Call + Response

Juror: Healoha Johnston

March 13 - April 19, 2020
Kahilu Theatre Galleries

The reception was cancelled and the galleries were closed just after opening due to the Covid-19 pandemic, please view below images of  selected work as well as some of the artists working in their studios.

citiscape, Roen Hufford, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Purchase Award

Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka'Aina I Ka Pono, Patricia Uehara


Patricia Uehara in her studio
 
Participating artists are: Melissa Chimera, Yvonne Yarber Carter, Heide Cumes, Bailey Ferguson, Stephen Haynes, Gary Hoff, Roen Hufford, Valerie Y.O. Kim, Michael Marshall, Susan Mori, Joy Ray, Chelsea Tarnas, Patricia Uehara, Jay West and Scott Yoell. 


Grampa's Church, Valerie Y.O. Kim


Valerie Y.O. Kim in her studio

Juror Healoha Johnston hails from Kuli‘ou‘ou, Hawai‘i and is a Curator at the Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific American Center. Her research interests include exploring transdisciplinary approaches to contemporary art and locating connections between historic visual culture and contemporary art with a particular focus on the socio-political underpinnings that inform those relationships. As an art historian, Johnston has curatorial experience working in contemporary art galleries, arts and culture non-profit organizations, NOAA’s Pacific National Monument program, and the Honolulu Museum of Art.

 
Reaching Into the Darkness, Joy Ray


Joy Ray with curator Andi Campognone in her studio


From the juror: “At a time when connections between people and the elements are being rekindled on a measurable scale—think Maunakea and Hōkūleʻa and the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage—this exhibition encourages artists to call attention to urgent issues or to respond to the most pressing concerns of our time and place. Artists are asked to submit work that challenges established paradigms, asserts bold perspectives on current events, or seeks to make visible latent yet vital networks. Much like a call to action, this exhibition appreciates the critical role​artists play in shaping popular understanding of the world around us and invites artists to comment on the present moment through their work.”