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Mushroom Cultivation: Call (808) 967-8222 to register

When: May 27, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785, USA

Food From Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps, and Wood Chips  Saturday, May 27,2023 | 9am – 2pm Instructor Zach Mermel will teach the basics of mushroom cultivation in the “Food From Wood: Growing Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms on Logs, Stumps, and Wood Chips” on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 9am – …

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Artist Demonstration with Jelena Clay

When: May 6, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Jelena will perform a live demonstration at VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Saturday, May 6th from 11am – 2pm for those interested in learning more about her artistic processes and techniques. Jelena is well known for her fiber work and gourds. Classes and guidance by Kumu Ray Kahikulaulani Fonseca, Jon Jon Hookano, …

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Artist Demonstration with Aaron Hammer at VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

When: July 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

To share his love of woodturning Aaron has scheduled a woodturning demonstration to take place from 11am -2pm on July 29th at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The demonstration will allow viewers to witness live woodturning on a lathe. Aaron states that while working on the lathe “one must work …

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Paint Hope Flags with Mary Milelzcik

When: April 26, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Join artist Mary Milelzcik at the Volcano Art Center Gallery from 11 am to 1 pm on Wednesday, April 26th to paint Hope Flags. The Gallery is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park near the Visitor Center. All ages are welcome! The Hope Flags are inspired by the handmade prayer flags sent to Pu‘uhonua o Puna …

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Papermaking with Pulp with Natural Dyes and Pigment Workshop with Mary Milelzcik

When: May 20, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Ni‘aulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785, USA

Join artist Mary Milelzcik for Painting with Pulp with Natural Dyes and Pigments workshop on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10 am to 2:30 pm at the Volcano Art Center in Volcano. No previous experience necessary.  $70/ $65 VAC Members plus $40 supplies. Using shredded recycled paper, a household blender and various moulds and deckles, …

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Exhibit: Emptiness and Form: An Invitational Exhibition of Visual Art

When: May 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am – June 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano, HI 96785

The Volcano Art Center (VAC) proudly announces the fine art exhibition Emptiness and Form at the Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus from May 18 – June 7th. The exhibit accompanies the 17th annual meeting of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle (CCPC), a conference hosted by the Humanities Division at the University of Hawai’i–Hilo.  The …

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Thursday Night at the Center: Marine Life Presentation with Marc Hughes

When: May 11, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785, USA

Thursday Night at the Center: Marine Life Presentation with Marc Hughes Join Marc Hughes on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 6pm, at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. This video presentation provides a visual display of many associations that can be seen in scuba diving and snorkeling depths in the oceans around the Big …

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Thursday Night at the Center: The Adventures to South America, Antarctica, and Rapa Nui with Jay Robinson

When: April 13, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785, USA

Thursday Night at the Center: The Adventures to South America, Antarctica, and Rapa Nui with Jay Robinson Thursday, April 13, 2023 |6 pm, at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. Join retired park ranger, Jay Robinson, on his journey to several extraordinary south-western corner of our planet as he shares his adventures to South America, …

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Thursday Night at the Center: Marine Life Presentation with Marc Hughes

When: April 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd, Volcano, HI 96785, USA

Thursday Night at the Center: with Marc Hughes Join Marc Hughes on Thursday, April 11, at 6pm, at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. This video presentation provides a visual display of many associations that can be seen in scuba diving and snorkeling depths in the oceans around the Big Island. The videos and …

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Dietrich Varez Panel Discussion and Film

When: April 7, 2024 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road, Volcano HI, 96785, USA

Dietrich Varez Panel Discussion and Film The Varez Legacy program is an engaging, public program that will honor Varez’s life, art, and legacy through a free public exhibit, a talk-story event, a movie screening, and an online exhibition. The Programs share Dietrich’s deep connections to Hawaiʻi’s peoples, stories, and places which inspired him to create …

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Exhibit: Dietrich Varez Legacy: The Expanded Collection

When: February 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am – May 26, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

The Volcano Art Center announces a very special exhibit opening on Saturday, February 17th honoring  the life, art and legacy of the artist and author Dietrich Varez. The exhibition titled Dietrich Varez Legacy: The Expanded Collection features unpublished works of the artist which have recently been made available through the Varez Family Estate and a …

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Exhibit: Christmas in the Country: Annual Wreath Exhibition

When: November 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am – December 31, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

  The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce Christmas in the Country: Annual Wreath Exhibition November 29 – December 31, 2024 With warmest winter wishes and happiest holiday greetings, the Volcano Art Center welcomes all to the 25th Annual Christmas in the Country celebration starting Friday, November 29th. Featuring the Annual Invitational Wreath …

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Exhibit: Inspiring Conservation: Preserving Hawaiʻi’s Native Environment Through Art: paintings by Diana Miller

When: June 1, 2024 @ 9:00 am – July 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce a new exhibit of paintings by Diana Miller titled Inspiring Conservation: Preserving Hawaiʻi’s Native Environment Through Art at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park from June 1st through July 7th, 2024. Artist Diana Miller will be sharing approximately 20 acrylic paintings of Hawaiʻi’s native landscapes as …

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Exhibit: Transfiguration, The Art of Mydock

When: January 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am – February 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce the exhibition “Transfiguration, The Art of Mydock, on display from  January 11th – February 16th, 2025. The exhibit is a retrospective exhibition of Mydock’s paintings, sculptures, collaborations and wood lathe-turned vessels. The gallery is open daily, 9am -5pm in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.  Meet the artist at …

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Exhibit: Recent Eruptions Photography Exhibit

When: February 25, 2023 @ 9:00 am – April 2, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce the Recent Eruptions Photography Exhibit at VAC gallery location in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.  The juried exhibition and contest celebrate the recent volcanic eruptions on Hawaiʻi Island. For the first time in nearly four decades Mauna Loa Volcano began erupting in Moku‘āweoweo Caldera on November 27th, 2022. …

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Exhibit: Gourds Reimagined by Jelena Clay

When: April 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am – May 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Where: Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718, USA

Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce the exhibition Gourds Reimagined by Jelena Clay.  The exhibit will open to the public Saturday, April 8th, continuing through May 21st,  from 9am – 5pm daily at the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. Park entrance fees apply. The exhibition features mixed media works of …

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