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Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions CN3
Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions CN3
Contemporary Philippine Arts From The Regions CN3
Concept Note #3
Artist
One who professes and practices an imaginative art.
National Artist
a Filipino who has made a significant contribution to the development of Philippine arts in the field of
Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Architecture
1. Music
2. Dance
3. Theater
4. Visual Arts
6. Literature
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.
1. The rank and title of National Artist, as proclaimed by the President of the Philippines.
2. A grand collar of the Order of National Artist and a citation.
3. A lifetime emolument and material and physical benefits comparable in value to those received
by the highest officers of the land such as:
a. a cash Award of one hundred thousand pesos (₱100,000.00) net of taxes, for living
b. a cash Award of seventy-five thousand pesos (₱75,000.00) net of taxes, for posthumous
awardees, payable to legal heir/s;
c. a monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits; life insurance coverage for
Awardees who are still insurable,
d. a state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani,
e. a place of honor, in line with protocolar precedence, at national state functions, and
recognition at cultural events.
Dance- It is an art form involving a series of rhythmic human movements that are purposefully selected.
6. Agnes Locsin
Date of Award: 2022
Popular Works:
She is dubbed as one of the “most progressive contemporary choreographers in the
Philippines,” Babaylan, Taong-Talangka, Salome, Labaw Dungon.
Visual Arts- It refers to art forms that express their message, meaning and emotion through visual
means.
9. Arturo Luz
Date of Award: 1997
Painter, Sculptor, and designer for more than 40 years.
Famous Works: Bagon Taom, Candle Vendors, Cities of the Past.