


A little over a year ago, 249 artists from all over Hawai‘i submitted portfolios hoping to be included in the Honolulu Museum’s Artists of Hawai‘I exhibition. Eight artists were chosen, and HPR’sNoeTanigawa reports on the show, now on view.
Artists of Hawai‘i continues at the Honolulu Museum of Art through October 25th. Artists featured in the exhibition will gather for an informal discussion in the Doris Duke Theatre August 11, 6pm.
This is the second iteration of the new format for Artists of Hawai‘i. All artists living and working in the state are invited to submit work for this show. The 2015 edition was juried by Honolulu Museum Director Stephan Jost, Deputy Director Allison Wong, and Curator of Contemporary Art, Jay Jensen. They studied the 249 submissions and chose eight participants in this year's show, including the first collective, .5ppi.
Jensen worked with the invited artists over the ensuing year, paying studio visits and finally choosing the pieces for the exhibition. Most, if not all works are available for sale. Featured artists are Maile Yawata, Lauren Trangmar, Jesse Houlding, Emily McIlroy, Akira Iha, Elisa Chang, Alison Beste, and 5ppi: Duncan Dempster, Noah Matteucci, Joseph Nam, and David Randall.
The 62nd Annual Artists of Hawai‘i is scheduled for 2017, with the prospectus due out sometime early in 2016. Healoha Johnston, HMA's new Assistant Curator for Arts of Hawai‘i, will head the jury for that show.