TNC Group Art Exhibit at Downtown Art Center
August 2, 2024
The Nature Conservancy, Hawaiʻi and Palmyra and Downtown Art Center present “How Nature Restores Me,” an exhibit featuring the artwork of The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and Palmyra, on display in the DAC Courtyard Gallery at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, from August 1 through August 31, 2024
The exhibit includes a diverse collection of work, including ceramics, kapa, wood carvings, paintings, photography, and more, and aims to showcase the significant link between art and nature. These works highlight TNC’s staff, trustees and their ʻohana from across the islands who express their connection to nature through art.
During the month, TNC staff will give special presentations to talk about their work across the islands, and artist Jana Ireijo will paint a “vanishing mural” of an endangered Hawaiian forest bird that will be washed away during a special closing reception at which TNC Executive Director Ulalia Woodside Lee will talk about the cultural and natural significance of these birds and the organization’s work to help save them.
The exhibition is free and open to the public, on view during regular gallery hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
During the month, special presentations from TNC staff during include:
| Sun, Aug 4, 12:00PM | Keoki Kanakaokai, Maui Natural Resource Manager |
“How Nature Restores Us on Maui & Lānaʻi” |
| Wed, Aug 7, 12:00PM | ʻAlohi Nakachi, Oʻahu Marine Program Manager |
“ʻĀina Reflections on Collaboration at Heʻeia” |
| Sat, Aug 17, 11:00AM | JC Watson, Terrestrial Conservation Director |
“Preserving Hawaiʻi’s Native Forests” |
| Sat, Aug 17, 12:00PM | Dana Sabine, Palmyra Science Coordinator |
“Partnering with Nature: Palmyra Atoll” |
| Sat, Aug 24, 12:00PM | Sam ‘Ohu Gon, Senior Scientist & Cultural Advisor |
“Exploring the Concept of ʻĀina & Aloha ʻĀina” |
| Sat, Aug 31, 4:00PM | Ulalia Woodside Lee, Executive Director |
“Hawaiʻi’s Vanishing Forest Birds” presentation and closing reception |
Images of artwork for media use available here.
About The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and Palmyra
The Nature Conservancy, Hawai‘i and Palmyra is a local nonprofit that has forged partnerships to manage 14 preserves and support other sites in Hawai‘i and Palmyra Atoll, working with government, private parties and communities to protect Hawai‘i’s and Palmyra’s forests and coral reefs for their ecological value and for the many benefits they provide to people. Informed by science and guided by traditional values and practices, TNCHP is part of a global organization that applies innovative, nature-based solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive. Visit nature.org/HawaiiPalmyra.
About Downtown Art Center (DAC)
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an exhibition gallery and educational space for Oʻahu’s arts scene. DAC is a thriving center for the arts, providing display space to showcase local artists and art organizations, classrooms for arts instruction, and more. DAC is dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown/Chinatown Honolulu through culture and the arts.
Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark’s Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.