HWS Members Show 2020
March 29, 2020
KĀNEHŪNĀMOKU
January 20, 2020
Premiere of HIonART TV program July 20 CH11 at 11pm
July 20, 2019
A new tv program produced by former Hawaii State Senator and arts advocate Wil Espero will premiere on Saturday July 20, 2019 on Oceanic Cable Channel 11@11pm. It is a weekly program that will focus on local Hawai’i artists of all media and practices in various stages of their career. The program seeks to present and bring visibility to the artists working in the islands and to showcase the wide array of talent and issues being tackled by these creatorsRead More
Wahi Pana: A Sense of Place Exhibition
May 31, 2019
Wahi Pana: A Sense of Place
May 31, 2019
yyo EXHIBITION 31 MAY – 5 JULY 2019 Honolulu Musuem of Art School Main Gallery What would happen if we knew more about the places we frequent? If we knew the mo’olelo of the wahipana, would our response or connection the location change? Would it affect how we respond in making art? 46 artists explore this interpreting seven different locations in Hawaii
Wahi Pana: A Sense of Place Art Creation Event March 8-10 2019
March 8, 2019
The second stage of Wahi Pana: A Sense of Place will take place between March 8th through 10th where selected wahi pana sites will see artists converge and work on their creations in response to the mo’olelo they have received about these sites. See the full list of sites. For more information about the project, see the website: www.wahi-pana.com The exhibition will open at Honolulu Musuem of Art School Main Gallery (Linekona) on May 31 and be on view untilRead More
First Friday at Arts at Mark’s Garage
Hawaii Watercolor Society’s Member’s Show opens on First Friday in Honolulu’s Chinatown District. 2018 HWS selection My first apartment after finishing art college in the Bay Area was down here and the vibe is still the same–fragrant lei, food steam escaping as doors open or close to diners, colors, textures, sounds and smells all waft up on the tropical evening air for a festive feeling. The annual members show was juried this year by Tom Hoffman, who is also conductingRead More
Bezalel’s Calling ready to receive visitors
Bezalel’s Calling is hung and ready for viewing at the Gallery on the Pali with the reception on Saturday March 3, from 6-8pm. It is my first solo show in Hawai’i and I was nervous about selecting the pieces and executing the concept itself. Luckily I had great support from framing and hanging and installation. Even if I have planned and done shows in the past, including solo shows, there is always so much planning and details to keep inRead More
Wahi Pana: A Sense of Place
“Wahi Pana” means a pulse of a place and many understand it to mean a place of reknown or historied place such as the site of the birth of Kamehameha in Kohala. But I also believe a wahi pana can also be a place that creates the sense of belonging, especially if it is one that is tied to the place of your birth or where you feel a connection to as part of your ohana (family). I wrote aRead More