National Artist of the Philippines

Is a Filipino who has made significant contribution to the development of Philippine arts

National Artist

The highest national recognition for the arts namely

National Artist Award

Is the highest recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art

Order of the National Artists Award (Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining

the Order of National Artists Award is administered by the ________________ and ________________

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)

The Order of National Artists Award is awarded by the

President of the Philippines

It was established under the?

Proclamation No. 1001

Dated: April 17, 1972

The first awarded was given to

Fernando Amorsolo

May 15, 1973 under the Proclamation No. 1144

7 Categories under which national artists can be recognized

Literature

Film and Broadcasting / Broadcast Art

Architecture, Design and Allied Arts

Music

Dance

Theater

Visual Arts

Poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism and/or criticism

Literature

Direction, writing, production design, cinematography, editing, camera works, and/or performance

Film and Broadcasting/Broadcast Art

Architecture design, interior design, industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design

Architecture, design and allied arts

Singing, composition, direction, and/or performance

Music

Choreography, direction and/or performance

Dance

Direction, performance and/or production design

Theater

Painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and/or imaging

Visual Arts

Qualification for the National Artist Award

1. Living artists who are natural-born Filipino citizens

2. The content and form of their work have procured in building a Filipino sense of nationhood.

3. An artist who have developed a legend on succeeding generations of artists

4. An artist who manifest excellence in the practice of their art form

5. The artwork made has attained an international and national recognition

Is composed of a grand color featuring circular links depicting the arts and eight pointed sunburst suspended from a sampaguita wreath in green and white enamel.

Insignia of the Order of the National Artists

Letter K that stands for the CCP's motto

"Katotohanan, Kabutihan at Kagandahan."

National Artist of the Philippines in architecture

Juan Nakdil

Pablo Antonio

Leondro V. Locsin

Ramon Valera

Jose Maria Zaragosa

Francisco "Boby" Mañosa

National Artist of the Philippines in dance

Francisca Reyes Aquino

Leonor Orosa-Goquingco

Lucrecia Reyes Urtula

Ramon Obusan

Agnes Locsin

National Artist of the Philippines in film

Geraldo De Leon

Lino Brocka

Ishmael Bernal

Eddie S. Romero

Manuel Conde

Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricky Lee, and Nora Aunor

National Artist of the Philippines in literature

Nick Joaquin

Carlos P. Romulo

Edith L. Tiempo

Lazaro Francisco

Cirilo F. Bautista

Gemino Abad

National Artist of the Philippines in Music

Lucrecia R. Kasilag

Andrea O Veneracion

Ramon Santos

Fides Cuyugan-Asensio

National Artist of the Philippines in theater

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

Daisy Avellana

Severino Montano

Antonio "Tony" Mabesa

National Artist of the Philippines in visual arts

Fernando C. Amorsolo

Napoleon V. Abueva

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz

Lauro "Larry" Alcala

Who designed the University of the Philippines Administration Building, Library, Rizal Theater, and Capitol Theater?

Juan Nakpil

Who designed the Far Eastern University Buildings, Manila Polo Club, and various theaters including the Ideal and Galaxy Theaters?

Pablo Antonio

Who designed the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Philippine International Convention Center, and the Church of the Holy Sacrifice?

Leandro V. Locsin

Who is known as the "Father of Philippine Fashion"?

Ramon Valera

Who is known as the "Mother of Philippine Dancing," the first National Artist for Dance, and whose extensive research and documentation of Philippine folk dances led to several publications and the popularization of these dances through teaching and performances?

Francisca Reyes Aquino

Who designed the Meralco Building in Ortigas, the Union Church of Manila, and the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City?

Jose Maria Zaragoza

Who designed the Coconut Palace, the Basa Shrine, and various resorts like the Amandolo and Pearl Farm?

Francisco "Bobby" Mañosa

Which choreographer is known for their widely acclaimed dances, including the signature number based on Maguindanao epic poems, Singkil, Bayanihan, a piece honoring Filipino sailing prowess, Tagadiliw, and a four-part harvest festival, Bagobo, condensed into a six-minute spectacle?

Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula

Which choreographer is recognized for their work with the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (ROFG), and for works such as Vamos a Bailar, Noon Po Sa Amin, and unpublished dances of the Philippines?

Ramon Obusan

Which choreographer is known for developing the "pro-ethnic" Filipino dance choreography that blends indigenous themes with Western classical and modern techniques?

Agnes Locsin

Which designer's trend was "Return to the Native," and is known for the first Philippine folkloric ballet and Filipinianas, and what other significant contribution did they make?

Leonor Orosa-Goquingco

Which filmmaker is known for his adaptation of Jose Rizal's novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, as well as his award-winning films like Terror is a Man?

Gerardo de Leon

Which filmmaker is known for directing films that tackle social and political issues in the Philippines?

Lino Brocka

Which filmmaker's most famous works include Himala (1982), City After Dark (1980), Yun Sa Tubig (1976), and Panaghoy ng Isang Ina (1980)?

Ishmael Bernal

Which filmmaker's notable works include historical films like Gantimo and Kampo?

Eddie S. Romero

Which filmmaker's most famous films include Ibon Adarna (1980), Si Juan Tamad (1980), and Siete Infantes de Lara?

Manuel Conde

Which director is known for films like Brutal, Karnal, and Jose Rizal, often exploring social issues?

Marilou Diaz-Abaya

Who is a renowned scriptwriter, journalist, novelist, and playwright, having written over 190 screenplays?

Ricky Lee

Who is known as the "Superstar," one of the most awarded Filipino actresses, recognized for her acting prowess?

Nora Aunor

Which author is renowned for works like "The Woman Who Had Two Novels," "A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino," and "Tropical Gothic," which explore themes of Philippine history, culture, and identity?

Nick Joaquin

Whose most famous work includes I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, a personal account of the Japanese invasion and the subsequent struggle for liberation?

Carlos P. Romulo

Whose most famous works include the novels A Blade of Fern and His Native Coast?

Edith L. Tiempo

Who is considered the "Master of Tagalog Novel"?

Lazaro Francisco

Which renowned Filipino National Artist is known for their poetry, fiction, and essays?

Cirilo F. Bautista

Which individual edited landmark anthologies of Filipino poets in English?

Gemino Abad

Which individual is known for their innovative incorporation of indigenous Filipino instruments and musical styles into Western musical forms?

Lucrecia R. Kasilag

Who founded the Philippine Madrigal Singers in 1963, a world-class a cappella choir?

Andrea O. Veneracion

Who is a renowned Filipino composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator known for blending Western classical music with traditional Filipino and Southeast Asian elements?

Ramon Santos

Who is a towering figure in Philippine opera, celebrated as a soprano, librettist, director, and educator?

Fides Cuyugan-Asensio

Who is best known for his plays, including Half an Hour in a Convent, Wanted: A Chaperon, Condemned, Three Rats, Our Strange Ways, and The Forsaken House?

Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero

Who is known as the "First Lady of Philippine Theater"?

Daisy Avellano

Who was a playwright, director, actor, and theater organizer with an output of one novel, 150 poems, and 50 plays in his 65-year lifetime?

Severino Montano

Who is a renowned Filipino stage director, actor, and professor, widely recognized as the "Lion of the Theater"?

Antonio "Tony" Mabesa

Who was the first National Artist of the Philippines in visual arts, and is referred to as the "Painter of the Philippine Sunlight"?

Fernando C. Amorsolo

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture"?

At what age did Federico Aguilar Alcuaz become the youngest National Artist for Sculpture?

46

He was a legendary Filipino cartoonist, illustrator, and professor, acclaimed as the dean of Filipino cartoonists.

Lauro "Larry" Alcala

Filipino modernist painter, sculptor, and mixed media artist celebrated for a sophisticated melding of Filipino themes with European avant-garde techniques.

Federico Aguilar Alcuaz

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture"?

Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva