National Artists

• National Artist is a filipino who has made a significant contribution to the development of Philippine Arts in the fields of Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, and Architecture.
• A filipino individual who should have been awarded the highest national recognition for the arts namely, National Artist Award also known as the Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining.
• The order is concurrent administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation by both institutions.
• Under the Proclamation No. 1001 dated April 27, 1972 the Order of the National Artist Award was established.
• Literature - poetry, fiction, essay, playwriting, journalism, and or literary criticism.
• Film and Broadcasting/Broadcast Arts - direction, writing, production design, cinematography, editing, camera work.
• Architecture, Design and Allied Arts - Architecture design, interior design, industrial arts design, landscape architecture and fashion design.
• Music - singing, composition, direction and performance.
• Dance - choreography, direction and or performance.
• Theater - direction, performance, and or production.
• Visual Arts - painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art and or imaging.
• Insignia of the Order of the National Artists

  
• CCP's Motto "Katotohanan, Kabutihan, at Kagandahan"