PETROPERU and Ministry of Culture announce call for the National Culture Award 2019

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of PETROPERU, Carlos Paredes Lanatta and the Minister of Culture, Luis Jaime Castillo Butters, announced the start of the call for the National Culture Award - PNC 2019, recognition given by the State to national people and organizations that contribute to the Identity construction, promotion of creativity and respect for the cultural diversity of the country.

In this eighth edition, applications will be received, until Monday, October 14, and may apply through an online system.

The National Culture Award 2019 is dedicated to artists, creators, researchers and managers whose practices are related to any of the cultural development areas of the country. The categories that will be awarded this year are Trajectory and Good Institutional Practices.

The winner of the Trajectory will receive a trophy, a diploma and a prize of S / 45,000.00 while the winner of Good Institutional Practices will receive a trophy, a diploma and a prize of S / 50,000.00. The bases can be downloaded from the Ministry of Culture's website: www.gob.pe/cultura and inquiries can be made to the email pnc@cultura.gob.pe.

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PETROPERU's support for the PNC is part of its Cultural and Business Management policy and the figures that have been recognized with this award since 2012 are a sign of its relevance, among which Gustavo Gutiérrez, Rodolfo Hinostroza, Francisco Lombardi, Julio Cotler, stand out. Carlos Germán Belli, Lucho Quequezana, Susana Baca and Humberto Rodríguez Pastor.

Institutions such as the Arena y Esteras Association, La Tarumba, RENIEC, the Wiese Foundation, the MALI and the Great March of the Muñecones have also been recognized with the PNC.

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