Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum

This morning JP @jpxinsta and mentee Lucy Montelongo were featured along with their art on CBS! Check out the video linked in our bio to learn more about the work created by Southern California artists for the Couriers of Hope virtual art exhibit. Thank you to @portcitycreativeguild, @cassyissosassy, @cbsthismorning, @lilialuciano, @jpxinsta, @lucille._.p, & @stefbombstar

Save the date FRIDAY 5/28/21 Please note day and time change Tune in for our last program of the season! Chamoru artist Mariquita "Micki" Davis will share works and story inspired by her time spent with the åcho' atupat, a Chamoru slingstone.... Livestream at 10:30 AM PST Pasifika Transmissions on Facebook

Can you feel the love Of course JP @jpxinsta with us ... but someone had to take our cute photo we are all fully vaccinated and we are family, so yes we can have this group hug

Community, thank you for your prayers and patience. We are reopening Wed., May 19. Public hours: Wed-Fri, 11am to 4pm. No weekends yet. Limited capacity in accordance with recent COVID safety standards. On view now: Outdoor exhibit: ALA MAI! Art panels by JP, his son Leone & friends. Art installed on exterior fencing of our garden along Alamitos Ave. & Gumbiner Park... Indoor Exhibit: PASIFIKA TRANSMISSIONS Featuring the radial love created by the 9 Pasifika Transmissions indigenous artists: Roldy Ablao, Sid Duenas, Kiki Rivera, Amelia Butler, JP (Jason Pereira), Aloa'a Moni Pili, Melodie Turori, Samantha Tagaloa, & Mariquita "Micki" Davis. Also big love to Alfred Bordallo @alf.bordallo & Eseel Borlasa @misseseel for supporting all the artists & Aunty Fran. Biba Ancestors WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO EACH OTHER!

Coming out today Collaborative Art by JP @jpxinsta & his amazing son Leone Art part of Ala Mai! An Awakening of Mental Health Awareness outdoor exhibit. Art panels are installed on exterior fencing of the garden along Alamitos Ave. & Gumbiner Park by artist-in-residence JP & friends.... This program is a part of the Bridging Wellness series of community pop-ups generously supported by WE RISE LA in partnership with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Bridging Wellness is a collaborative effort by Angels Gate Cultural Center, Arts Council for Long Beach, Compound LB and 10 other organizations and artists in the Harbor Region.@whywerise @artslb

We recognize the obligation we have in our neighborhood where PIEAM resides, we are part of this community... know we got you Ala Mai! An Awakening of Mental Awareness is an outdoor exhibit featuring art panels installed on exterior fencing of the garden along Alamitos Ave. & Gumbiner Park, to be experienced and enjoyed by our neighborhood community & guests. ... On view May 1-31, 2021 Works of art by JP @jpxinsta & his artist friends Crisselle @crissellem, Genesis J Leuta @pineapplepalm17, & Lucy Montelongo @lucille._.p This program is a part of the Bridging Wellness series of community pop-ups generously supported by WE RISE LA in partnership with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Bridging Wellness is a collaborative effort by Angels Gate Cultural Center, Arts Council for Long Beach, Compound LB and 10 other organizations and artists in the Harbor Region. WE RISE encourages wellbeing and healing through art, connection, community engagement and creative expression throughout May, Mental Health Awareness Month. WE RISE includes Art Rise, a series of 21 art experiences; Community Pop-Ups, hyperlocal activities across Los Angeles County neighborhoods; and a robust Digital Experience, offering original programs that can be enjoyed from anywhere. All installations and activities are meant to be participated in online or viewed from a distance individually or in small groups, in order to remain COVID-safe while fostering community connection and collective healing. @whywerise @artslb

Pasifika Transmissions Presents: Amelia Butler and Ng Uri Save the date for our next transmission on December 6th! At 12pm @pasifikatransmissions goes live for a special live stream. Amelia Butler will present story connected to the Kauri trees and their Kpia (Kauri resin/gum), indigenous to Te Ika-a-Mui (North Island) Aotearoa (New Zealand). Honored guest Auntie Audrey Aofia'omalo'aufa'atasi Laieikawaiopua Alo.... Participants may choose to join us in zoom: https://bit.ly/kauri-descendants photo credit: 1] Alfred Bordallo @alf.bordallo 2] Yoann Laheurte

