The Egroup of Pinoy Artist teams spearheaded by NCCA composed of Lumad, Moro, and Christian poets, playwrights, composers, choreographers, visual artists, actors and stage directors who would be interested in widening their milieu by conducting creative workshops for victims of man made and natural catastrophes as the crises arise.

We do apologize for a month of downtime. Finally, theOBRAwebsite is now migrated to a new dedicated server as opposed to the free server.

Pinoy Artist Network on its version 4.0, the looks of the site is still the same, but the layout of the content and the whole construction of the site is changed. With countless brainstorming and debates, what you see now is the productive output. We are hearing your suggestions! This is to simplify the complexity of theOBRAwebsite. Hope that with this new approach, more not-so-techy people will be encouraged to sign in and interact with fellow artists.

Good day kaOBRA,

theOBRAwebsite is opening a chance for you to join our team.
We currently need around 2-5 people to be of the moderators of the Pinoy Artist Network.

What does this involve?
Very easy & simple. Basically, you just need to be active on the site. Making regular blog posts, replying on forums, etc.

Alright, what will I get from this?
Just like what all of our staff get, you will get to moderate the contents of theOBRAwebsite.

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For 18 years now, the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts (NCCA) has been organizing the National Arts Month (NAM) in
the month of February with a series of festivities and activities
mounted throughout the country celebrating Filipino artistry and
promoting the arts and the artists. For 2009, the celebration takes a
leap by going international under the name Philippine International
Arts Festival (PIAF).

The government has yet to take real steps to address the adverse effects of the global crisis on the local economy, said research group IBON Foundation.

In an attempt to downplay the economy’s problems and insist on imaginary “sound fundamentals” , the administration calls its efforts a mere “resiliency” or “contingency” plan. However, this eventual package is inadequate, places the burden of adjusting to the crisis on the people, and borders on mere public relations gimmickry, said IBON research head Sonny Africa.

Warm greetings from NCCA!

For the past six months, we have been conducting consultations both within and outside the organization; and especially among members of the various committees and subcommittees on the possibility of forming artists teams composed of Lumad, Moro, and Christian poets, playwrights, composers, choreographers, visual artists, actors and stage directors who would be interested in widening their milieu by conducting creative workshops for victims of man made and natural catastrophes as the crises arise.

A Trainors Training will be conducted in March by seasoned artists from PETA, CCP, and KALAHI who have been doing this kind of work for years. A module will evolve from this workshop which will be tested this year.

Being part of this endeavor will help us find gifted artists among the most deprived sectors of our society, at the same time, give you the opportunity to deepen your grasp and understanding of Philippine realities, which will help you develop into a mature artist.

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts' National Committee on Cultural Education (NCCA-NCCEd) announces the convening of a series of island-clustered Forum on Informal, Non-Formal and Alternative Cultural Education (INFACE) on January 8-9 (Cebu City); January 19-20 (Davao City); and January 22-23 (Manila).

The two-day forum series is part of a nationwide constituency- based consultation on previous and current INFACE efforts by community-based artists, cultural workers, educators, local government units, NGO arts councils, and culture-oriented people's organizations. As conceived, the project hopes to mainstream, replicate and support best practices in INFACE program initiatives through the NCCA's Philippine Cultural Education Program (PCEP).

We are inviting you... Yes you! to be a OBRA.PH partner or "ka-obra"!

Do you have a website? Do you want to get additional traffic by displaying your website here in theOBRAwebsite? Then follow the simple steps and we will be happy to display your banner with a direct link back to your website!

Or if you dont have one, just grab that image or copy the code below to put on your forum signature/posts.
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theOBRAwebsite wants to expand our network of world renowned Pinoy artists... So go out and spread the word!

Totoo nga't ilang bundok na rin ang na-akyat ng mga ating kababayan maiwagayway lang ang ating bandila... Maliit man o malaki ang mga hakbang, dahil sa kanilang mga yapak ay naging tanyag ang ating lahi saan mang panig ng daigdig.

Ang pinoy ay tila mga biwuin sa kalawakan. Maliit ngunit kapansin-pansin, subalit magkakalayo na mistulang mga daang ibat-iba ang patutunguhan. Ito ang dahilan kaya inilunsad ang theOBRAwebsite. Ang proyektong ito ay naglalayong pagtipunin ang mga artista sa ng ibat -bang larangan sa makabagong paraan. Upang ipagpatuloy ang ating nasimulang paglalakbay... Kapit-kamay sa iisang direksyon.

Mabuhay ang Talentong Pinoy!
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