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Fostering community through art: Little Free Art Galleries kicked off in Makawao
Maui Public Art Corps is introducing Little Free Art Galleries in Makawao town as a way to foster community through art.
UH Maui College to host Arts and Resilience event Nov. 1, celebrating culture, storytelling
The public is invited to celebrate arts, storytelling, and Maui’s cultural heritage on Nov. 1, featuring performances inspired by the stories of water-woman Aunty Sally Ann Delos Reyes of Lahaina.
Work begins on new mural at University of Hawaiʻi Maui College student lounge
More than 20 students, faculty and staff gathered in the Heona Fine Arts Studio last week to begin work on a new three-panel, 40-foot by 8-foot acrylic on canvas mural. It will be the centerpiece of UH Maui College’s new Student Lounge.
Partnerships fund more public art on Maui
Upon panel selection, artists will be invited to create a collaborative work of public art, including performance, visual or experiential works, with community members that aligns with ‘ōlelo from Mary Kawena Pukui’s ‘Ōlelo No‘eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Political Sayings.
‘Wailuku Wings’ butterfly sculpture to be unveiled June 20 at Imua Discovery Garden
Bobby Zokaites’ eight-foot public sculpture “Wailuku Wings,” created in his Arizona studio with inspiration from the Maui community, will be unveiled June 20 at the Imua Discovery Garden.
New course looks at art in public places
A new course about art in public places is being offered to not only college students, but also to the general public at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
Art of Maui Matsuri Contest Winners on Display at Queen K Center
The eight winners of the 16th annual Maui Matsuri Art Contest were unveiled, with their prized art pieces on display at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Shopping Center in Kahului.
Ebb & Flow Arts Presents Free Multimedia Performance “In the Time of Corona,” Aug. 28 & 29
Ebb & Flow Arts presents its first public events since the pandemic began. They will occur on Saturday, Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. and a repeat show, Sunday, Aug. 29, 3 p.m.
SMALL TOWN * BIG ART Unveiled Public Paintings by Maui-Based Avi Molinas
SMALL TOWN * BIG ART unveiled its latest public art in Wailuku: large-scale replicas of three oil painted portraits by Maui-based artist Avi Molinas. The painted portraits are of Wailuku icons Hōkūlani Holt, Judge Noa (Auwae) Kepoikai and Rose (Daniels) Kepoikai.
