East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center

Employing a dynamic mix of science, engineering, art and culture, students will explore ocean conservation issues globally and locally. In this arts based research format, students will learn artistic techniques and skills, as well as, participate in hands-on activities with the MEGA Lab like coral reef mapping, data collection, and AR technology. An artivist is someone who uses creativity to convey a message. These student artivists will then use their knowledge and ideas about the importance of kai conservation to paint a mural alongside a professional local muralist, Shar Tuiasoa (Punky Aloha Studio). This STEAM camp is a fun and special experience that promises to impact those participating and the entire community.

Explore place-based art, psychogeography, and observation in downtown Hilo as methods for students to explore creativity in a community-rooted way, linking past and present. Students will discover new ways to see the world around them using appreciative inquiry and investigating the historical and contemporary stories that lie beneath the surface. Artwork formation will move between digital photography and sound art with each discipline informing the other to ultimately produce the students own narrative of place.

In this camp, students will dive into the dynamic creative space where science, technology, and art intermingle. Exploring sound, digital arts, painting, paper making, printmaking, collaging, and sculpture, students will create both 2D and 3D artworks that reflect and interpret elements of the Hawaiian rainforest. This immersive installation will be on display at the East Hawaii Cultural Center Annex space for a limited time after the camp.

The Youth Arts Series (YAS) annual Summer Art Camp is back for its 6th session! Keiki will join our talented local artists for creative adventures. In this year's summer session, the YAS team of skilled instructors will guide young artists through the process of learning a variety of mediums. Our student artists will create their own works of art while learning basic technical skills behind each medium.