Important Dates

Submission window closes: July 12, 2024 (5:00 PM HST)
Artist notification: July 14, 2024 (4:00 PM HST)

Accepted Artwork Drop-off:

• Wailoa Center: Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 10:00am-1:00pm
• Kona pick-up at Akamai Arts parking lot: Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:00am (artwork dimensions for transport cannot exceed 40"x40" including packaging)

The exhibition opens: August 2, 2024
Opening reception: August 2, 2024, 5:00pm - 7:00 pm
The exhibition closes: September 26, 2024

Artwork Pick-up:

• Wailoa: Friday, September 27, 10:00am-1:00pm
• Akamai Art parking lot: Friday, September 27, 10:00am
• Off-Island works will be shipped by September 30

Submitting Artwork

To enter participants must have or create a Café account. All images to be uploaded to their portfolio in Café. The maximum file size that will be accepted is 5 MB. Please see the links below for more info on submitting your best quality images. 

Image Requirements: https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/uploading-media/

Preparing Images for Download: https://www.callforentry.org/preparing-your-image-files-for-upload/

Photographing your work: https://www.callforentry.org/photographing-artwork/

Entry Fees: 

$15 non-refundable entry fee per each submission. Maximum of five entries per artist. All images or videos must be submitted digitally and will be judged by jurors based upon files submitted.

Hawaii Island Student Discount. To encourage more local students to participate in the shows at Wailoa, HIAA has decided to offer a free first entry student discount for all HIAA-sponsored calls. This discount is available to all full time Hawaii Island students grade school through college, and can be redeemed using code 'HIStudent'. We hope this initiative will increase student participation in the shows.

Shipping Details for Off-Island Artists

Off-Island work must be received by Friday, July 26, 2024. 

• Artists are financially responsible for shipping to and from Wailoa Center. 
• Packages MUST include a prepaid return label as well as a $10 handling fee. 
• Checks made out to the Hawaiʻi Island Art Alliance. 
• Please research shipping costs for the artwork prior to entering.
  
  Shipping Address:
  WAILOA CENTER
  200 Piopio St. 
  Hilo, Hawaii
  
   

Sales:

Works must be for sale – For any work sold, 80% of sales goes to the artist and 20% goes to HIAA for support of artists, art opportunities and exhibitions at Wailoa Center. 

 

Juror Information: 

Henry Bianchini

Bio: Henry Bianchini was born in 1935. Since settling in Hawaii in 1969, he has distinguished himself internationally as a sculptor, painter, printmaker, and craftsman. He has earned several Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts commissions, as well as numerous corporate commissions and awards. Henry works with a wide variety of materials, including bronze, stone, concrete, steel, ceramics, wood, clay, and paper in his own foundry, kiln and production studio. His experience includes creating and installing works that are part of overall building and landscape design (gates, walls, sculptural installations). Henry has a strong sense of Hawaiian culture and art and an affinity with early Hawaiian voyagers. He originally sailed to Hawaii from Southern California on his self-built trimaran, “Island Dancer” in August 1969. As he approached the Island of Hawaii, he viewed the eruption of Mauna Ulu from 200 miles at sea.  The experience left him with a unique sense of the dynamic and creative forces manifested in the Island of Hawaii, his home for more than 50 years.

Juror Statement: One of the difficulties I have in talking about my own work is getting across the idea that my only real success is that I am still working. When I talk about my work I must converse philosophically. Because for me, art is an understanding of an inner life and materials are beside the point. But still, after the material is worked sufficiently and infused with spirituality then it is at that point, a metaphor for life, a synthesis for meanings.

 

Prizes: 

Monetary prizes will be awarded.

About Wailoa Center:

Located in Piʻopiʻo and the Wailoa River State Recreation Area, Wailoa Center is Hawai’i Island’s largest venue for showcasing the work of local and international artists. With exhibits that change monthly, the two galleries within Wailoa Center offer opportunities that provide inspiration and exposure to artists and community members alike. The Wailoa Center is free and open to the public.
 

About Hawaiʻi Island Art Alliance: 

Founded in 2015, Hawai`i Island Art Alliance (HIAA) is a non-profit organization supporting and inspiring art and culture in our community. HIAA is a completely volunteer-driven, whose current Mission is to concentrate on the support and production of a variety of happenings at the Wailoa Center. 

HIAA sponsors juried and non-juried exhibits, educational and cultural programming at Wailoa Center throughout the year.  

HIAA hopes to positively impact the art and cultural community on Hawaiʻi Island through our contributions at Wailoa Center.

Application Requirements

• Completed Portfolio on CAFE with 1 - 5 artwork samples
• Submission fee: $15 per entry (non-refundable)
• Artist/ Artwork Statement

Eligibility Criteria

• Open internationally (please research shipping costs).
• Open to any media (2D, 3D, video, etc) within the genre of abstract.
• No reproductions or AI generated or assisted art will be accepted.
• 2D works must be no larger than 7’ tall x 9’ wide’; 3D works must not be taller than 10ʻ.
• Artwork must have been created in the past two years.
• Artwork can NOT have been previously exhibited at Wailoa Center.
• This exhibit will be displayed in a State Parks facility, thus artwork with sensitive subject matter (i.e. nudity, offensive religious or political statements, and or violence) may be juried out.
• If accepted, all work MUST be gallery quality installation ready to hang or be easily installed. If you have questions about the installation of your work, please contact Wailoa Center, (808) 933-0416 or dlnr.sp.wailoacenter@hawaii.gov