Solo Artist Exhibition: Opening Photos & Feedback

Last Friday's opening reception for the Hui's annual Solo Artist Exhibition was a fantastic event, with a great turnout and even greater energy.

Sidney Yee & Kevin Omuro's friends and supporters made a wonderful effort to welcome O`ahu artist Scott Groeniger into the Hui `ohana. Sidney took a moment to share how lucky he felt to be celebrated as an artist. He also introduced Shannon O'Brien, the psychic (and friend) whose reading, years back, was the catalyst for Sidney's artistic exploration of his Chinese roots ("growing up from the ground, like a turnip"). Many guests and Hui artists were quite taken by Scott's digital prints, grand and luminous on watercolor paper. Curious visitors asked lots of questions, which Scott was eager to answer, lei piled high around his neck.

In attendance were artists like Jennifer Owen, Michi Itami, Cudra Clover, and past Solo Exhibition participant Jaisy Hanlon, restaurateur Michael Moore, board members Bob Flint & Tim Garcia, Honolulu artist (and Scott's wife) Kristen Simonsen, friends Mary & Darrell Orwig and Naomi Tamura, along with dozens of others. Paul Janes-Brown and Lily Diamond stopped by to review the show (See Paul's review here). Many admirers and collectors lucky enough to get the first look at the work will take a piece or two home come July 23, when the exhibition closes.

Scott's walk-through on Saturday was a success as well, with a captive group assembled to learn more about the work (including Sidney & Kevin!).

We hope you will join us as the Hui to experience the exhibit for yourself. Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm, FREE through July 23.

2011 Solo Artist Exhibition: ABOUT

Late last year, the Hui No‘eau exhibition committee distributed an open call to artists in search of those rare individuals that would/ could rise to the challenge that is the Solo Artist Exhibition. One of the only of its kind in the state of Hawai‘i, this highly respected exhibition provides emerging as well as established artists the unique opportunity to be intricately involved in all facets of planning and installing a completely new body of work. It has been instrumental in furthering the careers and artistic growth of those selected, with a roster that includes Margo Ray, Eli Baxter, and Jaisy Hanlon—each now a vital part of our community arts conversation.



"As a practicing artist in Hawaii, I was honored by the opportunity to compete for and be awarded a Solo Artist Exhibition in a community art space like the Hui. The exercise of completing the application, and then curating one's own work was invaluable. The space itself is a wonderful place to show one's art and the staff was very helpful. The fact that there are so few opportunities in Hawaii for an artist to have a solo show makes the opportunity all the more invaluable. I also appreciated the ability to reach an audience beyond Oahu." –Deborah Nehmad (2006 Solo Artist)



In February 2011, the Hui announced this year’s Solo Artists, challenging Maui-based artists Sidney Yee and Kevin Omuro, and O‘ahu-based artist Scott Groeniger to create, curate and install a new body of work by the June opening date. We’ve been checking in with them along the way, not only to get a first-hand look at the work, but in search of the various ways in which it relates to the thousands of people who will walk through our doors throughout the exhibition, curious to learn not so much about the “how?” as the “why?”.



Sidney Yee & Kevin Omuro are old friends, having enjoyed a varied relationship over the years: doctor/patient (when the two met, Omuro was Yee’s dentist), teacher/student (Yee guided Omuro in advanced ceramic techniques, inspiring him to move beyond bowls to more expressive forms), and chef/taste tester (Omuro often cooks dinner for Yee and his wife). Their collaborative presentation, entitled “I Turned to the Turnip,” will explore the relationships between subject, technique, design and form in Yee’s textured acrylic paintings on wood panels, complemented by Omuro’s porcelain sculptures, saggar-fired in natural earth elements—both influenced by a minimalist Asian aesthetic and the artists’ roots in Chinese culture.



