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RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS Prepared by: Anne Margarette E. Delgado | 12-ABM 01 -​ Discovered by the National Artist, Carlos...

RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS Prepared by: Anne Margarette E. Delgado | 12-ABM 01 -​ Discovered by the National Artist, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, in 1965. ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES -​ 127 human and animal figures are engraved ​ Before Colonization - art forms were on the rock wall. influenced by the area where our ancestors ​ Manunggul Jar prosper. -​ A burial jar which signifies the belief of early ​ Spanish Colonization - art forms were Filipinos in life after death. primarily influenced by religion and ​ Banga secularization. -​ “Pots” from Kalinga, Mountain Province. ​ American Colonization - art forms were -​ The Banga or pot dance shows the elegant mainly influenced by education and grace of the Igorot tribe and the skill and governance. Modern art was introduced strength of women. and practiced by many artists. SPANISH COLONIAL TRADITION ​ Spaniards used arts to propagate the 3 MAJOR OF PHILIPPINE ARTS Catholic faith. ART FORMS FROM THE SPANISH COLONIAL ETHNIC TRADITION TRADITION ​ Influenced by the geographical location and ​ Langit, lupa, at Impyerno the experiences of the Filipinos. -​ A wall painting by Josef Luciano Dans. ​ Arts reflected the pagan beliefs and -​ Depicts the heaven, crucifixion of Christ; practices, everyday activity (e.g. fishing, earth, Adam and Eve; and hell, sinners with farming). different transgressions. ART FORMS FROM THE ETHNIC TRADITION ​ St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral ​ Angono Petroglyphs 1 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ The original structure was built in 1574 and ​ Art Installation in Sand Dunes of Paoay replaced as a church in 1641. -​ Art installation by Leeroy New. -​ Influenced by Baroque architectural design. -​ Made for the La Milagrosa Festival in Ilocos AMERICAN COLONIAL AND CONTEMPORARY Norte. ART TRADITIONS -​ Symbolizes the great festivals, feasts and celebrations. MODERN ART ​ The practice of art from the 1860s to 1960s. ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART ​ Main theme: national identity. ART FORMS OF MODERN ART ELEMENTS OF ART ​ The Making of the Philippine Flag -​ A painting made by Fernando Amorsolo, SPACE “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”. ​ Pertains to emptiness. -​ A reminder of the traditions and customs of ​ Distances or areas around, between or the Filipino. within components of a piece. ​ Bayanihan ​ Positive Space - a part which is enclosed in -​ A mural painting of Carlos “Botong” a shape. Francisco. ​ Negative Space - the opposite part which -​ Shows the Filipinos’ bayanihan tradition. the shape is enclosing. CONTEMPORARY ART ​ The practice of art from the 1970s to the present. ​ Main theme: contemporary culture and society. ART FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY ART ​ Cinco Marias (Tres Marias Series) -​ Made by Federico Aguilas Alcuaz. LINE -​ Depicts the variety of domestic activities. ​ A series of connected points. 2 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ Used to define shape, contours, and ​ Calligraphic Lines - elegant handwriting or outlines, also to suggest mass and volume. lettering. 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF LINE ​ Implied Lines - not drawn but created by a 1.​ Form - curved, dotted, or broken lines. group of objects seen from a distance. 2.​ Direction - vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines. Different characteristics of lines may convey different meanings: ​ Horizontal Line - calmness, serenity and perfect stability. SHAPE ​ Vertical Line - strength and perfect stability. ​ Shape ​ Diagonal Line - action. -​ an area that is enclosed by a line or lines. ​ Curved Line - gradual change of direction. -​ two-dimensional figures with height and ​ Circular Line - abrupt change of direction. width. TYPES OF SHAPE ​ Geometric - circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, etc. ​ Organic - found in nature and are free flowing, informal and irregular (e.g. shape of a leaf or cloud). TYPES OF LINE ​ Abstract - asymmetrical and free flowing. ​ Outlines - edge of an object or silhouette. ​ Positive - solid forms in a design. ​ Contour Lines - shape of an object and the ​ Negative - space around the positive shape. interior detail. ​ Static - stable and resting. ​ Expressive Lines - movement and gestures ​ Dynamic - moving and active. of an active figure. ​ Sketch Lines - appearance of an object or FORM impression of a place. ​ Three-dimensional figures with height, width, and volume. 3 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ It has more depth than shape. ​ Shade - darkness of a color. COLOR TEXTURE ​ The light reflected from a surface or ​ Surface of an artwork. refracted through a prism. ​ Appeals to our sense of feel on things: CLASSIFICATION OF COLOR rough, smooth, bumpy, or slippery. ​ Primary - red, blue, and yellow. TYPES OF TEXTURE ​ Secondary - mix of 2 primary colors (e.g. ​ Real - actual texture of an object. purple, green, and orange). ​ Implied - made to look like a certain ​ Tertiary - mix of 2 primary and/or texture. secondary colors (e.g. amber, vermilion, PRINCIPLES OF ART magenta). ​ Analogous - colors that lie next to each PROPORTION other (e.g. yellow, orange, red). ​ Relationship of the size of elements in a ​ Complementary - colors that are opposite body of art. to each other (e.g. red and green, blue and HARMONY orange). ​ The unity of the artwork, specifically the ​ Monochromatic - several values of one arrangement of the related elements. color. ​ Warm - gives the feeling of warmth (e.g. VARIETY ​ Referred to as diversity. yellow, amber, orange, vermilion, red). ​ Adding multiple, different elements to ​ Cool - are colors that give the feeling of break the monotony of an artwork and coolness (e.g. purple, violet, blue, teal, make it more interesting. green, chartreuse). MOVEMENT VALUE ​ The illusion of motion in a painting, ​ Lightness or darkness of a color. sculpture design, or in a piece of art. ​ Can be changed by adding white or black to a color. RHYTHM ​ The repetition of certain elements to TYPES OF VALUE produce a pattern. ​ Tint - lightness of a color. 4 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ Repeated design elements may create a CONTEMPORARY ART certain flow and may lead the viewer’s eyes. ​ Influenced by the economic, social, political BALANCE and environmental context where the artist ​ The even and equal distribution of is immersed in. elements. ​ Expressions of the artist’s thoughts and ​ Visual weight in a picture. feelings. TYPES OF BALANCE ​ Genres - are categories of artistic creation ​ Symmetrical - both sides have the same and are characterized by similarities in form, elements in the same position. style, or subject matter. ​ Asymmetrical - balanced through the EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS contrast or differences of any of the ​ Visual Arts elements of art. -​ Pop Art EMPHASIS -​ Word Art ​ The greater impact given on a certain -​ Conceptual Art element. -​ Installation Art -​ Photorealism CONTRAST -​ Contemporary Realism ​ Differences between elements of art. -​ Graffiti Art ​ Shows the strength of each element of art ​ Performance Arts in relation to one another. -​ Music: blues, electronic, experimental, ART: MEANING AND FORMS funk, hip-hop, jazz, metal, pop, rock, roots -​ Theater Art: stage, film, street play CONTEMPORARY -​ Dance: flash mob, Street Dances comprising ​ “Happening, existing, living, or coming into hip-hop, funk, house and rave being during the same period of time” ​ Allied Arts (Merriam-Webster). -​ Video Art ​ Art of any form and genre that was -​ Photography produced in our contemporary time, simply -​ Computer Art put as “art created today.” -​ Film and Broadcasting Art -​ Architecture, Design and Allied Art 5 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ Literary Arts COMMUNAL, HOLISTIC, INTUITIVE, MULTI- -​ Illustrated Novel FOCAL, INTEGRATIVE AND CREATIVE PROCESS (CHIMIC) -​ Digi-Fiction -​ Graphic Novels ​ Communal Nature -​ Manga -​ reflects the relationships built around the -​ Doodle Fiction bonds of community and society. -​ Text-Talk Novels ​ Holistic -​ Chick Literature -​ individuals, groups of people, and events -​ Flash Fiction are perceived in their entirety as well as the -​ Hyper Poetry unitive use of art materials and forms. -​ Blog ​ Intuitive -​ Filipinos are immersed in their ELEMENTS OF CONTEMPORARY ART consciousness of themselves, their community and their culture. PERFORMANCE, APPROPRIATION, TECHNOLOGY, HYBRIDITY AND SPACE ​ Multi-focal (PATHS) -​ considers a wide perspective of the artwork ​ Performance as well as both artist and viewer. -​ carried out for viewers to experience. ​ Integrative ​ Appropriation -​ encompasses religious, moral, spiritual, -​ the modifications made by the artist. social, and environmental concerns. ​ Technology ​ Creative Process -​ highlights the creativity of the artist. -​ the artist puts more emphasis on how their ​ Hybridity artwork was made than on the artwork -​ use of different art mediums that are put itself. together. ​ Space CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS FROM THE -​ intricate (complex) use of space. REGIONS DISTINCT FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY ART PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARTS 6 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY VISUAL ARTS ​ Visayas: “Saint Andrew the Apostle Church” ​ An expression of artistic ideas through by Leandro Locsin images, structures, and tactile work. ​ Mindanao: “Pearl Farm Beach Resort” by 1.​ Painting Francisco Manosa -​ Expression of ideas and emotions, with the 4.​ Film creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a -​ A movie or motion picture. two-dimensional visual language. -​ Imitates experiences that communicate -​ Examples: ideas, stories, or feelings. ​ Luzon: “The Sketch” by Victorio Edades -​ Examples: ​ Visayas: “Magellan’s Cross” by Raul Agas ​ Luzon: “Himala” by Ishmael Bernal ​ Mindanao: “Salaam (Peace)” by Rameer ​ Visayas: “Muro-Ami” by Marilou Diaz-Abaya Tawasil ​ Mindanao: “Mindanao” by Brillante 2.​ Sculpture Mendoza -​ Hard or plastic materials are worked into 5.​ Literature three-dimensional art objects. -​ A term used to describe written and -​ Examples: sometimes spoken material. ​ Luzon: “The Bonifacio Monument” by -​ Derived from the Latin word literature Guillermo Tolentino meaning "writing formed with letters”. ​ Visayas: “Sandugo (Blood Compact)” by -​ Examples: Napoleon Abueva ​ Luzon: “A Blade of Fern” by Edith Ocampo ​ Mindanao: “Six Ladies in Durian” by Kublai & “I Saw the Fall of the Philippines” by Millan Carlos P. Romulo 3.​ Architecture ​ Visayas: “Panhayhay hin Bungtohanon” by -​ The art and practice of designing and Francisco Alvarado & “An Higugma” by constructing buildings. Iluminado Lucente -​ Characterized as simple, rational, and ​ Mindanao: “Dead Stars” by H.O. Santos & functional. “Indarapatra at Sulayman” by Bartolome -​ Examples: Del Valle ​ Luzon: “Cultural Center of the Philippines” 6.​ Music and Theater by Leandro Locsin 7 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ Music is a collection of coordinated sound Lucente, “Indarapatra at Sulayman” by or sounds. Bartolome Del Valle, “Dead Stars” by H.O. -​ Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art Santos. that uses live performers to present the PERFORMING ARTS experience of a real or imagined event ​ Performing actions and movements in front before a live audience in a specific place. of an audience that goes along with sound. -​ Examples: ​ Music ​ Luzon: Pastores -​ A collection of coordinated sound or ​ Visayas: Pinalangga sounds. ​ Mindanao: Buyayang -​ Examples: Pastores, Pinalangga, Buyayang. 7.​ Dance ​ Theater -​ Movement of the body in a rhythmic way, -​ A collaborative form of fine art that uses usually to music and within a given space, live performers to present the experience of for the purpose of expressing an idea or a real or imagined event before a live emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking audience in a specific place. delight in the movement itself. -​ Performs a combination of gesture, speech, -​ Examples: song, music, or dance. ​ Luzon: ​Banga -​ Example: Tanikalang Ginto ​ Visayas: Kuratsa ​ Dance ​ Mindanao: Singkil -​ The movement of the body in a rhythmic LITERARY ARTS way, usually to music and within a given ​ An expression of ideas through writing. space. ​ Categorized as poetry, prose, and drama. -​ Examples: Banga, Kuratsa, Singkil. ​ Literature ART FORMS AND PRACTICES: NATIONWIDE -​ “Writing formed with letters”. AND LUZON -​ Describes written and sometimes spoken material. NATIONWIDE -​ Refers to works of the creative imagination. ​ Bahay na Bato -​ Examples: “A Blade of Fern” by Edith -​ A house based on the bahay kubo Ocampo, “An Higugma” by Iluminado architecture. 8 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ Made with more stable and durable -​ Performed during the Holy Week. materials with influences from Spanish and ​ Tanaga Chinese architecture. -​ Poetry based on the Japanese Haiku ​ Bahay Kubo -​ 4 lines, 7 syllables for each line, and has a -​ The epitome of Filipino vernacular rhyme scheme of AABB. architecture. ​ Zarzuela -​ A house made of plant materials, such as -​ Lyric-dramatic play introduced by the bamboo and dried coconut leaves for roofs. Spaniards that blends theatrical drama, ​ Bangka singing, and dancing. -​ Used for transport, fishing, and trading. -​ Started as a form of propaganda against ​ Harana foreign rule. -​ Traditional act of courtship in the form of a REGION 1 (ILOCOS REGION) serenade. ​ Bolinao mats (Pangasinan) ​ Kundiman -​ Made from dried buri or palm leaves cut -​ Love song written in Tagalog used in into strips and woven. courtship. ​ Burnay (Ilocos Sur) ​ Neovernacular Architecture -​ Tradition of making jars from clay kneaded -​ Vernacular or traditional architecture by carabaos. combined with modern architecture (e.g. -​ Originally used for aging vinegar, wine, and Coconut Palace). bagoong. ​ Original Pilipino Music (OPM) ​ Inabel (Ilocos) -​ songs composed by Filipino artists in -​ Traditional plain or patterned weaving using different genres and styles. cotton. ​ Pasyon -​ Binakol – a type of abel weave that -​ Retelling of the Passion of Jesus Christ. represents waves of the sea meant to ward -​ Done through readings, chants, off evil spirits. performances, and narratives. ​ Pandango Oasiwas (Pangasinan) ​ Senakulo -​ Spanish fandango dance performed when -​ Dramatic play or reenactment of the fishermen celebrate a day of good yield Passion of Jesus Christ. 9 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY with the dancers swinging and dancing ​ Bakwat (Nueva Viscaya) while holding lighted lamps. -​ Nueva Viscaya ​ Sayaw sa Bangko (Pangasinan) -​ Weaved cotton belt worn by mothers after -​ Folk dance in which the dancers perform giving birth. their dances on top of multiple benches. ​ Butaka (Isabela) ​ Vigan architecture (Ilocos Sur) -​ Wooden chair with long “arm rests”. -​ Established in the 16th century. -​ Originally made for the legs used by women -​ Town that has preserved Spanish when giving birth. Renaissance Architecture. ​ Sambali (Cagayan) CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION -​ War dance was meant to depict the fight (CAR) between Christians and Non-Christians who ​ Batok (Kalinga) opposed Spanish influence. -​ Tattooing by using a thorn attached to a -​ Performed during the Sambali Festival. stick and a mixture of charcoal and water. ​ Vakul (Batanes) -​ In the tribes of Kalinga, men earn tattoos to -​ Headgear made from dried Voyavoy leaves show pride and achievements, while worn by women for protection from the women get it to beautify themselves and heat. show wealth. REGION 3 (CENTRAL LUZON) ​ Gangsa (Kalinga, Ifugao) ​ Pabalat (Bulacan) -​ A single handheld smooth-surfaced gong -​ Paper art designed by cutting Japanese with a narrow rim. Paper to wrap a delicacy called pastillas. ​ Ikat (Ifugao) ​ Parol (Pampanga) -​ Dyeing the cotton yarns before weaving. -​ Ornamental, star-shaped lantern made for ​ Labba (Ifugao) Christmas to symbolize the Star of -​ A wide basket made from bamboo used to Bethlehem. carry produce from the fields. ​ Pyrotechnics (Bulacan) ​ Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras -​ Craft of creating fireworks. (Ifugao) ​ Singkaban (Bulacan) -​ Built on hills and slopes of fields of rice. -​ Producing decorative materials using REGION 2 (CAGAYAN VALLEY) bamboo. 10 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ Subic Spanish Gate (Zambales) -​ Poem created by the Hanunuo Mangyans -​ Gate built in 1885 that originally served as that is chanted and often carved on the entrance to the Spanish naval station bamboo. and then turned into a US Navy base. ​ Morion (Marinduque) REGION 4A (CALABARZON) -​ A large mask which resembles Caucasian ​ Balsa (Batangas) features used for a street play in the -​ A boat made of bamboo decorated during Moriones Festival. the Balsa Festival in Batangas as recognition ​ Pandanggo sa Ilaw (Mindoro) for its significance in transport, fishing, and -​ Dance influenced by the Spanish dance, tourism. fandango, wherein the dancers balance oil ​ Barong Tagalog (Laguna) lamps on their hands and head. -​ Popularly known as “Barong”. REGION 5 (BICOL REGION) -​ Official formal wear of men in the country. ​ Pantomina (Bicol) ​ Higantes (Rizal) -​ “Dove dance”. -​ Giant paper mache meant to portray -​ Originally performed in weddings by the farmers mocking and protesting mean couple and their visitors. landlords when Angono was a hacienda. ​ Balay (Sorsogon) ​ Kiping (Quezon Province) -​ Weaved crafts made of buri, a native palm. -​ Delicacy made of glutinous rice and shaped ART FORMS AND PRACTICES: VISAYAS AND into a leaf used in the Pahiyas Festival. MINDANAO ​ Maglalatik (Laguna) -​ Dancers tap and utilize halved coconut REGION 6 (WESTERN VISAYAS) husks strapped onto their bodies. ​ Capiz (Capiz) ​ Taka (Laguna) -​ Crafts and decorations made from seashells. -​ Paper mache crafts made using wood ​ Cariñosa (Panay Island) statues as molds. -​ Introduced by the Spaniards performed for flirting with the female dancer utilizing REGION 4B (MIMAROPA) ​ Ambahan (Mindoro) either a fan or handkerchief. ​ Dandansoy (Iloilo) 11 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ Visayan folk song about a person leaving a ​ Mazurka Boholana (Bohol) boy, named Dandansoy, to go back home. -​ A Spanish-inspired ballroom dance where ​ Hablon (Iloilo) the female character wears a Maria Clara. -​ Making fabrics using piña, abaca, or cotton. ​ Sinulog (Cebu) -​ Patadyong – A weaved cloth that has a -​ A dance that represents the “sulog” colorful plaid or checkered design. (current) of a river in Cebu performed ​ Hinilawod (Panay Island) during the Sinulog Festival. -​ “Tales from the Mouth of the Halawod ​ Surtido Cebuano (Cebu) River”. -​ A square dance performed by several pairs -​ A 29,000-verse epic poem about the heroes that combines influences of Spanish, of Panay chanted for three days Mexican, French. ​ Pagrara (Iloilo) REGION 8 (EASTERN VISAYAS) -​ A hand-woven basket made of bamboo. ​ Basey mats (Samar) ​ Piña (Aklan) -​ Woven sleeping mats, locally known as -​ The use of piña fabric, which come from banig. mature pineapple leaves that are scraped, ​ Kuratsa (Leyte) cleaned, and dried before being woven. -​ A courtship dance performed during fiestas, ​ Sinamay (Negros Island) family gatherings, and weddings. -​ A fabric woven from abaca fibers from ​ Tinikling (Leyte) processed abaca trees. -​ A dance which involves two people beating, REGION 7 (CENTRAL VISAYAS) tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ​ Gapnod (Negros Oriental) ground and against each other in -​ A dance reenacting the discovery of an coordination with one or more dancers. image of St. Anthony of Padua, the patron REGION 9 (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA) saint of Sibulan, by a fisherman. ​ Bunga Sama ​ Guitar (Cebu) -​ Highest form of Yakan weaving and has -​ A musical instrument that has 6 strings. patterns that represent the universe. ​ Kuradang (Bohol) ​ Gong -​ A wedding dance performed with the -​ A percussion musical instrument that is accompaniment of a rondalla. usually made of metal. 12 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY ​ Semmek REGION 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) -​ Dresses made by the Yakan women using ​ Ginakit (Sarangani) abaca, pineapple, and bamboo. -​ Brightly colored boats used by Muslim ​ Tanyak Tanyak royals and high-ranking people in Mindanao -​ Face painting by the use of a mixture of during the pre-colonial and Spanish periods. flour and water done in wedding ​ Tabih (General Santos City, Sarangani, ceremonies. South Cotabato) REGION 10 (NORTHERN MINDANAO) -​ Hand-woven cloth made by the B’laan ​ Kudyapi people. -​ An instrument that looks like a boat and has ​ T’nalak (South Cotabato) two strings. -​ Made by the T’boli people. ​ Hinabol (Bukidnon) -​ Weaving abaca inspired by the weaver’s -​ A hand-woven fabric made by the ethnic dreams. Higaonon tribe. REGION 13 (CARAGA) ​ Idangdang (Bukidnon) ​ Butuan boats (Agusan del Norte) -​ A ballad song that is about recalling -​ An edged-pegged plank type boat made historical events. from hardwood. ​ Panika (Bukidnon) ​ Itik-Itik (Surigao del Sur) -​ A headdress worn during festivities made of -​ A dance in which the steps mimic the native materials. gestures of a duck. REGION 11 (DAVAO REGION) ​ Suyam (Agusan del Sur) ​ Dagmay -​ A kind of embroidery made by the Manobo -​ A weaved fabric made by the Mandaya tribe people. that is usually used by women as a skirt, BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION OF and blankets or wraps for the dead. MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM) ​ Bagobo Inabal ​ Malong (Sulu, all over Mindanao) -​ Textile made from abaca with a special -​ A large, wrap-around skirt which displays weave worn only by women and has a shine the okir design. from the beeswax applied during the ​ Okir (Tawi-Tawi) weaving process. 13 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ A distinct geometric and flowing plant recognition the government of the design and folk motifs found among the Philippines can give, behind the Quezon Moro and Lumad people. Service Cross, Order of Lakandula, Order of ​ Pis Syabit (Sulu) Sikatuna, Philippine Legion of Honor, and -​ A headdress worn by men to represent Order of Gabriela Silang, and equal to the one’s rank in society. Order of National Scientists, Order of ​ Seputangan (Basilan) National Social Scientists, and Gawad sa -​ A woven fabric, considered to be one of the Manlilikha ng Bayan. earliest weaving techniques, worn by the 2 INSTITUTIONS Yakan women. 1.​ Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) ​ Singkil (Lanao del Sur) ​ KKK (Katotohanan, Kabutihan, -​ A folk dance which depicts the epic poem, Kagandahan) or (True, Good, Beauty) - Darangen. CCP’s motto. ​ Sarimanok (Lanao del Sur) 2.​ National Commission for Culture and the -​ The symbol of Maranao art which depicts a Arts (NCCA) legendary, colorful bird that symbolizes ​ The Grand Collar - coined by Imelda good fortune. Marcos. ORDER OF NATIONAL ARTIST CRITERIA FOR FOR THE ORDER OF -​ highest rank and title given to Filipino NATIONAL ARTISTS Artists. 1.​ Living artists who are Filipino citizens at the -​ also called as Orden ng Gawad Pambansang time of nomination, as well as those who Alagad ng Sining. died after the establishment of the award in -​ established by the virtue of Former 1972 but were Filipino citizens at the time President Ferdinand Marcos’ Proclamation of their death; No. 1001, dated April 2, 1972, created the 2.​ Artists who, through the content and form Award and Declaration of National Artist. of their works, have contributed in building -​ the Executive Order No. 236 s. 2003: Honors a Filipino sense of nationhood; Code of the Philippines raised the National 3.​ Artists who have pioneered in a mode of Artist Award into the level of Cultural Order, creative expression or style, thus earning which made it the fourth highest 14 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY distinction and making an impact on ​ ₱100,000.00 in cash for living artists, while succeeding generations of artists; ₱75,000.00 are given to posthumous 4.​ Artists who have created a substantial and awardees to their legal heirs; and significant body of work and/or consistently ​ a monthly life pension, medical and displayed excellence in the practice of their hospitalization benefits. art form thus enriching artistic expression CATEGORIES OF THE ORDER OF NATIONAL or style; and ARTISTS 5.​ Artists who enjoy broad acceptance 1.