There are places we can pass by every day and still not know exist. A modest wall, on the side of the quaint one-story Omura Building and bordering the defunct Old Wailuku Pool, is one such place. It’s like many in Wailuku Town: discreet, timeworn and forgotten, shadowed by surrounding change, and cut from the tunnel vision of busy daily life. This is a relic, covered in a … [Read more...] about For the Community, By the Community: Endemic Hawai‘i Artists unveil a new Wailuku mural
Small Town Big Art
‘Lost and Found’ Artist Andy Behrle On Connecting People, History, and Nature
Andy Behrle has a day-old hospital bracelet clipped around his wrist when I meet him for coffee. It’s evidence that the artist has collaborated on not just one, but two major acts of creation over the weekend. Undoubtedly still caught in the whirlwind of an eventful three days, Behrle is bright-eyed and effusive when he speaks. I sit and notice him gazing toward his phone at a … [Read more...] about ‘Lost and Found’ Artist Andy Behrle On Connecting People, History, and Nature
Artist Seeks Pre-’77 Photos of St. Anthony Church
Artist Andy Behrle needs the public’s help as he prepares for his Small Town Big Art instillation in Wailuku this summer. Small Town Big Art is a pilot project that aims to position Wailuku as a public arts district focused on its own distinctive sense of place, history, and culture. As one of 60 grant awardees selected throughout the nation, the Maui Redevelopment Agency is … [Read more...] about Artist Seeks Pre-’77 Photos of St. Anthony Church
Call to Artists for Public Art Projects
Small Town, Big Art applications are now being accepted by County of Maui and Hale Hō'ikeʻike at the Bailey House/Maui Historical Society. The selected artist(s) will be commissioned to develop an innovative project that engages a diverse public audience as part of its Small Town, Big Art pilot program, scheduled for July 2019 to June 2020. New or existing work … [Read more...] about Call to Artists for Public Art Projects
Murals of Wailuku: 16 New Pieces of Public Art Paint Mauka to Makai
As Matthew Agcolicol gestures toward an almost-finished mural in Wailuku Town I notice the tattoo on his arm that reads, “We are the small axe.” The weather has been on-and-off rainy, and, nearby, three Maui-born-and-raised artists are putting the final strokes on the vibrant wall, which only a week ago was a worn and forgotten dirty-white section of a vacant warehouse. … [Read more...] about Murals of Wailuku: 16 New Pieces of Public Art Paint Mauka to Makai