Spotlight Tour

Elisa Chang's photography on display now at Honolulu Museum of Art showcases images of Waikiki visitors

Elisa Chang’s photography on display now at Honolulu Museum of Art showcases images of Waikiki visitors PHOTO COURTESY HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART

You have two chances to learn more about Elisa Chang’s photography exhibit that’s currently on display at Honolulu Museum of Art as part of its Artists of Hawaii 2015. Docent-led tours of the exhibit take place at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10.

The exhibit showcases Chang’s work capturing images of visitors to Waikiki during the last five years.

“People and landscape come together to create my vision of contemporary Waikiki — at once strange, contemplative, curious, wandering and familiar,” Chang explains in a description of the exhibit on the museum’s website.

“There is beauty, honesty and vulnerability when defenses are shed and one finally succumbs to vacation,” she adds.

TWO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE

Kumu Kahua Theatre and The ARTS at Marks Garage announced earlier this week that they have entered into a new partnership: The theater will now serve as a sponsor for ARTS at Marks to support it financially. As per terms of the agreement, ARTS at Marks will provide the theater with advertising in return.

A few years ago, Kumu Kahua faced financial struggles of its own, but was saved through community support.

“There is poetry in this alliance,” states Kumu Kahua managing director Donna Blanchard in a press release. “As the community insisted on the existence of Kumu Kahua Theatre, we are carrying the torch forward and creating a win/win situation with The ARTS. We believe we are both vital to the health of downtown Honolulu and the artistic spirit that must thrive in Hawaii.”

“Kumu Kahua and Marks are both about telling our own stories,” states The ARTS at Marks Garage executive director Rich Richardson in the release. “Rather than providing something pre-packaged for our entertainment, both institutions provide much more value. Working together to create our own shows is good for our social fabric, our economy and our capacity to innovate. This is a threshold moment for our arts scene, and our deepest gratitude goes out to Kumu Kahua staff, board and dedicated patrons.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON KUMU KAHUA THEATRE, VISIT KUMUKAHUA.ORG. FOR MORE ON THE ARTS AT MARKS GARAGE, VISIT ARTSATMARKS.COM. (P.S. YOU ALSO CAN CHECK OUT DETAILS FOR AN UPCOMING ART SHOW AT ARTS AT MARKS IN THIS WEEK’S FEATURE STORY.)