NEWS AND EVENTS

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NEW THIS YEAR!

  • Online pre-registration!    To help ease intake lines, and ensure continuity, register online before intake!  Intake will work the same as before, only your entry from will be already pau!
  • Exhibition is 2 weeks longer!  Plenty of time to get in an see this years show.  
  • This year, 8-10 artists will be selected from the Hawaiʻi Nei juried exhibition for an invitational show at the Volcano Art Center April 25- May 31, 2015.  For the Volcano Art Center show all works must focus on the native species / environment / inspiration of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.  Selected artists will be notified at the Hawaiʻi Nei holiday reception on December 5.  For more information contact Shelby Smith at gallery@volcanoartcenter.org

HAWAIʻI NEI 2014 INTAKE DATES

WAILOA ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER INTAKE (HILO)

November 1, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
 

DONKEY MILL ART CENTER INTAKE (HOLUALOA)

October 25, 2014 (Saturday)

Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Pre-registration online will be required.  This ensures that we will have enough room for transporting art to and from Hilo.  Artwork from this Kona Intake will be returned to Donkey Mill December 20, 2014: 11 am - 2 pm. 

EXHIBITION

Dates: November 7th, 2014 - December 19th, 2014

New this year, we will be open 2 extra weeks!!  Keep checking back for dates on Saturday events during the exhibition.  

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 am–4:30 pm; Wednesday noon–4:30 pm; Closed Saturday, Sunday and State Holidays
Admission: free

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tidepool Exploration
Onekahakaha Beach Park
Time: 8:30am-10:30am
Saturday, July 12th, 2014
Donation: $10 (Participants will be given a $5 coupon to be used towards intake fees.)

Investigate the tidepools and the creatures within. Come prepared to get wet and be amazed. Great art "hike" for keiki ages 5 and up.

Palila Art Hike and Seed Collection
On the Slopes of Mauna Kea 
Meet at Mauna Kea State Park
Saturday, July 19th, 2014
Time: 9am-4pm

Donation: $10 (Participants will be given a $5 coupon to be used towards intake fees.)

Start the day collecting seeds that will be used to restore this fragile habitat. Then in the afternoon, weʻll explore this unique forest searching for the critically endangered palila.

 'Akiapōlā‘au Hike
Keauhou. Kaʻū
Meet at Keauhou Gate* 
Saturday, August 9th, 2014
Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm

Donation: $10 (Participants will be given a $5 coupon to be used towards intake fees.)

Admist stands of koa trees, catch a glimpse of this rare bird and give back by planting trees to increase its habitat.

*Directions to Keauhou will be provided upon registration.  Transportation is available from Hilo.  Please see registration form for more information.

Kamilo Beach Clean-Up and Coastal Walk
Kamilo, Kaʻū
Meet at Waiʻōhinu Park*
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
Time: 8:30am - 3:00pm

Donation: $10 (Participants will be given a $5 coupon to be used towards intake fees.)

Kāmilo is famous for its marine debris and its native plants. Help the environment two-fold by learning about the coastal creatures, and helping to clean-up their home.

*We will meet at Waiʻōhiu Park in Kaʻū at 8:30 a.m.  Four-wheel drive is required to get to Kamilo, but we can offer transportation between Waiʻōhinu and Kamilo.

Kapāpala ‘Akiapōlā‘au Hike
Kapāpala, Kaʻū
Meet at Kapāpala Gate*
Saturday, September 27th, 2014
Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm


Donation: $10 (Participants will be given a $5 coupon to be used toward intake fees.)

Koa trees bigger than youʻve ever seen, with the endangered ‘akiapōlā‘au chirping in its branches. Hike with us in the forests of Ka‘ū as we search for the rare ‘akiapōlā‘au.

*Directions to Kapāpala Gate will be provided with registration.  We can also offer transportation from Kaʻū or Hilo. Please see registration form for more information.

*Transportation available for most events.  For more information, please contact Emily Leucht,  emily.imipono@gmail.com or (808) 430-1994