‘Mosaic Art in Hawai‘i’ opens at Wailoa Center

Hawai‘i Island Art Alliance and Wailoa Center are proud to announce the exhibit, “Mosaic Art in Hawai‘i” now open through Sept. 29 at Wailoa Center. This exhibit features the work of 20 mosaic artists from the Islands of Hawaii and Maui along with orchid displays by the Hilo Orchid Society.

These past few years mosaic art has blossomed on our island with public murals installed in Kona, Volcano and most recently in Hilo with the installation of the 26 alphabet mosaic boards at Lincoln Park.

This show will be the first of its kind in the state to present only mosaic art. Its purpose is to showcase how artists bring together a variety of tesserae (tile, crockery, glass, wood, marine debris, metal, ceramics, etc.) to create a piece of art. Several surfboards will also be displayed with mosaics on them.

Interested in creating your own mosaic? Two Saturday workshops will be hosted during the run of the exhibit by different mosaic artists. Don Elwing, a marine debris artist, will host a keiki workshop from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17. Gerdine Markus, the show coordinator, will host a stepping stone demonstration and show tour from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24.

For more information, or to sign up, please call Wailoa Center, (808) 933-0416. Families can participate in these educational events. Spaces are limited to 20 participants.

Mahalo to the participating artists, Mary Beth Binder, Ian Brown, Star Carlin, Paulo Capralis, Don Elwing, Dani K. Fowler, Kathleen Jaeger, Carrie Kaufman, Mark Kimball, Sandra Lane, Maria Macias, Gerdine Markus, Jillian Marohnic, Yamaya Moonshine, Noel Morata, Sarah Ortega, Michael Reeder, Tina Reeder, Ann Rothstein, Nita Smith, J.Jay West and Mariana Zopel.

Wailoa Center is free and open to the public, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Center will also be open Saturday, Sept. 17 and 25 from 1-4 p.m., for the mosaic workshops. For more information please call (808) 933-0416.