The Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design opens #8x8_shangrila_23 on January 7, 2023. For the third year in a row, this highly influential exhibition features new work by eight visual artists and eight performing artists living in Hawaiʻi. The theme of the exhibition is “continuum,” calling attention to common threads linking the artists, their works, Shangri La and Hawaiʻi.

Artists in this year’s exhibition include: 
Noa Dettweiler, Daven Hee, Raiatea Helm, Fuki Ikeuchi, Maryanne Ito, Nicholas Kaleikini, Keiki Breaks, Janet Kelly, Ihilani Lasconia, Jack Lewin, Faye Maeshiro, Ohtoro, Harinani Orme, ‘Āina Paikai, Rachel Saul, and Roy Yamashiro