EVENTS
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Maui Public Art Corps presents Hui Mo‘olelo Traveling Exhibit
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Pā‘ina Market Pā‘ina Building UHMC Campus 310 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732 January 5 - March 31, 2023 Market Hours are Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. It is closed on Fridays and UH holidays Through a developing partnership with University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, our Hui Mo‘olelo traveling exhibit is now on view at the Pā‘ina Market. The exhibit includes fine art still frames from each of the 12 kūpuna talk-story animations created by artist Richard O'Connor and team to date with QR codes that lead to the full animation. Included amongst the collection is a story featuring Jocelyn Romero Demirbag, Ed.D., Director of Development, Maui Nui at The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. Chancellor Lui Hokoana says “We want our students to be surrounded by beauty and to be inspired to ask questions. Art does this. Art helps students find their voice and that is our hope for them from their time at UHMC.” |
SMALL TOWN * BIG ART Story Festival: Hui Mo'olelo
ʻĪao Theater: 68 N Market Street. Wailuku, HI 96793
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 @ 5:30 PM | Free | Please RSVP
Join us for the unveiling of six new animated film shorts that celebrate Maui history, culture and sense of place.
The result of our most recent call to artists, these animations stem from the new Hui Mo'olelo program partnership amongst the County of Maui, Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society and Maui Public Art Corps. Led by kumu Leilehua Yuen, a cohort of 12 storytellers were trained and paired with kūpuna to audio-record memories rooted in special places throughout Maui County. Selected by a community panel, artists Rose Stark, Natalie Greene and Taisiya Zaretskaya have worked with our team since July to bring a collection of stories to life under the direction of Oscar contending artist Richard O'Connor. Their visual animations will be presented in alignment with the recorded talk-story excerpts about Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe and Kahului.
The event will be emceed by Sissy Lake-Farm of Hale Hōʻikeʻike, beginning promptly at 5:30 PM. Free to the public, audience members will experience the premiere of six individual animated talk-story excerpts, each between 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as an offering by Hui Mo'olelo featured kūpuna Aunty Kahoiwai Belsom. Audience members and story participants will be asked to share their reflections for a Q&A to conclude the event.
ʻĪao Theater: 68 N Market Street. Wailuku, HI 96793
Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 @ 5:30 PM | Free | Please RSVP
Join us for the unveiling of six new animated film shorts that celebrate Maui history, culture and sense of place.
The result of our most recent call to artists, these animations stem from the new Hui Mo'olelo program partnership amongst the County of Maui, Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society and Maui Public Art Corps. Led by kumu Leilehua Yuen, a cohort of 12 storytellers were trained and paired with kūpuna to audio-record memories rooted in special places throughout Maui County. Selected by a community panel, artists Rose Stark, Natalie Greene and Taisiya Zaretskaya have worked with our team since July to bring a collection of stories to life under the direction of Oscar contending artist Richard O'Connor. Their visual animations will be presented in alignment with the recorded talk-story excerpts about Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe and Kahului.
The event will be emceed by Sissy Lake-Farm of Hale Hōʻikeʻike, beginning promptly at 5:30 PM. Free to the public, audience members will experience the premiere of six individual animated talk-story excerpts, each between 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as an offering by Hui Mo'olelo featured kūpuna Aunty Kahoiwai Belsom. Audience members and story participants will be asked to share their reflections for a Q&A to conclude the event.
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Maui Public Art Corps presents Fathima Mohiuddin (@fatspatrol)
Queen Kaʻahumanu Center 275 W Kaʻahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732 December 2 - 16, 2022 Blessing & Public Unveiling Event: Tues, Dec 13 @ 2 PM (MORE) Get to know our December artist-in-residence @fatspatrol over the course of these live paint days as she implements a mural co-designed with the Kahului community. Fats will also be offering a FREE mini-mural workshop with IMUA Immersion Preschool, Kahului campus on December 8 and a public unveiling on or before December 16, to be led with a traditional Hawaiian blessing by Uncle Bill Garcia. LEARN MORE. |
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Free Community Workshop
Maui Satellite Job Corps Center Monday, Nov 14 @ 2 PM | Free | Pre-registration required Join Maui Public Art Corps for a hands-on fine art workshop with teaching artist Jana Ireijo. Over the course of this two-hour session, participants will choose one of six audio recorded conversations featuring community kūpuna to interpret as a work of visual art. Referencing the people, place or stories heard within the recordings and applying the techniques demonstrated by Jana Ireijo, the resulting works of art will be exhibited at Wailuku’s historic ʻĪao Theater for the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART story festival; during which the collection of recorded conversations will be premiered as short animated films by Oscar contending artist Richard O’Connor. Together, the fine artwork and animated films offer a new means of connection to the knowledge keepers of our community as well as the inspiration to share, preserve and remember stories about this special place. |