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  • Hawaii State Art Museum First Friday: Art, Music and Fashion

  • Type: Exhibit / Entertainment
    Date: Friday - 2/1/2019
    Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    Location:
    250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    Phone: (808) 586-0307 or
    586-0900
    View Map
    Cost: Free
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HAWAII STATE ART MUSEUM
First Friday - Art, Music, and Fashion First Friday at HiSAM
Free, family-friendly evening of art, music, and fashion at HiSAM! Admission is always free. All museum galleries will be open. Live music with Partners in Time (Balkan music), fashion show by Barrio Vintage, and more!

Partners in Time: 6:15 - 8:45 p.m., second floor Sculpture Lobby
DJ: 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., Sculpture Garden
Fashion show: Barrio Vintage, 7:30 p.m., Sculpture Garden
HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori reception for new display of artworks for sale by Jamie Allen and Licia McDonald, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., ground floor

Doors open at 5:30, events 6:00 - 9:00 PM, ground floor and second floor of the No 1. Capitol District building (250 South Hotel St., corner of Richards and S. Hotel). Free and open to the public. HiSAM galleries will be open (admission is always free). Parking available across the street in the Ali'i Place building (enter at 1099 Alakea St., cash only) or metered street parking in the area. Several TheBus lines stop in front of or close to the building.




The recently re-opened Sculpture Garden provides a beautiful outdoor space for the fashion shows!

The "EMPHASIZED: eye on scale" exhibit features artworks exploring the ways artists work with size and scale.
First Friday at HiSAM: a free, family-friendly evening of art and music. 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., first Friday of each month. Take the elevator or stairs to the second floor.
Contact: Scott Young (Visitor Services Manager), (808) 586-9959 or scott.m.young@hawaii.gov

Additional activities on the ground floor with the independently operated HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x MORI and Artizen by MW cafe, as well as the 501c(3) non-profit volunteer organization Friends of the Hawaii State Art Museum (Friends of HiSAM), including displays of artwork for sale by local artists.
Contact: Lisa Shiroma, (808) 566-6615 or info@shophisam.com
www.shophisam.com

February 2019
Friday February 1
6:15 - 8:45 p.m. Live music with Partners in Time on the second floor
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Live music and DJs in the outdoor Sculpture Garden
7:00 - 7:20 p.m. Fashion show by Barrio Vintage Resale Shop

Additional activities on the ground floor with the HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x MORI include an opening reception for a new display of works for sale by artists Jamie Allen and Licia McDonald, and a flower installation and pop-up by Andrew Mau.

Partners in Time is a Honolulu band that plays ethnic music from the Balkans and the Near East -- primarily Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Armenian, and Turkish -- and also some Middle Eastern music. 

Besides playing traditional ethnic music, the group also mixes some jazz styling and original jazz-ethnic fusion compositions into its music. (photo credit: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts)
partnersintime.weebly.com

One of Hawaii's leading resale fashion boutiques, Barrio Vintage offers a vibrant diversity of authentic, one-of-a-kind vintage clothing and jewelry pieces for men and women. For the February fashion show, the team members at Barrio have been amassing a collection for over three years, setting aside their absolute favorite pieces! (photo credit: Barrio Vintage) www.barriovintage.com

P∆G∑, a four-piece rock group, is Paul Bajcar (guitar), Amrik Sidhu (bass), Grant Naauao (drums), and Emily Sewell (vocals). (photo credit: Page) pagehawaii.bandcamp.com

Andrew Mau was born and raised in Honolulu before studying furniture design at the Rhode Island School of Design. (photo credit: Mau House) www.mau-house.com



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Current Exhibits

A view of the STATE OF ART: new work exhibit at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.

Photo credit: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
STATE OF ART: new work
Featuring a selection of recent additions to the Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, this exhibit is an opportunity to see some of the best contemporary art from across the Hawaiian Islands.

Images and information about artworks in the exhibit can be viewed online: Art in Public Places - SOA
August 3, 2018 - September 2019

EMPHASIZED: eye on scale
Exploring the various ways that artists play with scale, and how this in turn affects the viewer's responses and understanding.
Ongoing (through 2019)

Images and information about artworks in the exhibit can be viewed online: Art in Public Places - EMPH

HAWAI‘I: Change & Continuity
This exhibit tells a story of the past, examining the overlapping influences of nature’s bounty and human impact on a fragile environment. As you walk through the exhibit, you will see art that reflects on the forces of nature and man’s intrusion. Relevant quotes are placed on walls to help the viewer understand the meaning.
Ongoing (through June 8, 2019)

Images and information about artworks in the exhibit can be viewed online: Art in Public Places - HICC
Upcoming Exhibits

56th Annual Hawaii Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards
Award winning artworks by Hawaii public and private school students grades 7-12. Part of the National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program.
February 16 - April 19, 2019

Young Artists of Hawaii
An annual student art exhibition that recognizes creative excellence among Hawaii’s public and private school students in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade. 
May - June 2019


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ABOUT THE HAWAII STATE MUSEUM

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is located in No. 1 Capitol Distric Building at 250 South Hotel Street. The building is situated in the historic Hawaii Capital Cultural District, across from 'Iolani Palace and the State Capitol. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information on the Hawai'i State Art Museum call (808) 586-0900



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Phone: (808) 586-0307
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