University Of Hawai'i Art Gallery - Exhibition -Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī  Opening: Sunday, October 7, 3pm-5pm.

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Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī  Opening: Sunday, October 7, 3pm-5pm.

 Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī
Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī explores some of the ways in which Waikīkī has been recorded through the lens from the 19th to the 21st century. Featuring historical photographs from private collections, the Bishop Museum Archives, and contemporary portfolios by Eric Yanagi and Daido Moriyama. Framing Paradise invites the viewer to investigate Waikīkī’s history and its genesis as an icon of tourism and one of photography’s quintessential subjects.

LOCATION
University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery
Art Building, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

DATES
October 7 – December 7, 2012

HOURS AND ADMISSION
Monday – Friday 10:30 – 5:00; Sunday 12:00 – 5:00
Closed Saturdays; Nov. 6, Election Day; Nov. 12, Veterans Day; Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 23, gallery closed.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.   Parking fees may apply.

OPENING EVENTS
Sunday, October 7, 2012
2:30 p.m. Walk-through of the exhibition with Curator Wei Fang
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reception
The public is invited.

SPECIAL EVENTS
Artist’s Gallery Talk with Eric Yanagi
University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery
Sunday, October 14, 2:30 p.m.
A talk by photographer Eric Yanagi about his stunning portfolio Waikiki ’73.

An Evening in Dialogue with Daido Moriyama
UHM Art Auditorium
Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 p.m.
Master-photographer Daido Moriyama discusses photography, his Hawaii series, and other projects. Dialogue led by Dr. John Szostak, Professor of Japanese Art History, UH Mānoa. Book signing to follow.

WEBSITE
Please visit http://www.hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions/art_gallery/ for more information.

SPONSORS
Thanks to the following partners for the support of this exhibition and its programs:

Support by grants from:
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai‘i and by the National Endowment for the Arts
Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Consul General of Japan
Student Activity and Program Fee Board, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities

Additional support from:
Halekulani Corporation
Waikiki Parc Hotel – Hospitality Sponsor for the Arts at UH Mānoa
Mānoa Arts & Minds, a partnership that cultivates the mind and spotlights the best of art, music, theater, dance and special performances at UH Mānoa, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Department of Art and Art History, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Special thanks to:
Bishop Museum
Blackburn Family
Daido Moriyama Photo Foundation
Cherye R. and James F. Pierce

University of Hawai‘i System
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawai‘i is the state’s sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information visit www.hawaii.edu.

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First Friday Hawaii News Item

University Of Hawai'i Art Gallery - Exhibition -Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī Opening: Sunday, October 7, 3pm-5pm.

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University Of Hawai'i Art Gallery - Exhibition -Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī  Opening: Sunday, October 7, 3pm-5pm.