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
Ticket Information
Admission: free
Event Sponsor
EWC, Mānoa Campus
More Information
944-7177, arts@EastWestCenter.org,