Recent Programs & Events

the Youth Arts Series Fall Break Halloween Art Camp 2023

Workshop
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Monday, October 9, 2023 - 8:00am to Friday, October 13, 2023 - 12:00pm
the Youth Arts Series Fall Break Halloween Art Camp 2023
 
Program Description:
Our spookiest and kookiest camp has returned for its 4th year
Enter the Terrible Toy Box, an unsettling land where the misfit toys rule!
 
Students will create pieces to be collectively displayed in our spooky toy box themed haunted house. Through their classes, students will learn a variety of techniques ranging from 3D building, fabric/textile work, printmaking and more.

YOUNG AT ART 2024: INFORMATION

Open Call
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 1:00pm to Saturday, January 27, 2024 - 4:00pm

The 36th Annual Young At Art Juried Exhibition 2024

Sponsored by EHCC and the Hawai‘i District Department of Education 

The Young at Art annual juried exhibition celebrates National Youth Art Month by recognizing the excellence, creativity and originality of K-12 students on Hawai’i Island in all public, charter, and private schools, as well as home-schooled students.

Haili Moe

Exhibition
Related People: 
Kanani Daley
Friday, September 1, 2023 - 6:00pm to Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 4:00pm
HAILI MOE September 1st - November 22nd, 2023 Nanea Lum, Mahina Choy-Ellis, Ciara Leina‘ala Lacy, Allison Leialoha Milham, Dr. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Kumu Pōlani Kahakalau-Kalima Hālau Hula Kauluola. Curated by Kanani Daley

In the Moonlight

Special Event
Related People: 
Gustav Highstein
Saturday, August 26, 2023 - 3:00pm
The EHCC and Kahilu Theatre present:
In the Moonlight, with pianist, Meng-Chieh Liu.
 
As a companion event to the George Nuku sculpture residency in Volcano, Meng-Chieh Liu explores music of Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, and Szymanowski. Gustav Highstein joins him for Schumann’s Romances for oboe and piano. The moon moves the tides of the ocean with invisible forces. Music acts on the inner world of our imagination, emotions, and feelings.

Youth Artivists Hawai’i (YAH)

Workshop
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 10:00am to Friday, July 14, 2023 - 2:00pm
the Youth Arts Series, MEGA Lab, and PangeaSeed Foundation Present
Youth Artivists Hawai’i (YAH)
 
Program Description: The ocean is vast and powerful but it is facing challenges from climate change, pollution, and rising sea levels. What can we do to ensure this beautiful ecosystem is thriving for generations to come?

Every Body Is All We Have

Exhibition
Related People: 
Andrzej Kramarz
Friday, June 16, 2023 - 6:00pm to Friday, August 25, 2023 - 4:00pm
Every Body Is All We Have
Opening June 16th at 6PM.
Exhibition On-view: June 17th - August 25th, 2023
Featuring work from Reem Bassous, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Katarzyna Kozyra, Sue Schroeder, Jennifer Scully-Thurston, and Maga Ćwieluch.
 
In 1641, Rene Descartes described dualism, the long-held belief in a separation of mind and body – the idea that thought can exist outside of the body, that the body cannot think.

Summer Art Camp 2023

Workshop
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 8:00am to Friday, June 16, 2023 - 12:00pm

the Youth Arts Series Presents Summer Art Camp 2023

Program Description: The Youth Arts Series (YAS) annual Summer Art Camp is back for its 6th session! Keiki will join our talented local artists for creative adventures. In this year's summer session, the YAS team of skilled instructors will guide young artists through the process of learning a variety of mediums. Our student artists will create their own works of art while learning basic technical skills behind each medium. 

Community and Policing

Special Event
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 10:00am
Community and Policing: Where were we, where are we, where will we go?

INTRODUCTION

The facilities that now house the East Hawai'i Cultural Center were originally built in 1932 to house the Hilo Police Department, District Courthouse, and jail. Court staff remained there until 1969 and the police until 1975.

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