Malama Wao Akua
Art Contest prospectus 2008
coming soon!
Contest rules change slightly from year to year. We're planning now with Viewpoints Gallery for the Malama Wao Akua art contest 2008. If you're thinking about participating, that's great! Check out last year's rules to get an idea of what it's about.
Be sure to CHECK BACK LATER for the official 2008 prospectus!
2007 contest rules (official 2008 rules TBA)
The purpose of this contest is to use artwork as a way to share with the
Maui community some of the beauty, value and importance of our island's
unique native species.
Loosely translated, "malama wao akua" means to take care of,
protect and preserve the realm of the gods, or the upper forested watersheds
where the Hawaiian gods are believed to reside.
A portion of all entry fees and art sales will be donated to EMWP for
the protection of our native Hawaiian rainforests.
Eligibility
If you are a resident of Maui, you can participate. All media are welcome.
One entry per person. Works of art that have been entered in previous
Malama Wao Akua contests are not eligible.
Entry Fee: $10 adults; $5 keiki
under 18.
Stuff that's OK to enter
Artwork in all media are welcome.
The main subject of your piece must be a native landscape
or native species of Maui.
Native coral reef species and waterscapes are eligible
too (remember, a watershed includes
the area between two ridges, reaching from summit
to sea, including the coral reef!)
How can I tell if my subject is a native to
Maui?
Stuff that's NOT OK to enter
Polynesian introductions, landscapes of
introduced plants and other non-native species are NOT eligible subjects.
We reserve the right to return unusually large or bulky pieces due
to difficulty of display. If you are unsure of eligibility, contact Viewpoints
Gallery.
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how to submit
Printable instructions
Send a photograph with your entry fee check and information to Viewpoints
Gallery by July 31, 2007. You may email a digital
image instead of a photograph if you prefer.
Include:
- entry fee of $10 for adults, $5 keiki under 18
- artist's name
- title
- media
- size
- retail price
- narrative or poetic description
- artist biography
Artwork will go through a pre-selection phase and a final judging phase.
If your piece is selected during the first phase, you must then submit
your artwork to Viewpoints
Gallery in Makawao on Wednesday
August 29th, 4-6pm for final judging.
Entries
that are delievered to Viewpoints for final judging must be suitably
framed or prepared for presentation
and installation.
Final judging will occur on Thursday, August 30th 8-10am. Pick-up for
non-selected artwork is August 30th 10-6pm.
There are four divisions:
Adult (18+)
High School (Grades 9-12)
Middle (Grades 6-8)
Elementary (Grades K-5)
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jurying process
Selection Criteria
This show is an educational opportunity to showcase the native species
of Maui, how they influence our culture, and how they are a unique part
of our lives.
It is an opportunity to learn about Malama Wao Akua - honoring
and protecting the forested upper regions of our island's watersheds.
Selected artwork should be successful in sharing this
knowledge
with others in a meaningful
and provocative way.
Artwork will also be selected based upon a number of criteria, including
originality of concept, creativity, technique, professionalism, and presentation.
Jurors
George & Janet
Allen have been staples of the art community and the conservation
community of Maui for many years. Janet's passion for native flora and
her work
with the Native Hawaiian Plant Society has no doubt influenced George's
artistic interests in the native Hawaiian ecosystem. Their Kula home
boasts 90 species of native flora as well as George's art studio.
Number of Pieces Selected
In the adult division, about 30 or so pieces will be selected for display.
The number selected depends on the space available at Viewpoints Gallery.
For the keiki, one artist will be selected for display from each division:
High School, Middle School, and Elementary School.
Travelling Show
For 2007, the exhibit will stay at Viewpoints Gallery
in Makawao from August 30-September 27. This show will not be travelling
as it had in previous years.
art sales
If your piece is sold, 10% will go to support EMWP, 45% will go to the
artist and 45% to Viewpoints Gallery.
You can donate your portion of the profits as a tax-deductible gift to
the East Maui Watershed Partnership. Please call us if you would like to
make a donation: 573-6999.
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Prizes
Prizes will be awarded for all divisions. Check back in the future as
we will be updated the prize list.
art hikes
Need inspiration? Try one of our artist hikes into Waikamoi Preserve,
a native Hawaiian cloud forest. Walk, examine, sketch, take photographs,
feel the mana of the forest!
Art hikes will take place at Waikamoi Preserve and may require carpooling
in 4-wheel drive vehicles.
EMWP staff will guide the hikes. Viewpoints
Gallery is taking reservations.
To sign up for a hike, call Viewpoints at 572-5979.
If you are a school
group or community organization, you may call EMWP directly at 573-6999
to schedule a hike.
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Tips for Teachers
Are you thinking of getting your class involved in this year’s Malama
Wao Akua art contest? We hope so!
Here are some tips that might help! Remember, there is a $5 entry fee
for keiki under 18. One winner from each keiki division will win the honors
of being displayed in a professional art gallery.
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Consider having a contest within your class or
school first,
then enter
the winning pieces from your contest.
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Invite EMWP to come as a guest speaker
We will give a presentation about Hawaiian rainforest ecology. Students
build a watershed. Time: 60-90 mintues (flexible).
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Sign up your class for an art hike
You provide the transportation, we provide the site and interpretation.
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Check to make sure your students' entries qualify
Native birds, insects, plants or landscape of native species of Maui
are OK. Coral reef species OK too. Polynesian introductions and
other non-native
species are NOT OK.
- Have entries display
ready
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native or not?
Simply put, a native species is any creature that got the the Hawaiian
Islands without the help of humans. They did this in one of three ways:
by Wind, by floating over the ocean Waves, or by flying over using Wings
(or being stuck on a bird's feathers). We call these the three Ws.
If you are unsure about the origins of your subject, contact us by email or phone (573-6999) and we'll help you out. You can also do some research
on your own, via the
internet,
or your local library.
where to go for inspiration
Books
Try your local bookstore and look in the Hawaiiana or Natural History
sections. Below are some exceptional books with great pictures and interpretive
text.
Malama Wao Akua
Remains of a Rainbow
Eco traveler's Guide to Hawaii
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Places to go
Many popular hikes on Maui are actually altered habitats with little or
no native wildlife. Come on a hike with us and travel back in time to a
place filled with the plants, birds, and insects that make Maui unique.
Call 573-6999 to sign up your group for an EMWP hike.
Other places you can hike to that have interpretive information and native
species:
Haleakala National Park
Hawaii Nature Center
Kealia and Kanaha Ponds
Maui Nui Botanical Garden
Maui Ocean Center
Na Ala Hele
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Sites to surf
Native Hawaiian Plant Society
Learn about native plants, and volunteer for service trips
Native Hawaiian Plant Websites
A list of sites put together by the University of HI, Manoa
Birds of a Feather
An article with pictures of native Hawaiian birds
Jack Jeffrey's Photos
Brilliant photographs by this wildlife biologist and photographer
display-ready artwork
Entries must be suitably framed or prepared for presentation and installation
(a stretched canvas with a wrapped edge is considered framed). No wet work
will be accepted.
For 2-dimensional hanging entries, a couple of eye-hooks screwed onto
the back of the frame with picture wire strung in-between should suffice.
For 3-dimensional work, the gallery will provide a pedestal, unless
you prefer to show it on one of your own. Also, if you do not want people
touching the artwork, please provide a glass or Plexiglas case to house
the artwork.
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Printable Details
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