January 17 - February 21
Artwork Receiving Day: Tuesday, January 7 / 9 am-4 pm
Opening Reception: Friday, January 17 / 5-7 pm
Juror Walkthrough: Friday, January 17 / 4 pm
Juror: Abigail Romanchak
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
This prestigious annual exhibition celebrates the diverse and dynamic talents of artists from Maui and beyond, showcasing an inspiring range of work in all media. Each year, a distinguished guest juror brings a fresh perspective, curating a unique collection of art that reflects the latest innovations and explorations in ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, photography, painting, digital media, jewelry, wood, fiber, and more. With no set theme, this exhibition invites artists to submit their most compelling works created within the past two years, highlighting the ever-evolving creativity of our community.
Mahalo to our exhibition sponsors Susan O'Shaughnessy & Bryan Luther, Doug & Madeline Callahan, and Carolyn Schaefer .
ONLINE ENTRY FORMS WILL OPEN FOR SUBMISSION ON DECEMBER 30
IMPORTANT DATES
Online Registration: December 30, 2024 - January 7, 2025
Artwork Receiving Day: Tuesday, January 7 / 9am – 4 pm
Selection Notification: Wednesday, January 8 by 6 pm via huinoeau.com
Pick up of non-selected work: Thursday, January 9 / 9 am – 4 pm
Pick up of non-sold, selected work: Saturday, February 22 / 9 am – 4 pm
HOW TO ENTER
1. Make sure you have a current Hui membership. To renew or sign up for a membership please visit huinoeau.com/membership or call 808-572-6560 ext. 22.
2. Complete online registration before Jan. 7th.
Online Registration must be completed PRIOR to dropping off artwork on receiving day
Please confirm Hui membership status prior to beginning the online registration process to ensure proper entry fee payment.
3. Print & fill out artwork labels and attach to the back upper right hand corner of artwork.
4. Drop off artwork on Tuesday, Jan. 7th from 9 am-4 pm during our drive-through artwork receiving day.
For questions please contact Exhibitions Manager Josephine Bergill-Gentile at josephine@huinoeau.com or 808-572-6560 ext. 23.
About the Juror
Abigail Romanchak’s art empowers and asserts a Hawaiian sense of identity and culture. She believes that native cultures are jeopardized once they stop speaking to people in the present. As an artist, she seeks to perpetuate Hawaiian culture not through traditional means, but contemporary ones, so that it may endure for generations to come. Abigail's work reveals an essential alignment between multiple systems of marking and is greatly influenced by the conceptual terrain of human imprint on the natural environment. Abigail explores the boundaries between marking, claiming and making the unseen and overlooked ultimately visible.
Romanchak holds a BFA and MFA in printmaking from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Abigail’s work shows nationally and internationally. Her work belongs to many public and private collections including, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Australia National Museum, The White House, The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaii State Art Museum, and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Abigail received the Ellen Craig Choy Award, as most outstanding artist, in the 2010 Biennial IX at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu. In 2015, Abigail was awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation fellowship. This fellowship made it possible for Abigail to produce a new body of work for a group exhibition, 'Aloha 'Aina' at The Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Germany, Galerie Rash, Kassel, Germany, Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany. Most recently, Abigail received the Joan Mitchell Fellowship and is exhibiting a new body of work in Portland, Oregon at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures.