Downtown Art Center Presents - Main Gallery - Hawai‘i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition - Exhibition Current Courtyard Gallery Exhibition - Make Art, Change Lives: Supporting Artists with Disabilities

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Downtown Art Center Presents - Main Gallery - Hawai‘i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition - Exhibition Current Courtyard Gallery Exhibition - Make Art, Change Lives: Supporting Artists with Disabilities
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Date: Friday - 10/4/2024
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m
Location:
Downtown Art Center
1040 A Nuuana Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96717

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Current Main Gallery Exhibition
Hawaiʻi’s premier statewide juried exhibition – held annually since 1967 – features traditional and contemporary craft from across the state of Hawaiʻi. Juror Suzanne Isken (suzisk) has visited each island to make public presentations and select work to be included in the exhibition. Find out more at hawaiicraftsmen.org, or come see the incredible work for yourself at the First Friday Reception on Friday, October 4 from 5-8 p.m., or the Opening Reception and Award Ceremony on Saturday, October 5 from 6-8 p.m.
 

 
EXHIBITION 2024 
Downtown Art Center, 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Honolulu
October 4 - October 26
Exhibition open to the public: Friday, October 4, at 5 pm
First Friday reception: October 4, 6-8 pm
Artists reception and award ceremony: Saturday, October 5, 6-8 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11-6 pm, Sunday 11-4 pm
 
VIEW SELECTED ARTISTS
 
JUROR
Suzanne Isken, former Executive Director of Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA.

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Current Courtyard Gallery Exhibition

Make Art, Change Lives: Supporting Artists with Disabilities On View September 27 - October 26, 2024
First Friday Opening Reception: Friday, October 4 6 from 5:30-8 p.m.
Make Art Change Lives (MACL) is a community art project founded and directed by artist Annie Moriyasu. It focuses on empowering adult artists with developmental disabilities. Over the past several years, MACL has worked with artists on Maui and Oʻahu to provide training, create opportunities, and showcase the work of disabled artists. This exhibition is their premiere at Downtown Art Center, featuring 26 artists from three islands.
Featured Artists:
Oʻahu
Claire Alo
Eleanor Carr
Madison Cox
Narda Farrales
Harry Haraguchi
Gay Hayashi
Barbara Hernandez
Mui Giang
Cedric Kim
Wah Sang Leung
Claire Lum
Steven Lopes
Kamalu Manalo
Leonard Mariano
Natalie Miyahira
Ken Oki
Jonah Quach
Harry Young

Maui
Eben Hoey
Sarah McGowan
Lynelle Mateaki
Eugene Perreira
Eva Ujano
Daniel Vasile
Kauaʻi
Alexandra McClurg
Robert Stuart

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About the Downtown Art Center (DAC):
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an evolving gallery and workshop space for Oʻahu's arts scene. DAC strives to become a thriving center for the arts by providing display space for local artists and art organizations, workshop classrooms, performances, and more. Support DAC and help it grow at donorbox.org/downtownartcenter!

Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark's Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.
 

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