Artists’ network schedules meetings
Artists’ network schedules meetings
Art makers and lovers alike are invited to join Volcano Art Center for the first of many creative conversations about its Hawaii Island Network of Artists initiative on Wednesday.
Hosted at the center’s Niaulani Campus at 19-5074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the network’s project coordinator Tiffany DeEtte Shafto and VAC CEO Tanya Aynessazian will lead an open discussion on the needs of local artists — what works, what doesn’t and share ideas for collective improvement. The overall goals for the network will be examined with attendee input encouraged.
Participation in the Hawaii Island Network of Artists is free to all visual artists on the Big Island. Meeting attendance is also free and future gatherings are already being coordinated for each district. The North and West Hawaii meetings are scheduled for:
c South Kohala: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9, Waimea Community Center, 65-1260 Kawaihae Road, Waimea;
c Hamakua: 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7, North Hawaii Education and Research Center, 45-539 Plumeria St., Honokaa;
c South Kona: 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Society for Kona’s Education and Art, 84-5191 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook;
c North Kona: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa;
c Ka‘u: 5:30 p.m. March 7, Naalehu Community Center, 95-5635 Mamalahoa Highway, Naalehu;
c North Kohala: to be announced.
There are many ways to participate if someone is unable to attend a meeting in person. For more information, visit hinartists.org, connect on Facebook at facebook.com/HINArtists, on Twitter at @HINArtists, through email at info@HINArtists.org or call Volcano Art Center directly at 967-8222.
Hawaii Island Network of Artists is a project of Volcano Art Center and is supported in part with funding from Hawaii County. Photo and video artist volunteers are needed to assist with documenting meetings and project progress. Anyone interested in lending his service should email Shafto at info@HINArtists.org.
Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1974 to develop, promote and perpetuate the artistic, cultural and environmental heritage of Hawaii’s people through the arts and education.
Donkey Mill Art
Center offers classes
The month of September at the Donkey Mill Art Center is filled with new classes and events being offered to the public. In addition to the regular ongoing class schedule, this month the Donkey Mill welcomes new visiting artists offering fresh approaches to painting with oil and acrylic, fiber arts and drawing.
Artist Timothy Ojile from Honolulu will offer a two-day painting and collage workshop called “Painting Intuitively” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 and 23. In this class, Ojile will emphasize individual breakthroughs and accomplishment with special regard to form, style and content of participants’ work. Each day a series of exercises will be given culminating in a set of complete paintings on paper. Collage will also be introduced, as well as an art discussion, review and critique.
Also from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept 22 and 23, visiting artist Darius Homayounpour will offer a textile workshop focusing on indigo and shibori. This workshop combines the qualities of the indigo vat with shibori, the Japanese approach to tie-dye. The basics of binding, stitching and clamping cloth, along with an introduction to essential techniques for dyeing in the indigo vat will be covered, though students of all levels are welcome. Fabrics and fibers for quilting, weaving, clothing, as well as the home, can be designed and produced.
Beginning Sept. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., local artist Lee Ballard will offer a new class, “Perspective and Analysis of Form.” The course will explore the tonal construction of the figure for both drawing and painting. Light and shadow relationships, edge control and the basic science of color and proportion control will also be explored. Students will apply techniques while working from a model. This class is designed for beginning to intermediate levels.
For more information on upcoming workshops and events, visit donkeymillartcenter.org or call 322-3362.
Waimea Arts Council announces juried show
The Waimea Arts Council invites artists to enter its 28th annual Helen M. Cassidy Memorial Juried Art Show set for Oct. 3 to 27 at the Firehouse Gallery.
Cassidy was instrumental in establishing the Waimea Arts Council more than 35 years ago. This competition and exhibition in her memory is open to all Big Island artists. Works must be submitted between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sept. 29.
In order for pieces to be juried into the show, artists must be members of the Waimea Arts Council. Membership is open to anyone 18 and older. All media will be accepted. Cash awards will be announced at an Oct. 6 reception.
Aelbert Aehegma, a multimedia artist, arts administrator and consultant, educator and lecturer from Hawaii Island, is the event’s judge.
The Firehouse Gallery is a project of the Waimea Arts Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the arts in Hawaii. For more information and a prospectus, contact exhibition coordinator Jay West at artglass@aloha.net or 885-7812 or visit waimeaartscouncil.org.
Artists’ group raises funds with candy sales
The Waimea Arts Council is selling See’s Candy as a fundraiser for its community programs. Candy can be ordered at the Firehouse Gallery until Oct. 5, and will be available for pickup by Oct. 31.
The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and is located on Mamalahoa Highway and Lindsey Road in Waimea.
For more information, call the gallery at 887-1052 or Marcia at 937-0312.