Image: Valerie Beck, Kealakekua Bay, Blown and sand carved glass, Hawaiʻi Island
ProspectusHeld 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. EXHIBITION 2024 Friday, October 4 - Saturday, October 26 Downtown Art Center, Second Floor Exhibition Hall First Friday Reception: Saturday, October 5, 6pm - 8pm Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, October 5, 6 pm - 8pm Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday 11 am - 4pm KEY DATES FOR ARTISTS Online Registration: August 1 - September 2 (registration closes at midnight) Intake and Jurying: September 10 - 15 (see below for details) Notification of Acceptance: September 19 Delivery of Accepted Artwork: O‘ahu September 29, 10am-2pm, Neighbor island work must arrive at DAC by September 30 |
Suzanne Isken, served as Executive Director of Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles from 2011 through 2023 where she led initiatives to support the creation of contemporary craft and build audiences by establishing a large-scale program of hands-on-experiences for the public. In 2019 Isken led the Board of Directors in a new strategic plan that renamed the museum formerly known as the Craft & Folk Art Museum as Craft Contemporary in order to reflect the relationship between materials, processes, and the human hand. Under her direction, the museum presented landmark exhibitions that highlighted the careers of under-recognized craft based artists that included This is Not a Silent Movie: Four Contemporary Alaska Native Artists, Betye Saar: Keepin’ it Clean, The US-Mexico Border: Place, Imagination and Possibility, and Strings of Desire. Previously she served a decade as the Director of Education at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, following 10 years of service as coordinator of school and teacher programs and gallery educator. In addition to contributions to numerous catalogs produced by Craft Contemporary, Isken has authored articles in Academic Medicine, School Arts, and contributed the essay “Art and Cancer in the Public Space” to Driefuss-Kattan’s book Cancer and Creativity (2019). Isken currently maintains a textile art practice.