Waimea Artists’ Guild offers “Ohana in the Arts,” a series of workshops for all ages. Friday evening classes for 6- to 12-year-olds are held from 5 to 6:30 and classes for those 13 and older are held from 7 to 9. Courses are taught at the guild’s studio located in the industrial complex adjacent to Mama’s House thrift store, just past NAPA Auto, in Waimea.
Waimea Artists’ Guild offers “Ohana in the Arts,” a series of workshops for all ages. Friday evening classes for 6- to 12-year-olds are held from 5 to 6:30 and classes for those 13 and older are held from 7 to 9. Courses are taught at the guild’s studio located in the industrial complex adjacent to Mama’s House thrift store, just past NAPA Auto, in Waimea.
Geoffrey Mundon is teaching a four-part printmaking workshop begun March 23 and lasting until April 6. Using natural forms and cultural symbols with varying print techniques, Mundon shares his skills and inspires his students. The cost is $20 per session. Students may attend one or more sessions in the series.
The next workshop is scheduled for April 20 through May 18. Marshall Leonard Kary Jr. teaches a four-Friday course in visual fundamentals at the studio. A professional artist and photographer, Kary is also an instructor at the University of Hawaii, West Hawaii campus. Students will explore the dynamics of drawing, including line form, texture and shape, using a variety of tools and papers.
Beginning June 1, Toma Barboza presents a woodworking course guiding students through the creation of a carved fishhook. He then helps carvers use the same techniques and skills to select and create additional cultural implements, based on their own interests.
In June and July, the guild presents its summer session classes, with a variety of media, including oil painting with Patrick Ching, relief printmaking with Harinani Orme and cultural jewelry with Stacy Gordine for beginners and advanced artists. Summer session courses are multiday workshops taught at the guild’s workspace. A complete course list and descriptions are available at waimeaartistsguild.com.
Although Native Hawaiian ancestry is not required for membership in the Waimea Artists’ Guild, sensitivity for cultural themes, materials and practices is of primary concern in the operation of the program.
For more information, contact Beth or Tom Mehau at 887-2289, email waimeaartists@gmail.com or visit waimeaartistsguild.com.