National Commission for Culture and the Arts

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is the prime government agency that safeguards, develops and promotes Filipino culture through the formulation and implementation of enabling policies and programs as well as the administration of endowment funds for culture and arts. The Commission envisions a Filipino people with a strong sense of nationhood and deep respect for cultural diversity.

The Philippine Arts in Venice Biennale (PAVB) project is an institutional project of the NCCA. The PAVB Coordinating Committee is the body that manages the sustained, groundbreaking, and successful Philippine participation in both the Arts and Architecture platform of Venice Biennale. The project’s mission is to contribute in the development of a community of Filipino curators and mount critical exhibitions that genuinely represent the Philippines.