Wailoa Center - Full Bleed,Art At The Edges: Anime, Manga And Urban Art

This exhibition seeks to highlight artists and artwork styles at the fringes of the canon. What new visions and new Inspirations can you express through the lenses of the popular styles of graffiti, anime and manga. We encourage artists to push the folds of each genre. We are looking for new and fresh perspectives.

The Inspiration for this exhibit Is to give a stage to young artists to share thelr works with the community at large. Our aim is to create the space for emerging artists to exhibit alongside established artists, to support budding artistic careers and to build relationships with artists across generatlons and genres.

This exhibit will be displayed in a State Parks facility, thus please keep all works family friendly. Artwork with sensitive subject matter (I.e. nudity, offensive rellglous or political statements, and or violence) may be Juried out. No NSFW.

As part of the exhibit we will have themed events, Including an opening reception with a graffiti battle and DJ. During the exhibit, there will be an ephemeral mural unvelling with a corresponding anime viewing, as well as a cosplay fashion show. More detalls as the show approaches.

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to all ages and professional levels
• Open to any media (2D, 3D, video etc) within the genres of anime, manga and urban art.
• 2D works must be no larger than 7’ tall x 9’ wide’; 3D works must not be taller than 10ʻ
• Artwork must have been created in the past two years.
• Artwork can NOT have been previously exhibited at Wailoa Center.
• This exhibit will be displayed in a State Parks facility, thus artwork with sensitive subject matter (i.e. nudity, offensive religious or political statements, and or violence) may be juried out. No NSFW.
• No AI generated artwork.
• We realize the importance of fan art in the manga and anime genre, but in this exhibition it will not be accepted. Please use your inspiration of these characters to create your own new works.
• If accepted, all work MUST be gallery quality installation ready to hang or be easily installed. If you have questions about the installation of your work, please contact Wailoa Center, (808) 933-0416 or dlnr.sp.wailoacenter@hawaii.gov