Join us Thursdays at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao at 6pm

In support of Mālama Wao Akua Art Exhibition we have these special speakers coming to talk about conservation on Maui!

Thursday, Dec. 1st- Randy Bartlett (East Maui Watershed Partnership Program Manager)

Randyʻs Conservation career started in 1985 as a summer intern in the Resources Management Division at Hāleakala National Park.  Since then he has spent almost 22 years as the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve Manager for Maui Land & Pineapple Company and now serves as East Maui Watershed Partnership Program Manager.

Art Medeiros speaking last year's MWA '10

Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao Saturday, November 12th

Walk through with Bob Hobdy: 4:00pm-4:45pm

Blessing and Opening: 5:00pm

Exhibit on display from November 10th-December 8th, 2011

Description of Event

Malama Wao Akua to be held in November 2011!

East Maui Watershed Partnership’s artistic celebration of Maui’s native wildlife.
An annual juried art exhibition at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao.

• Receiving Day for All Artwork: Monday, November 7th 5:00pm-8:00pm & Tuesday, November 8th 9:00am-1:00pm
• Jurying: Tuesday, November 8th
• Notification of Results: Wednesday, November 9th
• Pick Up for Non-Selected Work: Wednesday, November 9th
• Jurors’ Walk-through: Saturday, November 12th
• Blessing & Opening: Saturday, November 12th
• Exhibition Dates: Novmber 10th to December 6th
• Pick Up for Selected Work not sold: December 6th
• Talk Stories Thursdays: November 17th 6pm & December 1st 6pm

Malama Wao Akua

It started with an informal poll of artists and galleries in upcountry Maui: “What do you think about an art contest to highlight the native flora and fauna of Maui?” The response was “Yes! Let’s do it!”

For six years now, the East Maui Watershed Partnership has worked with Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao to produce the Malama Wao Akua juried art contest. Artists young and old, professional and amateur have answered the call to help raise awareness about Maui’s native Hawaiian species and unique island ecosystems.

In the spring of 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 the challenge went out to Maui: create a piece of artwork, using any type of media, depicting a native plant, animal, insect, or native landscape of Maui. The community answered: from veteran painters to keiki artists, fence builders, teachers, and more. Maui’s artists took to the books, the internet, and into the forest with EMWP to search for inspiration.

Take a virtual tour of the artwork! Contest rules may change slightly from year to year, but if you’re interested in participating in the next contest, check out the rules and regulations.