Art by Marianas High School student Katrina Wu, category 2 submission from last year’s Pacifica Insurance Underwriters 10th Annual Pacifica Art Contest.
ROLLING out the red carpet for local artists, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters Inc.’s has launched its 11th Annual Pacifica Art Contest or PAC with the theme “Rest Assured, it’s Christmas” to help usher in the holiday season. Art entries this year will be among the thousands of other entries since PAC was first established back in 2014.
PAC will maintain two contest categories — traditional and digital.
The traditional category will be open to those ages 6-17 years and will be categorized into two groups — category one for ages 6-11 years and category two for ages 12-17 years. The acceptable mediums for the traditional category include pen, paint, charcoal, oil pastel, crayons, and color pencil. Traditional entries cannot exceed 24” X 36.” Art pieces must be delivered to PIUI’s office located at the Joeten Center in Susupe.
The digital category allows artists to submit their artwork digitally. The artwork can be in the form of a two-dimensional graphic design, digital photograph or a 30 second video. These can be submitted via email at artcontest@pacificains.com or through our online submission form at pacificains.com/artcontest/.
Up for grabs for all winners include a cash prize of $200 accompanied by a gift set.
In its 11th year and with over 3,000 art entries, PAC has fast become the most anticipated art contest in the CNMI for artists of all ages to demonstrate and showcase their many talents and to help signal the start of the holiday season.
This year, PIUI is inviting past winners to submit an art piece that will be automatically posted to The PAC Gallery, CNMI’s first online digital art gallery, to honor their contribution and perpetual talent.
CNMI-based schools with participating artists from contests over the years include Saipan International School, Saipan Seventh Day Adventist School, Green Meadows School, William S. Reyes Elementary School, Garapan Elementary School, San Vicente Elementary School, Oleai Elementary School, Hopwood Middle School, Francisco M. Sablan Middle School, Agape Christian, School Sinapalo Elementary School, Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr/Sr High School, Saipan Community School, Mount Carmel School, Grace Christian Academy, Marianas High School, Saipan Southern High School, and Dandan Middle School.
Pacifica Art Contest is a visual arts competition designed to nurture and support local talent and the arts welcoming local artists from Saipan, Rota and Tinian.
Must be a CNMI resident to be eligible.
Art contest deadline is set for Sept. 27, 2024 at 4 p.m.
Check out PIUI’s social media pages on Facebook and Instagram for updates on this year’s art contest.
For more information, contact PIUI marketing coordinator Dionne Camacho at (670) 234-6267 or email piui@pacificains.com/. Office hours are from Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PIUI is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, 50 years of commitment to the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
