The GAX Art Exhibit focuses on developing local artists while exposing the community to the vast amount of art that is unfamiliar to many locals on the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

GAX is a local art exhibit that was founded by Jude and Donna Baker, Jeff Ejan, Marvin Manibusan, and Jess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before GAX, most people on the island were used to a specific type of art,\u201d Julian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot that it was bad, but there were so many artists creating cool stuff on their own and you\u2019d never get to see it because there wasn\u2019t a forum where they fit in. GAX became a place for them to show that work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something else that sets GAX apart from other events on Guam is that it is a community that is welcoming of all types of people and their craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just have a bunch of your greatest hits up at the gallery, you have to present one cohesive theme or style, showing where you\u2019re at now as an artist. It can be work you\u2019ve already shown in other places locally,\u201d Julian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we know you\u2019re capable of much more we push you to try harder or tell you the piece isn\u2019t there yet,\u201d Julian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists who have participated longer get the same criticism as newer artists except more rigidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GAX has opened up its doors to many different people on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Shook and Alyanna Del Rosario are two artists who are no strangers to the local art scene with who have been active in GAX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n