“Jan Ken Po,” a statewide juried print exhibit, and a bowl invitational are slated for Oct. 4-24 at Wailoa Center in Hilo.
Artists are encouraged to submit handmade prints, lithography, intaglio, mokuhanga, etching and screen prints. Monetary prizes will be awarded.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Hawaii Island Art Alliance and Wailoa Center, and will be juried by Margo Ray, a well-known printmaker on Hawaii Island. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 13; entry fee is $15 per submission.
For more information or to enter, go to callforentry.org and search Jan Ken Po or Hawaii Island Art Alliance. You also can email hiartalliance@gmail.com or wailoa@yahoo.com.
Ray is a visual artist who engages in printmaking, collage and installation. She has a master of fine arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal and a bachelor of arts degree in studio arts from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She was raised on Hawaii Island and has had the opportunity to travel internationally throughout her life, exposing herself to artmaking practices outside the Western canon.
Her works have been exhibited in venues such as Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, Va.; The Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center in Honolulu; Parisian Laundry in Montreal; and most recently at The Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, Calif.
“In jurying ‘Jan Ken Po: State Wide Juried Print Exhibition,’ I will look for entries that are strong in both content and craft and work that utilizes the chosen method of print to convey both an idea and a feeling,” Ray said.
To compliment the “Jan Ken Po” print exhibit, large bowl/platter submissions of ceramics, glass, wood, fiber and mixed media also are being accepted. There is a $15 participation fee per piece to enter. Sets and multiple entries are negotiable.
Send large bowl/platter images to Codie M. King at wailoa@yahoo.com for consideration.
For additional information, call 933-0416.
