Local culture in danger: Official

THE modern living lifestyle has influenced the younger generation and endangered indigenous local art and culture sustainability, National Cultural Commission (NCC) executive director Steven Enomb Kilanda says.
“Advanced technological innovations are now posing serious threats to the existence and survival of our culture and art. To minimise the effect, we must accept this advancement in technological innovations and utilise them properly in our struggle to maintain, safeguard, develop and promote our local art and culture,” he added.
He said culture had evolved over a long period of time and modern technology was now posing a serious threat to it.
Kilanda said the NCC was undergoing major restructure and overhaul in its management and administration and it was timely to change its corporate image.
“The challenges and struggle in maintaining and safeguarding culture and arts now is far more challenging compared to its formative years.
“The NCC is, thus, rebranding itself, starting with a new logo,” he said at the launch of the logo in Port Moresby on Friday.
“The new corporate image of the NCC is important in our efforts to maintain and uphold our indigenous art and culture,” he added.
Kilanda said the old logo was designed by the late Martin Morobubuna from Milne Bay’s Trobriand Islands in 1993.
“Morobubuna was a famous and fine artist.
“He was appointed to design the logo, which had been used since the inception of the NCC in 1994.
“The old NCC logo was convenient in its formative years, but is now no longer suitable to promote local art and culture amongst the younger generation.”