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  • Downtown Art Center Presents - Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2025 Members' Show & Alan Aoki: Hawaii's Natural Beauty

  • Date: Friday - 3/7/2025
    Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m
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    Downtown Art Center
    1040 A Nuuana Avenue
    Honolulu, Hawaii 96717

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Upcoming Main Gallery Exhibition
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2025 Members' Show
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 “Put A Handle On It” Ceramics Work by Shige Miyamoto and Students
On View February 25-March 29, 2025
Opening Reception for “Put a Handle On it: Friday, February 28 from 6-8 p.m. with remarks by Shigeru Miyamoto at 6:30 p.m.
Opening Reception and Award Ceremony for Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2025 Members’ Show: First Friday, February 7 from 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2025 Members’ Show:
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society presents the 2025 Member’s Show. The annual exhibition features 77 stunning works by 58 member artists, all working with water media. Subject matter ranges from landscapes and botanicals to figures to abstract.  The juror for this year’s exhibition is Emily McIlroy, a veteran instructor and arts educator for the Honolulu Museum of Art School and Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance, who currently teaches in the Drawing and Painting Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM). In addition to her teaching position at UHM, McIlroy is a committed working artist. She has been featured in solo and group exhibitions in Hawaiʻi and across the continental United States since 2014. 
A Juror Workshop with Emily McIlory will be held Friday and Saturday, March 14-15 from 12 to 5 p.m. at DAC. Fee for HWS members is $175; non-member fee is $220. Visit hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org/workshops to sign up. 
“Put a Handle On It (so you can throw it away!)”:
 “Put a Handle On It” is an unjuried collection of ceramics artwork by retired ceramics instructor Shigeru Miyamoto, with 25 of his current and former students. It will be shown in the Main Gallery alongside work by members of Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society. The exhibition is named after one of Miyamoto’s signature remarks in the classroom. 
A prolific ceramic artist and instructor, Miyamoto has taught internationally and has artworks in several collections locally and internationally. His art expresses the social, political, and cultural climate of the Pacific Rim.
Twenty-five current and former students will be sharing works in this exhibition: Maren Bonnet, Patricia Y. Brubaker, M.K. Carroll, Tyler Chinen, Flora Cruells-Benzal, Andy Currivan, Ratna Djuhadi, Lili Evensen, Daven Hee, Lynda Hess, May Izumi, Jacob Jackson, Verena Jackson, Craig Kagawa, Light Ruth Kagawa, Yutaka Kawahito, Jung Mi Koo, Emily Shi Lee, Lynn Weiler Liverton, John Margenau, Claire Ranney, Joy Sanchez, Ryan Schulz, Boz Schurr, and Remle Wong.

“Serenity” by Sheree Latif

“Psychic Paddler” by Shigeru Miyamoto

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Upcoming Courtyard Gallery Exhibition
Alan Aoki: Hawaii's Natural Beauty
On View March 7-15 in the DAC Courtyard Gallery
First Friday Meet & Greet and Opening Reception: Friday, March 7 from 5:30 - 8 p.m
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Alan Aoki, a prolific painter known for his serene and pastel-hued depictions of Hawaii, evokes a sense of happiness and hope with his work. He studied at Okyu Ito Art School and Hasegawa Roka Art School in Tokyo before launching a career that has taken his work to exhibitions in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Honolulu, and beyond. In addition to his artistic practice, Aoki has also shared his expertise through teaching. His work reflects a deep connection to Hawaii, capturing its beauty with a soft, uplifting palette.
Find Out More About Alan

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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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