HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I—The Honolulu Museum of Art School’s annual sale of work by instructors
and students, to benefit its studio facilities, kicks off with an opening
reception Nov. 18, and runs through Nov. 27, with new items being added to the
sale daily.
The Honolulu
Museum of Art School runs studios for metal work, ceramics, glass fusion, and
weaving, which aren’t cheap to operate. Every year the students and artists who
use the facilities sell their creations and generously offer 30 to 100 percent
of their proceeds to the school to help maintain the studios. Now in its tenth
year, the benefit sale is a great source of one-of-a-kind holiday gifts.
On sale will be 2,500 items by nearly
100 artists. The Art School can’t put them all on view at once, so new items
are added daily—it’s worth making repeat visits. Participating artists include Brenda
Ching, Andy Cole, Ashley Huang, Bud Spindt, Liz Train, Michiyo Uchibori, Kaori
Vaughn, and Jon Vongvichai.
Cases and
tables feature jewelry from the metals studio; glass sculpture, plates, containers
and jewelry; baskets and weaving from the textile studio; and ceramic
sculpture, plates, sake containers and cups, ikebana containers, vases, cups
and beads.
The sale kicks off Nov. 18 with an
opening reception that features light pūpū and entertainment. Then on Nov. 25, it throws a
Holiday Sale Party, in conjunction with the Honolulu Printmakers’
Impressions Print and Book Fair, also held at the Honolulu Museum of Art
School, and featuring pūpū and
printmaking demos. Both events are a chance to meet the artists behind the work
on sale.
SEASONAL SHOPPING AT THE MUSEUM SHOPS
The Honolulu
Museum of Art Shop and Spalding House Shop are the places to go for a wide
selection of holiday cards and gift wrap, affordable stocking stuffers, and
great design-oriented products to suit offbeat and sophisticated tastes alike.
On Nov. 19, the
Honolulu Museum of Art Shop hosts the Local Artist Spotlight: Holiday Bazaar. The
shop hosts island artists and their creations, filling the shop and spilling
out into the adjoining courtyard. It’s a chance for shoppers to spend local and
support Hawai‘i artists. The lineup so far includes Carol Collette, Kris Goto, Ryan
Higa, Wayne Levin, Lauren Okano, Surebets and Heartsong, with more to be added. There will even be free light
refreshments. Holiday shopping at the Honolulu Museum of Art Shop is a
pleasure, not a seasonal chore.
Then Dec. 3 to
11, museum members get an additional 10 percent off items purchased at the
museum’s two shops.
HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS ANNUAL SALE
The Honolulu
Printmakers, a nonprofit that has been supporting and promoting the art of
printmaking since 1928, makes its home at the Honolulu Museum of Art School.
The group holds its annual sale, Impressions Print and Book Fair, Nov. 25 to
27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The sale is a tremendous opportunity to
acquire affordable works by some of the islands’ best artists. Shopper need to
get there early to join the regulars eager to rifle through the portfolios of
work.
The Honolulu
Printmakers has an illustrious history. Founded by the famed Hawai‘i artists
Charles W. Bartlett, John Melville Kelly, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, and Alexander
Samuel MacLeod, it continues to foster the print community, bringing together
today’s top printmakers with absolute beginners making their first forays into
the medium.
