Events
July 2007 Aloha Friends of the Arts! Newsletter
by Hilo Art & Glass Supply, Eva Anderson
Happy Independence Day! Hilo Art & Glass Supply will be closed on July 4th, so get your supplies on the third for your Independence day painting, and your Thursday plein-aire day!
I’m praying it stays sunny through this weekend because I’m getting married! Hilo Art & Glass Supply will be closed on Saturday, July 7th for my nuptials since I couldn’t leave my staff behind on the big day!
The Joy of July Sale has something on sale for everyone! This is our season of clearance sales, and this month you’ll see Brushes, Sculpey, Primo, Oil Paints, Pyrex Glass Tubes, glitter, fabric paint, stained glass, pastels, and more drastically reduced. Every week something new goes on sale, and when it’s gone, it’s gone!
The Free Sunday Art Classes at Hilo Art & Glass Supply from 12- 4PM:
7/8: Brushes & Brush-up Paper: test drive any brush in the store with this neat brush testing paper that shows every stroke without wasting ink or paper!
7/15: Free Life Drawing!: Come by for this free life drawing session with a clothed model. Bring your own sketchbook, and try some of the materials we have available!
7/22: “What the Heck is Guache?”: Sounds like “squash,” and it’s really fun paint! Let Lisa Franklin show you why you’ll love Guache.
Mat Cutter Magic: Bill Sewell is the Mat Cutting Magician and if you’ve never seen the neat constructions he makes with Mat board, you have to check this out! Whether you want tips on mat cutter use, or just curious Bill Sewell’s mat cutting will amaze you!
Other Art Tidbits
The Plein Aire Painters of Hawaii Island will be meeting at the following locations in July:
7/05 Leleiwi Beach Park (8am) On Kalaniana’ole Ave., in Keaukaha.
7/12Umikoa Ranch / 12 Noon / Guests of Calvin Enoki: The 5,000 acre Umikoa Ranch is at the 31 mile marker, and mauka a few miles up. This higher elevation has exquisite forests of Koa, Ohia, Eucalyptus, and rolling pasture land with cattle, streams, and meadows. We are meeting at Doug and Susie Ball’s Laupahoehoe Studio at Noon.
7/19My Island Bed and Breakfast (8am) A lovely Bed and Breakfast in Volcano village. The address is 19-3896 Old Volcano Hwy.
7/26 Kilauea Iki (8am) To get to Kilauea Iki from Hilo, drive up to Volcano National Park on HWY 11. Kilauea Iki is a stunning crater, the smooth pahoehoe bottom is classic crater black, and the steep sides are lushly verdant, it is simply breath taking.
Early Morning 7/26** Extreme Painting Session **7/26 5:30 AM
Something New! An added event to Kilauea Iki, An early early morning painting session!! Meet by Halema’uma’u Crater at sunrise, for a display of color that is quietly astounding. For directions and more information, e-mail Amy at sunrise.shells@gmail.com, or phone her at 935-8853.
The Hilo in Our H’Arts art show is fast approaching! The take-in for this super-fun art show is July 28th, 10AM -2PM, and everyone is encouraged to enter, even the kids, as the entry is only $5 per piece with no limit to the amount you can enter. Lots of prizes will be awarded, with three prizes just for the youth category, as well as a people’s choice award, a mayor’s award, and first second and third in adults! The show opens with a live band, the Moon Brown Band, and a pot-luck reception Aug 3rd Friday 5:30 -7:30PM.
The East Hawaii Cultural Center features a Don Hirleman retrospective along with the “Raise the Roof” fundraiser show. There will be a reception July 6th from 5:30 – 7:30PM.
Life Drawing at the EHCC is still happening on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 6PM to 9PM.
My latest charitable effort is to find muralists to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity , which has been offered a large wall in Prince Kuhio Mall for the purpose of a community mural. If you are interested in participating with this mural (just think, you’d be one of the most seen artists in Hilo!) you can contact Stacey Hargrove at pacificenterprises@earthlink.net.
