page_title: Arts in the Philippines
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Arts in the Philippines / Overview
caption_attribution_description: This is an image of music and dance from Egypt
context_page_description: Arts in the Philippines refer to the various forms of the arts that have developed and accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the country's arts. These arts are divided into two distinct branches, namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts. Each branch is further divided into various categories with subcategories.
context_section_description: The National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the official cultural agency of the government of the Philippines, has categorized Filipino arts into traditional and non-traditional. Each category are split into various arts, which in turn have sub-categories of their own.
  (A) Traditional arts
  Folk architecture – including, but not limited to, stilt houses, land houses, and aerial houses
  Maritime transport – boat houses, boat-making, and maritime traditions
  Weaving – including, but not limited to, basket weaving, back-strap loom weaving, headgear weaving, fishnet weaving, and other forms of weaving
  Carving – including, but not limited to, woodcarving and folk non-clay sculpture
  Folk performing arts – including, but not limited to, dances, plays, and dramas
  Folk (oral) literature – including, but not limited to, epics, songs, and myths
  Folk graphic and plastic arts – including, but not limited to, calligraphy, tattooing, folk writing, folk drawing, and folk painting
  Ornament, textile, or fiber art – hat-making, mask-making, accessory-making, ornamental metal crafts
  Pottery – including, but not limited to, ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk clay sculpture
  Other artistic expressions of traditional culture – including, but not limited to, non-ornamental metal crafts, martial arts, supernatural healing arts, medicinal arts, and constellation traditions
  (B) Non-traditional arts
  Dance – including, but not limited to, dance choreography, dance direction, and dance performance
  Music – including, but not limited to, musical composition, musical direction, and musical performance
  Theater – including, but not limited to, theatrical direction, theatrical performance, theatrical production design, theatrical light and sound design, and theatrical playwriting
  Visual arts – including, but not limited to painting, non-folk sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation art, mixed media works, illustration, graphic arts, performance art, and imaging
  Literature – including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, essay, and literary/art criticism
  Film and broadcast arts – including, but not limited to, film and broadcast direction, film and broadcast writing, film and broadcast production design, film and broadcast cinematography, film and broadcast editing, film and broadcast animation, film and broadcast performance, and film and broadcast new media
  Architecture and allied arts – including, but not limited to, non-folk architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban design
  Design – including, but not limited to, industrial design, and fashion design
caption: Singkil, an ancient dance from the Darangen chants, a world intangible heritage and a National Cultural Treasure.
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