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
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.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Recorded at Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center on May 31, 2022, Soon Yai Amaral, Elder kamaʻāina of Lānaʻi and Diane Preza, Kamaʻāina of Lānaʻi, 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.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
On June 7, 2022, Hōkūlani Holt, PhD, Kumu Hula, Pā’ū O Hi’iaka, Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, University of Hawaii Maui College and Cody Pueo Pata, Kumu Hula, Halau Hula ʻo ka Malama Mahilani and cultural advisor to the Maui County Mayor, met at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society 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 Maui sense of place. This recording will become part of a collection from which artists may 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.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
In May 2022, Michael (Mick) Bursack 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, Mick speaks with Annadele Yahiro, a fellow docent at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House / Maui Historical Society, about an hour before their volunteer shift for the day. Please enjoy.
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Trained in classical piano from the age of seven and a competition-winning pianist as a teenager, John originally matriculated at Cornell as a Ph.D. student in Philosophy. His performance focus is on choral conducting, and his dissertation—a project in applied bio-musicology—examines how our ideas about performance change when we take seriously the latest findings in the neurophysiology of music and the growing body of evidence that music is hardwired into us humans, in part because of the role it plays in creating and nurturing community.
John has been heard as a baritone soloist in the Fingerlakes Bach Festival and with New York State Baroque. He also enjoys working with singers from the keyboard, as a vocal coach and collaborative pianist. In 2014, John became a Certified Yoga Teacher. After enduring 29 winters in the Northeast, John came to his senses and moved home to Hawaiʻi, where he works as Director of Music & Organist at Keawalaʻi Congregational Church, as Executive Director of the Maui Chamber Orchestra, and as a voice teacher in Kūpono Music Studio.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Get to know some of the grad students that led "Small Town, Big Stories"; the result of a yearlong Master’s project designed as a tool to continually create and collect stories from our Maui community. Today, we were joined by Penelope Baggs, Michaela Tangeman, Ashleigh Goodrich, Erin Salyers and Faculty Advisor Kevin Moloney, Ph.D. to gather context on this new tool, hear about its April 1, 2022 unveiling at ʻĪao Theater, and learn what's in store for future development. Learn more at https://www.smalltownbig.org/smalltownbigstories.html and please enjoy!