Held annually since 1967, the Hawai‘i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition features the finest traditional and contemporary craft from across the state of Hawai‘i. Our juror visits each island to make public presentations and select the very best work to be included in the exhibition. Additinally, the juror will present their work or discuss their profession in the arts during a free lecture that is open to the public.

Additional Dates

Exhibition open to the public: Friday, October 4, at 5 pm

First Friday reception: October 4, 6-8 pm

Artists reception and award ceremony: Saturday, October 5, 6-8 pm

'Aha Hana Lima ("Gathering of the Crafts") is held annually. It's a series of intensive multi-day workshops, lectures, and dialogs concerned with various media: clay, metal, wood, fiber, or glass. A free public lecture is also part of this event.

This year we bring the focus to enameling with guest artist: Anne Havel. Learn about Anne and her artform during her lecture. Then experience how much fun enameling is in her 2-day intensive workshop called: Explore, Expand, Excel with Torch-fired Enameling.

El Dorado - Casting Lab

9 AM - 5 PM

Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center - Jewelry Studio

9 AM - 5 PM

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Founded in 1977, Raku Ho'olaule'a means "a celebration of raku." This event brings together ceramicists of all skill-levels to participate in raku and related firing technique mini-workshops. Enjoy camping on the North Shore of Oahu in a beautiful beach setting while swapping knowledge with other artists. Works that are glazed and fired at the beach event are juried by experts in contemporary and traditional raku for an exhibition on O'ahu.