Insights into the Integration of Traditional Filipino Arts in Art and Design Education: Voices from the Academe |
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| Authors: | Cynthia B Loza Allan B De Guzman Regalado T Jose |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant professor at the Advertising Arts Department of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines.;2. Full Professor at the College of Education and the Graduate School at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines.;3. Professorial Lecturer for the Cultural Heritage Programme at the Graduate School and a consultant for research at the Centre for the Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the first segment of a qualitative study that explores the feasibility of integrating traditional arts in Philippine art and design education. The views of educators on traditional arts were sought to provide an impetus for the study and a springboard for discussion regarding the relevance of traditional Filipino arts in a predominantly Westernised educational system. The educators’ views and opinions on the central question, ‘Why and how should the study of traditional Filipino arts be integrated in the art and design programme?’ will be used to guide a trial integration of the learning of traditional arts in tertiary art and design classes. They will form part of the multiple perspectives that will be gathered from various sectors throughout the course of research. This phenomenological study, on the whole, seeks to uncover the potentials of traditional arts as a rich resource for learning, particularly for students of art and design. |
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