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MODULE
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 OBJECT IVES:
• familiarize themselves with the criteria and procedure in
nominating and awarding a Philippine National Artist and a
Living National Treasure;
• enumerate some Philippine National Artists and National
Living Treasures; and
• explain the effects and contributions of art and the artist on
the development of ones culture.
Who is a National Artist?
• By its definition, a National Artist is a Filipino who has made a significant
contribution to the development of Philippine arts in the fields of Music,
Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Architecture.
• A Filipino individual who should have been awarded the highest national
recognition for the arts namely, National Artist Award.
• In Filipino context, it is also known as the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng
Sining.
What’s New?
• Dr. Nicanor Tiongson said that, there is an important role played by
contemporary artists in making art that will contribute to social change by
informing the viewers and audiences about the nature and causes of the
adversities they face as Filpinos. It was said that with this enlightenment,
it gives that artists responsibility in their craft. Dr. Tionson also challenges
the artist to create art that has a social and political relevance. This kind of
art will contribute to an awareness of present realities and conditions of
society.
What’s New?
1. In your opinion, do you think it is important to
recognize artistic individuals? Why?
2. How will this recognition help in the
development of Philippine arts?
Criteria and Procedure
in nominating and
awarding a Philippine
National Artist and a
Living National
Treasure
 Qualifications for the National Artist Award

The qualifications for a Filipino to be nominated and selected are rigorous. Below are the qualifications for the National
Artist Award.
1. Living artists who are natural-born Filipino citizens.
2. The content and form of their work have procured in building a Filipino sense of nationhood.
3. An artist who have developed a mode of creative expression or style and living a legend on succeeding generations of
artists.
4. An artist who manifest excellence in the practice of their art form
5. The artwork made has attained an international and national recognition.
Insignia of the Order of the National Artists

The insignia of the Order of the National Artists is formed from a Grand Collar featuring
circular links depicting the arts and an eight-pointed sunburst suspended from a
sampaguita wreath in green and white enamel. The center of the badge is divided into
three equal portions, in red, white and blue representing the Philippine Flag with three
stylized letter K’s that stands for the CCP’s motto “Katotohanan, Kabutihan at Kagandahan “
( The true, the good and the beautiful ). The Grand Collar is made from silver gilt bronze.
National Artist
• The Philippines value many significant Filipino artist who have a
prominent contribution to the promotion and preservation of our cultural
heritage. They have made a notable contribution in their own field of
expertise, obtaining them the Order of National Artist. Categories for the
Order of National Artist are, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature,
film and Broadcast Arts and Architecture or Allied Arts.
The Order of National Artist
• The Order of the National Artists Award (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang
Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino
individuals who have made significant contributions to the development
of Philippine arts. The order is concurrent administered by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Cultural Center of the
Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon
recommendation by both institutions.
The Order of National Artist
• The award is one of the Honors conferred by the Republic of the
Philippines that represents the nation’s highest ideals in the humanities
and aesthetic expression through the recognizable achievements of
individual citizens. The said achievements are measured in terms of their
vision, unusual insight, creativity and imagination, technical proficiency of
the highest order in expressing Filipino culture and traditions, history, way
of life, and aspirations.
The Order of National Artist
• Under the Proclamation No.1001 dated April 27, 1072 the Order of the National
Artist Award (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining was established. It
gives an appropriate recognition and prestige to Filipinos who have acclaimed
themselves and made a remarkable contribution to Philippine arts and letters. The
first award was given to Fernando Amorsolo. On May 15, 1973 under the
Proclamation No. 1144, CCP Board of Trustees was named as the National Artist
Awards Committee. The Presidential Decree No.28 that was issued on June 7, 1973
reiterated the mandate of CCP to administer the National Awards as well as the
privileges and honors to National Artist.
The Order of National Artists aims to recognize:
1.The Filipino artists who have made significant contributions to the
cultural heritage of the country.
2.The Filipino artistic accomplishment at its highest level and to
promote creative expression as significant to the development of a
national cultural identity.
3.The Filipino artists who have dedicated their lives to their works to
forge new paths and directions for future generations of Filipino
The following are the seven categories under which National
Artists can be recognized:
1. Literature – poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or literary
criticism;
2. Film and Broadcasting / Broadcast Arts – direction, writing, production design,
cinematography, editing, camera work, and/or performance; and
3. Architecture, Design and Allied Arts– architecture design, interior design,
industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design.
4. Music - singing, composition, direction, and/or performance;
The following are the seven categories under which National
Artists can be recognized:

