DECEMBER 5-20, 2014
This is an exhibit featuring local artists.
First Prize Sam Rosen
Second Prize Claudia Hagan
Third Prize Ethel Mann
The opening for Honoring Our Artists will be held at the Hawaii Museum of Contemporary Art, 141 Kalakaua Street in downtown Hilo, 5:30-7:30PM. The show will be on display from January 2 through 28. Museum hours are Tuesday through Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-7pm Closed Sunday & Monday.
The artist will perform a live modeling on January 3, starting at noon, in the EHCC to honor photographer Joe Ruesing. The public is invited to recognize our artists.
Big Island Photo Expo 2015!
We look forward to sharing the art of our gifted local photographers. 36 photographers, from the entire Big Island, will be displaying their Art! Come to support our local artists and Ehcc/HMOCA.
Be part of this event! Exhibition will run, June 5 - June 25.
About the Juror:
"Trail of Tears: the Glass Art of Darren Goodman" opens December 4 at 5:30 p.m. on First Friday.
Celebrate Lei Day at HMOCA by making a Lei Aloha Nui with Sue Champeny. Learn how to make lei using recycled materials, silk flowers, ribbon and yearn and fresh flowers! Randy Lee will demonstrate making the traditional Hawaiian lei. Opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. will introduce the festival's Lei Day Queen, Kahokukauahiahionalani Fo and her Lady in Waiting Thailana Aipolani. Hawaiian puppetry, Hawaiian music and hula by Iwalani "Aunty Bea" Masoe and her 'ohana. Displays and food booths. The free event runs until 3 p.m.
Sculptural Lighting of Leilehua Yuen and Manu Josiah
The June exhibit at HMOCA will be selected photographs by Big Island photographers in five categories: nature, portrait, urban, abstract and black and white. The opening reception is at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 5.
The juror for the Big Island Photo Expo is Laurel Schultz of Holualoa and Seattle. She has taught photography at the University of Washington, the Photographic Center Northwest and more recently, at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. Laurel explores the natural world as a lens on human nature.
View the Fleming family’s collection of ” Tribal Art from New Guinea”
In the main gallery Friday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. The show runs from August 7-28.
