CALL TO ARTISTS! Mālama Wao Akua Exhibition
Receiving Day: August 24th from 9am – 6pm at Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center
Makawao, HI – Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is thrilled to collaborate with East Maui Watershed Partnership to celebrate and raise awareness about the native species of Maui Nui (Maui, Lana’i, Moloka’i, Kaho’olawe) through Mālama Wao Akua—a fine art exhibition at the Hui’s Makawao gallery. Hui No‘eau invites Maui artists working in any medium to create work depicting only species native to Maui Nui, a landscape showcasing only native Maui Nui Species, or people working to protect Maui’s native species and native habitats. Mālama Wao Akua is a juried fine art exhibition with entry categories open to adults as well as elementary, middle & high school students residing in Maui Nui. Artists are welcome to submit up to three entries in any medium. Jurors for Mālama Wao Akua are Denby Freeland-Cole and Keahi Bustamente. Entries must be submitted in person (no photos) on August 24 from 9am-6pm to be eligible for exhibition. Artists may submit up to three entries at $10 per piece for Hui members and $20 per piece for non-members. Prospectus and Entry Forms are available online at huinoeau.com/exhibitions. For more information, visit huinoeau.com and malamawaoakua.org. The exhibition will be on view at Hui No‘eau from September 5th – October 30th. This will be the exhibition’s first year at Hui No‘eau after a 10-year history at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao.
Opening with a celebration on Friday, September 4th from 5 – 8pm, Mālama Wao Akua creatively merges the worlds of art and conservation with works of art that honor Maui Nui’s native plant and animal species. Jurors Freeland-Cole and Bustamente will offer a free public walk-through of the gallery at 4pm followed by a blessing, awards ceremony, and hula performances beginning at 5pm. Throughout the exhibition, Hui No‘eau and East Maui Watershed Partnership will engage the community with a collection of accompanying educational opportunities that will raise awareness about the native species of Maui Nui, including classes and workshops, artist hikes and “Talk Story” Thursdays with environmental experts.
Founded in 1934, the mission of Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is to unlock creativity through exceptional visual arts education and enhance this endeavor through the preservation of the historical Kaluanui estate. Hui No‘eau is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-degree granting, community-based, visual arts education organization offering open access to quality visual arts instruction by professional teaching artists and free arts opportunities through exhibitions, lecture series and more. Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center is located at 2841 Baldwin Ave. The Center is open to the public daily from 9am-4pm with free admission.
The East Maui Watershed Partnership is committed to protecting the watershed and preserving native species. Our watersheds are our source of water, culture, and biodiversity. Created in 1991 EMWP was the first watershed partnership formed in the State of Hawai‘i. The 120,000 acre East Maui watershed produces over 60 billion gallons of water a year and is home to many rare and endangered native species. Learn more at eastmauiwatershed.org.
For more information about exhibition entry, please contact Hui No‘eau Programs & Exhibitions Manager Lana Coryell at[email protected] or call 808.572.6560 x22. For more information about artist hikes, please contact East Maui Watershed Partnership at [email protected].
