Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 7, 1 Iulai 1987 — Contemporary Hawalian Art Festival Scheduled July 11-12 and 18-19 [ARTICLE]

Contemporary Hawalian Art Festival Scheduled July 11-12 and 18-19

"Festival of Contemporary Hawaiian Art" celebrates Ho'olako 1987: The Year of the Hawaiian in a two-week-end festival July 11-12 and 18-19 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. It is being coordinated by Bob Freitas, Imaikalani Kalahele and Peter Kealoha through a special contribution by Aloha Airlines. The Honolulu Academy of Arts organized the event. The festival will feature arts by contemporary musicians, poets and artists of Hawaiian ancestry. There will be presentations in the Academy courtyards, including traditional and modern music; Hawaiian, pidgin and English language poetry; contemporary arts; and keiki activities such as crafts, storytelling and performances. This is a celebration of the continuity and evolution of Hawaiian culture in traditional and non-traditionally evolved creative expressions intended to reflect and inspire basic Hawaiian values. The tentative schedule of presentations and events includes:

Saturday, July 11 — 10 a.m., Opening ceremonies; 11 a.m., Beginnings of contemporary Hawaiian music; 1 p.m., Bridge between old and new Hawaiian music; 6to 8 p.m., Hawaiian language poetry. Sunday, July 12 (Keiki Day) — 1 p.m., Weleome and orientation; 1 to 4 p.m., Hands-on arts and crafts performances; 6 to 8 p.m., Children's poetry reading (by children). Saturday, July 18 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Contemporary music; 6 to 8 p.m., Contemporary Hawaiian poets reading. Sunday, July 19 — 1 to 4 p.m., Classic Hawaiian music and pidgin poetry; 6 to 8 p.m., Slack key under the stars. The Honolulu Academy of Arts is Hawaii's only general art museum. It is a private non-private institution accredited by the Amenean Association of Museum and is open free of charge. Telephone 538- 1006 anytime for information about current activities and regular programs and services.