CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

• In the past, the role of Filipino artists was well-defined and that is to create something that uplifted the spirit, something aesthetically pleasing and entertaining.
• Filipino artists' roles are four-fold: the personal, the social, the physical, and the immaterial.
• The personal role of a Filipino artist is how he/she expresses his/her feelings and thoughts through art.
• The social role of a Filipino artist is how he/she expresses what he/she sees around him or her.
• As the immaterial role of a Filipino artist, the artist gives form to the immaterial, the hidden truth of the universe, and the spiritual force that inhabits the world.
• The physical role of a Filipino artist is how an artist finds a need to create something not only aesthetically pleasing but something useful as well.
• The role of a Filipino artist is that the artist gives his/her opinion about the culture of his time.
• The role of a Filipino artist is to be a crusader, attempting to sway the viewer to his/her side.
• The role of a Filipino artist is to become a social critic because contemporary art expresses social realism.
• The role of a Filipino artist is also to become an advocate for what he/she believes in.
• The Filipino artists are known as versatile.
• The first batch of Filipino women artists was recognized before the Philippine Contemporary Art Era, with only a few notable women who were able to find access to the world of arts.
• In the Philippine Contemporary Art Era, many women paved the way for others to assert their own identity and contribute to social realism, which introduced the second batch of Filipino women artists.
• The first batch of Filipino women artists are: Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Nena Saguil, and Purita Kalaw-Ledesma.
• The second batch of Filipino women artists are: Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Brenda V. Fajardo, and Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi.
• Imelda Cajipe-Endaya is a Filipina artist who focused on creating art empowering women and folk art.
• Brenda V. Fajardo is a Filipina artist who made tarot cards.
• Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi is a University of the Philippines professor who introduced and created fine arts.
• The National Artists of the Philippines is the order of the national artists established under the Presidential Proclamation Act of 1001, series of 1972.
• The National Artist Award was given to outstanding Filipinos in various fields such as literature, music, dance, theater, visual arts, film, broadcast arts, architecture, and fashion design.
• To become a nominee of being a national artist of the Philippines you must/should:

  1.) Should be 10 years Filipino citizen prior to nomination.

  2.) Helped build a "Filipino sense of nationhood."

  3.) Pioneered in a mode creative expression, making an impact on succeeding generations.

  4.) Consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their art form.

  5.) Won prestigious national/international awards.
• There are two types of national artists: living and posthumous.