The CCP through its Cultural Exchange Department (CED) and its Kaisa Sa Sining (KSS) Visayas Network confer the 2021 KSSLAP (Kaisa Ini sa Sining, Lunsay nga Artistang Pilipino) Awards. The KSSLAP Award is a recognition for outstanding Visayan artists, cultural workers and organizations who have exemplified commendable work and services in cultural and artistic endeavors, and have been in the forefront of the research, development, preservation, education and promotion of arts and culture in Visayas for at least ten (10) years or more. The 2021 awardees are: Lutgardo "Gardy" Labad (Bohol / music, theater and cultural administration), Alphonsus Tesoro (Capiz / theater, cultural administration, tourism), Marilyn Gamboa (Negros Occidental / cultural administration), Ian Rosales Casocot (Dumaguete / literature), Peque Gallaga (Bacolod / film and theater), Jesus "Jess" de Paz (Tacloban / dance), Dr. Jesus C. Insilada (Calinog-Iloilo / literature and cultural education), Dr. Elizabeth Susan Vista-Suarez (Dumaguete/ music), Dennis Gregory Sugarol (Cebu / music), Negros Cultural Foundation, Silliman University Culture and Arts Council, Calbayog City Arts and Culture Office, and the Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts (Dumaguete). Catch the online airing of the KSSLAP Awards Summary Supercut on October 26, 2021, Tuesday, 3:00pm via the CCP Facebook Page. #CCPOnline #KaisaSaSining