Thursday Night at the Center with Glenn Yamanoha
Join Glenn Yamanoha on Thursday, September 26th, at 6pm, at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
This presentation chronicles the art of “Mokuhanga”, the Japanese word translated as ‘wood’ and ‘print’.
The lecture and images will be an introduction to woodblock, it’s historical background, the influence on western art (Impressionism 1800’s) and woodblock printing today.
Glenn Yamanoha is an established painter and printmaker residing in Volcano. He has a degree in painting from the University of Washington in Seattle, studied graphic design at Seattle Art Institute and has many years of experience teaching design, drawing and painting on the college level. As a Monbusho (Japan Government) scholar, he studied Mokuhanga in Kyoto, Japan and teaches regularly at many venues on the Big Island.
Thursday Night at the Center with Caren Loebel Fried
Join artist/author Caren Loebel-Fried for the launch of her new book, Finding Home, A Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey, published by University of Hawai‘i Press. Caren will share the behind-the-scenes of this inspiring story, her adventures researching the endangered ‘Ua‘u, Hawaiian Petrel, in their colonies throughout the Hawaiian Islands and within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, and how she created the art for this book. Special guest speakers who inspired this story will present about their work with these cryptic Native seabirds.
‘Ua‘u, Hawaiian Petrels, are endemic Hawaiian seabirds that soar huge distances day and night, powered by wind. They are guided by smell and an inner magnetic map, and only touch land once a year when they meet their life mate at their burrow and together raise one chick. For 60 million years, ‘Ua‘u have made a living off the ocean, nesting in Hawai‘i far from predators. Hawaiian legends tell of seabirds darkening the sky as they returned from the sea. And their guano washed down from the mountaintops, nourishing the land and offshore coral reefs. But since the arrival of humans, ‘Ua‘u numbers have plummeted to near extinction. Finding Home, a Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey is based on the true story of these amazing seabirds and the people working to save them.
Caren’s other award-winning illustrated books include Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds, A Perfect Day for an Albatross, and Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits. Original art for Finding Home was acquired by the Hawai‘i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts for their “Art in Public Places” program.
Other speakers at this special event include:
Charlotte Forbes Perry, retired biologist PCSU/ Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park high up Mauna Loa, will share information about the Natural History and management of the ‘Ua‘u on Hawai‘i island.
Dr. Michelle Reynolds, wildlife ecologist and certified conservation detection dog trainer and handler, will share about teaching dogs to sniff ‘Ua‘u burrows and ‘akē‘akē, Band-rumped Storm-petrels, and the cryptic seabirds she’s been trying to find since 1992.
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Center’s Linda Elliott, Founder, Center Director and President, of the first and only wildlife rehabilitation, emergency response and conservation facilities for all native birds and bats statewide. Rae Okawa, Development Director of HWC, in charge of all areas of fund development, PR, and outreach, and lead organizer of the annual “Hawaiʻi Island Festival of Birds”. Linda and Rae will share about working with injured ‘Ua‘u and restoring them to their lives in the wild.
After the presentation, Caren will sign copies of Finding Home, A Hawaiian Petrel’s Journey. Art prints and notecards from the book art will also be available for purchase.
Thursday Night at the Center with Ken Goodrich
Join Ken Goodrich on Thursday, November 14th, at 6pm, at Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.
A Celebration of Light, Sound and Spirit features the landscapes of Hawaii Island through the eyes and heart of photographer Ken Goodrich.
He will present photos and videos from the dramatic volcanic eruptions to the exquisite beauty of the mountains, deserts, rivers and sea that we are so fortunate to call our island home.
Ken will also show stills and videos tracing his works over the years in the realm of black and white documentary photography, macro photography and dynamic abstract imagery set to music from across the world.
Photographer and videographer Ken Goodrich started his career when he received a grant to document the vanishing culture of the indigenous Otomi people of Tlacotlapilco Mexico.
Upon returning to the United States his photography expanded to include explorations of fine art photography. His work has been exhibited in all the major Hawaii Island art associations and published internationally in fine art photography magazines.
For much of his photographic career, he has focused on projection design for live events, rock and roll concerts, classical music, and dance performances.
Most often inspired by a piece of music, he creates unique marriages of sound and light for a series of immersive poetic visual imagery.
In 2007, Ken and his wife Mary founded their company, Hawaii Photo Retreat, providing photographic education and tours on the island of Hawaii.
Thursday night at the Volcano Art Center, focusing on art, Hawaiian culture, and our environment. The series is intended to inspire, and enhance your appreciation of art and life experience, while fostering community connections. This presentation is free, although a donation is greatly appreciated.