Opening Saturday May 16, 2026
11am-4pm
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Talåyan Langhet
Sid Duenas and Isa Gagarin
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In this collaborative exhibition, Duenas and Gagarin use the talåya (fishing net) as a metaphor for connection, culture, and the fragmented nature of language.
Through bilingual poetry, multimedia, and the musical structure of kåntan Chamorrita, the artists weave together a visual and sonic dialogue that explores their CHamoru fluencies. Just like a net, their work is a beautiful balance of what is held together and the spaces left in between.
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Pictured: Stills from Talåyan Langhet
Digital video, audio. 2026
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Pilele is a Pasifika space. We are children of migratory people. There was no “Right way” when our ancestors landed on the shores of our now beloved homelands.
Come be with good company tomorrow. Our programming is always free and open to the public. Tomorrow we conclude a run of a wonderful exhibit Melilt l ak ngiltii a kotek. At 2pm we will have a Talk Story with featured artist Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel.
Join us to replenish your spirits with dialog and light refreshments and drinks. Dispensa, TAYA AIS. 🤷🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️🧊
11 am Gallery open
2-4 Talk story with artist
Much gratitude for these incredible install shots @elonschoenholz
☆ Closing and Talk Story ☆
Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel
�Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek
(where I come from)
Join us Saturday, January 31 from 2-4pm
Artist Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel will talk about their work and process for Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek (where I come from).
An extraordinary ceramicist and story teller, Tangerine brings their expansive knowledge of the tradition of Palauan storyboard carving into the medium of clay.
Join us for the closing day and final event of this gorgeous exhibition!
Hoi! Hoi! Hoi!
Take a break from the Christmas shopping and see some wonderful work by @bittyklayfish ✨✨✨
This will be our last open weekend of the year so we’re going to extend our hours and holiday cheer 🧣🌴🧣
For Sunday we’ll have some treats available, so stop by for a little festive snack and some art talk story.
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Hope to see you Saturday!
✨OPENING ✨
Saturday November 15
12-4pm
Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel
Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek
Please join us for the opening of Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel’s exhibition,
Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek (where I come from). Kimmel is a Palauan-Mexican American artist from Santa Cruz, California. Their work embraces their Palauan heritage and culture by carrying on the tradition of Palauan Storyboards. Typically carved into wood, Palauan storyboards illustrate many legends of the Palauan people. Kimmel’s work translates this tradition into the medium of ceramics, preserving those legends in the form of everyday objects. The exhibition will feature a selection of their ceramics as well as an installation of her personal collection of Palauan storyboards.
Gallery Hours: 11–4 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
✨OPENING ✨
Saturday November 15
12-4pm
Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel
Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek
Please join us for the opening of Sequoia Tangerine Kimmel’s exhibition,
Melilt | ak ngiltii a kotek (where I come from). Kimmel is a Palauan-Mexican American artist from Santa Cruz, California. Their work embraces their Palauan heritage and culture by carrying on the tradition of Palauan Storyboards. Typically carved into wood, Palauan storyboards illustrate many legends of the Palauan people. Kimmel’s work translates this tradition into the medium of ceramics, preserving those legends in the form of everyday objects. The exhibition will feature a selection of their ceramics as well as an installation of her personal collection of Palauan storyboards.
Gallery Hours: 11–4 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
Over the summer, we held our first development table read at Pilele Projects @pileleprojects in Mid City. We invited members of the Chamoru and Pacific Islander community, and we cast Chamoru actors to read for each role. The goal was to hear the story read out loud for the first time and to receive feedback from those in attendance. There were some nerves at first, mostly from Neil, but the response during and after the reading was so positive and encouraging that it solidified our desire to see this film through.
In the coming months, we’ll be hosting our next development table read. We’ll be taking the notes we received from the first reading to write the next draft that will be read. For this next table read, we’ll be inviting potential investors and Pacific Islander members of the film industry, and we hope to reach our fundraising goal through this.
But first things first - we want to finish our crowdfunding campaign strong. There’s still time to donate and share by following the link below. Stay tuned for more updates on the campaign and our next steps. SYM!
/fund/the-stirring-place
