Must See: “ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters” Native Hawaiian Art Exhibit
Explore contemporary works from nearly 40 Native Hawaiian artists at the University of Hawai‘i.
Art fans, take note. A major exhibition of Hawaiian contemporary art is on display at University of Hawai‘i campuses this spring and summer. “ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters” brings together multi-media works by nearly 40 Native Hawaiian artists—poets, painters, carvers, weavers, filmmakers, photographers and musicians—from across the Islands.
Photo: Sheika Alghezawi
Curated by Drew Kahua‘āina Broderick, Josh Tengan and Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, the six-part series explores the concepts of perseverance and resistance through creative expression and reflects the richness of the Native Hawaiian contemporary art movement that began in the 1970s.
Photo: Sheika Alghezawi
What’s especially noteworthy is that it’s been more than 20 years since a large-scale exhibit of this kind has been presented within the University of Hawai‘i system, a topic addressed throughout the exhibit along with the lack of Native Hawaiian viewpoints in academia and systemic racism.
See below for the schedule.
Photo: Sheika Alghezawi
Schedule:
January 22 – March 26
The Art Gallery, UH Mānoa
2535 McCarthy Mall, Art Building, Room 141
Free admission, open Wednesday through Sunday, noon–4 p.m.
February 19 – August 13
Koa Gallery, Kapi‘olani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Road, (808) 734-9374, kapiolani.hawaii.edu
Free admission, open Wednesday, 5–8 p.m.
March 5 – April 2
Commons Gallery, UH Mānoa
2535 McCarthy Mall, Art Building, Room 141
Free admission, open Wednesday through Sunday, noon–4 p.m.
March 31 – May 5
Gallery ʻIolani, Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd., Kāne‘ohe, (808) 236-9155, gallery.windward.hawaii.edu
Open Monday through Friday, 1–5 p.m., Sunday 1–5 p.m.
April 30 – August 13
East-West Center Gallery, UH Mānoa
John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road, (808) 944-7177, arts.eastwestcenter.org
Free admission, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Sunday, noon–4 p.m.
May 1 – August 25
Hōʻikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College
Opening spring 2023, Pu‘uloa Campus, 96-045 Ala ‘Ike, Pearl City, (808) 455-0011, leeward.hawaii.edu
For more info and the list of participating artists, visit puuhonua-society.org
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