The Maui News

The Small Town Big Art initiative is seeking artists to bring a collection of audio recording stories by Maui community members to life through a work of public art.

Applicants may choose from three separate categories:

• Performances and public art inspired by Maui storytellers ($5,000 cap): Artists are asked to create a work of performance, visual or experiential public art inspired by what they heard. Up to six artists will be selected to participate in this category, which was inspired with previous work with Leilehua Yuen, StoryCorps DIY and Ball State University.

• Kahului mural ($10,000 cap): Artists are asked to translate one or more stories into a large-scale mural that is rooted in a Kahului sense of place.

• Lanai story animations ($5,000 cap per story): Artists are asked to interpret one to three of the Lanai-recorded stories into short, animated films that use the recordings as a soundtrack.

The deadline to apply is Aug. 15 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time Zone. All projects would start in the fall.

For more information, including the process, application criteria, budget and more, visit www.smalltownbig.org/rfp.

To learn more about Small Town Big Art’s “Talk Story” collection, visit www.smalltownbig.org/talk-story.html.