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# MODULE 3 ## Significant Contemporary Artists from the Regions ### The National Artists Award The highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts namely; Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film...

# MODULE 3 ## Significant Contemporary Artists from the Regions ### The National Artists Award The highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts namely; Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts. The order is jointly administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions. * **Selection Criteria for the National Artists of the Philippines:** * Must be a Filipino citizen; * Work has contributed to nation-building; * Their distinctive style and pioneering works impact succeeding generations of artist; * There is excellence in the practice of their art form; o Their art form enriches artistic expression or style; and o Their work is prestigious national and international recognition. ### Leandro V. Locsin **National Artist for Architecture, 1990** Locsin's largest single work is the Istana Nurul Iman, the palace of the Sultan of Brunei. ### Vicente Manansala **National Artist for Painting (1981)** Vicente Manansala's paintings are described as visions of reality teetering on the edge of abstraction. As a young boy, his talent was revealed through the copies he made of the Sagrada Familia and his mother's portrait that he copied from a photograph. After finishing the fine arts. ### Amado V. Hernandez ### Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka Director for film and broadcast arts, espoused the term "freedom of expression" in the Philippine Constitution. Brocka took his social activist spirit to the screen leaving behind 66 films which breathed life and hope for the marginalized sectors of society, slum-dwellers, prostitutes, construction workers etc ### Fernando Amorsolo **National Artist for Visual Arts** The country had its National Artist in Fernando C. Amorsolo. The official title "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art" was bestowed on Amorsolo when the Manila Hilton inaugurated its art center ### Carlos "Botong" Francisco **National Artist for Painting (1973)** Carlos "Botong" Francisco, the poet of Angono, single-handedly revived the forgotten art of mural and remained its most distinguished practitioner for nearly three decades. In panels such as those that grace the City Hall of Manila, ### Guillermo Tolentino **National Artist for Sculpture (1973)** Guillermo Estrella Tolentino is a product of the Revival period in Philippine art. Returning from Europe (where he was enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Rome) in 1925, he was appointed as professor at the UP School of Fine Arts where the idea also of executing a monument for national heroes struck him. The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan (photo below) stands as an enduring symbol of the Filipinos' cry for freedom. ### National Living Treasures / Gawad sa Manlilikha Ng Bayan Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living Treasures Award was institutionalized through Republic Act No. 7355. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the highest policy-making and coordinating body for culture and the arts of the State was tasked with the administration and implementation of the award.