An organizing committee is ready to go for 2016\u2019s Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam. Meanwhile, they wait official confirmation from the governor on the CNMI\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture executive director Angel Hocog said yesterday that he recently sent a letter to Gov. Eloy S. Inos, introducing the organizing committee for the Pacific Arts Festival, or Festpac.<\/p>\n
According to Hocog, the governor of Guam has sent an invitation to the CNMI for the festival.<\/p>\n
Over 27 countries from around the Pacific join this event. Each delegation is allowed to bring 150 members to the event that is \u201ca showcase for arts and culture,\u201d according to Hocog.<\/p>\n
He said the Festpac committee is ready to start preparation, noting that they\u2019ve identified a number of traditional or visual artists, for example, that will make up the delegation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to reach out to him [Inos] and know the status of the invitation letter that was sent out to him. We are waiting for the governor\u2019s confirmation, and hopefully he will schedule a meeting with the Festpac committee members.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to be doing a lot of community fundraising. In the weeks or months to come, the community will be seeing people out there soliciting for\u201d the festival, he said.<\/p>\n
He said the festival \u201crequires a tremendous amount\u201d for travel costs. In past years, he said the government helped with 80 percent of costs, while the delegation came up with 20 percent.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince Guam is closer, I hope we can get the full support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the Festpac organizing committee is John Oliver Gonzales. Vice chairman is Perry Tenorio. Second vice chairman is Gordon Marciano. Treasurer is Margaret Muna. Secretary is Gloriana Teuria. Hocog is the committee\u2019s adviser.<\/p>\n
For their subcommittees, leading the \u201ctraditional and visual arts\u201d committee is Francis Sablan. Leading the \u201cperforming arts\u201d is Joe Limes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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