Description: TRADES Artist in Residence program benefits visiting artists and people of Hawai‘i mutually and equally. We view sharing and exchange as fundamental modes of learning and community building. We forge connections. Beyond a residency’s usual provision of time and space, TRADES foregrounds place.
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TRADES Artist in Residence program seeks to address the representation of contemporary art in the Hawaiian Islands by providing maximum community access and fostering arts appreciation locally.
At the core of our mission is a Visiting Artist in Residence Program. TRADES aims to fund travel, lodging and studio space for selected national and international visiting artists. Committed to outreach, we are partnered with the Honolulu Museum of Art and the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa. TRADES is dedicated to featuring artists with diverse backgrounds and points of view.
Hawai‘i’s remoteness is both a benefit and a hinderance to the arts. Our relative isolation allows artists to develop clear personal voices and preserves the integrity of local culture, but it also prevents those artists from engaging in broader contexts and having their work appreciated by larger audiences. There are scores of young, vibrant contemporary artists here who are seeking more established outlets for their creativity. TRADES seeks to bridge that gap by providing resources and support to visiting