Yee is a gentle man, choosing his words with care and thoughtfulness. When asked “WHY the turnip?” he initially replies, “Why not?” before delving into a series of personal anecdotes. “My grandmother was the only Chinese influence in my upbringing in Honolulu,” he states, “and when she passed away, my link to Chinese culture passed away with her. It wasn’t until much later in life, when I was challenged by a college professor to paint with a color scheme that represented my roots, that I began to explore this history again. One day as I was walking down the street, I passed a vegetable stand carrying turnips in the perfect shades of red and gold that I had been envisioning in my head. Prior to that occurrence, a friend of mine had given me a psychic reading, revealing that I had deep roots in China, like a turnip coming out of the ground. So, I turned to the turnip, not just as a symbol for culture, but also for its organic shape and texture.”



Yee’s exhibiting counterpart, Kevin Omuro, likes to talk with his hands; it’s no wonder he’s an expert ceramicist. He is expressive, jovial and makes a mean cup of coffee. “The turnip!?” he exclaims in his home-based studio, with a feigned sense of outrage. “Come on, let’s show people that you can turn nothing into something interesting and even possibly enjoy it. Get outside of that box!”



“I asked Kevin to work with me on this proposal because I identify with his style,” says Yee. “His forms are clean, his process is Zen-like. I’ve always seen his ceramics as a natural fit to my paintings; his pots are just like turnips.”

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Before meeting Sidney, I had studied ceramics for a few years, making functional pieces that weren’t entirely inspiring for me,” responds Omuro. “I knew he had studied ceramics, and asked him to tutor me, so I could get to a place ‘beyond bowls.’ Focusing on design and form over function, I soon learned that we both gravitated toward making pieces that we are culturally comfortable with. With Sidney’s help, I began finding inspiration in Asian-influenced work; moving toward Zen, organic, asymmetrical pieces. Now I have three different kilns in my backyard, and am still continually fascinated by what the pottery fairy releases from the fire!”



Providing a bit of yang to the Yee-Omuro yin comes the site-specific, large-scale photographic collages of 2011 Solo Artist Scott Groeniger, who will use digital media to examine China’s rapid industrialization and transformed landscapes in “Welcome to the New Lifestyle.”



Meeting with Groeniger in his O‘ahu-based studio via Skype (a fitting digital environment, considering his artistic medium), we learn that his past life in mass media communication theory and cellular telephone technology was the driving force of inspiration that led him to his art form. “This was a bit about control for me,” he says, while ardently rolling out his works in progress. “I grew up in the middle of nowhere, Ohio, watching farmland rapidly transform into huge suburban housing developments and strip malls. Digital photography allows me to control that environment; to capture in time the places where food grows rapidly evolving into places that sell it pre-packaged and made in China.”

Groeniger’s body of work examines an aesthetically energetic fascination with the symbiotic relationship between China’s industrial expansion and the natural world, likening this correlation to the “paradise” of Maui versus that of China’s rural Shanxi Province. His pieces are vector-based collaged prints created in Illustrator, scaled down from individual billboard-sized installations that have only been shown in China. “Technically this work is completely radical; just a few years ago archival pigment prints of this kind would not have lasted more than eight weeks. The technical advancements that have been made in the medium are unprecedented.”



Generally speaking, our Solo Artists do not share an obvious commonality—so we all found it (pleasantly) interesting that the three will band together in the coming weeks to collaboratively install their new bodies of work, each a commentary of sorts of their relationship to and with China.



And as for the “why,” please join us at next Friday’s opening reception to meet the artists, view their work and learn for yourself first-hand. In the meantime, consider these answers:



Groeniger: Why? I don’t have a choice.

Omuro: Why? Because I enjoy it.

Yee: Why? Why not?



Mark your calendars:



Opening Reception for the 2011 Solo Artist Exhibition: Friday, June 17 (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm) / FREE

2011 Solo Artist Exhibition: Saturday, June 18 – Saturday, July 23 (Mon – Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm)/ FREE

Walk-through with 2011 Solo Artist Scott Groeniger: Saturday, June 18, 12:00 pm / FREE

Walk-through with collaborating 2011 Solo Artists Sidney Yee & Kevin Omuro: Saturday, July 9, 12:00 pm / FREE
Workshop with Scott Groeniger, “Raster Meets Vector”: Sunday, June 19, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Workshop with Kevin Omuro, “In the Style of Omuro”: Saturday July 16, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Visit us online for more.

