Hawai'i Craftsmen is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the rich tradition of fine craftsmanship in the Hawaiian Islands through educational programs, exhibitions, and events that showcase the diverse talents of its members.
| Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026 Fiber Hawai'i is offered every other year. 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. Exhibition: June 5-27, 2026 Juror: Marques Hanalei Marzan Annual Statewide Exhibition Hawaiʻi’s premier statewide juried exhibition features works of traditional and contemporary craft selected from across the state of Hawaiʻi. This year the exhibition will open on O'ahu and then travel to the Schaefer International Gallery in partnership with Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Oʻahu Exhibition: September 4 - 25, 2026, Downtown Art Center Maui Exhibition: October 27 - December 23, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery Juror: Jonathan Yukio Clark Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Raku Hoʻolauleʻa (a celebration of raku) brings together ceramic artists to participate in raku and related firing techniques at a campout which is held in a beautiful beach setting on the North Shore of Oʻahu. Additional events include a tea bowl workshop, demonstrations by our guest artist, an exhibition, and a community kiln. HEAT AND PRESSURE – April 3 - 25, 2026 A shared exhibition with Honolulu Printmakers and Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Downtown Art Center, 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave, Honolulu ʻAha Hana Lima Workshops '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. 2026 Workshop: Guest Artist Lisa Geertsen Small-Scale Non-Ferrous Foraging: Form & Function |
HAWAII CRAFTSMEN IS SUPPORTED BY THE HAWAI’I STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS, THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ATHERTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE COOKE FOUNDATION, THE MCINERNY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE LAILA TWIGG-SMITH ART FUND, SEVERAL PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATIONS AND OUR MEMBERS
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