Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 6, 1 June 2007 — maoli arts month MAMO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

maoli arts month MAMO

Gallery lights have never shone more bright on Native Hawaiian arts as they did during Maoli Arts Month. KWO presents this photo spread of events from the first half of May.

Clockwise from left: 1 ) One of six ort masters honored with o MAMo award, sculptor Sam Ka'ai explains one of his pieces being displayed in the MAMo awards exhibit at Bishop Museum, open until Aug. 26. 2) After receiving a MAMo award this year, painter Joseph Hau'oli Dowson Sr. and Ipo Nihipali, an awardee from last year, became the first father-daughter duo to earn the distinction. 3) Another MAMo awardee, Jo-Anne Kahanamoku-Sterling, fashioned a mesmerizing feather eape, also on display at Bishop Museum. 4) The May 19 Wearable Art Show featured cutting-edge Hawaiian fashion (Photo: Mary Farksha). 5)Henry Hanalei Hopfe's stone sculptures were among the many Native Hawaiian art pieces showcased in galleries during the First Friday Gallery Walk in Downtown Honolulu. 6)The owners of the Hawaiian clothing company Kealopiko were hawking their T-shirts from the back of a flatbed truck in what was called the Hawaiian Homeless Gallery at the First Friday Gallery Walk. 7)Nu'uanu Gallery at Mark's Garage presented Maile Andrade's haunting exhibit.

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