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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Volcano Art Center invites you to attend ‘O ‘Ailā‘au: Reawakening a Sleeping God, a fine art exhibition featuring the paintings by Kanaka Maoli artist, Carl Franklin Kaʻailāʻau Pao. This free exhibit will be on display from April 4 through May 10, from 9AM-5PM daily in Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. […]

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. […]

A Curved World – Saturday, April 4th at 5:30 – 6:30pm at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Join multimedia artist and flutist Nina Assimakopoulos for an intimate evening of music and storytelling that connects sound, nature, and imagination. Drawing on global flute traditions — from South and North America to Asia — […]