differences

• NAA


  promoting its artwork individually and not promoting its community.
• GAMABA


  promoting its cultural and traditional heritage of their folk art including their community
• CRITERIA NAA


  Artists who have helped build a Filipino sense

  of nationhood through the content and form of

  their works;
• CRITERIA NAA


  Artists who have distinguished themselves by

  pioneering in a mode of creative expression or

  style, making an impact on succeeding generations

  of artists;
• CRITERIA NAA

  Living artists who have been Filipino citizens

  for the last ten (10) years prior to nomination as

  well as those who have died after the

  establishment of the award in 1972 but were

  Filipino citizens at the time of their death;
• CRITERIA IN CHOOSING A NATIONAL ARTIST

  Artists who have created a significant body of

  works and/or have consistently displayed

  excellence in the practice of their art form,

  enriching artistic expression or style; and
• CRITERIA IN CHOOSING A NATIONAL ARTIST

  Artists who enjoy broad acceptance through

  prestigious national and/or international

  recognition, awards in prestigious national and/or

  international events, critical acclaim and/or

  reviews of their works, and/or respect and esteem

  from peers within an artistic discipline.
• CRITERIA GAMABA


  must have engaged in a

  folk-art tradition that has

  been in existence and

  documented for at least 50

  years;
• CRITERIA GAMABA


  an inhabitant of a

  Filipino indigenous/

  traditional cultural

  community
• CRITERIA GAMABA


  must have consistently

  performed or produced

  over a significant period,

  works of superior and

  distinctive quality;
• CRITERIA GAMABA


  must have passed on

  and/or will pass on to other

  members of the community

  their skills in the folk art for

  which the community is

  traditionally known.
• CRITERIA GAMABA


  must possess a mastery of

  tools and materials needed by

  the art, and must have an

  established reputation in the

  art as master and maker of

  works of extraordinary technical

  quality;
• BENEFITS GAMABA


  A cash award of P200,000 and a lifetime

  stipend of P50,000
• BENEFITS GAMABA


  A state funeral, and room in Libingan ng Mga

  Bayani, and a place of honor in state

  functions.
• BENEFITS GAMABA


  Medical and hospitalization benefits of

  P750,000 a year
• BENEFITS GAMABA


  Gold-plated medal from the Bangko Sentral

  ng Pilipinas
• BENEFITS NAA


  Medal bearing the insignia of National

  Artist, as well as a citation.
• BENEFITS NAA


  A cash gift of P200,000 to living artists;

  P100,000 for those who were recognized

  after their death
• BENEFITS NAA


  The title and rank of a National Artist.
• BENEFITS NAA


  Monthly pension with medical and

  hospitalization benefits.
• BENEFITS NAA


  State funeral and interment at the

  Libingan ng mga Bayani
• BENEFITS NAA


  A reserved place at state functions,

  awarding ceremonies, and cultural

  events.
• BENEFITS NAA


  Life insurance for those who are still

  qualified.