​ Visual Arts - including but not limited to through: painting, sculpture, printmaking, ​ prestigious national and/or international photography, installation art, mixed media recognition, such as the Gawad CCP Para sa works, illustration, graphic arts, Sining, CCP Thirteen Artists Award and performance art and/or imaging. There are NCCA Alab ng Haraya; 17 National Artists for Visual Arts. ​ critical acclaim and/or reviews of their 2.​ Music - including but not limited to singing, works; composition, direction, and/or ​ respect and esteem from peers. performance. There are 14 National Artists for Music. HONORS AND PRIVILEGES OF NATIONAL ARTISTS 3.​ Dance - including but not limited to 1.​ The rank and title of National Artist, as choreography, direction and/or proclaimed by the President of the performance. There are 5 National Artists Philippines; for Dance. 2.​ The insignia of a National Artist and a 4.​ Theater - Including but not limited to citation; direction, performance and/or production 3.​ A lifetime emolument and material and design. There are a total of 8 National physical benefits comparable in value to Artists for Theater, including 1 for Theater those received by the highest officers of the Design. land such as: 5.​ Literature - including but not limited to ​ a state funeral and burial at the Libingan ng poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, mga Bayani; journalism, and/or literary criticism. There are 18 National Artists for Literature. 15 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY the Eternal Garden Memorial Park, and the Sunburst at the Peninsula Manila Hotel. THE ORDER OF NATIONAL ARTISTS - VISUAL 5.​ Victorio Edades (1976) - “Father of Modern ARTS, ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS, Philippine Painting” because he introduced AND LITERATURE the Modern Art movement in the country during the time of Amorsolo’s style of VISUAL ARTS works. Edades‟ famous works are The 1.​ Fernando Amorsolo (1972) - first National Sketch, The Artist and Model, and Japanese Artist of the Philippines with the official Girl. title, “The Grand Old Man of Philippine 6.​ Abdulmari Asia Imao (2006) - first Muslim Arts”. His famous works include El Ciego, National Artist and known as a patron of Planting Rice, and Defence of a Filipina Muslim art and culture because of his works Woman‟s Honour. in multiple mediums, such as paintings, 2.​ Carlos “Botong” Francisco (1973) - credited sculptures, photos, film, and ceramics. He to have single-handedly revived the dying has multiple sculptures and paintings of art of mural painting. His famous works sarimanok and his other works include include Filipino Struggles Through History, “Sulu Warriors” in Sulu, “Industry Brass The Martyrdom of Rizal, and Blood Mural”, and “Mural Relief on Filmmaking”. Compact. 7.​ Francisco Coching (2014) - acclaimed as the 3.​ Guillermo Tolentino (1973) - renowned as “King of Komiks” and acknowledged as the the “Father of Philippine Arts”. His famous “Dean of Filipino Illustrators”. His works works include the original University of the include “Pedro Penduko”, “Satur”, and Philippines Oblation, The Bonifacio “Hagibis”. Monument in Caloocan, and the seal of the ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED ARTS Republic of the Philippines. 1.​ Juan F. Nakpil (1973) - acknowledged as the 4.​ Napoleon Abueva (1976) - “Father of “Father of Philippine Architecture”. He is Modern Philippine Sculpture”. Abueva‟s lauded for reflecting the Philippine famous works include the Nine Muses of traditions and cultures in his works, which Arts in UP Diliman, The Transfiguration at includes the University of the Philippines Administration Building (Quezon Hall) and 16 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY Library (Gonzalez Hall), the reconstruction 5.​ Ramon Valera (2006) - known as the “Dean of both the Quiapo Church in 1933 and the of Philippine Fashion” and the only National Rizal House in Calamba, Laguna. Artist in Allied Arts. His biggest influence in 2.​ Leandro Locsin (1990) - well-known for the art is the one-piece terno, in which he reshaping the urban landscape of the combined the 4 pieces which comprise the Philippines with his works such as the baro’t saya. Cultural Center of the Philippines and the LITERATURE NAIA Terminal 1. He is also recognized 1.​ Amado Hernandez (1973) - believed that internationally because of his design of the the purpose of a writer is to represent the Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of society’s conscience and spirit in times of the Sultan of Brunei, which is distinguished oppression. His most distinguished work, by the Guinness Book of World Records as “Mga Ibong Mandaragit”, was written while the largest residence in the world. he was in prison during the 1950‟s to the 3.​ Ildefonso Santos Jr. (2006) - acclaimed as nation‟s problems. the “Father of Philippine Landscape 2.​ Nick Joaquin (1976) - one of the most Architecture” and the pioneer of the influential Filipino writers in English because practice, with decades of works, such as of his works that portray aspects of parks and plazas. His most famous works Filipinos. He has written novels, poems, include Paco Park, Tagaytay Highland plays, short stories, and essays, and served Resorts, Bantayog ng mga Bayani, Rizal Park, as a journalist under the pen name “Quijano and multiple Loyal Memorial Parks. de Manila”. His works include “A Portrait of 4.​ Francisco Mañosa (2018) - pioneered the an Artist as Filipino”, “The Woman Who Had neo-vernacular style of architecture which Two Navels”, and “May Day Eve”. combines traditional Filipino design and 3.​ Carlos P. Romulo (1982) - writer, journalist, modern architecture. This style is present in educator, soldier, diplomat, as well as being his works such as the Coconut Palace, San the President of the University of the Miguel Corporations Headquarters in Philippines and the first Asian President of Mandaluyong (based on the Rice Terraces of the United Nations General Assembly. He the Cordilleras), and EDSA Shrine. won a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for his articles predicting the Second World War. 17 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY His works include his autobiography, “I 7.​ Ramon Muzones (2018) - hailed as the Walked with Heroes”, “The United”, and “I “Greatest Ilonggo Writer of the Century” Saw the Fall of the Philippines”. because of his contributions to Hiligaynon 4.