Art Places

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ArtMaui
www.artmaui.com
A prestigious annual exhibition of juried art works in all media by Maui County artists. The exhibit usually showcases approximately 100 new works and all Maui County resident artists are eligible to enter. Recently, winning entries are usually exhibited each year at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center (MACC.)


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Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
2841 Baldwin Ave Makawao, HI 96768 info@huinoeau.com
www.huinoeau.com
This historic Makawao site is home to one of Maui's foremost teaching art centers for children and adults. Classes are offered year 'round in everything from drawing and painting to photography, jewelry, glass and ceramics. It's a great place to express your inner museÉ or meditate in the cool upcountry air.


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Maui Arts & Cultural Center
1 Cameron Way Kahulua, HI 96732
www.mauiarts.com
Where Maui people come together "community, creativity and discovery." You'll find the latest music concerts, art exhibits, dance performances and much more at this happening artistic center. Check out upcoming events at www.mauiarts.org/calendar.html


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Schaefer International Gallery Maui Arts & Cultural Center
www.mauiarts.org/schaefer.html
Most of these beautifully displayed and thoughtfully constructed exhibits are free, friendly and open to the public. If you have a free afternoon and want to do something different, come immerse yourself.


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2007-08 EXHIBITS IN BRIEF
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ARCHIPELAGO: Portraits of Life in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument September 2- October 28, 2007
The collaborative work of two outstanding photographers, David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton, with the entire historic collection of their work from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. (Now officially designated by its Hawaiian name!) This sanctuary provides refuge for natural communities of monk seals, sea turtles, vast numbers of nesting seabirds, plants, and insects and contains one of the most intact coral reef systems in the world- and, unfortunately, many endangered species.


................................................................................................................................................................................. Ho'olina: Birthright November 11- December 16, 2007 Three "second generation" artists perpetuate a legacy of indigenous Maoli contemporary art, passed on from a preceding generation of artistic parents. Father Rocky Ka'iouliokahihi-kolo 'Ehu Jensen as kalai ki'i exhibits carved sculptures which capture and teach the occupations of men of ancient Hawai'i; daughter Natalie Mahina Jensen Oomittuk displays her photographic anthology Daughters of Haumea and Kahili soft sculpture; brother Frank Keli'alohaoka'iouli Jensen presents pen & ink drawings of Maui Dialogues and Na Akua Mo'o.


................................................................................................................................................................................. Vintage: Maui Artists with a Presence January 6- February 18, 2008 A group invitational exhibition with some of Maui's favorite established artists, whose careers as active and innovative leaders in the arts, are honored in this collection. Each artist is featured in a mini retrospective of three works: one work from early career; one work from their middle vigorous stage; one new work that represents a current focus or interest. All of these artists are members of the "60 Year Young" club, and continue to make an influential mark on the Maui art scene.


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Art Maui March 2- April 6, 2008
Celebrating its 30th year in exhibiting Maui's extraordinary growing community of visual artists, Art Maui brings forward a wide range of contemporary work, including drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and digital technology in this popular annual juried exhibition.


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Celebrating The Artist in Us April 13-27, 2008
The MACC's annual student exhibit, this year presented by a call to elementary school students under the guidance of their teachers, to create theme based collaborative group works. The Gallery is set to become a living work of art, with 2- and 3-dimensional mixed media works made with found objects, recycled materials and written wordsÉ and the imagination of the young! Guaranteed to have the viewers' own imaginations soaring and fingers pointing! Some of the work from this exhibit will come directly from students of teachers who participated in the "Collecting, Collaborating, Creating" workshop.


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Natural Ground: The intentions of Three May 11- June 15, 2008
Three artists from different islands, each with their own astute perceptions of the natural environment of Hawai'i: Lynn Gilroy draws on inspirations from the air, sea and sky of Maui, using strong design in structural, layered compositions. Linda Kane exhibits large scale drawings with 3-dimensional sculptural elements. Randy Takaki, who lives and works on Hawai'i Island near Kilauea Volcano, creates abstract sculptures, such as forms that emerge from the cores of trees, which offer a quiet, mysterious quality.


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Sally French & Christopher Reiner June 28- July 27, 2008
Edgy, thought-provoking, quirky creations turn the gallery into a playground for viewers to interact with the personal imagery of these two artists from Hawai'i. Sally French exhibits paintings, prints and sculptural works directed by contemporary life issues, masked in fantasy cartoon character episodes. O'ahu artist Christopher Reiner- best known for his "obtainium sculpture" made from found and recycled objects- presents installations constructed in the gallery, based on social and environmental ideas. Unique collaborative pieces by both artists also create another component for this stimulating exhibit.



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