Calendar of Events

January 10th – Feb 15, 2026, Daily 9am -5pm at Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Join Volcano Art center in a journey through time, honoring the experience of the first people who voyaged from Hawaiki (Tahiti) to Hawaiʻi over a thousand years ago. Through blown, sculpted, and hand-carved glass, Daniel Moe […]

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, February 4th to February 18th, 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 deep […]

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 (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 […]

Saturdays, January 3rd – February 28th ( no class on February 21st). 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 […]

This year’s, Love The Arts: “Earth, Wind & Fire” takes place on Saturday, February 21st, from 4:30pm to 8:30pm at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.(19-4074 Old Volcano Road). This annual gala is our main event to raise funds for Volcano Art Center which allows us to fund classes, exhibits, workshops, and offer […]