IsleArts - Big Island Hawaii Artistic Community

Welcome to the only single online resource dedicated to supporting Big Island Hawaii’s artistic communities. We feature artist portfolio and biography information, keep a events calendar current and point out great gallery spaces. This website is sponsored by Gum Design, who supports local artists with website design and technology solutions.

If you would like to get involved, contact us. We need writers, attendees (those who can make it to openings and can write/photograph the events), ligitimate photography of works, new artists, and new works.

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Events

December Aloha Friends of the Arts! Newsletter

by Hilo Art & Glass Supply, Eva Anderson

Hilo Art & Glass Supply is now open in our luxurious new location in the Farmer’s Exchange building, just past Sack N Save on Kino’ole street! Coming down Kino’ole street from Haili, you’ll enter our huge parking area on the left side of the street, just past Sack N Save. It is also easy to get there by driving to the top of Mamo street and crossing Kino’ole towards L and L drive-in. Check out a map of the move on our website, where you can always find out what Sunday classes are happening, and other Hilo Art & Glass Supply current events at www.hiloart.com.

Our Grand Opening Party is December 1st, this Saturday, all day from 9AM to 5PM! Enter to win an array of door prizes, and check out our new digs. Plus, you can find out how to win a giant “Santa Bear” with valuable prize package as part of our LAVA 105 & KOA Country holiday giveaway worth over $500.00!!

The Paradise Studio Tour is this weekend in Paradise Park… Maps are still available at Hilo Art & Glass Supply!

Call to Artists!

I am already starting to plan the events and classes for 2008! We are going to try something new with our schedule of Sunday demonstrations and classes.

Each month of 2008 will focus on a chosen art medium, and we invite artists who work with the featured medium to show work, do demonstrations, offer classes, and possibly participate in theme-related mini art fairs. So far I plan to start in February with fabric arts month, followed by watercolor month, glass art month, oil painting month, printmaking month, acrylic paint month, pastels month, art surfaces month, kid arts month, ceramics month, and artsy gifts month.

If any of this sounds like your cup of tea, and you would like to see how you can be a part of our events, please reply to this e-mail!

Free Sunday ART CLASSES from 12- 4PM in December

The Free Sunday Art Classes at Hilo Art & Glass Supply from 12- 4PM in December are:

  • Dec 2nd: Painting on silk and cotton with Dye-na-flow
  • Dec 9th: Glass Painting Great Gifts
  • Dec 16th: Hand Printed Cards
  • Dec 23rd: Artsy gift wrapping!
  • Dec 30th: Teachers’ vacation! No class.

Around Town

East Hawaii Cultural Center presents their “Holiday Affordable Art Show” which opens this Friday at 5:30

This is a great opportunity to buy art for that tricky person who has everything! Work will be for sale right off the walls for your holiday gift giving!

NEW WORKS BY PHOTOGRAPHER DON BROWN

Where: Chase & Hanes Gallery, 224 Kamehameha Ave, Downtown Hilo

When: 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2007
Details: A reception for Hilo’s award-winning underwater photographer Don Brown, who will reveal his latest fine art creations in person
Friday, December 7th from 5 to 8 pm.


Don’s images have been exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, The
Art Wolfe Gallery in Seattle, and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural
History in Washington DC. He has won awards from Nature’s Best
Photography, The Environmental Photography Invitational, DEEP
Indonesia, National Wildlife, and others.

The Plein Aire Painters of Hawaii Island

will be meeting at the following locations on Thursdays in December at 8AM, or trickle in as you like. For further directions and more information, e-mail Amy at sunrise.shells@gmail.com, or phone her at 935-8853.

  • December 6- Leleiwi Beach Park at Keauakaha-
  • December 13- Wailoa Park, Pi’opi’o Street- The same route as if you’re going to an Art Opening at Wailoa Center Gallery
  • December 20- Richardson’s Beach Park-Wai’uli-
  • December 27Bus Station Parking Lot, bottom of Haili Street As Gerald and I sat there painting in the rain on Thanksgiving morning, we decided that this is such a great spot with so much subject, it should be scheduled again. This session is after Christmas, so town shouldn’t be completely buzzing, but one can never tell. At the bottom of Haili Street in the Bus Station Parking lot, just oceanside of Front Street.

The Balls’ Laupahoehoe Studio

All Figure Drawing sessions at Laupahoehoe are cancelled for December. They’ll probably resume in January, you will be updated when that schedule comes out, so no worries!

Thanks for your interest, and have a creative month!

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http://www.hiloart.com
126 Keawe Street 96720
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: (808) 935-9967
hiloart@hawaiiantel.net