The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) was established in 1966 to promote and preserve the best of Filipino arts and culture. Guided by the values of “katotohanan” (truth), “kagandahan” (beauty), and “kabutihan” (goodness), the CCP has been a cornerstone of cultural development for over five decades. It collaborates with the government, businesses, academic institutions, and the international community to foster a thriving creative industry that respects tradition, drives innovation, raises social awareness, and enhances the Philippine identity and economy. 

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The CCP has captivated audiences across the country and beyond through onsite performances at its venues, regional engagements, and online initiatives. Its programs span the performing, film, broadcast, literary, and visual arts, supporting emerging talents through workshops, seminars, publications, exhibits, symposia, competitions, and awards. 

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The CCP’s Arts Education Program nurtures the next generation of artists and cultivates a supportive audience through training and exposure. The Cultural Content Program develops innovative content for digital platforms and emerging technologies, ensuring arts accessibility in the modern era. 

Through its Cultural Exchange Program, the CCP fosters the growth of arts councils nationwide, offering workshops and seminars while facilitating exchanges with local and international organizations. These collaborations provide Filipinos with opportunities to appreciate diverse cultures and witness outstanding performances by renowned artists from around the globe. 

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ARTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 

Creates, initiates, develops, and implements programs for artistic training, cultural management and consultancy, and audience development in the arts; Creates and produces instructional and resource materials in the different art disciplines for practitioners and the public, supports and encourages activities in development training and resource material development for the arts and; Develops curricula for the arts that are responsive to the current needs of society, the artistic community, the public and the Philippine society. 

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ARTIST TRAINING DIVISION 

Plans, creates, initiates, develops, and implements training programs for artists, teachers and trainers in different art forms; Provides skills and technique development of artists in the intermediate and advanced levels; and Conducts skills and competencies development training for teachers and trainers such as workshops, clinics, master classes, conferences, and other similar activities in the local, regional, national and/or international level. 

The CCP continues to emphasize the Filipino pagmamalasakit (compassion) in its programs that highlight the virtues of galing, galang and dangal (excellence, respect and integrity), reaffirming its commitment to the growth and development of the Filipino nation and its arts and culture.