{"id":198845,"date":"2024-06-04T15:51:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T01:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=198845"},"modified":"2024-06-04T18:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:35:29","slug":"uh-student-art-in-public-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/04\/uh-student-art-in-public-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> student art graces public spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa art student Mari Matsuda, Hell, No, We Ain’t Moving<\/em>, woodcut print on paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Artworks by talented haum\u0101na (students) from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have found a new home for public viewing. The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Foundation on Culture and the Arts<\/a> (SFCA<\/abbr>) has acquired six pieces, adding them to its Art in Public Places Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These artworks, including woodcut prints, a glass sculpture, and oil painting, will be showcased in various state government locations across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, such as schools, libraries and Capitol Modern (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Art Museum).<\/p>\n

Among the featured artists are three graduate students from the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa art and art history department<\/a>: Mari Matsuda, Enrico Battan and Erik Sullivan. Their pieces were part of the “Still Standing” exhibit on the M\u0101noa campus which highlighted works by MFA<\/abbr> candidates in spring 2024.<\/p>\n

Five of these artworks caught the eye of the Art Acquisition Selection Committee during their visit to the exhibit in March. Following approval by the SFCA<\/abbr> Board of Commissioners on May 15, these pieces were added to the collection.<\/p>\n

Saxony Charlot, an undergraduate in environmental studies<\/a> at UH<\/abbr> Hilo also had her piece “Koa Bug Colorways” acquired by SFCA<\/abbr>. Her artwork was originally displayed at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Nei Art exhibition in Hilo in 2023.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1717551913699-b6f7e133-d0cb-1″ include=”198847,198848,198850″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

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