Artists will put their best face forward for the upcoming Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2009 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.
The MACC's signature triennial, this prestigious statewide juried exhibition has become a showcase of outstanding Hawaii artists and a chronicle of the changing face of our community. The selected explorations in portraiture include a broad range of interpretation and styles - from representational to experimental in drawing, painting and sculpture - all of which reveal the rewards of observation and the essence of human connection.
Portrait subjects include people among us of all ages who represent the multicultural profile of our communities and their compelling stories, seen through the artists' portrayals. Included in the exhibit are 15 self portraits.
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The competition was an open call to artists throughout the state, who were encouraged to go beyond the likeness and capture the spirit of the portrait subject. The result is an exhibit that portrays the spirit of Hawaii and its people.
Two-dimensional media accepted include oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and mixed media. Accepted sculptures include work in bronze, ceramic, plaster, wood and mixed media.
Artists were asked to submit a written statement about themselves and the portrait subject. Each artist's narrative will be displayed with his or her portrait. All portraits were created during the 12-month period prior to the entry deadline and none have been previously exhibited; the artists also had to verify that they had at least one live sitting with their subject.
The exhibit features two awards: the Jurors' Choice Award, which carries a $15,000 cash prize, and the Marian Freeman People's Choice Award which carries a $5,000 cash prize.
The exhibition is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery is also open before performances and during intermissions in the Castle Theater. For more information, visit www.mauiarts.org.
In addition to the Maui exhibition, parts of this show will go on the road, as select artwork will travel to The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center in Honolulu from May 29 to Sept. 8.
Selected Artists:
Douglas Ball
Kelly Bandalos
Anita Bisquera
Nitya Brighenti
Jill Butterbaugh
Chris Campbell
Lynn Capell
Mike Carroll
Hung-Kwai Chan
Carol Ann Davis
Margaret Ezekiel
Eddie Flotte
Stephen Freedman
Stephen Garnin
Bob Getzen
Robert Glick
Karen Goins
Norm Graffam
Rich Hevner
Matt Holton
Michael James
Michelle Kaskovich
Edwin Kayton
Judy Kerstetter
Sanit Khewhok
Victoria Koningisor
Michael Krahn
Kirk Kurokawa
Diana Leone
Howard Lapp
Alan Leitner
Charlie Lyon
Mitsuhiro Kuwahara
Jacob Arthur Medina
Karen Mortensen
Stephen Niles
Ira Ono
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Noble Richardson
Wendy Romanchak
Patrick Daniel Sarsfield
Madeleine Sder
Roger B. Stephens
Robert Suzuki
Wayne Takazono
Nancy Vilhauer
James Warner
Albert Weight
Jay Wilson
John Woodruff
Atsumi Yamamoto
Patricia Yu
