Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 6, 1 June 2003 — Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park issues call to artists -- seeks Hawaiian cultural sculpture [ARTICLE]

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park issues call to artists -- seeks Hawaiian cultural sculpture

July 17 deadlinefor artists'proposals As part of its program to enhanee its interpretive exhibits, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park will commission an outdoor sculpture to grace the Kīlauea Visitor Center. The sculpture will portray the Native Hawaiian concept of wahi kapu (sacred places) and is intended to give visitors a sense of why Mauna Loa and Kīlauea have long been revered by Native Hawaiians. The sculpture will be made of native stone, wood or some combination of these culturally appropriate materials. Because of the increasing rarity of koa wood, sculptures using koa will not

be considered. Proposals are due on July 17. Hawai'i artists who feel able to produce an appropriate and meaningful sculpture depicting the important Native Hawaiian concept of wahi kapu as it relates to Mauna Loa and Kīlauea are weleome to submit. To assure the artwork's cultural integrity, the park will select the sculpture proposal based on the recommendations of its kūpuna committee, a long-standing cultural consultation group. Three finalist proposals will be selected for further consideration, and a $1,000 honorarium will be given to allow the artists to develop their designs. Fully developed design proposals are

due on October 13 and finalists will also make a 15 minute oral presentation to the committee conveying the cultural meaning of the work. The park will select one proposal and award the artist a $38,000 commission for the sculpture's creation, transportation and installation at the Kīlauea Visitor Center. The project collaborators are Hawai'i VolcanoesNational Park, the Volcano Art Center, The Mountain Institute, the Hawai'i Tourism Authority and the Ford Foundation. For submission requirements, contact Joni Mae Makuakāne-Jarrell at (808) 985-6013 or visit the park's web site at www.nps.gov/havo/. ■