The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) holds a competitive grants program to continue fulfilling its mandate of preserving, developing and promoting of Philippine arts and culture by giving grants to arts and cultural projects. Encouraging artistic creation...
The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI), Glocal Study Center of Seijo University, and Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs jointly co-hosted an international symposium dubbed as “Glocal Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Local Communities,...
Shital pati (literally “cool mat”) is an age-old traditional handicraft item of Bangladesh, which is sometimes used as alternative to bed sheets. For generations, people living in the Northeastern districts in the country, such as Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Netrokona,...
During the UNESCO Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Effective Implementation of 2003 Convention held from 10 to 13 July 2017 in Jeonju, South Korea, Mr. B.B.P. Hosmillo, ICHCAP’s Associate Expert, interviewed Dr. Marc Jacobs, a UNESCO facilitator and professor...
The Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI) commences its program in July 2017. Now on its twelfth year in action, the 5-month residency program gathers experienced individuals to strengthen their abilities to be fully competent international experts in ICH safeguarding. ICHCAP has...