Tuesday, April 3, 2012
News
NEW summer session classes to be posted online at the end of the week. Please visit huinoeau.com to view all of the exciting new offerings. It's going to be a great summer!
Mahalo nui loa to the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation for their recent grant in support of the 2012 Artists in Residence program. Much like last year's program with Stickwork sculptor Patrick Dougherty, we will require a great deal of community support to see this year's exciting program to fruition. Intrigued? Learn more here.
Did you catch Talia Gangini & Hui board member Tim Garcia on the air with Trish the Dish & the Hula Honeys last week chatting about Talia's upcoming stand-up-paddle fundraising expedition between Maui, Lanai & Molokai? If not, please visit this link to learn more about this exemplary Hui teen and her campaign for our youth scholarship program. Good luck this weekend, Talia!
Mahalo to Jennifer Owen and all who attended her lecture last Monday evening, including Gregory Miller and his ceramics students. Join our exhibiting artist on Saturday, April 21 at 12 pm for a free walk-through of her retrospective, to learn fascinating insights into her innovative techniques, architectural and personal inspirations and hear stories from her 38-year career as a ceramic artist and teacher. Watch Paul Janes-Brown's "Curtain Call" review of the show here or read more about Jennifer on the Hui Blog.
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Starting Soon
Beginning Jewelry with Julie Matheis
Thursdays, 6 weeks, April 5 - May 10 / 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Learn the fundamental fabrication techniques you'll need to create pendants, bracelets, earrings and rings! You will cut, drill, and pierce metal and complete class with your very own wearable creations.
Tuition: $195 ($244 nonmember) + Supply & Lab Fee: $45
Intro to Wet Felting with Chenta Laury
Saturdays, 2 days, April 7 - 14 / 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm
Explore the most ancient of the fiber crafts in this felting workshop. You'll learn about wool, how to prepare it for felting, and how to create several simple and fun projects that are either two or three dimensional.
Tuition: $75 ($119 nonmember) + Supply Fee: $25
Beginning Drawing with Roger B. Stephens
Tuesdays, 6 weeks, April 10 - May 15 / 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Learning to draw is a fundamental art skill used by virtually all of the art and design disciplines. In this class, you'll use pencil, charcoal, conté crayon, and pen and ink to render images drawn from life.
Tuition: $195 ($244 nonmember)
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Youth Opportunities
Jewelry Making I for Teens with Julie Matheis
Mondays, 6 weeks: April 16 - May 21 / 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the Jewelry Studio
If you've ever wanted to create your own jewelry, this is the class for you! Students will cut, drill, and pierce metal and learn various soldering techniques on projects such as pendants, bracelets, earrings, and/or rings. Students will also have the option of making jewelry that incorporates seashells. Copper and brass sheet metal and wire are included in the supply fee and sterling silver will be available for purchase. Please bring any shells to class!
Tuition: $115 ($144 nonmember) + Supply Fee: $30
Camp Kaluanui: Summer 2012, Save the Date!
Hui No'eau's Camp Kaluanui program offers a diverse arts curriculum in the artist studios and spacious grounds of the historic Kaluanui estate. Geared to stretch minds, exercise imaginations, and introduce new idea-generating techniques, campers paint, build, design, dance, sing, and play their way through a balanced variety of artistic activities each day. Weekly themes:
June 4 - 8 / On the Wild Side: To the Deepest Depths of your Imagination
June 11 - 15 / WWPD (What Would Picasso Do?): Learning from the Masters
June 18 - 22 / Radical Rainforest: An Adventure in Cryptozoology
June 25 - 29 / Spirited Away: Magical Masks, Dragons, and More!
July 9 - 13 / Weird Science: The Art of Invention
July 16 - 20 / What Lies Beneath: Uncovering the Underwater Universe
July 23 - July 27 / Jammin' til the Jam is Through: Art Inspired by Music
5-Day Fee: $215 ($269 nonmember) + Supply Fee: $35
Single-Day Fee: $70 ($88 nonmember) + Supply Fee: $7
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Events & Exhibitions
Jennifer Owen: A Retrospective
NOW - May 4, 2012
Artist Walk-Through: Saturday, April 21 / 12pm / FREE
Hui No'eau is proud to continue its Retrospective Series with an exhibition featuring a broad scope of works by an icon of the Maui arts community, internationally exhibited ceramic artist Jennifer Owen.
Call to Artists! Reflections: Contemporary Glass Art in Hawai'i
Exhibition Dates: May 12 - July 6, 2012
Jurors: Bob Flint, Hugh Jenkins & Lucia Rhodehamel
Receiving Day: Friday, May 4 / 9am-4pm (up to 3 entries per person)
Download Prospectus & Entry Form
Hui No'eau proudly presents this biennial survey of the finest contemporary glass art in Hawai'i. Juror's Choice receives a $500 cash prize from the Maui Glass Artists Association. Off-island entrants welcome - please see the prospectus for instructions on advance digital submissions.
Youth Art Exhibition
July 14 - August 3, 2012
Family Day: Saturday, July 28 / 10am-2pm / FREE
Featuring art by nearly 200 Maui youth completed during summer Camp Kaluanui, including photography, ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry design, animation, comic illustrations, and more, this interactive exhibition promises an explosion of colorful creativity that shows us all the extraordinary possibilities that are unlocked by young minds.
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The mission of Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center is to unlock creativity through exceptional visual arts education.
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