala, Johnoy Danao, Kammerchor Manila, Ms. Sarah Straschko, National Ballroom Ensemble, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Sindaw Philippines, Teatro ni Juan and The Nightingales.

Perya ng Sining, Bukal ng Galing in Bacolod & Iloilo
The NCCA will bring promotion of the goods, products, and services of the Philippine creative industries and awareness on its role in nation-building and socioeconomic advancement to Bacolod and Iloilo.

Perya ng Sining, Bukal ng Galing will showcase an exhibit featuring the domains of creative industries. An array of activities are line up for this event which includes, demonstrations, lectures, art markets, art and crafts demo and film showing for these 3-day event in Bacolod and Iloilo.

Summit of Philippine Creative Industries Month
The PCIM Summit will be held on September 29 and will serve as a space and platform for exchanging ideas between government officials, creative industry leaders, professionals, and students.

The summit harmonizes a wide range of creative minds, from professionals to aspiring beginners, to develop a dedicated and creative community. With the efforts to explore and tackle significant themes about the Creative Economy, Creative Disruption, Creative Design, Creative Governance, and Creative Spaces, the PCIM will provide keynote addresses, presentations, and panel discussions.

Philippine Creative Industries Development Act
Republic Act No. 11904, also known as the “Philippine Creative Industries Development Act,” signed in 2022, mandates the further prosperity of Philippine creative industries by protecting and strengthening the rights and capacities of creative firms, artists, artisans, creators, workers, indigenous cultural communities, content providers, and stakeholders in the creative industries. Creative industries are classified into nine domains: Audiovisual Media, Digital Interactive Media, Creative Services, Design, Publishing and Printed Media, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Traditional Cultural Expressions, and Cultural Sites. The law provides supplementary support to the specified domains that face numerous limitations which prevent their supplemental growth.

To lead the development and promotion of the creative industries, a council made up of nineteen (19) members: ten (10) ex officio members and nine (9) regular members from the private sector. The ten (10) members who shall be ex officio members of the Council are: The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as Chairperson; The Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd); The Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); The Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); The Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT); The Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT); The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); The Chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA); and The Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

The nine (9) regular members of the Council are the following: Private sector representative of the Audiovisual Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Digital Interactive Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Creative Services Domain; Private sector representative of the Design Domain; Private sector representative of the Publishing and Printed Media Domain; Private sector representative of the Performing Arts Domain; Private sector representative of the Visual Arts Domain; Private sector representative of the Traditional Cultural Expressions Domain; and Private sector representative of the Cultural Sites Domain.

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Taiwan Excellence: A mission to showcase Taiwan’s best products and manufacturing practices to the world

For a country that thrives on innovation, it is no wonder that Taiwan is already recognized as one of the top countries in the world that truly excels in manufacturing and exporting products that will help improve people’s lives for the better. 

Founded in 1993, Taiwan Excellence continues on its mission to showcase what Taiwan is made of with regard to best products and even manufacturing practices that can be the envy of even the most progressive countries around the world. 

CreativeFest 2019 brings the world’s most creative marketers to the Philippines

Burger King Chief Marketing Officer and Cannes Lion’s Marketer of the Year, Fernando Machado, and other leading minds in advertising today are coming together for the biggest advertising event of the year— the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines (4As) CreativeFest 2019.

Celebrate creativity with series of events at Design Week Philippines

With the tagline “Design Tribes,” Design Week Philippines promises a nine-day borderless creative festivity with its powerhouse team of 41 partners, 32 events in 16 venues all over the metro this April 2018.

DTI launches Create Philippines, a trade event for creative industries

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led by its Undersecretary for Trade and Investments Promotion Group (TIPG) Nora K. Terrado, is all set to showcase the different sectors of the Philippine creative industry in a bid to advance Filipino creativity as one of the key drivers for economic growth.

Canva Creatives Conference at SMX Convention Center | November 16, 2014

Canva Philippines hold the first Canva Creatives Conference to be held at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on November 16, 2014 (Sunday) at 1pm to 6pm. 

Register to learn how designers can make money using Canva (www.canva.com) 

Canon Photomarathon 2014 (National Leg) at BGC, Taguig | November 8, 2014

Canon Photomarathon 2014 is now open for registration. It is a one of a kind on-the-spot Photo contest that challenges the skills and creativity of photographers in creating themed inspired photographic images under time pressure. Participants get to compete with other amateur photographers, hobbyist, enthusiasts, and professional photographers under strict contest rules and deadlines.

The images captured are subject to a panel of judges' evaluation. The thematic creative instincts and the ability to work under tight timeline pressures will be thoroughly tested in this exciting and unique competition.

Penrose Stairs illusion created by Filipino architect Rafael Nelson Aboganda in 1968

In 1968, Filipino architect Rafael Nelson Aboganda built an actual Penrose stairs in Rochester Institute of Technology.



