Weaving a Tapestry of Community Life
Art Show

Art Show

November 2024 – May 2025 

National Baha’i Center
3264 Allan Place, Honolulu, Nuʻuanu Valley

Artists are invited to express universal values such as unity, cooperation, love, justice, harmony, and community building and world peace, within the dynamic theme of Weaving a Tapestry of Community Life.

“The craft of weaving is analogous to the process of building unity in diversity. Individual strands come together to form something infinitely stronger than the object constituent parts, and the whole draws on the contributions of each individual strand.” – Baha’i World News Service

IMPORTANT DATES:

Monday, September 9, 2024 – Begin accepting artwork 

Friday, November 1, 2024 – Submission deadline

Friday, November 8, 2024 – Opening Reception for Weaving a Tapestry of Community Life

Saturday, February 8, 2025 – Interfaith Reception 

Friday, May 9, 2025 – Closing Reception

TYPES OF ARTWORKS WELCOMED:

A wide range of artworks may be submitted for display, including fiber arts, weaving, ceramic, digital format, drawing, jewelry, metal, oil, pastel, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile, watercolor, woodwork and video.

SPECIAL CRITERIA:

Please share a quotation that inspired you or one you wish to accompany your work. 

WAIVER AGREEMENT:

By submitting my art through this form I am giving permission for the art pieces I have submitted for the Weaving a Tapestry of Community Life Art Show 2024-2025 to be displayed at the National Bahá’í Center in Nuʻuanu to also be part of the digital version of the art show located on the Hawaiʻi Bahá’i website, https://bahaihawaii.org I also give permission for the following contact information to be displayed with my artwork: Email, Phone Number and Website.

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Please fill out the form below or download and print the PDF version of the form, fill it out and mail it to: 

Frank Hernandez c/o Hawai`i National Bahá’i Center

3264 Allan Place

Honolulu, Hawai`i, 96817

  1. Print and attach completed ID tag to your artwork. 
  2. Ship artwork: All shipped artwork should be sent to: 

Frank Hernandez c/o Hawai`i National Bahá’i Center

3264 Allan Place

Honolulu, Hawai`i, 96817 

Artwork must be packaged in sturdy, reshipable boxes with paid return shipping labels, or a check made to Frank Hernandez for the amount of return shipping. All two-dimensional artwork must be ready to hang, meaning screweyes and picture hanging wire are installed. Watercolors, drawings, prints, or any works on paper must be framed under glass or plastic.

Please email hawaiibahaiartshows@gmail.com with information regarding carrier, tracking number, number of boxes, box sizes and estimated date of arrival. Notification of artwork received will be acknowledged. 

Alternatively, you may bring your artwork in person to the National Bahá’i Center.

Right to review: We reserve the right to return artwork which is not in keeping with the spirit of the show.

SUBMISSION FORM

After you fill in the form below please click on the “choose file” button below to upload pictures of your submissions.  Please label all photos with the title of your submission. 

By submitting my art through this form I am giving permission for the art pieces I have submitted for the Weaving a Tapestry of Community Life Art Show 2024-2025 to be displayed at the National Bahá’í Center in Nuʻuanu to also be part of the digital version of the art show located on the Hawaiʻi Bahá’i website, https://bahaihawaii.org

I also give permission for the following contact information to be displayed with my artwork: Email, Phone Number and Website.

Printable Submission form and ID tags

If you are sending in a physical piece of art, please download and print the ID tags to be attached to your artwork.

If you have any questions about this form or the artshow, email or call with the various contact information below.