​ Carlos Quirino (1997)- only National Artist literature, with his poems, essays, short for Historical Literature. His works include stories, critiques, and 61 completed novels. the first biography of Jose Rizal, “The Great These include the first feminist Hiligaynon Malayan”, and Philippine history and culture work, “Bag-ong Maria Clara”, and the books, such as “Maps and Views of Old longest serialized novel, “Dama de Noche” Manila”. with over 125 installments for over 2 years. 5.​ Lazaro Francisco (2009) - reputed as the THE ORDER OF NATIONAL ARTISTS - MUSIC, “Master of the Tagalog Novel” for DANCE, THEATER, AND FILM AND BROADCAST ARTS representing the common Filipino, writing about the oppressed, and forming the MUSIC Filipino nationalism which developed the 1.​ Antonio Molina (1973) - contributed to the culture of social realism in literature. development of Filipino music beyond the “Maganda pa ang Daigdig”, “Daluyong”, and genre of folk, thus acclaimed as the “Dean “Ang Pamana ng Pulubi” are among his of Filipino Composers”. "Misa Antoniana works. Grand Festival Mass", "Hatinggabi", and 6.​ Resil Mojares (2018) - wrote books on "Awit ni Maria Clara" are among his notable Philippine history and is known for his works. contributions to Visayan Literature, 2.​ Jovita Fuentes (1976) - helped in making a pioneering the Cebuano identity and served statement with her role as Cio-cio in as the founding director of the research Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” in institution, Cebuano Studies Center. His the world of European opera at the time notable works include “Waiting for Mariang when the Philippines was relatively Makiling: Essays on Philippine Cultural unknown. Her other notable roles include History” and "The War Against the her portrayal of Liu Yu in “Turandot” and Americans: Resistance and Collaboration in Mimi in “La Boheme”. Cebu". 18 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY 3.​ Honorata “Atang” Dela Rama (1987) - internationally, thus prompted the progress National Artist for both Music and Theater. of Philippine choral music. Hailed as the “Queen of Kundiman”, she 7.​ Ryan Cayabyab (2018) - or Mr. C is regarded fought for the dominance of kundiman for his music in various styles and extensive along with sarsuela during the American genres, such as opera, concertos, occupation. She popularized kundiman symphonies, religious, folk, and OPM. He songs such as “Pakiusap” and “Mutya ng also composes for theater, dance, and films, Pasig” and performed in sarsuelas like which include songs such as “Da Coconut “Dalagang Bukid” and “Pangarap ni Rosa”. Nut”, “Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka”, and 4.​ Lucio San Pedro (1991) - believed in the “Paraiso”. philosophy “creative nationalism” in his DANCE works like “Lahing Kayumanggi” which 1.​ Francisca Aquino (1973) - “Mother of incorporated elements of folk music to Philippine Dancing” and “The Folk Dance exhibit the Filipino heritage. His Pioneer” as she was credited to have compositions include “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” preserved numerous Philippine cultural and “Angononian March”. traditions with her life-long dedication to 5.​ Levi Celerio (1997) - credited for writing research, for which she travelled all over the more than 4,000 songs, for that, he was country for. She preserved dances, such as honored as a National Artist for Music and “Tinikling”, “Pandanggo sa Ilaw”, and Literature. He also became known for “Cariñosa”, through research, writing books, playing music using a leaf. Among his works and teaching. include writing the lyrics for “Sa Ugoy ng 2.​ Leonor Goquingco (1975) - produced Duyan”, “Maligayang Pasko at Manigong original choreographies of native folk dance Bagong Taon” (popularly known as “Ang that depict the country’s culture from Pasko ay Sumapit”), and “Ikaw”. pre-colonial times until the modern times 6.​ Andrea Veneracion (1999) - a choirmaster for over 50 years, thus she is regarded as and choir arranger who founded the the “Trailblazer”. She is also a founding Philippine Madrigal Singers who have won member of the Philippine Ballet Theater for multiple competitions nationally and which she was honored as the “Mother of 19 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY Philippine Theater Dance” and the “Dean of include the adaptation of Jose Rizal’s “Noli Filipino Performing Arts Critics”. me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo”, as well 3.​ Lucrecia Urtula (1988) - was one of the as “Daigdig ng mga Api”. founders of The Bayanihan Dance Company, 3.​ Ishmael Bernal (2001) - was a director with which she staged their signature dance known for his social realistic films depicting “Singkil”. Her career in committing to the the struggles of Filipinos, with critics giving discovery and study of Philippine folk and him the title “The Genius of Philippine ethnic dances spans almost four decades, Cinema” and awarded as the “Director of which includes staging dances such as the Decade of the 1970s” by the Catholic “Vinta”, “Tagabili”, and “Pagdiwata”. Mass Media Awards. His works include 4.​ Alice Reyes (2014) - known to have “Himala”, “Pagdating sa Dulo”, and “Hulog introduced and developed contemporary ng Langit”. dances in the Philippines as she 4.​ Ronald Allan Poe (2006) - or Fernando Poe choreographed, taught, and directed dance Jr., was an actor, director, writer, and concerts across the country. In 1969, she producer known for his action films that started the CCP Dance Workshop Company, portray the poor and oppressed, hence which later became known as Ballet earning him the title “The King of Philippine Philippines. Movies” and the nickname “Da King”. FILM AND BROADCAST ARTS Among his works are “Ang Probinsyano”, 1.​ Lamberto Avellana (1976) - National Artist “Isang Bala Ka Lang”, and “Ang Panday”. for Film and Theater. He is called “The Boy 5.​ Kidlat Tahimik (2018) - an esteemed Wonder of Philippine Movies” due to the director and actor who is known for his success of his first film, “Sakay”. Avellana’s experimental narratives about inequality “Kandelerong Pilak” is also the first Filipino and credited to have founded this film to be shown at the Cannes Film Festival movement as the Philippine New Wave in 1954. Cinema. He is hailed by critics and peers as 2.