The Public Art Podcast
”Episodes” talk story with the artists, community members, project facilitators, small business owners, supporters and story holders working together to envision Wailuku as an arts district. ”Hui Mo‘olelo” and ”Talk Story” posts explore Maui sense of place, later forming the basis for annual requests for proposals to be interpreted as a work of public art in collaboration with Maui community members.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Bobby Zokaites is a U.S. based sculptor skilled in a variety of materials with a wealth of experience producing large scale works for private and public spaces. His industrious work ethic and urban design sense enable him to create distinctive works of art that foster new and dynamic relationships between community, site, history and the natural environment. Blurring the line between fine art, public sculpture and collaborative practices, his work engages diverse audiences, humanizes public spaces, and often encourages participation with larger-than-life-sized artwork. Zokaites earned his BFA at New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University (2008) and his MFA in Sculpture at Arizona State University (2014). He recently completed two permanent municipal infrastructure projects in Arizona. It is integral to Zokaites' practice that his work connects residents to one another and their community in new ways, creating new and lasting experiences. Learn about Bobby's SMALL TOWN * BIG ART and Imua Discovery Garden collaborative project HERE.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
In May 2022, Student of Hawaiian Life Ways Anuhea Yagi completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in a 40-minute, audio-recorded "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection. Here, Anu speaks with Hōaka Delos Reyes, an expert in the field of stone-on-stone carving (kālai pōhaku), at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society. This recording will become part of a collection from which artists will base a proposed work of public art through the upcoming SMALL TOWN * BIG ART 2022 RFP (request for proposals). Learn more at smalltownbig.org/talk-story.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In May 2022, Dean Tokishi completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in a 40-minute, audio-recorded "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection. Here, Dean speaks with John McCandless (Uncle Johnny Mac), at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society. This recording will become part of a collection from which artists will base a proposed work of public art through the upcoming SMALL TOWN * BIG ART 2022 RFP (request for proposals). Learn more at smalltownbig.org/talk-story.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In this "bonus episode" of our Talk Story initiative, Lopaka White specifically requested an impromptu meeting with Sissy Lake-Farm to learn more about Hawaiian Canoe Club -- a program that raised him and that was created by Sissy's family, John and Kealoha Lake, sixty years ago. More at smalltownbig.org/talk-story.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
On Friday, June 10, 2022, cousins Frank De Rego, (Maui Police Commission, Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Maui County Climate Action Resiliency Planning Advisory Committee) and Wallette Pellegrino, (Former Host of ”Preserving Our Recollections” Oral History TV Program for University of Hawaii Maui College), met at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society to record a "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Maui sense of place. This recording will become part of a collection from which artists will base a proposed work of public art through the upcoming SMALL TOWN * BIG ART 2022 RFP (request for proposals). Learn more at smalltownbig.org/talk-story.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In May 2022, Kauwela Bisquera completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in a 40-minute, audio-recorded "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Maui sense of place. Here, Kauwela speaks with Kekoa Enomoto, ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu and Chairwoman, Paʻupena Community Development Corporation, at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
In May 2022, Lopaka White completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in an audio-recorded "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Maui sense of place. Here, Lopaka speaks with Sally Ann Delos Reyes, a fellow ocean enthusiast, about their love for family, adventure and Hawai'i. Please enjoy.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Recorded at Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center on May 31, 2022, Dean Del Rosario, Kamaʻāina of Lānaʻi and Shelly Preza, Executive Director, Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center met to record a 40-minute "Talk Story" session, with the goal of capturing an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Lānaʻi sense of place. This recording will become part of a collection from which artists will base a proposed work of public art through the upcoming SMALL TOWN * BIG ART 2022 RFP (request for proposals). Learn more at smalltownbig.org/talk-story.