Abstract
The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam is the campus art gallery and features five to seven exhibitions annually. Since 1997, the Isla Center has sponsored the Isla Art-a-thon, a program that encourages Guam’s K-12 students to engage in the arts. The culmination of the Art-a-thon program is an exhibition that features 45-60 professionally framed works of art created by the student artists. At the conclusion of the exhibition, the students receive the framed works of art. The environment, sustainability, and a circular economy are very important concerns. In light of these issues, for the 2023-24 Art-a-thon, students will be asked to create works of art that feature the environment. For framing the works of art, the Isla Center for the Arts collaborates with the Guam Green Growth Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub to design and produce frames created with locally sourced sustainable materials. This collaboration is the first science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) project in the UOG Fine Arts program that addresses environmental concerns and promote a circular economy. The poster session features the research and prototypes developed for the Art-a-thon sustainable exhibition frames. This project not only promotes the arts throughout the island of Guam but also addresses some of the environmental issues that are concerns around the globe.
Presenters
Velma YamashitaAssociate Professor of Art/Coordinator of Isla Center for the Arts, Communication, Media, and Fine Arts, University of Guam, Guam
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Museum Transformations: Pathways to Community Engagement
KEYWORDS
Sustainability, Exhibition, Circular Economy, STEAM
