Wailoa Center and Hawaii Island Mokuhanga artists have announced the opening of “Mokuhanga Dialogues: An Interdisciplinary Exchange” from 5 p.m. t0 7 p.m. Friday.
Wailoa Center and Hawaii Island Mokuhanga artists have announced the opening of “Mokuhanga Dialogues: An Interdisciplinary Exchange” from 5 p.m. t0 7 p.m. Friday.
This exhibit facilitates dialogue between educators, students, the audience, and East and West Hawaii artists, and features traditional and modern styles and techniques.
The exhibit is on display at Wailoa Center in Hilo on Friday through March 27.
Opening reception will start at 5 pm, featuring a dialogue between Mokuhanga sensei (teachers) Hiroki Morinoue, Glenn Yamanoha and curator Lonny Tomono at 5:45 pm. There also will be a raffle to win a Mokuhanga print from Morinoue.
Mokuhanga is a traditional Japanese style of printing-making that uses water-based ink and woodblocks. Notably, Morinoue and Yamanoha are Hawaii’s sole Mokuhanga teaching artists.
Featured in the exhibit are their students: Morinoue’s Mokuhanga forum and Yamanoha’s students at the Kamana Senior Center. Tomono curated the works of the artists.
The public is invited to join the dialogue through workshops and hands-on demonstrations at Wailoa Center, showcasing Mokuhanga’s eco-friendly, accessible nature.
On Saturday, March 8, there will be a hands-on demonstration and talk at 10 a.m. Yamanoha will be holding his regular classes at Wailoa Center on Fridays — Feb. 21 and 28 and March 14 and 21 — from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Wailoa Center is under the Division of State Parks in the Department of Land and Natural Resources. It is free and open to the public during the exhibit, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For additional information, please call (808) 933-0416.