`Aha Hana Lima("Gathering of the Crafts") is held annually.
It's a series of intensive 3-day workshops, lectures, and
dialogs concerned with various media: clay, metal, wood, fiber,
or glass. A free open to the public slide lecture at the
Honolulu Academy of Arts and an exhibition of the guest artists work
are also part of this event.
Raku Ho`olaule`a, is an annual community Raku ceramics
workshop and camp out, preceded by an Urasenke tea bowl
workshop, a public demonstration of the construction of a clay
piece, a slide lecture and a reception for the guest artist. The
camp out is followed by a juried exhibition opened by a festive
reception with a Tea Ceremony firing demonstration.
The
Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition
of traditional and contemporary crafts brings a juror of national or international
reputation to the state to jury entries on Oahu, Maui, Kauai,
Hilo, and Kona. The juror also presents a slide lecture at each
site on his views and interpretations of either his work or the
contemporary craft scene. Exhibiting artists and members of
Hawai`i Craftsmen act as docents during the exhibit, which lasts
for at least 3 weeks.
offered every other year
with the exception of 2005 which was cancelled for lack of
member support. This exhibition
encourages participation from artists in all media who wish to
explore fiber related work. In this case fiber as a media as
well as fiber as an idea is encouraged. The juror also presents
a slide lecture about their work or developments in the field,
which is free and open to the public. When appropriate, a
workshop is also offered.