​ Gerardo de Leon (1982) - most awarded film the “Father of Philippine Independent director in the history of the Filipino Cinema”. His works include “Perfumed Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Nightmare”, “Who Invented the Yoyo?”, and (FAMAS) Awards with 7 wins. His films 20 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY “Why is Yellow the Middle of the excellence, and have passed it on to in his Rainbow?”. or her community with the same degree of THEATER technical and artistic competence. 1.​ Daisy Avellana (1997) - “First Lady of THE GAWAD MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN (GAMABA) AWARDEES Philippine Theater”, was an actress, director, producer, and writer who co-founded the Barangay Theater Guild, AWARDEE CONTRIBUTION REGION along with her husband, Lamberto Avellana, GAMABA Awardees for the Year 1993 and other artists; it helped promote theater Ginaw Bilog Surat Mangyan Panaytayan, and dramatic arts through mass media (i.e. and Ambahan Mansalay, poetry Oriental radio and television). Preserve the Mindoro, 2.​ Salvador Bernal (2003) - only National Artist Hanunuo Region IV-B Mangyan script MIMAROPA for Theater Design. Hailed as the “Father of and Ambahan Philippine Theater Design”, he designed (poem consisting of seven-syllable over 300 productions with an emphasis in lines) and utilizing local materials. promote it on every occasion so 3.​ Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio (2018) - “The that the art will Grande Dame of Southeast Asian Children’s not be lost but preserved for Theater” for her art of integrating theater, posterity. folklore, children’s literature, and puppetry. Masino Epic Chanter and Pala’wan, Her works include “Papet Pasyon”, “Sepang Intaray Storyteller Palawan Loca”, and “Abadeja: Ang Ating Sinderela”. An outstanding Island, Region master of the IV-B basal (gong MIMAROPA music), kulilal GAWAD SA MANLILIKHA NG BAYAN (highly lyrical -​ As envisioned in Republic Act No. 7355 poem) and bagit (instrumental Known as Manlilikha ng Bayan Act was music played on established in 1992 and shall mean citizen the kusyapi), also played the engaged in any traditional art uniquely aroding (mouth Filipino, whose distinct skills have reached harp) and babarak (ring flute) and such a high level of technical and artistic 21 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY above all, he was crocodiles, a prolific and butterflies, and preeminent epic flowers. chanter and storyteller. Salinta Inabal Weaving Tagabawa Monon She was awarded Bagobo/ Samaon Playing Kudyapi Mamasapano, for fully Bansalan, Sulaiman He achieved the Maguidanao, demonstrating Davao del Sur, highest level of Western the creative and Region XI excellence in the Midanao expressive aspects Davao Region art of kutiyapi or Bangsamoro of the Bagobo kudyapi Autonomous abaca ikat (to tie (two-stringed Region in or bond) weaving lute) playing and Muslim called inabal also proficient in Mindanao (traditional textile kulintang, agong (BARMM) of Bagobo) at a (suspended time when such bossed gong with art was wide rim), threatened with gandingan extinction. (bossed gong with narrow rim), GAMABA Awardees for the Year 2000 palendag Uwang Playing Yakan Yakan/ (lip-valley flute), Ahadas Instruments Lamitan, and tambul. He was referred Basilan Island, GAMABA Awardees for the Year 1998 to for his ability Bangsamoro and mastery in Autonomous Lang Dulay T’nalak Weaving T’boli/Lake playing different Region in She is credited Sebu, South Yakan instruments Muslim with preserving Cotabato, (made of Mindanao her people’s Mindanao, bamboo, wood, (BARMM) traditional T’nalak Region XII and metal) and using abaca fibers SOCCSKSARGE for imparting his as fine as hair N insight to the which youngsters of his traditionally has locale. He keeps three primary on performing colors, red, black, and instructing and the original despite his colors of abaca diminishing visual leave recreated by perception, her nimble keeping the Yakan hands-the melodic custom 22 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY alive and thriving. master mat Bangsamoro weaver. Her Autonomous Frederico Chanting the Sulod-Bukidno colorful mats with Region in Caballero Sugidanon Epic of n/ Calinog, their complex Muslim the Panay Iloilo, Panay geometric Mindanao Bukidnon Island, Region patterns (BARMM) He continuously VI Western showcased her works for the Visayas precise sense of documentation of design, the oral literature, proportion, and in particular the symmetry and epics, of people. sensitivity to These ten epics, color. rendered in a language that, Eduardo Metal Plating Apalit, though related to Mutuc He is an artist Pampanga, Kiniray-a, is no who has devoted Region III longer spoken. his existence to Central Luzon developing Alonzo Saclag Playing Kalinga Kalinga, religious and Musical Northern secular artwork in Instruments Luzon Island, silver, bronze, and His lifestyle work Cordillera wood. His is to paint a Administrative intricately portrait of his Region (CAR) detailed retablos, people to record a mirrors, altars, tradition of and carosas are in opposites and church buildings dualities, a and non-public peoples’ character collections. A recorded in range of these cadences each works are quite aggressive and large, some gentle. Play exceeding forty Kalinga musical feet, whilst some instruments, are very small and dance patterns feature very nice and moves and refined related to rituals. craftsmanship. GAMABA Awardees for the Year 2004 Darhata Pis syabit Tausug/ Sawabi Weaving Parang, Sulu, Hajja Amina Mat weaving Ungos Matata, She remained Bangsamoro Appi She was Tandubas, devoted and Autonomous recognized as the Tawi-Tawi, 23 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY persevered with Region in and imitated the her mission to Muslim patterns. teach the artwork Mindanao of pis syabit (BARMM) Teofilo Garcia Kattukong or San Quintin, weaving. Her Tabúngaw Hat Abra, strokes firm and Making Cordillera sure, her color When he finishes Administrative sensitivity acute, fieldwork as a Region (CAR) and her farmer, he focuses dedication to the on the cultivation best of her and development products of tabúngaw unwavering. (Ilokano term for úpo). At the age GAMABA Awardees for the Year 2012 of fifteen (15) he learned the art of Magdalena Abel Weaving She Pinili, Ilocos Kattukong or Gamayo has