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!

The 38th Annual Young At Art Juried Exhibition 2026 - “SHIFT”. On view at Wailoa Center 200 Pio Pio Street, Hilo.

This exhibition, Tides, delves into the fluid and evolving concept of the non-binary gender in Oceania – a historically recognized identity in many Pacific cultures. Just as the tides are shaped by the gravitational forces of the moon, sun, and Earth's orbit, our identities are continually formed by a complex interplay of time, external pressures, and cultural forces.

Human bodies, and the relationships we have to our own bodies and the way that others present their bodies to us, are complex. Seven artists offer us their unique perspectives on the questions inherent in these relationships in "Em-bodied. Body Politics”.

Imagine you decide to start having conversations with homeless individuals. What would you say to the next unhoused person you encounter on the street? "Displacement. Art of Surviving", opening at 6pm on August 1, explores how two artists, Willie Baronet and Franciszek Orłowski, answer that question.

The photographs, installations, video, drawings, and writings on display give voice to a group often rendered invisible, thanks to the humanitarian efforts of community advocates Kai Markell, Kim Kamaluʻokeakua Moa, Kahu Kaleo Patterson, Robert Chang, and Yola Monakhov Stockton, who bring illuminating stories of hope and resilience to life.