{"id":175980,"date":"2023-04-18T15:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T01:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=175980"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T21:31:25","slug":"leeward-cc-hoikeakea-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/18\/leeward-cc-hoikeakea-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"New art gallery to open on Leeward CC<\/abbr> campus"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A new art gallery on the Leeward Community College<\/a> campus will hold its grand opening on April 29.<\/p>\n

Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery, whose name was inspired by a Hawaiian studies exhibit five years ago, will be a space dedicated to featuring artists from Hawaiʻi<\/span> and around the world. The name Hōʻikeākea<\/span> comes from the Hawaiian words hōʻike<\/span> (to show\/exhibit\/reveal, cause to be seen), ike (to see\/know\/experience\/understand) and \u0101kea (broad, wide expanse, spacious).<\/p>\n

“This gallery has been a longtime dream for many in our Leeward Community. Former Dean of Arts and Sciences Jim Goodman<\/strong>, as well as retired faculty Michael Harada<\/strong> worked tirelessly with Mark Lane<\/strong> (former vice chancellor) to get this initiative off the ground. We owe this to them!” said Reem Bassous<\/strong>, Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery coordinator.<\/p>\n

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Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery will engage the community and Leeward\u2019s student body in unique experiences with art. Situated in close proximity to Puʻuloa<\/span> (Pearl Harbor), Hōʻikeākea<\/span> acknowledges the responsibility of place, as it designs exhibitions that invite artists from beyond Hawaiʻi<\/span> to have a dialogue with artists from within. The gallery\u2019s unique location establishes Hawaiʻi<\/span> within a larger discourse on art, while encouraging critical thinking through aesthetic experiences that are cross-disciplinary and relevant to contemporary social narratives.<\/p>\n

In addition to the gallery\u2019s broader programming, Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery will have an annual juried student show for local high schools, as well as a Leeward CC<\/abbr> student show.<\/p>\n

Leeward CC<\/abbr> has long been the center for higher education in the arts for West and Central Oʻahu<\/span> residents. The Leeward Theatre<\/a>, open again after closure during the pandemic, will celebrate its 50th season in 2023, and the campus recently installed a student mural<\/a> fronting the library to showcase the infusion of Indigenous culture into the art curriculum.<\/p>\n

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The first exhibition at Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery, ʻAi<\/span> P\u014dhaku, Stone Eaters, pays homage to Hawaiian artists and culture bearers, and offers audiences an opportunity to form meaningful connections to their diverse work while ensuring that their story-telling, through art, is sustained in their ancestral homelands and abroad.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition at Hōʻikeākea<\/span> Gallery runs May 1–August 25 and will feature pieces by the following artists:<\/p>\n