Korean Artists Association of Hawai‘i Exhibition

Korean Artists Association of Hawai‘i Exhibition March 28 – April 6, 2023 Opening event: April 3, 4:30pm – 6:00pm. This exhibit features thirty-five artists from KAAH and ten artists from “K-art group” from Los Angeles. Each artist has included up to three artworks each including painting, photography, and sculptural objects. Participating artists:Diane Kim, Sosuk ko, […]

I ka ʻŌlelo ke Ola / There is Life in Language

I Ka ʻŌlelo Ke Ola (There is life in language) February 24 – March 17, 2023 Honolulu Hale  Opening event: February 24, 4:30pm – 6:00pm. The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts proudly presents a new exhibition dedicated to Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian Language Month) entitled  I ka ʻŌlelo ke Ola (There is Life in […]

Recollecting Poi, Pikake and Paniolos by Amber Khan

Presented by Aupuni Space & the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts Aupuni Space and The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts are pleased to present an exhibition of works by Amber Khan entitled Recollecting Poi, Pikake and Paniolos, comprised of 3 large scale sculptures highlighting facets of Hawai‘i’s past, present and potential. […]

Empathy: Inmate Art

Empathy: Inmate Art July 15 – August 12, 2022 Lane Gallery, Honolulu Hale Presented by WorkNet, Inc. Mayor Rick Blangiardi is pleased to proclaim July 15, 2022 to be Inmate Art Exhibit – Empathy Day. The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, along with the non-profit agency, WorkNet, Inc., will be showcasing an art exhibit […]

Kānehūnāmoku: The Hidden Land of Kāne

Photography by Jan Becket and watercolors paintings by Dawn Yoshimura Exhibit honoring the landscape from Malaea to Kaʻena sponsored by Koa ‘Ike Foundation committed to preserving the wahipana of Wai‘anae ʻohana. For many years, Dawn Yoshimura and Jan Becket have visited a small section of the Waiʻanae coast from Kepuhi Point to Kaʻena Point—an area […]

Inspiration: Hawai‘i Quilt Show

Presented by the Hawai‘i Quilt Guild You are invited to view quilt displays of the Hawai’i Quilt Guild members and featured artist, Arlene Adams. The Hawaii Quilt Guild (HQG), also known as Na Po`e Humukuiki O Hawai`i, was founded in 1984, with the purpose of preserving the traditions, culture and history of quilting, and to […]

Imagined Futures

A Student Program Co-presented with Hawai‘i Contemporary Imagined Futures — In the spirit of the ʻōlelo noʻeau “i ka wā ma mua, i ka wā ma hope,” the student exhibition Imagined Futures will invite students from West Oʻahu to present work around the idea of looking to the past to create the future, and imagining […]

Alfred Preis in Hawaiʻi: Vienna Émigré, Architect and Advocate

This exhibit celebrates the life and work of Alfred Preis who designed over 180 built projects and landmark buildings in Honolulu, including the entrance to the Honolulu Zoo and the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. He was the founding Executive Director of the State Foundation for the Culture and the Arts (1963 to 1980) […]

Korea: There and Here

Presented by the Korean American Foundation Hawaii The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts is pleased to announce a new exhibition entitled “Korea: There and Here” presented by the Korean American Foundation Hawaii commemorating the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to Hawai‘i.  From January 13-February 10, 2023 photographs by Marie Ann Han Yoo and […]