Learn about the 2009 Solo Artists
Learn about the 2010 Solo Artists

Hui No'eau & King K Present the 2011 Student Arts Integrated Showcase

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center is pleased to present the annual King Kekaulike High School Student Arts Integrated Showcase, FREE and open to the public on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 7 P.M. Featuring dramatic and musical performances, creative writing, and a gallery exhibit of original student-made visual art in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, and fashion design, this annual collaboration by King Kekaulike's Fine Arts Department and Hui No`eau is a true celebration of artistic inspiration.

“Public schools are facing very tough economic challenges right now, with the arts under serious budgetary scrutiny as Congress considers how best to develop reading, writing and arithmetic,” says Susan Scofield, Principal, King Kekaulike High School, “art is what makes life interesting and worthwhile- it grabs a student’s interest and engages them in a new way that other subjects may not. It is too great a sacrifice, and one we need to come together to voice our support of as a community. This event is a celebration of the spirit of King Kekaulike; it is an exhibition of the application of all of the skills they have learned and practiced; it is a way for not only parents and families, but the entire community, to behold the heart and soul of these young lives. The Hui is a perfect venue for these students, who rarely have the opportunity to showcase their work in such a beautiful, community-based venue where everyone is welcome to experience their work. Please come see for yourself! Check out the cooperative atmosphere in all its delightful forms. Support the arts both in our public schools as well as in this beautiful place.”

“When I think of the time, expense, dedication, and services provided in-kind by the Hui, including their premier gallery space, a stage with electricity and lighting, paint and hanging supplies, supervisory personnel, scheduled time that might have been lent elsewhere, but instead donated completely free of charge just and only for our school, I realize that words can hardly express what all of this has meant to us over the years,” remarks Robert O’Connor, fine arts teacher at King Kekaulike High School, “Thank you so very much for your time and effort, the levels of which I may never know as you seem to manage everything so effortlessly, but excellently. I know that you feel as rewarded as we do here at school.”

The event is open to the public with the gallery exhibition open through Saturday April 16th. Please come show your support for public school art programming!

Camp Kaluanui on YouTube

It’s been yet another action packed Spring Break here at the Hui, with 50 creative keiki taking part in our Camp Kaluanui program. Last week, we celebrated “Spirited Away: Magical Masks, Dragons, and More” with projects including Fimo Fauna, the Lost City of Atlantis, Sensational Storybook Sculptures and The Claymation Animation Station! Click here to preview the stop-motion animation creations put together with Hui teaching artist Nathalie Nunez and stay tuned for more samples from this week’s camp: “Buggin Out: Creepy Crawlies Gone Wild!”

Muller Completes Hui Basket Sculpture: Come Check it Out!

Over the course of the last 10 days, visiting artist Mavis Muller invited the public to observe, participate or otherwise interact as she created a large scale basket outside of the Hui's Christopher Gartner Children's Studio. "Through the art forms of contemporary basketry, photography, poetry and storytelling comes the voice of the natural world," states Muller. As she weaves intricate baskets using consciously gathered natural materials, she introduces the grasses, plants, trees, and landscapes as carriers of messages, stories, and earthly blessings. Take a look at the photos below or come by the Hui to see the beautiful sculpture for yourself!

Meet the artist tomorrow, Feb 16, at the FREE artist talk & slide show "Public Art as a Healing Force" from 5:00 - 6:30 pm in the Children's Studio.Students from Seabury Middle School's Winterim Program take part in the final stages of the sculpture design.

"Today some of the gals from the ceramic class came by to check out the big basket and they had fun with the Basket of Safe Passage that will be placed at the very top of the basket sculpture. They wrote their "valentine" love notes to the whales and tucked it inside, and then tied a rainbow ribbon on the outside for the protection of the ocean water that they live in. Very sweet." - Muller

The Hui Welcomes Artist Patrick Dougherty

Last week Hui No‘eau was delighted to welcome 2011 Artist in Residence Patrick Dougherty as he conducted a preliminary site visit in preparation for his September 2011 residency.

