Art

French and Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga has won numerous awards across Europe and spent the last month working with Hawaiʻi artists for the triennial. The Conversation got a chance to talk to her about her work Wednesday morning.

Jason Edward Lewis and Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada founded the Hawaiian and Indigenous Future Imaginaries Lab, or the HIFI Lab, to direct thought and art around emerging technologies.

Wahi Pana, which translates to sacred or legendary places, is a contemporary public installation on display for the public beginning in Honolulu.

Lehuauakea’s art installation, “Finding My Way Back Home,” features a large-scale, wall-mounted quilt of kapa, indigo, red dyes, ceramic beads, bells, rice bags, and secondhand Japanese cotton and silk fabrics.

Twenty-four painters from around the world will gather Saturday morning at Hanakao’o Beach Park in Lahaina to paint what they see. The “paintout” marks the kickoff of the week-long Paint Maui invitational.

The triennial has a mixture of immersive and conversational work. Some works of art are as small — flowers spread across the floor — while others are sculptures that nearly touch the ceiling. The materials used in the pieces range from ink, paint, kapa, seaweed, and more.

Heather Bush and Ed Barnabas of Booz Allen Hamilton talk about the use of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military; Lynn Shue, organizer of the week-long Paint Maui Invitational shares the joys of plein air painting

A gathering of contemporary Hawaiian artists at the PAʻI Foundation studio in Kakaʻako recently marked the launch of the Wehiwehi Initiative. It's the brainchild of choreographer Christopher Kaui Morgan, and supported by the Doris Duke Foundation and hosted at Shangri La.

Hawai‘i lawmakers got a sneak peek of what the large-scale mural will look like with fabricated glass.

A new exhibit opening Friday in Kakaʻako features Hawaiʻi's aliʻi in a new light. The Conversation spoke to Native Hawaiian filmmaker Etienne Aurelius about his exhibit.