EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT UP TO SIX COMPLETED ARTWORKS FOR JURYING.

Artists residing in Hawaii are invited to enter traditional or non-traditional crafts. The exhibition is open to residents of Hawai’i for artworks in the categories of clay, fiber, glass, wood, metal, stone, and mixed media. Entries must be of original design and created independently within the last two years. Artworks previously included in juried exhibitions on Oahu or displayed in any Honolulu Museum of Art School exhibition are ineligible. Juror selected cash awards will be presented at the exhibition opening reception and awards ceremony.

Registration fees for Hawai’i Craftsmen members are $25 for the first two entries, $10 for each additional entry up to 6.
Registration fees for non member are $75 for the first two entries, $10 for each additional entry up to 6.

Hawai’i Craftsmen membership must be active through October 4, 2019 to enter. Membership fees are: $50 individual, $30 senior, $25 student, $75 family, $2,500 lifetime. 

Visit http://www.hawaiicraftsmen.org/membership to create or renew your Hawai’i Craftsmen membership prior to registering. 

JUROR STATEMENT

It will be a pure delight to serve as juror for the 2019 Hawai’i Craftsmen Statewide Exhibition. Thank you for this opportunity to delve into the work of your creative community. Having the all-too-rare chance to jury in person makes this particularly special, as craft can hardly be captured through images alone. As neighbors in the West, since I am a curator based in Los Angeles, I am thrilled to see what’s happening in your neck of the woods. I hope to explore what currently defines craft in your state, especially in terms of technique, skill, design, tradition and expression. At Craft in America, we explore the ever-shifting nature of the handmade across the U.S. and the artists like yourselves who are dedicated to mastery and innovation through materials and processes. How an object can convey cultural identity at any given time is my personal passion, stemming from my roots in American decorative arts history and material culture. I look forward to delving into the qualities that characterize craft on each of your individual islands and the ways that craft embodies the spirit of your community and place in this day and age.

JUROR BIO

Emily Zaiden, Director and Curator, Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA

http://www.craftinamerica.org/center

Emily Zaiden is Director and curator of the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, where she has curated more than forty exhibitions focused on contemporary craft and design for the Center and outside venues. Zaiden has published various exhibition catalogues and contributed articles and reviews to publications including; Archives of American Art Journal, Metalsmith, and Antiques and Fine Art. She has lectured on contemporary craft and American and international decorative arts topics at museums and venues across the country including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum and Fuller Museum.

After completing an M.A. at the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture and a B.A. from UC Berkeley in American Studies and Italian, Zaiden served as Research Associate to the Decorative Arts department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Prior to becoming Craft in America Center Director in 2010, she was a research editor for Architectural Digest and she consulted for private collections and institutions focusing on American and European decorative arts, material culture, architecture and design.

THE CHARLES E. HIGA MEMORIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - $1,000.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

THE PAUL LOO MEMORIAL AWARD - $500.00
Sponsored by Ms. Violet Loo

THE GEORGE ELLIS AWARD - $500.00
Sponsored by The Timothy Y. C. Choy Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation

THE CAROL AND MALCOM KOGA NEW MEMBER AWARD -  $500.00
Sponsored by The Timothy Y. C. Choy Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation

DIANE CHEN KOCH WESER AWARD FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK - $500.00
Sponsored by The Timothy Y. C. Choy Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation

THE MāNOA GALLERY AWARD - $250.00
Sponsored by Cathy Cooke

THE HISAM MUSEUM GALLERY SHOP X MORI BY ART + FLEA AWARD - $250.00
Sponsored by Lisa Shiroma, Alyson Ishikuni-Sasaki and Travis Sasaki

THE CEDAR STREET GALLERY AWARD - $250.00
Sponsored by Michael Schnack

MERIT AWARD IN CERAMIC ARTS  - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

MERIT AWARD IN FIBER ARTS  - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

MERIT AWARD IN GLASS ARTS - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

MERIT AWARD IN WOOD ARTS - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

MERIT AWARD IN METAL ARTS  - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust  

MERIT AWARD IN MIXED MEDIA ARTS  - $250.00
Sponsored by The Peter Drewliner Trust

THE SAYOKO KAY MURA STUDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - $100.00
Sponsored by friends of Kay Mura