AYANUJI Okinawa's Traditional Culture: Past & Present

September 25, 2016 - January 8, 2017
Honolulu Campus, John A. Burns Hall,

The East-West Center Arts Program, in partnership with Okinawa芒鈧劉s premier arts university, the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts (忙虏鈥撁糕灻撆捗姑ㄅ犅该♀溍ヂぢヂ, or OPUA), presents an exhibition and performances highlighting the cultural wealth of the Ryukyu Islands. Exhibition and concert performance details follow. EXHIBITION: The East-West Center Arts Program, in cooperation with the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts and the Hawai芒鈧渋 United Okinawa Association presents AYANUJI 莽露戮猫鈩⒙ Okinawa芒鈧劉s Traditional Culture: Past and Present September 25, 2016 芒鈧 January 8, 2017 East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu Free admission Okinawa and Hawai芒鈧渋 have a long history of exchange, with many local Hawai芒鈧劉i families originating from Okinawa. AYANUJI is a word used in ancient Okinawan poetry meaning 芒鈧揵eautiful rainbow.芒鈧 This exhibition aims to build a rainbow bridge between Okinawa and Hawai芒鈧渋 by sharing both past traditions and present-day interpretations of Okinawan culture. Showcasing textiles, lacquerware, ceramics, carving, and glassware, traditional Uchinanchu culture is highlighted alongside contemporary expressions. This exhibition features works made by the faculty of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, along with pieces borrowed from the local Hawai芒鈧渋 community, including musical instruments. Okinawa Prefecture is a sub-tropical island group in Japan, located where the Pacific Ocean meets the East China Sea. Through its trade with Southeast Asia and China, Okinawa developed its own distinctive culture from Japan during the period of Ryukyu Kingdom (15th -19th century). After the Pacific War (World War II) through 1972, Okinawa was ruled under United States芒鈧劉 military administration. Okinawan traditional arts, architecture, and customs reflect this complicated history. Gallery Info: East-West Center Gallery John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road (corner Dole St. & East-West Rd.) Hours: Weekdays: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sundays Noon-4:00 p.m. Closed Saturdays and Oct. 10, Nov. 11, 24, Dec. 23, 25-26, 30, Jan. 1-2. Admission: free of charge. Visitor parking is available on the UH-M脛聛noa campus for a fee during the week, and is normally free and ample on Sundays. Free school and group tours available. For further information: 808-944-7177 or visit Arts.EastWestCenter.org


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Admission: free

Event Sponsor
EWC, Mānoa Campus

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944-7177, arts@EastWestCenter.org,

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