Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 7, 1 July 1987 — Inmates' Art Exhibit to Showcase Talents [ARTICLE]

Inmates' Art Exhibit to Showcase Talents

An annual art exhibit of winning art and artists in Hawaii's correctional facilities is being planned by the cosponsoring Department of Social Services and Housing, Kalihi-Palama Culture and Arts Society, Queen's Medieal Center and Ho'olako 1987: The Year of the Hawaiian. Titled, "Na Hana No'eau O Na Pa'ahao," the exhibit is a recognition of the individual talents and artistic accomplishments of inmates in Hawaii's correctional facilities. Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 1 to 3 p. m. Sunday, July 19, at the Queen's Medical Center gallery . The exhibit will then be open daily from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. through Aug. 16. The exhibit illustrates to the general public that through artistic endeavors, people ean go beyond the confines of the institutions they have been placed in, and through creative expression and innovative use of materials, contribute to their families, to the eommunities they eome from and to the society as a whole. i