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, the students will be asked to create works of art that feature the importance and significance of the environment. Also, the Isla Center for the Arts will collaborate with the Guam Green Growth Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub to design and produce frames created with locally sourced sustainable materials.

This collaboration will be the first science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) project that will address environmental concerns and a circular economy.

The poster session will feature 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.

Authors:
Velma Yamashita, University of Guam, Guam

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Velma Yamashita is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Guam in Guam (USA)

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