{"id":10830,"date":"2012-10-12T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T03:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=10830"},"modified":"2021-02-16T14:31:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T00:31:03","slug":"the-arts-shine-at-the-ka-leo-arts-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/10\/12\/the-arts-shine-at-the-ka-leo-arts-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The arts shine at the Ka Leo Arts Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_PpnQHz8lzw?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>One day out of the year, the arts take center stage at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa. <\/p>\n<p>From Rakugo, or Japanese comedy, to paintings, ceramics, blown glass, silk screening, face and body painting and even zombie making&#8212;it was all part of the 2nd annual Ka Leo Arts Festival held each fall on McCarthy Mall. It featured 50 booths and assorted displays and more than 30 live performances. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s everything encompassing art,&rdquo; said <strong>Samantha Court<\/strong>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaleo.org\/\">Ka Leo<\/a> public relations coordinator and organizer of the event. &ldquo;It&#8217;s everything to do with the art building, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/kennedy\/\">Kennedy Theater<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/library.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">Hamilton Library<\/a>, performances, dancing, singing, everything.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Students also took advantage of the opportunity to show their work. There was an interactive live painting by a group of art students and a sculpture by <b>Kenny Liu<\/b> made from toy army soldiers. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&#8217;m really enjoying it because everyone comes by, stops by and looks at my artwork,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa art student Kenny Liu. &ldquo;It&#8217;s really fun.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&#8217;s really fun to have the community come out and participate,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Art Professor <strong>Deborah Drexler<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Those who attended the festival agreed. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Glass blowing, I did not know that existed,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa graduate student <strong>Marcus Nakama<\/strong>. &ldquo;Met my friend here, I didn&#8217;t know he was an art major so it was good. Nice exposure for them.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I really like is the variety actually,&rdquo; said <strong>Marisa Mendoza<\/strong>, who is also a graduate student at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa. &ldquo;We were looking at the glass booths. We were looking at the paintings, the photography and I love how the students get to express and explain their art, where their ideas came from, how they did it.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s music to the ears of the festival organizers who say the main goal is to bring more awareness to the university&#8217;s thriving arts community, but it&#8217;s not the only goal. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just hope that everyone gets a better sense of community,&rdquo; said <strong>Amanda Woodcock<\/strong>, a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa student and festival organizer. &ldquo;I think that <abbr>UH<\/abbr> struggles with students getting together.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Not on this day, as an estimated 4,000 people attended the Ka Leo Arts Festival. 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