The Ateneo Center for Culture and the Arts (ACCA), formerly Center for Performing and Visual Arts (CPVA), is a leader-partner in sustainable cultural stewardship and artistic development in Western Mindanao. It envisions to create and sustain a community of engaged and collaborative artist-advocates for social transformation sharing a common spiritual vision of a new Mindanao.
Mission
Its mission is to create and sustain a community of engaged and collaborative artist-advocates for social transformation through creative youth development in working towards sharing a common vision of a better nation.
Vision
The Ateneo Center for Culture and the Arts is a leader-partner in cultural stewardship and creative youth development in contributing to nation-building.
Brief History
The ACCA office (formerly CPVA) was created through the leadership of Father President William H. Kreutz, SJ with Ms. Sandra Jamiro as the office head in 1988. This office was very small which was located at the second floor LRC building where the ADZU Press was situated. Later in 2002, the ACCA office was transferred to its present location. and was later renamed to Ateneo Center of Culture and the Arts in 2013 under Fr. President Karel S. San Juan.
List of Directors/Coordinators
Sandra Jamiro 1988 – 1999 (12 years)
Joseph Climaco 1999 – 2001 (3 years)
Estrellita Vicente 2001 – 2008 (7 years)
Joseph Climaco 2008 – 2011 (3 years)
Tricia Mae D Manulong – 2011 – 2013 (2 years)
Marco Alfino Miranda – 2013 – 2021 (8 years)
Rogin Christ Eribal – 2021 – present