An internationally renowned sculptor specializing in large-scale pieces he’s dubbed “Stickwork,” Dougherty’s work materials will comprise of species of trees that are either nonnative or invasive to Maui’s depleting indigenous forest ecosystem. Members of the Hui’s educational programming team spent much of last week with nonprofit conservationist groups across the county hiking through protected forest reserves in search of useful and respectful collection sites, as well as building relationships with potential collaborators in what will become a full-scale program of hands-on workshops, lectures, and events complementing Dougherty’s installation.

“This project has been nearly 2 years in the making,” says Hui Executive Director Caroline Killhour, “we’re really seeing the amalgamation of arts and social issues resonate not only with our community, but with many new faces and names as a gateway to understanding complex concerns- and it’s catching on like wild fire! We’re proud to be a leader of such an innovative way to bring people and solutions closer together.”

“If guided properly, this art project can serve as a way to educate the public about the invasive characteristics of these weedy trees, such as their ability to grow into monotypic stands,” remarks Invasive Plant Specialist Pat Bily of the Nature Conservancy Maui Program, “It can provide an opportunity to present lectures to audiences you may not typically see, and spread the awareness of invasive plants.”

With Pat’s help, the Hui made some great connections (and some new friends!) with groups like Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC), D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u Mahoe, Pu‘u Kukui Watershed Preserve- part of the Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Maui Coastal Land Trust, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Our most heartfelt thanks to all of those who took the time to work with Patrick and the Hui to learn more about the importance of their work and for hosting some of the best hiking experiences we’ve ever had, especially Teya Penniman, Martha Haulani Vockrodt-Moran, Megan Webster, Denby Freeland-Cole, and Lance De Silva.

Patrick’s installation and the associated programming will serve as a continuation of the Hui’s Arts for Social Change series prompted by last year’s Artists in Residence Favianna Rodriguez and Orlando Reyes, who worked with our community to use the visual arts as a catalyst for beginning a dialogue about social justice. During that time, nearly 500 participants gained from a wide range of printmaking and painting classes, professional development opportunities, portfolio reviews, open studios, intensive political poster and mural arts workshops, a public panel discussion facilitated by a teen mural student and a culminating exhibition that was free and open to the public. This year the Hui will raise the bar by partnering with experts in the field to educate both the arts and conservationist communities about the many ways in which individual expression can raise awareness on a large-scale of a pressing social concern: safeguarding our natural island resources.

Dougherty Installation: Brahan Estate, Dingwall, Scottish Highlands, 2006. Photographer: Fin Macrae

Dougherty Installation: Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, 2002. Photographer: Duncan Price

Martha Haulani Vockrodt-Moran guides us through the D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u Mahoe

The intensely beautiful Arboretum at Pu'u Mahoe

Programs Coordinator Lana Coryell & Dougherty smile and say cheese

Playing with sticks in the Makawao Forest Reserve

Ready. Set. CREATE!

Dear Friends,

At Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, we've it made our mission to unlock creativity through exceptional visual arts education. We truly believe the arts have the power to improve individuals, our community and our future. Get engaged today! Give a gift to our Annual Giving campaign and join us in ensuring access to the arts is a part of everyday life on Maui. Why is it important to support the arts?

Because it's good for you!
Art provides a fun, cathartic, and meaningful outlet for creative thinking and expression, is an important vehicle for self-realization and the exploration of your identity. It pushes and stretches your creative capacities, paving the way for essential problem-solving skills. Art is thought-provoking, educational and entertaining. It stimulates minds and hearts, deepens perspectives, and gives life meaning. Simply put, the value that art provides is irreplaceable.

Because it's good for your community!
Art builds community by creating social connections and increasing cross-cultural awareness, offering another mechanism for understanding your own perceptions and their relevance to others. Art promotes civic engagement. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, participants in the arts are more than twice as likely to volunteer and contribute substantial social capital to their communities. Additionally, artists and arts organizations fuel the local economy, contributing to an increase in jobs, tourism, and the success of small Maui businesses. Art makes your community a better place to live!

