The Maui News

Baldwin High School students Bryceson Gaoiron and Aliyah Englert, the recipients of the START 2023: Student Artist Immersion program, will showcase their art this month at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

As recipients of the community-based immersion program for young aspiring artists, ceramicist Gaoiron and multimedia artist Englert were selected in the juried art process developed in collaboration with Rosina Potter, Four Seasons Resort Maui art consultant and the executive director of Hawaii Contemporary.

The START immersion includes a weekly spot in the Artists Showcase for three weeks this spring in which the student will show and sell their works side-by-side with the island’s most notable artists on Sunday and April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in lower lobby of the resort.

Gaoiron, a junior, will show alongside his mentor ceramist Curt Stevens, who creates everything from functional items, such as the specialty tiki cups. Englert, a senior, will show alongside her mentor Brad Huck, a mixed media painter.

“The talent level reflected in this year’s applications is incredible–it’s wonderful to see the arts thriving in Maui’s schools,” Potter said in a news release. “Ultimately, the committee selected Aliyah and Bryceson as each showed elevated skill levels in their chosen mediums. I’m so very excited to see their confidence grow as a result of this program.”

Both students will also be paired with professional artist mentors based on complementary style or medium to help guide them through the program; get a one-on-one lunch at Ferraro’s at the Four Seasons Resort Maui or artist studio visit, if applicable, with mentor artist; receive a mentorship session with Potter; and accept a $3,000 scholarship to apply to their continued education in the arts.

“I believe that it is important to be able to discover your passion and that you can make a living off of what you are most passionate about,” said Gaoiron, who hopes to attend the University of Hawaii Maui College.

The resort’s Artists Showcase is an open-air gallery that offers visitors and guests a “meet-the artist” experience with over 50 notable artists.

The artists show daily in a constant rotation from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the lower lobby and from 5 to 10 p.m. in the lobby lounge.