Arts Council Executive Director Angel S. Hocog said they aim to celebrate all artists who have made contributions to the Flame Tree Arts Festival through the years.
“Through the book project, we intend to highlight their remarkable talents that have produced great works of art that have been displayed in our biggest annual festival,” Hocog said.
They are seeking the help of the public in finding these artists or their families and friends to include them in the book which the Arts Council plans to publish next year in time for the 31st Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival.
“As part of its research and preparation, the Arts Council is seeking the help of the community to further its efforts to locate a number of these artists who are still here, those who have moved off-island, and the relatives or friends of those who have already passed away,” Hocog said.
Here is a list of local artists that the council wants to include in the book and the year when they participated in the festival:
Brashear, Robert (1993-1994)
Camacho, Bernie (1992)
Copeland, Patricia (deceased)
Cruz, Rolly Ding (1995)
Curley, Gary Lee (1993)
Dinh, Nyung (2003-2004)
Elliott, Sharon (1992)
Ellis, Jim (1992-1994)
Flores, Tessie (2000)
Gu, Sharon Ren (1994)
Hartsock, Mike
Harvey, Michael (1992)
Howard, Jill (1994)
Lely, Bill (1992)
Magofna, Manny (Perez)
McDonald, Betty (2000, 2003)
Meacham, Russ (1994)
Mendiola, Jakeson
Meneses, Gigi (1993-1994)
Moorleghen, Theresa (1992)
Obar, Rino (2007-2008)
Pangelinan, John Kyle
Perrson, Gunnar (1995, 1997)
Rotbart, Charles (1994)
Santos, John Kong
Schumacher, Yvonne (1992
Tapp, Michael J. (1992-1994)
Thornburg, Jake (1992, 1994)
Tubera, Herbert
Ukita, Kuniyoshi (deceased)
Vitarelli, Margo
Yap, Patricia (1992-1993)
Zepeda, Rolando (1997-1998)
The Arts Council is calling on anyone who has any information about any of these artists to visit its office next to the post office on Capital Hill or call 322-9982/83 during office hours.
