Who says that attending an art gallery event has to be quiet or introspective?
From 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului will get art lovers in the mood to socialize with a fun event full of OP art, film noir and performance art during its fourth ArT=Mixx in Yokouchi Pavilion Courtyard.
"ArT=Mixx is a new concept at the MACC. "We introduced it earlier this year for the over-21 and young-at-heart crowd. The interactive mixer is generally themed to go along with the current art exhibit in Schaefer International Gallery," says its director Neida Bangerter.
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The most recent installment of ArT = Mixx will delight the crowds with its theme of “Black & White Edition,” in which you may wear artsy black and white attire and then enter a costume contest.
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In this installment, dubbed the "Black & White Edition," producers Bangerter along with Trevor Arnholt (video artist) and Toben Lindell (who is a graphic designer and DJ artist) have compiled and created an amazing variety of interactive media with five DJs and six VJs: video mapping, OP art displays, film noir projections, even a black and white marching band. Guests are invited to wear black and white attire for a costume contest.
"The central idea around this concept is to connect people to art in ways that are both fun and stimulating, yet beyond what they think of as 'art,' " says vice president of programming for the MACC, Colleen Furukawa. "Art enters our lives in many ways and it is present everywhere."
Networking is paramount at ArT=Mixx as is just having fun. Maui's popular DJs will spin house and techno tunes for dancing.
The MACC's built-in food and beverage bars will serve a variety of colorful drinks and healthy appetizers made from fresh and local ingredients by Three's Bar & Grill, a popular Kihei restaurant. Choose from Caprese salad with pohole fern to turkey lettuce wraps to crab cakes with Asian slaw.
The MACC offers a casual and friendly setting to gather with friends and meet new ones as you share the experience. The County of Maui sponsors this free event.
For more information, call 242-SHOW or visit the website at www.MauiArts.org