Rafael Nelson Aboganda

The Penrose stairs or Penrose steps, also dubbed the impossible staircase, is an impossible object created by Lionel Penrose and his son Roger Penrose. A variation on the Penrose triangle, it is a two-dimensional depiction of a staircase in which the stairs make four 90-degree turns as they ascend or descend yet form a continuous loop, so that a person could climb them forever and never get any higher. This is clearly impossible in three dimensions. [Lifted from: Memolition]

Stairwell/ Penrose Stairs Illusion

The Escherian Stairwell: Building a Modern Myth

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Clint Mendoza's "Power of Balance" book launch with art exhibit on August 18, 2012 at Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery

The book, Power of Balance by Clint Mendoza will be launched together with an art exhibit reflecting the book’s theme on 18 August 2012, 8:00pm at the Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery at The Collective, 7274 Malugay St., Makati City. The launching will also feature art works by various artists specially commissioned to reflect the book’s concept. Admission is free. 

Art Exhibition

Each artist’s unique exploration of the various contemporary-cultural interests and expressing them using various visual mediums is reflected in Clint Mendoza’s take on the various human areas of life that is essential in obtaining happiness and success. As each artist slowly reveals their inner perception of the literature, Mendoza likewise dissects the core of human behavior and examines how it holistically affects man’s soul and persona.

12 Most Striking Tendencies of Creative People

Text & Image lifted from Exceptional Living:

12 Most Striking Tendencies of Creative People

by Kim Phillips

Ever wonder what makes those wacky, creative types tick? How is it that some people seem to come up with all kinds of interesting, original work while the rest of us trudge along in our daily routines?

Creative people are different because they operate a little differently. They:

1. Are easily bored

A short attention span isn’t always a good thing, but it can indicate that the creative person has grasped one concept and is ready to go on to the next one.

2. Are willing to take risks

Fearlessness is absolutely necessary for creating original work, because of the possibility of rejection. Anything new requires a bit of change, and most of us don’t care for change that much.

3. Don’t like rules

Rules, to the creative person, are indeed made to be broken. They are created for us by other people, generally to control a process; the creative person needs freedom in order to work.

4. Ask “what if…”

Seeing new possibilities is a little risky, because it means that something will change and some sort of action will have to be taken. Curiosity is probably the single most important trait of creative people.

5. Make lots of mistakes

A photographer doesn’t just take one shot, and a composer doesn’t just write down a fully realized symphony. Creation is a long process, involving lots of boo-boos along the way. A lot goes in the trash.

6. Collaborate

The hermit artist, alone in his garret, is a romantic notion but not always an accurate one. Comedians, musicians, painters, chefs all get a little better by sharing with others in their fields.

7. Are generous

Truly creative people aren’t afraid to give away their hard-earned knowledge. The chef can give you the recipe because she knows you won’t make it like she does anyway.

8. Are independent

Stepping off the beaten path may be scary, but creative people do it. Children actually do this very well but are eventually trained to follow the crowd.

9. Experiment

Combining things that don’t normally go together can result in brilliance or a giant mess. Trial and error are necessary to the creative process.

10. Motivate themselves

There does seem to be a spark that creative people share, an urgent need to make things. They are willing to run the inherent risks of doing something new in order to get a new result.

11. Work hard

This is probably the most overlooked trait of creative people. People who don’t consider themselves to be creative assume that people who are creative are magical, that ideas just pop into their heads effortlessly. Experienced creative people have developed processes and discipline that make it look easy.

12. Aren’t alone

The good news is that it’s possible for everyone to be creative. There are creative accountants, creative cooks, creative janitors, creative babysitters. Any profession or any hobby can be made into a creative pursuit by embracing and using creative traits.

Do you consider yourself creative? (Say yes.) Finding something you’re really passionate about will help you take a chance and might just result in something wildly creative.

Main Source of Article:

http://12most.com/2012/03/13/12-striking-tendencies-creative-people/

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Fireworks Display for 2012 Countdown: My Top 3 Picks (London, Sydney & Dubai)

Image courtesy of: Metro UK

Fireworks display is one of the most awaited events on New Year's Eve anywhere in the world. Here are my Top 3 picks of the Best Fireworks Display for the 2012 Countdown: (1) London, England; (2) Sydney, Australia; and (3) Dubai.

(1) London, England

Write about an invention and win a Limited Edition BPI Globe Tattoo stick + other exciting prizes!

Win a Limited Edition BPI Globe Tattoo Mobile Broadband Stick and other exciting prizes by writing a blog post about "What do you like to be invented?" Some prizes are at stake too. Please see below. 

This promo runs from December 25, 2011 to January 10, 2012. Contest is valid only to residents in the Philippines.

Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) celebrates 160th anniversary with Globe Telecom launching the commemorative Tattoo broadband stick that allows customers access to BPI Express Online and other BPI wesbites even without the prepaid load.

How to feel miserable as an Artist

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2012 UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists: Calls for Application

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Info lifted from UNESCO site:

The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries Programme offers bursaries for 2012 in the following fields: Creative Writing, Music and Visual Arts. 

The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists promotes the mobility of young artists in order to enrich their personal perspectives, to develop their creative project, enabling them to engage in a cultural diversity dialogue.

