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Pacifica Insurance names winners of art contest
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Posted on Nov 05 2015
Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. representatives paid a surprise visit to two students of Grace Christian Academy and one from Mount Carmel School to formally announce their respective wins in the 2015 Pacifica Art Contest.
Of the two main categories in this year’s art contest, both winners were students from Grace Christian Academy—Category 1 winner 11-year-old Julia Kim Ji Hae and Category 2 winner 17-year-old Ellie Grace Eichenberger.
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- The panel of judges in Pacifica Insurance’s art contest. From left, Get Fit CNMI’s Jose Quan, Pena House owner Michelle Lin Sablan, Marianas Variety publisher Laila Younis Boyer, and Northern Marianas Humanities Council board member Robert Hunter. (Contributed Photo)
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- From left, Pacifica Insurance executive vice president Shirley Sablan, Category 1 winner Julia Kim Ji Hae, Pacifica Insurance staff member Samantha Sikayun, and Grace Christian Academy principal Beth Ann Nunez. (Contributed Photo)
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- Category 2 winner Ellie Grace Eichenberger, third from left, poses with Pacifica Insurance EVP Shirley Sablan and underwriter Samantha Sikayun, far left, and her classmates after a surprise visit. (Contributed Photo)
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- Typhoon Soudelor inspired art piece: Jonelle Toskas, center, with Mount Carmel School principal Frances Taimanao, third left, Pacifica Insurance EVP Shirley Sablan, fourth left, and underwriter Samantha Sikayun, seventh right. (Contributed Photo)
All three winners received a cash prize and a set of art supplies.
Students from various private and public schools participated in the contest. There were a total of 336 submissions: 166 entries for the 12-17 division, 165 for the 6-11 division, and five for the Soudelor-inspired category.
“I couldn’t be more grateful to all participating artists for making this year’s art contest an overwhelmingly successful one,” said Pacifica Insurance executive vice president Shirley Sablan. “It was not an easy task for our judges this year.”
The judging panel included Pena House/Iridescent owner Michelle Lin Sablan, Marianas Variety publisher Laila Younis Boyer, Get Fit CNMI partnering owner and freelance photographer Jose Quan, and Northern Marianas Humanities Council board member Robert Hunter.
Artists were asked to create an original art piece centered on the slogan “Rest assured it’s Christmas” and one focused on post-Typhoon Soudelor. Permitted mediums included water paint, oil-based paint, pastels, crayons, and pencils. Maximum dimensions were 18 inches by 24 inches.
Art work of all winners and some of Pacifica’s top picks will be made available for viewing on the company’s art contest Web page, www.pacificains.com/artcontest.
