Join us for the opening reception for “a Climate of Change” and “Dance of the Bees- The Exhibit” on Friday, April 7 at 5pm.
“A Climate of Change”
A Climate of Change is a multi-media juried exhibit with twenty-eight works having been selected by juror Michael Marshall, department chair of the Art Department at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
The top three entries will be awarded cash prizes, which will be announced at the opening on Friday, April 7.
Artists were asked to enter work that responds to the title of the exhibit, A Climate of Change. Responses dealing with environmental, political and social change were encouraged.
Climate:
• the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
• the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of public life
Change:
• make or become different
• take or use another instead of
Selected artists:
Keoki Apokolani • Mary Babcock • Yvonne Yarber Carter
Michael Cromwell • Danielle Feliciano • Shelley Hoist
Britney Kalawaia • Valerie Y O Kim • Wayne Levin • Tamara Moan
Calley O’Neill • Joseph Ruesing • Ginger Sandell • Laurel Schultz
Christina Skaggs • Myrna Smeeth • Jay West • Helen White
Scott Yoell
“Dance of the Bees- The Exhibit”
Dance of the Bees- The Exhibit, is an invitational group exhibition in conjunction with the Kahilu Performing Arts Classes original multi-media dance show Dance of the Bees on Saturday, May 6 at 7pm and Sunday, May 7 at 4pm – 7. Dance of the Bees examines the life and plight of honeybees and the performance along with the exhibition will be both artistic and educational, based on a topic that is both relevant and urgent. The invited artists were asked to create works of art inspired by honeybees.
Invited Artists:
Epic Origami • Garnett Puett • Sally French • Mydock
Shelley Hoist