By Johanna Salinas Guam has welcomed home four ancestral skulls, which had been stolen from the island and sold to a German collector in 1878. For more than a century, the skulls of ancient CHamorus were almost forgotten, if not for the hard work of Fran Lujan, director of the Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum.  “With the work of repatriation, rematriation, it’s a sacred responsibility, an obligation we owe to our ancestors,” Melvin Won Pat-Borja, president of the Department o

What began as a shared conversation among printmakers from different parts of the world has taken shape on Guam through “Pressure Points,” an international exhibition that explores how art can carry the weight of lived experience.

The installation, titled “Syntax of Steel,” was created by artist Sujin Bec, who has lived on Guam since 2015. The piece blends engineering concepts with CHamoru cultural symbolism, grounding it firmly in the island’s identity.

Long before the governments around the world established nation-to-nation ties and developed diplomatic protocols, Pacific islanders already had existing systems for building relations, resolving conflicts, and maintaining peace, which they had practiced for hundreds of years.

It was 2016 when we discovered him—a beautiful teenage, all-white domestic short hair sitting outside our apartment door as if he had arrived with intention. His coat was pristine, his posture calm. He didn’t look lost. He looked like he was waiting.

I grew up in a home that didn't drink coffee. As an adult, I didn't outgrow my aversion to caffeine. It never interested me.

By Ron Rocky Coloma For more than three decades, Lewis Rifkowitz has shaped clay in a classroom studio at the University of Guam. Now, he is shaping something more reflective.   His latest solo exhibition brings together work spanning 30 years. It is not officially a retrospective, but Rifkowitz said it feels like a pause. Lewis Rifkowtiz “This show represents a moment of self-reflection as a person and as an artist,” he said. “The exhibition is composed of works that span 30

Guahan Paws for Pets will host its fourth annual “Paws in the Park” event on March 14 at the Skinner Plaza in Hagatna from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

By Ron Rocky Coloma The opening scene of “The Great Peskadot” is quiet. A child stands beside her grandfather, learning to fish. There is no rush to catch something, no trophy moment. For author Cabrini Cruz Palomo, that stillness reflects lessons she absorbed long before she thought about writing a children’s book. “It’s really a culmination of experiences from all stages in my life, especially around fishing, where I always hear my elders say to take only what you need,” Pa