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.
Join Heather Penfield on Saturday, April, 27, 2024 , from 9am – 11am., for the Cooking with Canoe Plants Part 2 Workshop at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus.
In this workshop you will dive deeper into the uses of the first edible plants brought to Hawaii by Polynesians, and explore 5 or more different plants and how to prepare them. You will gain hands on experience making recipes from start to finish, including salad, main course and desert. Heather will discuss the nutritional, social and economical benefits on buying locally grown produce. The class will include: class handout with recipes, and in class samples.
You will be using in season produce which includes:
Ulu (breadfruit), Uala (sweet potato), Olena (turmeric), Kalo(taro), Ko(Sugarcane), Mai’a(banana), Niu (coconut), Ohi’a ai (mountain apple), & Ki (ti)
All New Recipes! Beginners are Welcome!
The class fee is $60/$55 for VAC members plus a $20 supply fee
Keiki Drawing Classes with Ken Charon
Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, April 2nd – May 7th
A series of 6 drawing classes for children ages 8 to 14 at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus. Ken’s lessons focus on drawing things from life. Portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes will be encouraged as a way to prepare for more personal imaginary works. Field trips into the Niaulani Rainforest will also be included, weather permitting.
Ken enjoys working with Hawaii’s children and has done so since 1986 with the Artists in the Schools program, as well as in private lessons and summer camps. He has also worked with the developmentally and physically disabled with VSA arts.
Fee: $120/$110 VAC Members plus a $17 supply fee
Financial scholarships are available for those in need. Apply for a scholarship Here
Keiki Drawing Classes with Ken Charon
Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, April 2nd – May 7th
A series of 6 drawing classes for children ages 8 to 14 at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus. Ken’s lessons focus on drawing things from life. Portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes will be encouraged as a way to prepare for more personal imaginary works. Field trips into the Niaulani Rainforest will also be included, weather permitting.
Ken enjoys working with Hawaii’s children and has done so since 1986 with the Artists in the Schools program, as well as in private lessons and summer camps. He has also worked with the developmentally and physically disabled with VSA arts.
Fee: $120/$110 VAC Members plus a $17 supply fee
Financial scholarships are available for those in need. Apply for a scholarship Here
Home Herbalist Workshop with Heather Penfield
Join Heather Penfield on May 11, 2024 at the Volcano Art Center and discover the amazing things you can do with herbal essentials. In this workshop you will learn germ boosting powers of plants & herbs and discover how to use them, and learn the art of making effective remedies at home. You will also watch how the products are made from start to finish, including salve, syrup, tincture, citrus cleaner, hand sanitizer and more.
Includes:
- Class handout with recipes
- In class & take home samples
Class fee is $60/$55 for VAC members plus a $20 supply fee
Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 5:30 pm
The Volcano Art Center’s Jazz in the Forest series continues on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 5:30 pm at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
“Take a Giant Step Outside Your Mind-a history of jazz guitar music” will feature internationally known and respected guitarist and vocalist Benny Yutake, along with JP and the Jazztones.
The guitar has been a popular instrument for hundreds of years throughout the world, in various forms. We will visit many of the primary composers and performers, beginning with Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, and Taj Mahal, who gave us the song titling this program. We will then move along with Delta Blues from the South, to international influences with Django Reinhardt, and Hawaiian; to the development of jazz styles through the last century including the blues, as jazz moved up the river to Chicago, with Muddy Waters, Joe Turner, and T Bone Walker.
Then we are going to have fun with rock and roll as it changed the world during the 50’s. Please come and experience our broadly drawn picture of this musical development.
The Jazztones will also feature JP Thoma on saxophones and clarinet, Joey Carroll on vocals, acoustic as well as electric bass, and Owen Matsui on percussion.
Tickets are $25 for VAC members ($30 non-members)! Ticket holders will be able to purchase pupu, beer and wine. Tickets are available for sale online at www.volcanoartcenter.org, or at VAC’s Administration Office in Volcano Village.
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 exhibition features invited artists from both the US mainland and Hawaiʻi Island sharing artistic explorations of the theme Emptiness and Form.
The three week exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on Saturday, May 18th, from 2-4pm and will be open for viewing Wednesdays – Sundays, 10am – 4pm at VAC’s Niaulani Campus (19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. ) in Volcano Village. A closing reception with both artists and philosophers present will occur on Friday, June 7th from 6-9pm.
