Eco/Logic, July 29 - Sept. 6, 2008
Eco/Logic A hybrid exhibit: artists/activists/community. 
Striking a balance between Pretty Pictures and Doom and Gloom, Eco/Logic was an environmentally themed exhibit coinciding with Hawaii Conservation Week. This multi-disciplinary exploration of environmental issues included an Open Call to Artists, invitations to key artists and neighborhood groups, Hawaiian and environmental activists, commissions, and community projects. Over 5,000 people saw this show and the collaborations initiated between the arts and environmental communities continues.
Participants:
Open Call: Hawkins Biggins, Kenna Doeringer, Dana Forsberg, Kris Goto, Clinton Haness, Mac James, Steph Langkamp, Aly Maderson-Quinlog, Loreen Matsushima, Patrick Mizumoto, Naomi Olson, Alex Preiss, Bruna Stude, Laurie Sumiye, Estefania Velilla, and Julie Weinberger.
Invitees: Chris Reiner, Scott Groeniger, Scott Yoell (Big Island), Susan Maddux (Brooklyn), Vince Hazen, Marc Yoakum, Kirsten Simonsen, Carl Pao, Corinne Kamiya (Boston), Gary Sweeney (San Antonio), Melinda Morey (Kauai), Mike Takemoto (Maui), Molly Turner, with logo/postcard design by Mariko Merritt.
Special Projects: Celebrated prints of rare Hawaiian species from “Remains of a Rainbow” by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton courtesy of The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, powerful agitprop about the rising tides from Sierra Club’s Sea Change Project, and Mat Kubo’s commissioned community art project OffTheGrid: ActionFunUrbanSurvivalism http://www.matkubo.blogspot.com.
Collaborators: The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i, KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance, Malama Learning Center, Evan Tector/Forward Foundation, Hawaii Conservation Alliance, Sierra Club, KANU Hawaii, Youth Speaks Hawaii, Blue Planet Foundation, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Nature Center, State of Hawaii Department of Health, University of Hawaii, DJ Travis T with KTUH, The Mayor’s Office on Culture and the Arts, and environmental consultant Mike Lee.
Supporters: This is the first exhibit of contemporary art at Marks to be partially funded by a generous two-year grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation. Hawaii Arts Alliance is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.