Calendar of Events

The Volcano Art Center (VAC) invites you to attend Still It Is Night, a fine art exhibition featuring etchings by Domino Cohn and ethnobotanical drawings by Paula de la Cruz at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The free exhibit will be on display from February 21st through March 29th, 9am […]

Handbuilding with Diane Hanzel (8 Sunday sessions) Sunday, March 15th – May 3rd, from 10am – 1pm. Refresh with a new creative outlet at our open and spacious ceramics studio located in a unique rainforest setting at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Diane will be teaching strong fundamentals that are the foundation […]

A weeklong Spring Camp will be held at VAC’s Niaulani Campus from March 16th – 20th, from 9:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. The camp is open to keiki ages 8-14. The camp will include drawing, crafting,  treasure boxes, hula, and stained glass. $250 per child/ $230 for members of VAC. Bring snacks, a lunch, water […]

Every Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m, learn about rare native Hawaiian rain forests, and specifically Niaulani rain forest, in VAC’s guided rain forest tour. Visitors learn about Niaulani’s ecological importance as one of Kilauea’s last old-growth koa and ‘ōhi’a rain forests, VAC’s role in its protection and restoration, the continual threats to […]

Join VAC Gallery artist, June Dalde, in an introduction to Ulana lauhala (weaving of Hala leaves). Wednesdays, March 11th, 18th , and 25th, 2026  (3 sessions), from 2:30pm to 4pm. Ages 12 years old and up. Lauhala is the traditional Hawaiian art of weaving with the dried leaves of the hala tree (Pandanus tectorius), a practice that has […]

Handbuilding with Diane Hanzel (8 Wednesday sessions)  3:30pm – 6:30pm, March 11th – May 6th. Refresh with a new creative outlet at our open and spacious ceramics studio located in a unique rainforest setting at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Diane will be teaching strong fundamentals that are the foundation to help see […]

A weeklong Spring Camp will be held at VAC’s Niaulani Campus from March 16th – 20th, from 9:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. The camp is open to keiki ages 8-14. The camp will include drawing, crafting,  treasure boxes, hula, and stained glass. $250 per child/ $230 for members of VAC. Bring snacks, a lunch, water […]

Aloha Friday cultural demonstrations are held each week from 11 am – 1 pm on the porch of Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.  Activites include lei making, botanical printing, ukulele instruction, and lauhala weaving.  Topics occur on a rotating schedule. All supplies are provided. These free cultural events are supported in […]

Whimsical shapes, illustrative scenes or divine stories, stained glass has re-created the light in our lives for centuries. Stained glass artisans use both glass color and texture to produce light forms and patterns creating mood and character in small and large spaces. This four-day stained-glass workshop will shed some light on the process of stained […]

Saturdays, March 7th – April 25th, 10am -1pm.  Those new to clay will be guided step by step through the basics of using the potter’s wheel or handbuilding techniques. Continuing students and those with previous experience are encouraged to develop their skills and are welcome to pursue more advanced directions with the instructor’s helpful input. […]

Get ready for a moving and swaying evening of South American classics. Samba Jazz with JP Thoma and the Jazztones, on March 21st, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.,  at VAC Niaulani Campus (19-4074 Old Volcano Road). The Brazilian favorites will include samba, bossa nova, mambo, waltzes, and other rhythmic styles of the South American repertoire, interpreted […]