Hawai'i Craftsmen is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the rich tradition of fine craftsmanship in the Hawaiian Islands through educational programs, exhibitions, and events that showcase the diverse talents of its members. | Annual Statewide Exhibition Hawaiʻi’s premier statewide juried exhibition features works of traditional and contemporary craft selected from across the state of Hawaiʻi. Our next exhibition will be held in October 2025 and registration will be open from August 1-31. We are offering FREE annual membership to students in an accredited educational institution, who register or renew between June 1 and September 30, 2025. Yup, free. ʻAha Hana Lima Workshops 'Aha Hana Lima ("Gathering of the Crafts") is held annually. It's a series of intensive multi-day workshops, lectures, and dialogs concerned with various media: clay, metal, wood, fiber, or glass. A free public lecture is also part of this event. Fiber Hawaiʻi Fiber Hawai'i is offered every other year. This exhibition encourages participation from artists in all media who wish to explore fiber related work. In this case fiber as a media as well as fiber as an idea is encouraged. The juror also presents a slide lecture about their work or developments in the field, which is free and open to the public. When appropriate, a workshop is also offered. Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Heat and Pressure - a shared exhibition with Honolulu Printmakers and Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s Raku Hoʻolauleʻa April 4 - 26, 2025 Downtown Art Center Opening reception: Friday, April 4, 6pm - 8pm Gallery hours 11am - 5pm, Tuesday - Sunday, closed Mondays Raku Hoʻolauleʻa (a celebration of raku) brings together ceramic artists to participate in raku and related firing techniques at a campout which is held in a beautiful beach setting on the North Shore of Oʻahu. Additional events include a tea bowl workshop, demonstrations by our guest artist, an exhibition, and a community kiln. |
HAWAII CRAFTSMEN IS SUPPORTED BY THE HAWAI’I STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS, THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ATHERTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE COOKE FOUNDATION, THE MCINERNY FOUNDATION, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE LAILA TWIGG-SMITH ART FUND, SEVERAL PRIVATE FAMILY FOUNDATIONS AND OUR MEMBERS
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