(a) art and arts means the graphic arts and other arts having aesthetic value that is acceptable to the public;

(b) artist means one who produces or aids in the produc- tion of art;

(c) public building or public facility means a building or facility owned by the government of Guam or any of its instrumentalities;

(d) department means the Department of Public Works or that agency of the government which supervises the design of a public building or public facility;

(e) native art means art produced by the pre-hispanic indigenous people of Guam and any art work that is indigenous to Guam; and
(f) public area means that part of a public building or facility to which the public is generally admitted during certain hours of the day. Public area does not include any office space, shop space, warehouse space of similar space to which the public generally has no access; and
(g) local artists means artists who are residents of Guam. (h) Literature, in its broadest sense, is any single body
of written works. More restrictively, it is writing considered as an art form, or any single writing deemed to have artistic
or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways
that differ from ordinary usage. Contemporary definitions extend the term to include texts that are spoken (oratory) or sung (oral literature). Literature can be classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction and whether it is poetry or prose; it can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story, or drama; and works are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations (genre). Literature is divided into the classic three (3) forms of ancient Greece, namely poetry, drama, and prose. Poetry may then be subdivided into the genres of lyric, epic, and dramatic. Kantan Chamorita, for example, can be classified under any of these genres, or as performing art. The lyric includes all the shorter forms of poetry, e.g., song, ode, ballad, elegy, sonnet.

(i) Media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, internet art, interactive art, video games, computer robotics, 3D printing, cyborg art, and art as biotechnology. The term differentiates itself by its resulting cultural objects and social events, which can be seen in opposition to those deriving from old visual arts (i.e. traditional painting, sculpture, etc.). This concern with medium is a key feature of much contemporary art and indeed many art schools and major universities now offer majors in “”New Genres”” or “”New Media”” and a growing number of graduate programs have emerged internationally. New Media Art often involves
interaction between artist and observer or between observers and the artwork, which responds to them. Yet, as several theorists and curators have noted, such forms of interaction, social exchange, participation, and transformation do not distinguish new media art but rather serve as a common ground that has parallels in other strands of contemporary art practice. Such insights emphasize the forms of cultural practice that arise concurrently with emerging technological platforms, and question the focus on technological media, per se.

(j) Performing arts are forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, song, dance, poetry, and oratory, to include recording(s) and in all media platforms. Performing arts may be further distinguished according to genre of dance, song, and chant, in traditional/folk or contemporary styles.

(k) Traditional arts is part of the culture of a group of people, skills, and knowledge of which are passed down through generations from master craftsmen to apprentices. In an online art archive, any art created through the use of real or natural media, such as the following:

(1) Canoe and Navigation – Demonstrations. Carving and modern adaptation of canoes; paddles and other general seafaring items; rope and binding displays, such as rope making and knot tying; adze skills and use; and weaving techniques used in creating traditional sails and woven containers used during open-ocean voyages. The art of navigation must record history of seafaring through storytelling of seafaring legends and lore; and recounts of voyages past, toward developing an apprenticeship program;

(2) Fishing and Hunting Traditions – Demonstrations. The knowledge and tradition of fishing (Peskadot Tasi) and hunting (Peskadot Tano) through the use of nets and tools of the ways of the Peskadot Tasi and Peskadot Tano, also to develop an apprenticeship program;

(3) Culinary – Food Preparation.

(A) Hotnu (Oven) – Demonstrations. The building and development of the Hotnu oven and the use of it through an apprenticeship program.

(B) Chahan. The making, cooking, and sharing of food cooked in an underground oven.

(C) Other forms of food preparation will be determined by the CAHA presiding panel and must go through a justification and approval process that is passed by the CAHA Board of Directors before being added to the list of approved art forms. The arts of food preparation must develop as an apprenticeship program;

(4) Healing Arts – Demonstrations. Healing arts practitioners are to gather, share, and perpetuate the art of healing and the use of local plant materials, etc., and the variety of tools used in the healing traditions, and to provide health and comfort information to everyday life of the Chamorro people. The arts of healing must develop an apprenticeship program;

(5) Weaving/Plaiting – Demonstrations. Weaving traditions that arise from the use of local plant materials to provide utility in everyday life of the Chamorro people. These plants include, but are not limited to, the åkgak (pandanus spp., cultivated pandanus tree); nipa (nypa fruticans, nipa palm); niyok (cocos nucifera, coconut palm); and the pi’ao (bambusa vulgaris, bamboo). Sharing the knowledge and tradition of weaving through, and the type of weaving tools used through an apprenticeship program;

(6) Wood, Stone, Shell, and Bone Carving – Demonstrations. Carvers must continue to incorporate ancient and historic designs and symbols into their pieces and practice carving to produce objects of artistic excellence. Practitioners must develop an apprenticeship program;

(7) Blacksmithing – Demonstrations. Blacksmithing is when an object is created from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal by using tools such as a hammer to bend, and cut into a certain form. Practitioners of blacksmithing must develop an apprenticeship program;

(8) Performing arts are forms of creative activity that take place in front of an audience, who may participate and/or watch. These can include traditional music and making of musical instruments (such as bilembaotuyan), dance, chant, and poetry (such as kantan chamorita). Practitioners must develop an apprenticeship program; and

(9) Other forms of traditional/folk arts submitted will be determined by the CAHA presiding panel and must go through a justification and approval process that is passed by the CAHA Board of Directors before being added to the list of approved art forms.

(l) Public educational institution means the Guam Department of Education, the University of Guam, or the Guam Community College.

(m) Visual arts are art forms such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, filmmaking, literature, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines (performing arts, conceptual arts, textile arts) involve aspects of the visual arts as well as arts of other types.

(n) Works of art shall include the arts as defined in
Subsections (a), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (m) of this Section.

SOURCE: GC § 321. Subsections (h) through (m) added by P.L. 33-235 (Jan. 9, 2017). Subsection (n) added by P.L.35-060:3 (Jan. 2, 2020).

2014 NOTE: Pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606, numbers and/or letters were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.