The Programme offers residencies to young artists (between 25 and 35 years old) worldwide. UNESCO-Aschberg advocates and promotes creativity, highlights cultural exchanges and the need for artists to enrich their experience through contact with other cultures. These residencies are catalysts for the development of artistic expression in all cultures of the world.

Canon Photomarathon 2011: Register for the Metro Manila leg

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A talk on Robert Chabet's art at Lopez Museum on Aug. 17

In conjunction with the series of exhibitions on and of Roberto Chabet here and abroad, art professional Carina Evangelista will discuss on August 17, 3pm, at the Lopez Museum, how Chabet employs the random, the haphazard and the accidental  in order to deploy codified visual indices of meaning. Chabet has created and continues to create collages, constructions and deconstructions. In these works, he uses everyday objects in compositions that play on form and meaning.  

Together with this talk is a panel discussion among former members of Shop 6, a loose organization of artists whose vanguard shows in the 70s were distinct for the predominant use of organic and industrial everyday objects.  Discussants include Nap Jamir, Red Mansueto, Yola Perez Johnson, and Alan Rivera; Lopez Memorial Museum Curator Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez will moderate this panel in cooperation with King Kong Art Projects Unlimited.

For more information, please call (632) 6312417.

The Art of Writing Lifestyle Stories summer workshop

Do you have a knack for writing? Are you interested to become a lifestyle writer? 

Learn the basic skills of writing lifestyle stories. Join “the art of writing lifestyle stories” summer workshop. The workshop is open to all high school, college students and those who want to discover their own hidden talent for writing lifestyle stories.

Meet the new Mozilla Firefox 4!

Browsing can never be this exciting!  

Mozilla has upgraded its internet browser with the worldwide launch of the new Firefox 4 on March 22, 2011 (evening in Manila, Philippines). All technologies now keep on developing and improving for ease and convenience, and for us to enjoy a richer online experience. Based on Youtube videos, Firefox started its beta stage since 8 months ago. It only goes to show how serious Mozilla is to give us one of the best (if not the best) browser in the land just to prepare it for 2/3 of a year. Amazing, isn't it?

Pasadula: An Intensive Playwriting Workshop calls for submission

UP Department of Filipino now accepts application for Pasadula, an Intensive Playwriting Workshop. Ten beginning writers will be chosen as fellows to a three month intensive one-act playwriting workhop, called Pandayan sa Dula (Pasadula).

The U.P. Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature sponsors the drama workshop in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Slots are open to beginning playwrights from Metro Manila. Applicants must submit the following (1) a scenario that shows the author, title, cast of characters, summary, production concept, and a clear narrative flow from the opening to the closing scene; (2) five to seven pages of the script; (3) photo and comprehensive biographical notes; and (4) a signed certificate stating that the author will devote his/her time as required by the three-month long intensive workshop.

Five senior renowned playwrights will each mentor two fellows to ensure the quality of writing and the staging of the newly written plays.

Send applications to pasadula@yahoo.com before August 6, 2010. Pasadula starts on August 21, 2010. The sponsors will shoulder all workshop expenses.

Pasadula will also stage lectures by respected directors, actors, and literature professors.

For more information, please contact Mr. Reuel M. Aguila of the Department of Filipino and Philippine Literature, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City at Tel. No. (632) 9244899 or send an email to: pasadula@yahoo.com

Yahoo! Philippines presents The Meme of the Week Challenge

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Yahoo! users in the Philippines will have a fun new opportunity to express their creativity, passion and views online in the Meme of the Week challenge that started on April 21, 2010 and win some cool, amazing prizes. Yahoo! Philippines launched the Meme of the Week challenge which calls for users to create the most unique representation of their views on topics ranging from sports to celebrity gossip, using text, music, pictures and videos on Meme by Yahoo!.

To know more about the Meme of Yahoo!, I have a previous post entitled, "A new microblogging platform called Yahoo! Meme" (January 16, 2010). You'll get a glimpse on how Meme works and why so many people are now hooked with it.

Meme is a great way for Yahoo! users to share personalized and interactive content that goes beyond text, including while on-the-go from their mobiles.  Now, with the Meme of the Week challenge, it is also a great way to win. Aimed at fostering online creativity, the challenge will reward creators of the most popular, original and relevant posts with prizes every two weeks with iPod nanos and coveted Yahoo! premiums. The final winner will receive a grand prize of the recently-launched Apple iPad.

Participating in the competition is easy. People with a Meme account simply need to register for the Meme of the Week competition at the Meme of the Week landing page http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/memeoftheweekph, that went live on April 18, 2010. New Meme users can sign up for an account at http://meme.yahoo.com. The competition began on April 21 and will end on June 30, 2010.

About Meme

Meme is a light blogging and self-expression tool that allows consumers to connect to the things that matter most to them.  To put it simply, with Meme by Yahoo!, getting the word out is super easy and oodles of fun.

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it one of the most trafficked Internet destinations and a world class online media company. Yahoo!'s vision is to be the center of people's online lives by delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit http://pressroom.yahoo.com or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (http://yodel.yahoo.com).