Because it's good for your future!
The arts nourish and mold future leaders of your community by helping youth to develop a better understanding of the world around them. Arts education makes a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of Maui youth and has been proven to help level the "learning field" across socio-economic boundaries. An arts education develops a sense of craftsmanship and positive work ethic, strengthens critical thinking and goal-setting skills, and significantly adds to overall academic achievement. Furthermore, it encourages students to nurture a sense of self-confidence and pride in their work, and inspires at-risk youth to stay in school for a brighter future.

How can I help?
Take action right now! Give a 100% tax-deductible contribution to the Hui's Annual Giving campaign today! Your support gives our community the necessary economic and social benefits provided by a lively and dynamic arts scene.

Every gift makes a difference; no gift is too large or too small! And it's easy to give-simply click here to submit your contribution online or call us at (808) 572-6560 ext. 33 to pay by phone. Your gift will create invaluable opportunities in the visual arts that benefit you, your community and your future. Ready. Set. Create!

Mahalo nui loa,

Caroline Killhour
Executive Director

A Terrific 4th Annual Portfolio Day

On Monday, November 15, Hui No`eau hosted its 4th annual Portfolio Day. This (free) event featured admissions representatives from five leading art colleges & universities offering one-on-one consultations to those interested in pursuing a career in the visual arts. A truly critical service for Maui youth, 45 reviews were offered to students from schools including Kamehameha, Baldwin, Seabury, Maui High and Maui Prep. Classroom teachers mingled, students shared their work with one another, parents connected and college reps were unanimously impressed by the caliber of talent exhibited in the group. Our warmest Mahalo to the Art Institutes, California College of the Arts, Cornish College of the Arts, Pacific Northwest College of Art and Savannah College of Art and Design for joining us at the Hui- we hope to see you all again next year!

Young artists patiently await their turn to meet one-on-one with the college of their choice.

Cheryl Haworth, Art Institutes: West Coast Region

Cari McIalwain, Cornish College of the Arts: Seattle, WA

Robynne Royster, California College of the Arts: San Francisco, CA

Dominique Farrar, Savannah College of Art and Design: Savannah, GA

Sarah Kamsler, Pacific Northwest College of Art: Portland, OR

Nunez & Reyes Team Up with Baldwin HS for "Malama Ko Aloha" Mural

This summer, Hui No`eau welcomed dynamic artist in residence Orlando Reyes to co-develop a case study on how the visual arts can be used as a catalyst for social change. As founding director of the critically acclaimed Jersey City-based 58 Gallery, the established painter, curator and arts entrepreneur has created a focal point on the East Coast that "fills the gap created by the exclusivity of the New York art market and raises a red flag on corporate irresponsibility." He has done extensive work with at-risk youth in New York and New Jersey and overseen public mural pieces on an international scale.

During his time at the Hui, Reyes challenged teen participants aged 13-18 to create connections between pressing social issues, cultural identity, modern symbology, and visual storytelling, thereby developing an open forum to collaboratively express their individuality. Over the course of a 20-hour intensive workshop entitled "Many Stories, Many Voices," his crew, (as he prefers to address them), produced a remarkable 16' x 8' mural aptly labeled Re-Evolve. The piece depicts each teens' individual approach to a societal norm with their particular reinterpretation or development of that idea- from the invention of a new species of fauna (e.g. the Uninarwhale, or combination of a unicorn, narwhal and whale) to an unusual portrayal of a national icon (e.g. a multiple-limbed, swollen Uncle Sam character engulfing Earth)- with commonalities including style, theory, color theme, and above all else- discourse.

"The whole process was political in a profound sense in that we were able to inspire the next generation of Maui leaders to take a societal norm, break it down, make it their own and then see it evolve into something entirely fresh," said Reyes, "It was about creating an identity rather than allowing society to dictate one for you during what is an incredibly sensitive time in a kid's life. I saw that change right away, on the first day I saw a 12 year old and an 18 year old leave the studio in 2 different directions for lunch, but by the end of the day they were walking side by side exchanging ideas and getting excited about expressing a combined vision."

