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YAS Fest 2026

Special Event
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 10:00am
The Youth Arts Series Festival 2026
Saturday, March 14th
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Kalākaua Park, Downtown Hilo
 
YAS Fest, is a vibrant celebration of youth arts on Hawai‘i Island. The festival brings together local organizations dedicated to providing arts opportunities for keiki and teens from around the island.

Lidded Containers with Clayton Amemiya

Workshop
Related People: 
Clayton Amemiya
Sunday, March 8, 2026 - 10:00am to Sunday, March 29, 2026 - 1:00pm
Lidded Containers with Clayton Amemiya
Sundays in March: March 8, 15, 22, 29 at the EHCC Ceramics Studio
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Space is limited - deadline to register 03/06/26!
Cost: $150 Members/$175 Non-Members
 
Join Hawaiʻi Island ceramist Clayton Amemiya for a hands-on exploration of ceramic form, function, and surface

Galleries Closed for March

Exhibition
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - 1:00am to Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 11:00pm
The galleries at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center will be closed for the month of March as we prepare for our next two exhibitions opening in April. During this time, our curatorial team will be readying the galleries and installing new work for the experiences ahead. We look forward to welcoming you back at our April opening to share these new exhibitions with our community. Look out for more updates and information in our March e-newsletter and on our website. All other EHCC programs will continue as scheduled. Mahalo for your continued support!

Tides: Panel Discussion

Lecture
Related People: 
Andrzej Kramarz
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 3:00pm
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
Panel Discussion with with Keiva Lei Cadena, Lenore Kuʻumeaaloha Gomes, & Peter Tuiolosega Silva. Moderated by Rodney "Ni" Powell.
January 10th, 2026 from 3 - 5 pm.
 
As part of the TIDES exhibition, this January panel discussion brings together powerful Indigenous Pacific voices to explore how gender long understood across Oceania beyond Western binaries has endured, adapted, and returned through culture, care, and resistance.

Youth Arts Saturdays (2nd Saturday of each month)

Workshop
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 10:00am to Saturday, December 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
No YAS² event for February 2026. 
✨Join us the second Saturday of each month for the Youth Arts Series, Youth Arts Saturdays (YAS²). This event is free and open to keiki of all ages. Activities take place on the front lanai outside EHCC's main gallery, or at the Annex, behind the main building.
 
✨YAS² aims to promote the importance of youth arts throughout the year. We will be joined by guest artists and other local organizations throughout the months.

Art Party Fridays

Workshop
Friday, January 2, 2026 - 6:00pm to Friday, December 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Art Party Fridays with Cash and Ula Anderson
Art Fridays is now Art Party Fridays!
It will be happening every Friday beginning this Friday, December 5th, 2025 onward.

Merrie Makers Market

Special Event
Related People: 
Jenna Waipa
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 10:00am
Merrie Makers Market
December 6th, 10 am - 2 pm
 
Join us for our first annual Merrie Makers Market! A family friendly day filled with local food, drinks, arts and crafts and more! The Merrie Makers Market aims to highlight East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, its programs, and spaces.

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