Learning Activity Sheet (LAS) 1

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Teacher: CHARISH D. PALANAS Subject: Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
Date: _____________
Type of Activity:
o Concept Notes o Individual o Formative o Others

MELC: Describe various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions
CAR11/12IAC-0a-1
Lesson/Topic: Contemporary Arts in the Philippines
Learning Target(s): Define contemporary art
Explain the importance of studying Philippine arts
Write words that are associated with contemporary arts
Reference(s): Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions Module 1

Key Concept/s:
Contemporary art generally refers to art being created now. Contemporary is derived from
the Latin prefix con, which means “together” or “with”, plus tempus, which means “time”. The
chronological view defines contemporary art as related to this current period in art history, and
refers to art that is new, recent, modern, or pertains to the present moment. The historical usage,
meanwhile, regards contemporary art as a specific stage in the story of the evolution of art,
referring to a specific location in space and time. Contemporary art is the art of today, produced
by artists who are living in the twenty-first century.
Contemporary art professes an awareness of local heritage which is something that can be
passed from one generation to the next, can be conserved or inherited, and has historic or cultural
value. These are physical objects, places of heritage and the various practices of heritage unique to
the region or locality that are conserved or handed down from one generation to the next.

Activity 1: Answer the following questions in your own words. (5 points each)

1. How would you define contemporary art?

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2. Why do we need to study Philippine arts?

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Activity 2: Write at least five (5) words that you can associate with contemporary arts.

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Contemporary Arts

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Keyword: Contemporary Art