"Orlando's mural class was ah-mazing. I would take this class again anytime and paint until I spontaneously combust!" commented Gena Ryan, age 13. "My experience was FUN," said Lauren Hecker, age 15, "We learned a lot and all worked together to make something that shows aspects of all of us." The Re-Evolve mural is currently on display in the Hui's free gallery through September 16^th, (alongside an exclusive compilation of Reyes' own artwork), and will later be installed beside the Christopher Gartner Children's Studio.

The buzz generated by this developing Hui program has garnered the attention of a multitude of neighbor schools, including Kalama Intermediate (who recently completed 2 large-scale murals alongside Hui staff themed "We All Belong) and Baldwin High School, currently working on a 35-foot piece that was developed in a partnership between Baldwin's Jan Sato, Reyes and Hui teaching artist Nathalie Nunez, who trained closely under Reyes during his residency.

"Orlando's energy and dedication to his students is completely invigorating," says Nunez, "segueing with him into Jan's classroom really boosted the energy of the program, and Jan's ability to pull her students out of their shells and express their ideas is truly inspiring. This is going to be a great experience for everyone involved."

Using the idea of Malama Ko Aloha, 78 Baldwin students will plan and execute a piece to help establish and promote the vision of "keeping the love," taking care of aloha. This huge, collaborative effort by the art students reinforces a school wide emphasis on understanding and constructing main ideas and supporting details. The main idea of keeping and sharing love will flow throughout the mural in the form of flowing lines - water, hair, he'e, mountain lines. The connection to ohana and foundation will be supported by the images of the banyan tree - roots, branches, leaves, hands, care. A large array of supporting details will come in the form of floating bubbles of thoughts (interpretations of aloha) – including contributions from various students who may wish to share in the project even if they are not in one of the elective classes. When finished, the mural will reach more than 1,600 students daily.

Sato, Reyes and Nunez met at the opening of the current Hui exhibition "The Politics of Paper/ Many Stories, Many Voices," featuring the Re-Evolve teen mural. They began talking about the possibility of working together before Reyes' return to the east coast and a week later they were on the campus of Baldwin High School scoping out the mural site. "I really appreciate being able to provide my students the opportunity to interact with talented, energetic artists who bring that breath of the professional world to our classrooms," says Sato, "Over the past 4 years, our collaboration with Hui has been instrumental to the growth & success of our art program and has been the impetus for many of our graduates who are enjoying their lives as artists in many capacities. We are forever grateful for the inspiration and nudge of confidence that your programs have provided."

Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center is dedicated to continuing these and other pending partnerships with schools to implement mural arts programs. Murals create an awareness of and appreciation for the visual arts while building a sense of pride and connection within and throughout the community. Public art in general and murals in particular can create and define a neighborhood, enhance the environment and feed the cultural soul of our island. To learn more about how your school can partner with the Hui, contact Kelly McHugh, Youth Programs & Marketing Manager at kmchugh@huinoeau.com or (808) 572-6560 ext. 29.Listen to Orlando's interview with HI NPR's Noe Tanigawa here.
Take a look at the Baldwin mural here.

Join Us this Friday: Teen Moderates Free Panel Discussion on Arts & Social Justice

As you may have heard by now, the Hui currently has two dynamic artists in residence that have been working feverishly to provide opportunities for community members to make creative connections between the visual arts and social activism- from professional development for public school teachers to career goal setting to linoleum cut printmaking workshops, and more.

The program, entitled “The Politics of Paper/ Many Stories, Many Voices,” was made possible by grants from the Hawai'i People's Fund and the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation as well as individual donors to our children’s program through the 2009 & 2010 Art Affair fundraising events. It will be used as a case study about how art can be used as a catalyst for social change - empowering participants with new perspectives, artistic inspiration and a dynamic exchange of ideas.

With activities including research of non-arts Maui-based organizations, preparing a plan of action for working together to raise awareness of issues of social justice and implementing a collaborative curriculum that specifically addresses the resulting issue/s, visiting artists Favianna Rodriguez of Oakland, California and Orlando Reyes of Jersey City, New Jersey have conducted on and offsite planning meetings, video interviews, hands-on visual arts workshops for youth and adults, open studios, professional development workshops for neighboring school classroom teachers and will curate a culminating public exhibition launching Friday, August 6th.

