Honolulu Academy of Arts Blog
In an incredible case of art kismet, Honolulu has two simultaneous exhibitions up examining war—Francisco Goya’s 19th-century etching series “The Disasters of War” (pictured below) at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and the contemporary woodcut series “The Depravities of War” (pictured above) by Los Angeles artist Sandow Birk at KCC’s Koa Gallery. Both artists comment [...]
Existential Pilgrim (and rock star and artist) Keiko Bonk wrote this about her upcoming group show with HNL art godfather Duane Preble, silky-voiced HPR culture reporter and master of wax painting Noe Tanigawa and Russell Sunabe—painter of the apotheosis of the pig-hunting dog (he’s in Artists of Hawai’i 2009 now on view!). Now enjoy some [...]
The fifth installation of Pecha Kucha Night Honolulu returns on July 24. Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of chit-chat or conversation) is a graphic design, architecture, and art presentation that is low on attitude and high on talent. Presenters at each event are allowed to show 20 images (20 seconds each) of [...]
The Academy had its first Gallery Talk event for members last night and judging from the intense conversations attendees had with artists Stephen Niles, Rujunko Pugh and Russell Sunabe, it was a success. About 20 people booked a spot for the speed-art-night—each artist spoke for 10 minutes about their work in Artists of Hawai’i, then [...]
Back in 2007, the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown was big news. It was a National Geographic cover story, was featured on ABC and CBS News, got coverage in the New York Times and a slew of other media venues. And Queen Elizabeth even paid a visit to Jamestown. And as the archeological [...]
Opening night of the 2nd Annual Surf Film Festival sold out on Friday, and pro surfers Kekoa Cazimero, Jason Shibata, Jun Jo and Kaupena Miranda were among the crowd. There was a buzz in the air as 280 people packed into the Doris Duke Theatre, and 60 more were turned away at the front door. [...]
I am a student pursuing my masters degree in Museology at the University of Washington in Seattle. As part of my course requirement, I am doing an internship at the Honolulu Academy of Arts (HAA) for a period of five weeks where I am engaged in different departments every day. So far, I have visited [...]