Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions 5 : National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts Contemporary Philippine

ppine Arts from the Regions 5 : National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts

Art – is a national heritage that is essential in building the nation and ensuring democracy National Library of the Philippines (NLP)
Cues/questi Cues/questions:
- reminds
ons: people of the origins, history, struggles, and triumphs of the nation o Was called the American Circulating Library (1901), to serve as memorial to
- gives citizens consciousness and sense of pride of their cultural heritage, that is American servicemen who died in Philippine soil
necessary in becoming active agents in nation building o Mandate : serving as a repository of the printed and recorded cultural heritage of
the country and other intellectual literary and information services; and
NCCA providing access to these resources for our people’s intellectual growth,
o Overall policy making body, coordinating, and grants giving agency for the citizenship building, lifelong learning and enlightenment
preservation, development, and promotion of Philippine arts and culture o Home of: acta de la proclamación de independencia del pueblo Filipino and
CCP
manuscript of the trial of Andres Bonifacio
o Premier venue in the country for culture and the arts
National Archives of the Philippines
o Hosted numerous shows and exhibitions on both performance and visual arts
o The history goes back to the Treaty of Paris in 1898, which stipulated the
o Responsible for bringing together the different arts from various regions to the
relinquishment or cession of documents from Spanish to American authorities
entire country and the whole world
and provided for the preservation of documents
o Residents Companies
o Today, it is the guardian to over 400 documents from Spanish era dating 1552-
o NAMCYA (National Music Competition for Young Artists
Foundation) 1900 and various records from the American period to the Republic
o BP(Ballet Philippines) Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF)
o Philippine Madrigal Singers o Created via RA No. 7104. “Congress shall establish a national language
o Philippine Ballet Theater commission composed of representatives of various regions and disciplines
o UST Symphony Orchestra which shall undertake, coordinate and promote researches for the development,
o Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) propagation, and preservation of Filipino and other Philippine languages”
o Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company o To promote and develop our national language, the KWF has annually given the
o Ramon Obusan Folkoric Group Talaang Ginto : Makata ng Taon for Filipino poetry, Aklat ng Bayan, and other
NHCP grants or programs on fundings, awards and projects
o Vision
o A Filipino society with citizens informed of their history, who love
their country and are proud of their cultural heritage
o Mission
o Promoting Philippine history and cultural heritage through research,
dissemination, conservation, sites management, and heraldry works
o Goal
o Filipinos may have awareness and appreciation of the noble deeds and
ideals our heroes and other illustrious Filipinos, to instill pride in the
Filipino race and to rekindle the Filipino spirit through the lessons of
history
National Museum
o The country’s repository of archaeological artifacts, national treasures, and rare
specimens found and produced in the country
o Main Task : to solicit, document, preserve, exhibit, and promote the natural and
artificial wonders of the Philippines
o Also responsible for putting up a network of museums around the country to
serve as a local destination of the diverse natural and cultural heritage of the
country