Press release from Ted Coombs:
HILO ART MUSEUM EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EXHIBIT CENTER TO OPEN JULY 2nd.
We are excited to announce that the Hilo Art Museum’s Education and
Special Exhibit Center opens July 2nd in the Hilo Iron Works building. The facility will be open to begin the Summer session of classes. A complete list of classes and online signup can be found on the HAM Web site: www.hiloartmuseum.org. Also, the Museum Store will be open. Come by and have a coffee with us and let us share the vision as we prepare for our grand opening and first Exhibition of the Masters August 3rd at 5pm. This first-Friday opening will be free to the public, as will all first-Friday evening shows.
The HAM has been growing its permanent collection. It is hard to believe that only 10 weeks we have added a wonderful Pablo Picasso work, “Two Monkeys”, two Willem de Kooning pieces, an untitled pastel and a colored graphite title, “Woman”, a delicate work by noted fiber artist, Emily DuBois called, “The Egg”. “Man Sits with Shell as Wild Woman Leaves” is a fantastic social commentary painting by artist Suzanne Dix. There is more and even more on the way.
For those of you who have not yet become members, I would urge you to
sign up online at our Web site. We have made paying for membership
secure and simple.We are currently looking for the following:
Volunteers to work as docents, help with the museum store and admission
desk. We are also building a research library and would love to receive
donations of new or used art books. Of course, financial donations are
always welcome. Unlike most art museums, we did not start with a large
donation or grant, we started with a dream. Your generosity will allow
it to continue and grow.Thank you for your interest and support.”Questions? Volunteers? Contact Ted Coombs, Director, Hilo Art Museum (808) 961-1HAM www.hiloartmuseum.org.
Press release from Art in the Ironworks:
“CHANGE IS IN THE AIR! ART IN THE IRONWORKS HAS CONSOLIDATED THE GALLERY WITH MCDONNELL FRAME & DESIGN. WE ARE STILL LOCATED IN THE HILO IRONWORKS BUILDING BUT ARE NOW ON THE GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. WE OFFER ORIGINAL ART AND PRINTS AND CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING AS WELL AS CRATING AND SHIPPING SERVICES.
WE WELCOME THE NEW “HILO ART MUSEUM”, WHICH IS MOVING INTO OUR PREVIOUS UPSTAIRS LOCATION AND WE WISH THEM WELL AND FEEL THAT THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL ASSET TO THE ART COMMUNITY ON THE BIG ISLAND.
MAHALO FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND INTEREST OVER THE YEARS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN AT OUR NEW LOCATION. FOR UPDATES ON OUR VIRTUAL WEBSITE GO TO: www.artintheironworks.com
SINCERELY,
LAURA J. MCDONNELL & HOPE NORTHWAY
Classes at the EHCC — to sign up call 961-5711
Life Drawing at the EHCC is still happening on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 6PM to 9PM.
Beginning Glass Beadmaking — intro to lampworking
Saturday & Sunday 2-5PM July 21 & 22
Learn to make glass beads with Eva Anderson. Manipulating hot glass is an exhilarating experience, and beads are the perfect place to start! Students will learn techniques and safety procedures to succeed in making delightful glass beads.
Cost: $130.00 — all materials included
Kid Summer Art Camp
July 9th – July 20th. 9AM – Noon
Ages 7 to 14 welcome
Lisa Franklin, Jacob Medina, and Dewi Lim teach this fun yet intensive summer arts camp. Kids will experience a broad range of art techniques while having a blast and creating their own art show. The last day will be a pot luck reception for their art show, so the parents and the kids get the full artists experience.
Cost: $310.00 all materials included
Printmaking Workshop
July 28 & 29
Lisa Franklin teaches this one weekend intensive printmaking class. This is a great review for the occasional printmaker, or a way for beginners to jump right in.
Cost: $90 plus $30 materials covers everything you need.