been a master Norte Region I tabúngaw hat in abel weaving Ilocos Region making and from Pinili, Ilocos basket weaving Norte. She is not from his only weaving grandfather. traditional Ilocano textiles but also GAMABA Awardees for the Year 2016 designs new patterns. One of Ambalang Yakan Weaving Lamitan, her designs Ausalin Apuh Ambalang, Basilan Island, employs a difficult is significantly Bangsamoro weaving respected in all of Autonomous technique called Lamitan. Her Region in pililian meaning ability is regarded Muslim partially. The as unique: she can Mindanao weave produces a bring forth all (BARMM) one of a kind designs and design that takes actualize all textile after a string of categories flowers thus its ordinary to the name, inubon a Yakan community, sabong. She did who are known to not formally study be among the such traditional finest weavers art. Instead, she within the watched closely Southern as her aunt made Philippines. She 24 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY can perform the by her eyes. The suwah bekkat unwoven strips (cross-stitch-like are held tight at embellishment) the other end of and suwah her body, as toes pendan curl and close (embroidery-like around, not only embellishment) these strips but, techniques of the as it were, the bunga sama abstraction that category. She has other people call the complex design. The arc of knowledge of the her torso whole weaving determines the process, mindful dexterity of feet at the same time and toes. as the cultural Hand/eye significance of coordination each textile happens inside a design or frame of category. milliseconds. Estilitan B’laan Mat Upper Lasang, Yabing B’laan Ikat or Amguo, Tumandan Weaving Sapu Masla, Masalon Dulo Tie-dye Fabric Landan, Bantilan Since she was a Malapatan, Weaving Polomolok, child, she was Saranggani Yabing Masalon South bright and careful Region XII Dulo, called as “Fu Cotabato in tangle weaving. SOCCSKSARGE Yabing”, was only Region XII Her perseverance N fourteen (14) SOCCSKSARGE took place years old when N because of her she started supportive weaving. All her husband. The thin younger years strips of the were spent in pandanus sharpening her romblon skills and (Pandanus imparting the copelandii merr. knowledge to Bariu) rise younger matrixed through generations of deft fingers B’laan weavers. performing an She follows her individual rhythm, mother’s the beat guided movements back 25 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY and forth. She -​ The influence of Christianity and the colors the fibers, conversion of the natives to a foreign counts the thread, and observes the religion have affected the preservation of rhythmic dance of their indigenous rituals and traditions. a weaver’s dreams woven SUPPORT SYSTEM OF PHILIPPINE ART into unique 1.​ National Commission for Culture and the soulful pieces. Arts -​ Overall policy making body, coordinating, PROMOTION OF ARTS FROM THE REGIONS and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion THE PRODUCTION PROCESS AND THE of Philippine arts and culture; and an CHANGING ENVIRONMENT executing agency for the policies it 1.​ Tourism formulates (Dumandan, 2019). -​ Land areas are converted into sites for 2.​ Cultural Center of the Philippines tourist consumption. In this situation, -​ Leading institution for the arts and culture ecological domains may become more in the Philippines by promoting artistic vulnerable to damage with the combined excellence and nurturing the broadest forces of natural disasters and tourist public to participate in art making and mobility. Moreover, tourist mobility might appreciation (Dumandan, 2019). influence the community’s observance of 3.​ National Museum tradition and tend to diminish the quality of -​ An educational, scientific, and cultural native art forms. institution that acquires, documents, 2.​ Militarization preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly -​ The insecurity and tensions brought about study and public appreciation of works of by militarized zones apprehend the people’s art, specimens, and cultural and historical ability to create art. It prevents people from artifacts representative of the unique having communal gatherings, where cultural heritage of the Filipino people and exchanges and passing of knowledge can the natural history of the Philippines take place. (Dumandan, 2019). 3.​ Christianization 4.​ Metropolitan Museum of the Philippines 26 School Year 2024-2025 RCC AND SSLG: YOUR REVIEWING BUDDY -​ One of the major museums in the Filipino art and culture locally and Philippines. The museum was among the internationally (Dumandan, 2019). first to develop and extend its audience by 8.​ Finale Art File embracing the philosophy of art for all, -​ A premier gallery institution in the adopt a bilingual approach in exhibition Philippines. It showcased hundreds of texts, and implement a vigorous education exhibits by some of the most talented and community outreach program names in contemporary visual arts (Dumandan, 2019). (Dumandan, 2019). 5.​ Ben Cab Museum 9.​ Kublai Art Gallery and Davao -​ Houses the permanent collection of Contemporary Art Gallery Philippine National Artist Benedicto Cabrera -​ A unique cultural expression of Davao’s (BenCab) in several galleries, as well as visual artists. The gallery showcases various venues for art shows and exhibitions. The works by Mindanao’s famed artist Kublai Bencab Museum is committed to the Ponce-Millan, as well as different artists promotion of arts, and the preservation, from the city (Dumandan, 2019). conservation and protection of the 10.​Thirteen Artists Awards environment and culture and traditions of -​ Mark the turnings in and of Philippine the Cordilleras (Dumandan, 2019). contemporary art, to update its 6.​ Art Fair Philippines modernizing potential and to assess how -​ The premier platform for exhibiting and artists today engage with other forces in the selling the best in modern and art world (Dumandan, 2019). contemporary Philippine visual art. The fair aims to mirror the vibrant local art scene and continue to generate support for Filipino art practitioners (Dumandan, 2019). 7.​ ManilART -​ Philippines' premier international art fair. It showcases the best in contemporary visual arts for the development and promotion of 27 School Year 2024-2025