5. Dance - choreography, direction and/or performance;

6. Theater – direction, performance and/or production design;
7. Visual Arts – painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation
art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/or
imaging;
 NATIONAL
ARTISTS OF
THE
PHILIPPINES
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Architecture
1973 Juan Nakpil
1976 Pablo Antonio
1990 Leondro V. Locsin
2006 Ramon Valera
2014 Jose Maria Zaragoza
2006 I.P Santos
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Dance
1973 Francisca Reyes Aquino
1976 Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
1988 Lucrecia Reyes Urtula
2006 Ramon Obusan
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Film
1982 Gerardo de Leon
1997 Lino Brocka
2001 Ishmael Bernal
2003 Eddie S. Romero
2009 Manuel Conde
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Literature 1997 Carlos Quirino

1973 Amado V. Hernadez 1999 Edith L. Tiempo
1973 Jose Garcia Villa 2001 F. Sionil Jose
1976 Nick Joaquin 2003 Virgilio S. Almario
1982 Calos P. Romulo 2006 Bienvenido Lumbera
1990 Francisco Arcellana 2009 Lazaro Francisco
1997 N.V. M Gonzales 2014 Cirilo F. Bautista
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Music 1997 Jose Maceda

1973 Antonio J. Molina 1997 Levi Celerio
1976 Jovita Fuentes 1999 Ernani Joson Cuenco
1988 Antonio R. Buenaventura 1999 Andrea O. Veneracion
1989 Lucrecia R. Kasilag 2014 Francisco Feliciano
1991 Lucio D. San Pedro 2014 Ramon Santos
1997 Felipe Padilla de Leon
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Theatre
1987 Honorata " Atang" de la Rama
1997 Levi Celerio
1997 Wlfrido Ma. Guerero
1997 Rolando S. Tinio
1999 Daisy Avellana
2001 Severino Montano
 The following are the National Artists of the Philippines grouped according
to their categories and arranged to the chronology of National Artist Award:

Music 1997 Arturo R. Luz

1972 Fernando C. Amorsolo 1999 J. Elizalde Navarro
1973 Carlos " Botong" V. Francisco 2001 Ang Kiukok
1973 Guillermo E. Tolentino 2003 Jose T. Joya
1976 Victorio C. Edades 2006 Abdulmari Asia Imao
1976 Napoleon V. Abueva 2006 Bencab
1981 Vicente Manansala 2009 Federico Aguillar Alcuaz
1990 Cesar Legaspi 2014 Francisco Coching
1991 Hernando R. Ocampo
Some works
of Filipino
National
Artist
The works of National Artist can be found in different University Campuses. One
example is the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. The known
school symbol is based on Oblation made by the sculptor Guillermo Tolentino. This
work of art depicts a male nude with arms outstretched that represents a gesture
of sacrifice and freedom. Guillermo Tolentino is a pioneer of academic tradition in
sculpture like Fernando Amorsolo in Painting.
Fernando Amorsolo is known for its romantic paintings of bucolic landscapes and
idealized portraits of well-known individuals from the Commonwealth Period and
the Second World War. His works can be seen also at the National Museum
Awarded in 1976, Napoleon Abueva had contributed to the University’s Visual Arts
Heritage.
In the Virata School of Business, Jose Tanig Joya’s mural can be seen entitled Barter of
Panay (1978). This work of art is rendered in the Abstract expressionist style and it
consists of soft, overlapping planes of black, white, orange, brown and golden yellow.
The Church of the Holy Sacrifice in UP Diliman which was inaugurated in 1955 was
credited to be the First Catholic Church in the country that were able to employ a
circular architecture with a fine thin shell dome.
Intricate mathematical computations with the increasing popularity of concrete
that serve as the building material enabled the smooth rounded church
construction. The said church is recognized as a National Historical Landmark as
well as a Cultural Treasure by the National Historical Institute.
Jose Maceda’s Pagsamba involved a hundred mixed voices and indigenous musical
instruments like bamboo buzzers, clappers and the like. UP center for
Ethnomusicology was also founded by him where he donated his valuable
collections of sound recordings, field notes and the like in Ethnomusicology in the
Philippines and South East Asia. In line with this, he was recognized by the
UNESCO Memory of the World.
 ACT IVITY NO. 1
ME AND MY ART IST
• Choose one artist that you know who
deserve to be awarded/recognized as
National Artist of the Philippines, and why?
• Did you find any connection with the artist
that you got or with the others? What are
those?
 CRITERIA SCORE
11-15 10-6 0-5
Content and Was able to answer the Was able to answer the Was able to answer the
Application of questions correctly. questions correctly. questions correctly.
learning Uses 4-5 examples or Uses 2-3 examples or Uses 1 example or
evidences from evidences from the evidences
the previous lesson to previous lesson to from the previous
support the question. support the question. lesson to support the
question.
CLOSURE: SENTENCE
COMPLETION

• The three things I learned are…

• The summary of the meeting’s learning include...
• P.S. Finish your Digital Fine Arts Brochure at
home, to be checked on the upcoming meeting.