The exhibit was opened to the public on Sept. 1.
Art events coordinator Lucille Ayuyu said they are getting a lot of visitors — both locals and tourists everyday because of the accessible and convenient location of the exhibit.
“We get a lot of tourists from the nearby hotels and from the library patrons and a good number of artwork has been sold,” Ayuyu said.
In the past years, the exhibit was held at the Commonwealth Arts Council office on Capital Hill and was open only during office hours.
Artwork for sale or for display at the Cultural Heritage & Arts Pacifika Exhibit includes acrylic paintings by Joe Weaver, traditional arts by Priscilla J. Pangelinan, pandamus mat for display woven by Lucia T. Ayuyu, a special collection of Carolinian beads by Regina Castro and daughter Elfreda Rose, skinless leaf paintings by Ernie David, photographs by Jack Hardy and Laurence Larry A. Lee, sand painting by Alvin Toves Jr., jewelry fashioned out of tangan-tangan seeds by Polend Yamada, wood carvings by Leo Joseph Darry, ancient Chamorro artifacts by Richard Manglona, wood carvings by Manny Bermudez, coconut shell carving by Jose San Nicolas, and many more.
Ayuyu said the exhibit is dedicated to the memory of Pius “Mau” Piailug, master navigator of Satawal, Yap, who left a legacy of his extraordinary navigation feats on the minds and hearts of Pacific Islanders.
A posthumous award honoring Piailug signed by Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture board chairman Joseph M. Diaz and executive director Angel S. Hocog is displayed in the exhibit.
Guests are treated to a DVD presentation about the master navigator’s life.
The exhibit will run until Oct, 1 and open to the public during library hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
For more information, call 322-9982 or visit the exhibit at the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library in Susupe.