This Friday, July 23rd, offers a rare opportunity for community members to meet & greet the artists, see samples of their artwork and projects they have produced throughout the world, and participate in an interactive panel discussion about the power of the visual arts to inspire social change. The selected panelists represent a wide range of perspectives including an arts activist, public muralist, social justice advocate, social scientist and arts administrator. This will be a great opportunity to learn from and contribute to a communal discourse about transforming individual creativity to collective activism. The event is on Friday, July 23rd from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. It is free & open to the public.

The conversation will be moderated by 18-year old Chris Ferrer, who is currently completing his first teen intensive with Favianna Rodriguez and plans to complete Orlando Reyes’ mural arts intensive next week, which will be assisted by Basquiat-inspired New York City artist Doze Green. Now entering the Politics, Philosophy & Economics program at Claremont McKenna in Claremont, California, Chris has moderated discussions for Seabury Hall’s philosophy club for 4 years. We think it’s incredibly cool that he’ll be here running things on Friday evening.

Panelists:
Caroline Killhour, ED, Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center
Nancy Aleck, ED, HI People's Fund
Bob Grossman, PhD, President & CEO of Afterschool Art 501(c)3
Favianna Rodriguez, Resident Artist
Orlando Reyes, Resident Artist

Join Us!
2010 Artists in Residence Program Slide Lecture & Panel Discussion
Friday, July 23, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hui Solarium
FREE

Great Makawao Paint-Out Invitational 2010 & Lecture by Ronaldo Macedo

Great Makawao Paint-Out Invitational 2010 & Lecture by Ronaldo Macedo
July 6th: Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center
9am to 4pm Follow the Plein Air Painters to the Hui!.
4:30pm to 5:30pm FREE LECTURE by Ronaldo Macedo

You are invited to join us as the artists of the Great Makawao Paint-Out Invitational spend their day on the grounds of the Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center on Tuesday, July 6th from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The session culminates with a lecture by Ronaldo Macedo, the juror for the event, in the Hui Solarium, from 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm.

• Visit our Hui2 Gallery Shop: Choose from many Plein Air Paintings by Judy Bisgard, Julie Houck, Martha Vockrodt, Karen Camara or Mark Brown
• Take the opportunity to learn more about upcoming Hui Exhibitions; Call for Artists.
• Call ahead for a Hui Gourmet Lunch basket. (Please call 24 hours in advance 572.6560)
• Go on a self-guided walking tour of Kaluanui and learn about the Plants at the Hui!
• Check out our new History room!!! Take a step back in time and learn about Harry and Ethel Baldwin and how the Hui came to be what we enjoy today.

The Great Makawao Paint-Out is a Viewpoints Gallery sponsored event that brings the talent and the process to the forefront, as Maui is revealed in oils and pastels, and is a must-attend for anyone interested in the creation of the finer arts.

Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
2841 Baldwin Ave
Makawao, HI USA 96768
Email: info@huinoeau.com
Website: www.huinoeau.com

Additional information on Great Makawao Paint-Out Invitational 2010 sponsored by Viewpoints Gallery.

Kalama Unveils Hui Murals

On Saturday, May 8th, nearly 100 teachers, students, friends and
faculty gathered at Kalama Intermediate to celebrate the unveiling of
2 large-scale murals, a project that has been 7 months in the making.

The unveiling was featured as part of Kalama's 25th Anniversary,
focused on the theme "We All Belong." Led by Hui teaching artist
Nathalie Nunez, Marilyn Morikawa's 7th grade class spent 4 months
planning, designing and creating the set of murals while
simultaneously learning about the value of student similarities and
differences, and how each contributes to the rich experience of Kalama
culture.

"Mahalo to the Hui for its continued support of our youth," remarks
Kalama Principal John Costales, "these murals are something we can all
be proud of for years to come."

Special thanks to Jim Sanders for offering this partnership the support it needed to come to fruition. (Learn more here).