Deep reciprocity respect relationship responsibility ... Let us be better guests of Turtle Island

f a n y u g i by @danideru is now out on streaming platforms. What does your vision of a Chamoru future look like? -------- Mixed by @micahmanaitai Mastered by @violetlanternmastering Original artwork by @frank.xarate

Our fabulous Mariquita Micki Davis @marimick as invited to create a billboard for the @forfreedoms project. This year, as part of their 2020 Awakening, they’ve erected billboards in all 50 States, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands. Congratulations Micki. YOU illuminate LOVE The translation of fino' haya and consultation was by @jeremy.cepeda and @infinitedakota. ... Håfa taimanu nai siña ta fa’che’chu’i i tano’-ta? How can we serve our land? See more

As a precaution, PIEAM is boarded up this week, as a response to how our Pacific Islander people CARE. Though our space is small, the ancestors residing temporarily in this address are profoundly important and beloved. The photo is the recent archival work respectfully done by our artist-in-residence @jpxinsta

Join us for our next Pasifika Transmission on Saturday October 31st! 5pm @pasifikatransmissions goes live for a special 30 minute live stream. Sid Duenas will present a work connected to the Latte - a stone pillar and capstone house support used by ancient CHamorus of the Marianas Islands.

Join us as Pasifika Transmissions presents Sid M. Duenas and the Latte this Sat., 10.31.20 at 5pm

ONLY 2 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE NPIEN @npienofficial CONFERENCE/COLLEGE FAIR! Come join virtually this Saturday, October 24th for their college fair & the presentation of their Christina Diaz Scholars Awards. Register on EventBrite or on Facebook NationalPacificIslanderEducationNetwork The NPIEN organization is a FOUNDING Museum Member and continue to support us with ALL board of directors are TEACHER Museum Members... #NPIEN #PacificIslander #Pasifika #HigherEd #Scholarship #CollegeFair #VirtualEvent #FreeEvent #EducationalResources

Join PIEAM as we meet the designers, artists, cultural practitioners who made their way across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing the Marianas Islands to the 7th annual London Pacific Fashion Week. Learn about their process, journey and hopes for the future of CHamoru and Oceanic fashion, what it means to be a Pacific artist today in the 21st century, and see some of the styles that made its way across the ocean. Also on the table:... - learn some island fashion tips from our artists - test your knowledge on Pacific fashions/adornments to win a fabulous prize - join in a mini digital runway at the end It’s free and open to everyone so make sure to put it in your calendar. Maila! (Come!) zoom link: tinyurl.com/gumagelaexhibit Learn more at http://www.pieam.org/exhibits ~ Photo credit @byclayjosh Dress by @vergecreates, inspired by the works of @craigsantosperez Model @bluelgummies Other fabulous members @rockin_roquin / @hafaroldy

October 2020 marks our 10th Year. This pandemic keeps us still.... Our NHPI community who in 2010 led our opening, is still the community who in 2020 leads us. They are the MANA. They are an extraordinary presence. THANK YOU for RECEIVING US.

Join us on Sunday 27 at 5pm when @pasifikatransmissions goes live for this month's Pasifika Transmission: Kiki Rivera will present a work connected to the Dilukai - a carving rooted in and inspired by the people of Palau (Belau). follow/like @pasifikatransmissions on facebook to watch the stream https://fb.me/e/1uyLhgw38

KAPAEMAHU reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach - and the legendary transgender spirits within them. KAPAEMAHU screens at #LAAPFF2020 as part of the Pacific Cinewaves shorts program. Viewing window starts on FRI 09/25. Directors will be in conversation on SAT 09/26 at 4pm PST.... For more information go to @vcmediaorg

****TUNE IN THIS SUNDAY for ISLAND MAMAS TUTUNAP HOUR!**** TeAda's touring show 'Masters of the Currents' cast and friends will be dropping knowledge, cultural traditions and voicing their concerns on the issues most important to the Pacific Islander and Micronesian community. Don't miss this free virtual community gathering. Watch live on FB and YouTube.

Radical Joy @hafaroldy & @xcelsior_56 honor their transition their moment together with movement... Human beings are destined to radiate or drain Pacific Islander artists choose to Radiate One take #PasifikaTransmissions