The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce Diana Miller Exhibiting at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park from June 1st – July 7th, 2024. While the exhibit and reception are free, park entrance fees apply. The exhibit will also be available for viewing on VAC’s website upon opening. For more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at (808) 967-7565 or email sales@volcanoartcenter.org
Volcano Art Center’s Hula Arts at Kīlauea 2024 performance series continues Saturday, June 8th with a presentation by Hālau Hula Malanai under the direction of Kumu Hula Liana Leiʻilima Kanaʻiaupuni Aveiro. The performance begins at 10:30am at the pā hula in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Although, the event is free, Park entrance fees apply.
Hālau Hula Malanai is an offshoot of Hālau Hula Ka Noʻeau. Kumu Liana studied under Master Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang for more than 20 years, graduating as a Kumu Hula through traditional uniki ceremony, and passage. Hālau Hula Malanaiʻs hula geneology comes from na master Kumu Hula Auntie Maiki Aiu Lake and Auntie Mae Kamamalu Klein, dating back to the Royal Court Hula dancers. Kumu Liana continues to perpetuate the traditions and distinct “hula kuʻi styling in both the hula kahiko and hula auwana that has been passed down through generations from Auntie Maiki.
Kumu Liana supports and instills the importance of sharing hula at annual events including Huliheʻe Palace, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, Maunalani’s Honu Release, Waimea Keiki Festival, May Day Celebrations, the Ukulele Festival, and many others. She believes that sharing storytelling through hula is a responsibility as a kumu hula within the community. Using the phrase “Hula is life” reflects her hula roots, genealogy, and goals for her halau.
Hālau Hula Malanai is located at Konoho Kuahiwi in the uplands of Waimea with haumana ranging from age 4 to adult women. Hālau Hula Malanaiʻs name was given by Kumu Hula Pili Pang and takes us to one of their core Hula auwana “Waika.” Located in this area, Hālau Hula Malanai carries the name of the distinct Breeze that is clean, cool, and refreshing. A breeze that promotes love on many different levels.
These free events are supported by donations from members of the Volcano Art Center. Donations are welcome to continue future programs. In case of extreme weather, there is a possibility that the performance will be moved indoors to the Kīlauea Visitors Center Auditorium where seating is limited.
The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce
Hawaiʻi Nei Invitational Exhibition
July 13th – August 25th
Exhibiting at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
While the exhibit and reception are free, park entrance fees apply. The exhibit will also be available for viewing on VAC’s website upon opening. For more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at (808) 967-7565 or email sales@volcanoartcenter.org
Hula Kahiko: Featuring Kumu hula Moses Kahoʻokele Crabbe with hālau Halauolaokalani on August 10, 2024.
These free events are supported by donations from member’s of the Volcano Art Center. Donations are welcome to continue future programs. The Volcano Art Center is a non-profit educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts.
The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce
All About The View by John Dawson
August 31 – October 13, 2024
Exhibiting at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
While the exhibit and reception are free, park entrance fees apply. The exhibit will also be available for viewing on VAC’s website upon opening. For more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at (808) 967-7565 or email sales@volcanoartcenter.org
Volcano Art Center’s Hula Arts at Kīlauea performance series continues on Saturday, September 14th with a hula kahiko performance featuring Kumu Hula Iwalani Kalima with Hula Hālau O Kou Lima Nani Ē. The performance is part of a year-round series sponsored by the Volcano Art Center. Hula hālau from across Hawai‘i are invited to perform each month. The hour-long performance begins at 10:30am at the kahua hula (platform) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Park entrance fees apply.
The presentation is presented authentically in an outdoor setting, rain or shine without electronic amplification. Audience members are encouraged to bring sun/rain gear and sitting mats, and to arrive early as parking at the Visitor’s Center is limited, additional parking is available at the Steam Vents parking lot.
These free events are currently supported by donations from member’s of the Volcano Art Center. Donations are welcome to continue future programs. The Volcano Art Center is a non-profit art and educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Visit www.volcanoartcenter.org
Mahalo!
Tiny Treasures
Exhibiting at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park from
October 19 – November 17, 2024
While the exhibit and reception are free, park entrance fees apply. The exhibit will also be available for viewing on VAC’s website upon opening. For more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at (808) 967-7565 or email sales@volcanoartcenter.org
The Volcano Art Center (VAC) is proud to announce
Christmas in the Country: Annual Wreath Exhibition
November 23 – December 31, 2024
Exhibiting at the VAC gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
While the exhibit and reception are free, park entrance fees apply. The exhibit will also be available for viewing on VAC’s website upon opening. For more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at (808) 967-7565 or email sales@volcanoartcenter.org