The Isla Center for the Arts received 184 submissions from 27 artists for consideration. Pomerantz selected 39 works created by 16 artists for the exhibition. After her selection process, she subtitled the exhibition \u201cSurprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
As stated in her juror\u2019s statement: \u201cArt serves many functions. It can bear witness to reality, envision new realities, embody self and collective expression, transform materials, document history, predict the future, and more. The selected artworks in this show are united by their capacity to surprise. To be surprised is to be confronted with the unexpected and jolted out of one\u2019s pattern of thinking and expectations. The works in this show are visual and material surprises, leaving viewers with a sense of wonder in the infinite possibilities and permutations of the sensory world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The selected artists include: Addy\u2019s Custom Crafts, Alyanna M. Barrera, Trexie Berondo, Judy Flores, Keiko Flynn, Alison Hadley, Raiki Leon Guerrero, Chie Numano, Nine, Madison Orland, Lia Park, Yeon Sook Park, Dawn Lees Reyes, Rioanne Simeon, Julius Sotomayor, and Stanley Verroya.<\/p>\n
Pomerantz selected the following as Best-in-Show and honorable mentions:<\/p>\n
Best-in-Show:<\/p>\n
Pocky Plane (cardboard) by Raiki Leon Guerrero<\/p>\n
Honorable mentions:<\/p>\n
Wait (digital photography) by Alison Hadley<\/p>\n
Blood Rises: Submerge (mixed media sculpture) by Alyanna Barrera To be Determined (mixed media sculpture) by Alyanna Barrera<\/p>\n
Challenger Deep, Marianas Trench (mixed media) by Chie Numano<\/p>\n
Mae\u2019s Store Inalahan (batik) by Judy Flores<\/p>\n
Arriving Manila (acrylic) by Julius Sotomayor<\/p>\n
An opening reception for Creative Hands: Selected Works by Pacific Artists will be on Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The event will be held at the Isla Center for the Arts located at #15 Dean\u2019s Circle, on the University of Guam Campus.<\/p>\n
Refreshments will be served. There is no admission fee, but donations are appreciated. The exhibition will be on display from Dec. 5, 2024 to Jan. 24, 2025. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm, closed on Sundays and holidays. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.<\/p>\n
For more information, call (671) 735-2965 or email islacenter@gmail.com<\/a>. A link to photos of the Best-in-Show and the Honorable mentions is here: https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1rtnlx5hajr8gQCdOzDHsk5P1_CuD1F5n?usp=sharing<\/a>. (PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Juror Kaitlin Pomerantz selected Pocky Plane (cardboard) by Raiki Leon Guerrero as \u201cBest-in-Show\u201d for Creative Hands: Selected Works by Pacific Artists, an upcoming exhibition hosted by the Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam. The exhibit opens on Thursday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n -UOG Creative Hands: Selected Works by Pacific Artists is an upcoming exhibition at the University of Guam Isla Center for the Arts. Arriving Manila (acrylic) by Julius Sotomayor was selected among 184 submissions from 27 artists for the exhibit and received an \u201cHonorable Mention\u201d by juror Kaitlin Pomerantz. Creative Hands opens on Thursday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n -UOG Selected Works by Pacific Artists is an upcoming exhibition at the University of Guam Isla Center for the Arts. Blood Rises Submerge I (mixed media) by Alyanna Barrera was selected among 184 submissions from 27 artists for the exhibit and received an \u201cHonorable Mention\u201d by juror Kaitlin Pomerantz. Creative Hands opens on Thursday, Dec. 5.<\/p>\n -UOG The UOG Isla Center for the Arts will hold Creative Hands: Selected Works by Pacific…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425872\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/87310e7459ccf6e271b2baa78e48b764.jpg\")
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