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4worldlovers: Benefitting Downtown Art Center, the Jean Charlot Foundation, and Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund

VIP Preview Reception: Friday, September 15, from 5:30-8 p.m. $150 per person, available on Eventbrite.

Be the FIRST to see and buy works at this Preview Reception, featuring artworks by some of Hawaii’s most well-known artists, donated from private collectors!

Valet Parking for this event: Guests may park in the Liberty Lot (open lot behind Marks Garage) where Elite will valet your car. There will be continued shuttle service throughout the evening from Liberty Lot to Downtown Art Center.

Public Opening Reception: Saturday, September 16 from 5-8 p.m. Free and open to the public. Refreshments available.

In this exhibition, curated by Allison Wong, fine art from Hawaii collectors will be made available to new and veteran collectors to benefit the nonprofit Downtown Art Center (DAC) and the Jean Charlot Foundation (JCF). The event will encourage collectors to donate works of art from their collections to encourage others to purchase and support the mission of DAC and JCF. In addition to the Collectors’ Art Sale, there will be an Exhibition of Selected Works by Hawaii contemporary artists. With over 600 works by more than 150 artists collected so far, there will be something for everyone to collect!

4worldlovers: As the presenter of Hawai‘i Triennial, a multi-site exhibition of contemporary art from Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and beyond, Hawai‘i Contemporary seeks to create an accessible gateway for contemporary art in Hawai‘i nei. Through community-backed collaboration, our work — including the Triennial, Art Summit, professional development opportunities, and year-round public programming centered around contemporary art and ideas — contributes to a vibrant visual arts ecosystem in Hawai‘i.


Framed around the fluid concept of Pacific Century – E Ho‘omau no Moananuiākea, Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22) examined interweaving themes of history, place, and identity within the context of Hawaiʻi’s unique location at the confluence of Asia-Pacific and Oceania. Featuring 43 artists and collectives on view across seven venues on O‘ahu, HT22 was curated by curatorial director Dr. Melissa Chiu (director of the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden ) and associate curators Dr. Miwako Tezuka (associate director of the Reversible Destiny Foundation) and Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick (director of Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College). LEARN MORE »


Pacific Century – E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea IS an essential resource for THE critical exploration of contemporary art in Asia-Pacific.


Published on the occasion of the Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22), Pacific Century – E Hoʻomau no Moananuiākea examines key art historical backgrounds and contemporary discussions on art, expanding the frame of reference for the Asia-Pacific region. Essays by HT22 co-curators lay out the critical approaches that shaped the framework of the Triennial around the fluid concept of a Pacific Century, while a newly commissioned conversation with Homi K. Bhabha, illuminating his theoretical criticism, carves out a new discursive space where the marginalized find agency. Participating HT22 artists are highlighted in a dedicated section with an original introductory text and images.


Delve into select video conversations from Hawai‘i Contemporary Art Summit 2021 and learn more about these Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 artists and their work.

Videos courtesy of respective artists and kekahi wahi (Sancia Shiba Nash and Drew K. Broderick)

We’re thrilled to announce our curatorial team for Hawai‘i Triennial 2025 (HT25): Wassan Al-Khudhairi, independent curator; Binna Choi, director of Casco Art Institute (Utrecht) and co-artistic director of Singapore Biennale 2022; and Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, independent curator and faculty at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (Honolulu) will take the helm of the organization’s fourth biennial/triennial exhibition.

Hawai‘i Triennial is the state’s largest, periodic exhibition of contemporary art from Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and beyond. The multi-site exhibition will be on view February 15–May 4, 2025.

4worldlovers:
PNM programs are held on the Chaminade University campus in Eiben Hall, first floor:


PARKING: Enter Chaminade campus from Waialae Avenue. Drive past guard gate. Eiben Hall is first large (makai-facing) building on the left after the guard gate. PARK only in stalls 5 through 170 or any yellow stalls marked CUH. Do not park in stalls marked SLS, which are reserved for Saint Louis School. You will be towed if parked in SLS-marked stalls.


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