“In the Time of Climate Change” at the Wailoa Center July 7 through 27, 2023.

The Wailoa Center and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Art Department are pleased to announce a free public reception for the international juried exhibition opening at the Wailoa Center on Friday, July 7, 5 - 7pm.

The exhibition asked artists to visualize the state of the planet and existential crossroad confronting local communities and nations of the world. “How do we respond to the collective demand for goods and services, whose byproduct may destroy the ecology of the planet? How do we visualize the present, the change, or the endgame?”

Works were selected by juror, Jared Yazzie, a Diné artist, designer, and owner of the clothing label OXDX; acronym for the word "overdose", which Yazzie uses to describe the state of the world and how it relates to the Native experience. It's a statement to check your consumption, question your contribution to land and water, and to think back on ancestral teachings.

The Wailoa Center is a Division of State Parks, Department of Land and Natural Resources. It is free and open to the public during the exhibit, Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 4:00 pm and on Saturday, June 8 from 10am -2pm.

For additional information please call (808) 933-0416.