Opening Reception: “The Enduring Wiliwili,” an exhibition featuring the Pacific Island Printmakers

“The Enduring Wiliwili” by the Pacific Island Printmakers: August 29 – October 4, 2015

Volcano Art Center Gallery will be displaying the artwork of Andrea Pro, Margaret Barnaby, Lisa Louise Adams, Kathy Molina and John McCaskill who together make up the Pacific Island Printmakers in an exhibit titled The Enduring Wiliwili. The exhibition features the wiliwili, one of Hawaii’s threatened species also known as Erythrina sandwicensis, which is a type of floweringtree that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

The artists will be present at an opening reception on Saturday, August 29^th from 5 to 7pm.

The Enduring Wiliwili will be on display from 9am to 5pm daily beginning August 29th – at the Volcano Art Center Gallery inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The exhibition is free to the public though park entrance fees apply.

A guided walk of the Waikoloa Dry Forest Preserve is scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd.  This event is free although registration is required.  Please call Volcano Art Center Gallery at (808) 967-7565 for details and to register for the free guided tour.  Transportation is not included, but car pooling may be an option.