NĀ ‘ŌPIO 38th ANNUAL YOUTH ART SHOW EXPLODES WITH ENTRIES FROM ACROSS NORTH HAWAI’I
NĀ ‘ŌPIO 38th ANNUAL YOUTH ART SHOW
EXPLODES WITH ENTRIES FROM ACROSS NORTH HAWAI’I
Waimea Arts Council embraces virtual format
One hundred and one young artists from North, South and Hāmākua districts are showcased in the Waimea Arts Council’s virtual Nā ‘Ōpia Youth Art Show. This is a record-breaking number of entries for the show which started 38 years ago and coincides with National Youth Artist Month. The artists in grades 6 through 12 show a stunning variety of work from sculpture, paint, ceramics to digital art and photography.
Kohki Mizazaki THE BEYOND
Naia Jones THE MIND’S GARDEN
“The quality of the work is so good! I’m impressed with the variety of mediums the classroom teachers and homeschool parents are offering these young artists,” says Wendi Roehrig, Waimea Arts Council Board Member who coordinates the show.
Previous Nā ‘Ōpia artists have continued making art and some have even gone on to acclaimed professional careers. These young artists are on a path to take their art wherever their dreams lead them.
Noelani Loughery-Kawailoa says her vision for The Moment Before Change is to reveal the soul of her friend as she graduates. The 11th grader used graphite on paper for her exquisite portrait of a girl wearing a haku lei as she gazes poignantly into space.
Kai Kualii says he is exploring the feelings and emotions that music can deliver in his digital work Give Life Back to Music.
The Firehouse Gallery in Kamuela/ Waimea hosts this virtual show through its website: http://www.waimeaartscouncil.org/march2022naopio/.
At the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea Historic Park, the Signs of Spring Show will continue through March 27.
The Waimea Arts Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the arts, the encouraging artists, and providing a forum for art-related community events.
