CHAPTER 3
GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYA (GAMABA)
THE ARTIST
 An artist is generally defined as an art
practitioner such as a painter, sculptor,
choreographer, dancer, writer, poet,
musician, etc., who produces or creates
indirectly functional Arts.
THE ARTISAN
 An Artisan is someone who produces or
creates directly-functional Arts such as
an architect, carpenter, carver, plumber,
blacksmith, weaver, embroiderer,
seamstress/tailor, etc.
WHY DO WE NEED THE ARTISTS AND THE
ARTISANS?
 Artists and Artisans are the pillars of
human society. Being an Artist and Artisan
both require skills and competence. We
need them because they are a way for the
preservation of our culture’s dynamism
and their works are a way for our society’s
culture to be passed on to the next
generations.
 Artists ‘touch the hearts and souls of the
people… an artist takes something out of
his heart and soul and places it on the
pages, canvas, song, or whatever.’
(Buston). Artists make us feel human and
complete.
 A great part of our survival depends
greatly on the works that Artisans
produce. The utilitarian function of
artisans’ works give us convenience, ease,
and happiness in our day lives.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE
AND THE ARTS (NCCA)
 The NCCA is the overall policy making
body, coordinating, and grants giving
agency for the preservation, development
and promotion of Philippines Arts and
Culture.
 R.A. 7355 (April 1992). The Gawad
Manlilikha ng Bayan or National Living
Treasures Award.
 The NCCA, through the GAMABA
Committee and a Ad Hoc Panel of Experts,
conducts the search for the finest
traditional artists of the land, adopts
a program that will ensure the
transfer of their skills to others and
undertakes measures to promote a
genuine appreciation of and instill
pride among our people about the
genius of the Manlilikha ng Bayan.
GAMABA AWARDEES
o Ginaw Bilog - poet
o Masino Intaray - musician & storyteller
o Samaon Sulaiman – musician
o Lang Dulay – Textile weaver
o Salinta Monon – Textile weaver
o Alonzo Saclag – musician & dancer
o Federico Caballero – epic charter
o Uwang Ahadas – musician
o Darhata Sawabi – textile weaver
o Eduardo Mutuc – metalsmith
o Haja Amina Appi – Mat weaver
o Teofilo Garcia – Casque Maker
o Magdalena Gamayo – Textile weaver
o Ambalang Agustin – Textile weaver
o Estelita Bantilan – Mat weaver
o Yabing Magsalan Dulo – Ikat Weaver
THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF
ARTS
THE ARTS MANAGER
 The Arts Managers is responsible for the
day-to-day running of an art department.
This could be for an advertising agency,
an actual art gallery, or a website (among
others).
CURATORS
 Museum and galleries typically employ
numbers of curators whole role is to
acquire, care for and develop a collection.
They will also arrange displays of
collection and loaned works and interpret
 the collection in order to inform, educate
and inspire the public.
ART BUYERS
 Art buyers find and purchase artwork to
suit the distinguished taste of the clients.
If you are an Art Buyer, you are well
versed in all types of art, techniques, and
development processes, keep up to data
on art theory and criticism, and use this
knowledge to evaluate the quality and
worth of a piece of art within an economic
framework.
ART COLLECTORS AND ART DEALERS
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
 The production process refers to the
phases required to complete a certain
production, from the idea to the final
master. The process may be applied to
any type of production including film,
theatre, video, television, and audio
recording The stages in each medium
vary; for example, there is obviously no
storyboard in an audio recording. However
the same general concepts work for any
medium.
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
1. Preproduction
2. Production
3. Post Production
PREPRODUCTION
 Preproduction is a fairly loose term
which terms which refers to the tasks
undertaken before production begins.
Exactly what is included in this stage
depends on the medium and situation
PRODUCTION
 Production (a.k.a The point of no
return)
 In music and theatre, production usually
refers to the creative direction of a
project.
 In film and video, production refers to
the part of the process in which footage is
recorded. This is what most people
imagine when they think of a film being
made – actors on sets, camera rolling, etc.
POST PRODUCTION
 Is the third and final major phase of the
production process.
 This may include: final editing and
reshoots (for videos and films). Plotting of
effects such as lighting design and sound
engineering, marketing documentation,
copyrighting, distribution.
THE MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUE
 “Medium” is originally a Latin word,
which means “a middle ground.”
 A medium is a way on how an artist
communicates his/her idea.
In accordance to medium, the Arts are primarily
classified as:
1. VISUAL
 Visual Arts are those whose
mediums can be seen and which
occupy space.
2. AUDITORY
 Auditory Arts are those whose
mediums heard and which are
expressed in time.
3. COMBINED ARTS
 Are those whose mediums can be
both seen and heard and which
exist in both space and time.
TECHNIQUE
 Is the manner in which the artist controls
his/her medium to achieve the desired
effect.
 Artists differ from one another in
technique even if they use the same
medium.
 For example, a musician’s technique is
his/her ability to make music sound the
way he/she wants it, and two artists may
sound different even if they play the same
instrument or play the same musical
composition.