This juried exhibit holds the central place in Hawai`i Craftsmen programs
and is the finest vehicle available in Hawai`i for craft artists
throughout the state to display the excellent quality of both
contemporary and traditional work.
Our annual exhibit is statewide because both jurying and
community building activities occur in all counties. To offer
outside input, we usually bring a juror of national or
international reputation from out-of-state. He/she travels
inter-island to jury the actual artwork rather than requiring
entries to be shipped to Honolulu or juried from slides. Hawai`i
Craftsmen pays one-way of the shipping costs to get all chosen
pieces to Honolulu for the exhibit and returned to the neighbor
islands.
Talking with local artists and giving free public lectures give
the juror an opportunity to interact with the community in small
settings.