Beyond the Image - A Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers
Date:
February 21 - April 7, 2012
(Normal Business Days)
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Admission: Free!
The Holualoa Foundation for
Arts and Culture presents 'Beyond the Image - A
Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers'. The
show will run from February 21 through April 7,
2012.
The Donkey Mill Art Center will be featuring a
select few of Hawaii Island's most accomplished
artists who are working with photography as their
primary medium.
This exhibit will open with a multi-media
installation by Ken & Mary Goodrich on February
25th, 6-8pm at the Mill. The month of March we will
offer Saturday afternoon photography workshops along
with a series of Thursday night Artist Talks
throughout the course of the exhibit.
Artist Talk & Aloha Potluck with Wendy Maruyama
Date:
April 5 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: Free!
Wendy Maruyama is in the
forefront of contemporary studio furniture makers.
Her work is characterized by a sense of character
and emotion, the bold use of pop culture
iconography, and dualities - Eastern/Western,
Traditional/Contemporary, Feminine/Masculine.
Maruyama is professor emeritus of the Furniture
Design & Woodworking Program at San Diego State
University and has been making furniture/art since
1970. Her work is often inspired by extended
residencies and visits to various countries such as
France, England, Japan, Korea and China.
Join the Donkey Mill in welcoming Wendy and get the
opportunity to meet this truly inspiring artist.
Wendy will be giving a Woodworking Workshop April
6,7 & 8, here at the Donkey Mill Art Center.
Kala Koa: 7th Annual Children's Art Exhibition, Pot-Luck & Silent Auction
Date:
April 13 - May 12, 2012
(Normal Business Days)
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Admission: Free!
Kala Koa: 7th Annual Childrens
Art Exhibition
April 13 - May 12, 2012
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Opening Reception: Friday, April 13 from 6 -8pm
How important do you think art education is for our
youth?
Art education develops self-esteem, appreciation of
the work of others, self-expression, cooperation
with others, and critical thinking skills, skills
vital to the success of our future leaders --- our
children.
Kala Koa gives our students a chance to shine and
let their art and voice be heard. Instructors Gerald
Lucena and Miho Morinoue along with guest artist
Andrea Lindborg, Lindsay Lander, Binti Bailey,
Sharon Olson, Tonya Bautista and students from
Holualoa Elementary School and DMAC's After School
Programs, have worked together to actively examine
self, family, community and our environment through
the process of art making.
There will be student presentations, a casual award
ceremony, original music by the participating
students of March Madness, and a silent auction
benefiting DMAC's youth programs on Friday, April
13, from 6-8pm. Those who come are encouraged to
practice self expression by dressing up as your
favorite animal and bringing a dish.
Admission is free!
Mahalo nui loa to the Holualoa Elementary School
teaching staff for making the continuation of our
in-school programs possible.
Project Art: Sharing Simple Acts of Creativity
Date:
April 14 , 2012
(Saturday)
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Admission: $6
The Holualoa Foundation for
Art and Culture opens the Donkey Mill Art Center to
share simple acts of creativity with the community.
With over 50 volunteers to guide you through every
new experience the Spring Arts Festival offers an
array of hands-on workshops taught by Donkey Mill
instructors and visiting artists. Bring your friends
and family to experience the magic of Raku firing or
turn a plain white tee into a wonderland of
creatures through the process of screen printing.
Other activities include paper-making, origami,
print-making, drawing/painting, sculpture, ukulele
building demo, mixed-media and more.
Raku glazing and firing is one of the most popular
activities. Participants should come early for the
best selections disappear very quickly. The firing
process produces amazing colors ranging from maroons
to copper with a myriad of blues and greens. Bring a
blank T-shirt and create your own unique designs
with silk screen. While you take a break from the
fun, view a delightful showcase titled "Kala Koa" or
colorful in Hawaiian, featuring Children's art from
students of Holualoa Elementary School and DMAC
Youth Programs which will be on display in the
gallery. If you are curious and want to dabble in it
all, plan on spending the day....light refreshments
on the BBQ will available for purchase. See you
there and don't forget to CARPOOL!
Tuition only $6 for the day with participants under
the age of 6 are FREE!
Join the entire community in a spectacular day of
sharing in creativity!
Artist Talk & Aloha Potluck with Esther Shimazu
Date:
April 20 , 2012
(Friday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: Free!
Esther Shimazu is an American
sculptor who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1957.
Her grandparents were immigrant laborers from Japan.
She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa
before transferring to the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst, where she received a
Bachelor of Fine Art in 1980 and a Master of Fine
Art in 1982.
She is best known for her stoneware sculptures of
bald, nude chunky Asian women constructed with hand
building techniques. They are colored with slips and
oxides, bisque-fired, hand-sanded, and colored
further with rubbed-in and airbrushed oxides. Then
they are fired to cone 5-6 oxidation and sanded one
last time.
She received a Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
Purchase Award, 2001, and an Individual Artist
Fellowship Award from the Hawaii State Foundation on
Culture and the Arts, 1995.
Come join the Donkey Mill in welcoming Esther to our
Ohana with an Artist Talk and Potluck.
Esther will be giving a Sculpting Cherub Busts
workshop Saturday & Sunday, April 21-22, at the
Donkey Mill Art Center.
Poetry Slam Night DATE CHANGE!! Now 4/26!!
Date:
April 26 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Admission: Free!
Spoken Word Poet, Sharon Marie
Olson, will host a fun poetry slam night at the
Mill!
Slam begins promptly at 7pm!
Poets are to bring two written or memorized poems of
their own construction. Each participant will be
called to perform their piece randomly. Poets will
be judged on overall performance.
Admission is FREE for participants and observers!
Cool Fusion
Date:
August 25 , 2012
(Saturday)
Time: 12:00am - 3:00pm
Admission: $20
Miscellaneous:
Entry Fee: $20, $10 for children under 12
The entry fee includes one handmade bowl of your
choosing to take home, as well as a delicious lunch
of hiyashi somen (chilled Japanese noodles). Extra
bowls are available for purchase for $10.
It's time once again to spend
a lovely Saturday afternoon relaxing in the cool
breezes of the Donkey Mill Art Center's lawn while
slurping homemade somen noodles from a gorgeous
handmade bowl.
Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture welcomes
you to "Cool Fusion" on Saturday, August 25, at
Donkey Mill Art Center. For this, our sixth annual
fundraising event, DMAC ceramic artists have
produced an astounding 1000 hand-made ceramic bowls.
Each visitor chooses one of these beautiful bowls --
which they will keep -- to enjoy a light lunch of
Japanese cold somen noodles. (Somen, known to
Japanese as "queen of all noodles", is a signature
summer dish served cold.)
This event is great fun for the entire family and is
also a lovely way to get involved with your
community, local art museum and art education
center. Using handmade pottery feeds the soul. With
these beautiful bowls offered at such an attractive
price, you will be inspired to bring handmade art
into your home and into your daily life. Proceeds
from Cool Fusion are dedicated to the DMAC's
outstanding Ceramics Program.
We welcome you to come and slurp noodles while
learning more about the Donkey Mill Art Center's
mission to build and strengthen community through
art. Kick your shoes off and enjoy as new and old
friends come together to support this vibrant
community art center.