From: Hawai'i Craftsmen Verena Snively,
Program Manager
808-521-3282 info@hawaiicraftsmen.org

Hawai‘i Craftsmen celebrates its annual

Fire–Earth–Water Event:

Raku Ho'olaule'a

April 27, 2009 HONOLULU, HI; Since 1978, Hawai'i Craftsmen annually presents Raku Ho'olaule'a, a fusion of East/West culture through ceramics. Raku is a 400 year old Japanese style of pottery which has influenced contemporary ceramics around the world.

Nationally known artist David Kuraoka who divides his time between teaching ceramics at San Francisco State University and spending time at his island home on Kauai will be our guest artist for this year’s Raku Ho'olaule'a. He will provide a slide lecture, wet clay demonstration, and partake in the camaraderie of ceramicists firing raku at beautiful Waimanalo Bay Beach Park in the shadows of the Ko‘olau mountains. He will also jury the contemporary category of ceramics fired at the beach for our Raku Ho'olaule'a Exhibition held at The ARTS at Marks Garage.

Each year, Hawai'i Craftsmen partners with The Urasenke Foundation of Hawai‘i to present the Japanese Zen Tea Ceremony demonstrations to the public. A Foundation representative will jury the work in the traditional category for our Raku Ho'olaule'a Exhibition .

This year’s schedule includes:

May 16, 2009 10 am – Noon: Tea Bowl Lecture/Demo East West Center Tea House;
UH-Manoa by the Urasenke Foundation of Hawai‘i; Open to the Public: No charge

Noon – 5 pm Tea Bowl Workshop: University of Hawai‘i –Manoa Ceramics Lab 
Free, Open to the Public, Please RSVP at 808-521-3282

1pm – 3pm Keiki Wet Clay Workshop UH Manoa Ceramics Lab- Free, Open to the Public

June 1 5 – 9 pm Potluck & Wet Clay Demo by David Kuraoka, UH-Manoa Art Dept

June 2 6:30 Free Public Slide Lecture by David Kuraoka, UH-Manoa Art Auditorium

June 5-7 Beachside Firing and Camp-out Waimanalo Bay Beach Park:
Registration and Fee Required see website for details: www.hawaiicraftsmen.org

June 6 -  9 am – 1 pm Community Kiln--Waimanalo Bay Beach Park
Open to the Public: No charge to observe; nominal charge to purchase, glaze and fire a tea bowl

June 16 - July 25, 2009 Hawai‘i Craftsmen’s Raku Ho'olaule'a Juried Exhibition
 

Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm; Closed Sundays and Mondays
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nu‘uanu, Honolulu

For more information or a registration form, please contact 808-521-3282; admin@hawaiicraftsmen.org or www.hawaiicraftsmen.org

Hawai‘i Craftsmen is a non-profit organization that sponsors educational and exhibition opportunities for Hawai‘i’s crafts people and artists. Raku Ho'olaule'a is supported by membership and program fees and partially funded by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, McInerny Foundation, and the G.N. Wilcox Trust. Mahalo to the Urasenke Foundation of Hawai‘i, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Art Department, Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation and The ARTS at Marks Garage, a Project of the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance.