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Frequently Asked Questions

We understand that there may be a variety of questions associated with the Kalinawa Art Foundation and the idea of building an industry for the art of indigenous people in the Philippines and how this could be achieved. To address this, the Kalinawa Art Foundation undertook some research to identify how best to build a visual arts industry in the Philippines.

We encourage you to review the questions and answers attached below, which are derived from a variety different sources.

Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

	How do you define Indigenous People?
	The Kalinawa Art Foundation doesn't. However, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines does . . . click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	How do you define art?
	We don't. The Kalinawa Art Foundation believes that it is an inherent rights of the artists and the communities from which they emerge to define art. What we provide is an opportunity for the modest commercialization of their art by building a larger audience... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	Why is the Foundation focusing on the visual arts of the Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines?
	There is great diversity in the visual arts but there is no formal support such as the Kalinawa Art Foundation is offering. The Indigenous Peoples of the Phillippines will benefit from sustainable economic activities that incorporate their ongoing visual arts production. Art is a social good from which everyone benefits... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	What is your guiding principle?
	The Kalinawa Art Foundation's guiding principle is its commitment to social responsibility through the application of sound business and management practices in order to build a sustainable visual arts industry of the Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines. . . click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	Why is the goal of the Kalinawa Art Foundation to build the visual arts industry, instead of just providing support for artists?
	By participating in the future development of the visual arts industry, the intent is to provide better opportunities not only for sustainable incomes, but a better appreciation and understanding of the rights and obligations of the artists and their art. Economies of scale will be had for marketing and other business activities at which artists are not usually interested or adept. In approaching this comprehensively, the Foundation will be able to encourage the incorporation of the values of social responsibility into every aspect of the industry... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	Are you concerned that modest commercialization of the visual arts may not be a suitable social goal?
	No, because we are aware that The Kalinawa Art Foundation will need to continuously renew and refine our "social license to operate" through ongoing consultation with the Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines. There are three reasons for this… click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	How is the Kalinawa Art Foundation assisting to build the visual arts industry?
	Our three primary areas of emphasis are encouraging continous development and growth through the program of art show competitions, supporting oportunities for improved arts education and training, and improving the number of opportunities for wider participation by diverese Filipino cultures ..... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	Have projects like those of the Foundation been tried anywhere else?
	Yes. Beginning in 1972, Inuit and Dene art from the Canadian Artic was marketed globally by Canadian Artic Producers currently a division of ACL. The Alaska Native Arts Foundation (ANAF) was formed in September 2002 to promote and celebrate the uniqueness of Alaska Native art and heritage, and Maori Arts.Com formed in 2001 to take "to take Maori arts and design to the world"... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format

	What can I do to help?
	There are two ways the Kalinawa Art Foundation can use your assistance: as sponsors and as volunteers... click here for complete detailed answer in PDF format