New Exhibitions at Hawaii State Museum: He Alo A He Alo Face To Face, Visions & Portraits Of Hawai'i Art Exhibition

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New Exhibitions at Hawaii State Museum:
He Alo A He Alo Face To Face
Visions & Portraits Of Hawai'i Art Exhibition

Join us for the grand opening of He Alo A He Alo Face to Face, Visions & Portraits of Hawai'i, a new art exhibition on display in the Ewa Gallery of the Hawai'i State Art Museum on First Friday on May 2nd from 5 to 9 p.m. There will also be music performances for the Live from the Lawn event on the front lawn and second floor lanai of the museum from 6 to 9 p.m. The public is invited to this free event.

He Alo A He Alo is an olelo noeau, an expression that means coming into communion with

someone else. With this show, the visitor certainly comes into communion with the often strange and wonderful world of other community members. He Alo A He Alo honors both the subject of the portrait and the work of the artist.

The new installation includes intimate works of art that capture some of the essence of our Hawai'i community. For example, the painting entitled Portrait de Phyllis Dobson by the internationally renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera depicts the late arts patron Phyllis "Dobson" Hume Spalding, who was a generous supporter of The Contemporary Museum and a former HSFCA Commissioner.

Also in the exhibition is a more formal portrait of Hawaiian Kumu Hula Master Rosalie Lokalia Montgomery by artist Willson Y. Stamper from 1975. Montgomery was the kumu hula of Ma'iki Aiu Lake and other hula luminaries, and the student of Katherine Keakaokala Kanahele. This portrait was commissioned by the HSFCA Art in Public Places Program after Montgomery received the State of Hawai'i Order of Distinction for Cultural Leadership.

From the Hawai'i State Art Collection, the exhibition includes a black and white photograph from 1969 of Hawai'i artist Madge Tennent, whose towering painting of Two Sisters hangs in the same Ewa gallery as this portrait.

The exhibition also contains more recent works including Tian Wei's oil painting entitled Self Portrait from 1988. Here the artist from China, in Hawai'i to study Western artistic traditions, is making a statement about his commitment to art. A brush, a dish, the artist sitting stoically, is framed by the fiery calligraphy of his struggle and commitment to his chosen profession.

The He Alo A He Alo exhibition is located on the second floor in the Ewa Gallery. This exhibition harmonizes nicely with the Palolo Kids and Friends exhibition on display in the Downtown @ the HiSAM Gallery on the first floor. Both exhibitions reflect our surrounding community and provide for the necessary face to face communion of unique individuals, our Hawai'i artists, our collective visions, and the stories we tell about ourselves and others.

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is in the No. 1 Capitol District Building at 250 South Hotel Street in downtown Honolulu across from the State Capitol. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. For more information, visit www.hawaii.gov/sfca.

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For information on the HSFCA; the Hawai'i State Art Museum; HSFCA grants, programs, and services; Hawai'i arts and culture events; and USA and worldwide arts opportunities, visit the HSFCA website, www.hawaii.gov/sfca.

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New Exhibitions at Hawaii State Museum: He Alo A He Alo Face To Face, Visions & Portraits Of Hawai'i Art Exhibition

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