#Maui Artist

Artist, Dale Zarrella, a Maui-based sculptor and painter unveils his newest masterpiece at Fairmont Kea Lani’s lobby this afternoon, July 4, at 2 p.m. He has been working on the 8-foot “Wailea Mermaid” sculpture for more than 11 years and is finally ready to share her with the public.

Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary unveiled a vibrant mural that students worked on with local artist Noble Richardson on Wednesday. The mural on Building A honors the school’s namesake while incorporating aspects of Lahaina’s history and cultural significance.

The new Atelier Art Gallery in Kīhei celebrates its opening on Dec. 28 with a “Chromascapes” art exhibition and ribbon cutting ceremony.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present two solo exhibitions in Schaefer International Gallery that activate spatial potential through fiber, sculpture, and immersive installations. Chenta Laury: Adaptive Frameworks and Holly Wong: Mending Body / Mending Mind will run concurrently from Sept. 12 to Oct. 28, 2023. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Maui musician Marty Dread’s search for a missing relative of his daughter has a happy ending. He survived, as well as his girlfriend and dog, but they lost everything.

Small Town * Big Art presents an Evening with Wooden Wave at the Wailuku Public Library on June 22, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. The event is free. RSVP is available online.

Approximately 1,500 King Protea, 2,500 Queen Protea, 1,000+ Dried Palms and other dried elements will be used to create this holiday extravaganza.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces the opening of Schaefer Portrait Challenge from Jan. 11 to March 19, 2022 in Schaefer International Gallery. Originally scheduled for Jan 2021, this juried statewide exhibition was postponed for a year due to COVID-19.

Entry forms for the 34th Lahaina Poster Contest are now available online, with the first place winner to be awarded a $3,000 prize.

A “Quick Build” Demonstration Project is coming this month to the intersection of Papa Avenue and Māʻalo Street in Kahului to beautify the area, encourage walking and biking, and improve road safety.

Welzie, a fiberglass and resin artist based on Maui, is debuting the Welzie Art Box. It is an innovative and approachable Do-It-Yourself box that transports art enthusiasts to Welzie’s bright and whimsical pieces inspired by his surf lifestyle in Hawaiʻi.

The Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Healthy Eating Active Living coalition are seeking artist proposals to design and implement a street art project at an intersection in Kahului by March 2021. 

Tonight, the Sabado Art Gallery & Boutique celebrates its grand opening with a blessing at 5:30 p.m. and the unveiling of Maui artist Philip Sabado’s “Goddess Lea” painting at around 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The 31st Annual Lahaina Poster Contest is gearing up for submissions and features a grand prize of $3,000 and a 2nd place prize of $1,000.

The Maui Arts League will sponsor two oil painting workshops offering classroom, demo and personalized field instruction for 12 artists.

The official portrait of former Gov. Neil Abercrombie, by Maui artist Kirk Kurokawa, was unveiled at a dedication ceremony in the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents a new exhibition comprising a retrospective of the life work of the late Maui visionary artist, Piero Resta.

Haʻikū artist, Amanda Joy Bowers, achieved overnight success after one of her art pieces went viral on Facebook.

The Hui No‘eau will hold an opening reception for Voyaging: A Themed Exhibition on Friday, May 20, from 5 to 7p.m.

Ronaldo Macedo depicted the historic mill as five generations of Maui residents have known it for over 130 years during the 2016 Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational.