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Benefit Concert
Hawaii MusicWorks Rock School students will be performing at the Hard Rock Cafe Waikiki on Sunday, May 26th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in a benefit concert for the Hawai'i Arts Alliance! The event will be hosted by musical groups EMKE, Daphne and Triple BG. Students will be showcasing their talents for friends, family and the general public, and admission is FREE. Come out and support "music in the community" for Hawai'i's youth!
Hawaii MusicWorks School was created with the understanding that for a student to have the most enjoyable and rewarding musical experience, they must do more than take lessons and practice. The school helps students discover the passion of playing music. Click here to read more about it!
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The Alliance builds creative lives and communities through the advancement, education and celebration of all the arts in Hawai‘i. Your support is crucial to our work, and much appreciated!
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Featured Member: POW WOW Hawai‘i
TED Talk by Kamea HadarPow Wow Hawai‘i is a gathering of contemporary artists to engage with the broader community in the process and creation of art. In the annual event, local artists interact with artists from around the world at various sites around Honolulu to create art and transform neighborhoods, altering conceptions of contemporary art in an urban environment. Pow Wow Hawai‘i has also created an art school with over 45 students, developed a music program for children, facilitated panel discussions at the University of Hawai‘i and built a 5,200 sq. foot creative space.
Kamea Hadar, lead director of Pow Wow Hawai‘i, is featured in this recent TED Talk. Kamea is the youngest board member of the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance.
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Blank Canvas
POW WOW HAWAI‘I is pleased to present a unique art inspired event, Blank Canvas, Saturday October 6, 2012 from 6pm-10pm at The Warehouse. The event will showcase local and international artist, exceptional food, amazing signature drinks, passionate entertainment, a large art based Silent Auction and a live art installation. POW WOW HAWAI‘I is a gathering of contemporary artist committed to community enrichment through the creation of art outreach programs, educational programs and engaging the community in the creation and appreciation of art. All profits from this event will go towards funding the enrichment programs POW WOW HAWAI‘I has planned for 2012-2013.
POW WOW HAWAI‘I creating art, promoting self-expression, fostering cultural awareness and cultivating community pride. Join us!
Sketch Art Ticket - Individual Ticket Price $125 (Charitable Tax Deduction $110)
Mural Art Ticket - Table of 10 Price $2,000 (Charitable Tax Deduction $1,850)
Installation Art Ticket - Premium Table of 10 Price $5,000 (Charitable Tax Deduction $4,850)
❍ Non-Attending Full Charitable Tax Deduction to Hawai‘i Arts Alliance for Pow Wow Hawai‘i
Non-Attending donors receive Full Charitable Tax Deduction for the entire amount of their gift.
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance is a member of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education
Network, and a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Tax I.D. #99-0211535
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The Arts Education Field Guide
Americans for the Arts has published The Arts Education Field Guide . The Arts Education Field Guide illuminates the complexity of citizens, policymakers, government entities, and organizations that influence arts education from the schoolhouse to the White House and from the living room to the boardroom. 2012 Cooke Foundation Beautification Awards
The Cooke Foundation will present three $5,000 awards, to be given to one elementary school, one middle school and one high school, who have completed projects that beautify their school environment and add significantly to the overall appearance and ambiance of their school. All public schools, including charter schools, in the state are eligible to apply.
The following criteria are required for nominees:
• Significant improvement in the school’s appearance through better landscaping and/or improvement in the appearance of a school’s buildings, through such things as children’s artwork, murals, and gardens;
• Participation by students, parents and faculty. May also include participation by outside organizations, including businesses; and
• A maintenance plan for the beautification project must be developed and must also involve participation by the school community and/or outside organizations.
Nomination forms can be obtained through the Cooke Foundation website at www.cookefdn.org. Nominations must be submitted to the Cooke Foundation, c/o the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, 827 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813, by September 4, 2012.
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Wear Your Support for the ARTS!
Wear your ARTS! This special one-year membership includes a t-shirt. Hawai‘i Arts Alliance teamed up with Honolulu's Blank Canvas to produce these awesome shirts featuring our beautiful logo designed by Clarence Lee! Choose from two designs - Wrapped Logo or traditional Pocket Logo. Mens, Womens and long-sleeved options available. You will look great while supporting the ARTS plus a portion of each order is tax-deductible. These tees are white and printed right here in Hawai‘i. Choose from the following options:Mens Short Sleeve 100% cotton 5.5 oz medium weight - $20.00
Mens Long Sleeve 100% Cotton, 6.0 oz medium weight - $25.00
Womens Short Sleeve 100% cotton lightweight fitted shirts - $20.00
How to Submit Testimony to the City Council
Below please find instructions for speaker registration and submitting written testimony:Speaker Registration:
-Prior to the Day of the Meeting
Persons wishing to testify on the above-mentioned public hearing items may register by:
a. Using the On-Line City Council Speaker Registration form available at http://www.honolulu.gov/council/attnspkph.htm;
b. Sending a fax to 768-3826 indicating your desire to register to speak, along with your name, phone number and subject matter;
c. Filling out the registration form in person; or
d. Calling 768-3830.
-On-site on the Day of the Meeting
Registration on-site for the above mentioned public hearing items will be from 7:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Persons who have not registered early to testify by the deadline will be given an opportunity to present oral testimony on an item following the registered speakers by raising their hand at the time additional speakers are called upon.
Each speaker shall not have anyone else read their statement and limited to a three-minute presentation.
Written Testimony
If you wish to submit written testimony:
a. fax to 768-3826 or
b. go to http://www.honolulu.gov/council/emailph.htm to email your written testimony.
15 copies are requested if written testimony is submitted on-site.
By submitting written testimonies, you are not automatically registered to speak. Refer to “Speaker Registration” procedures above.
If submitted, written testimonies, including the testifier’s address, email address and phone number may be posted by the City Clerk and available to the public on the City’s DocuShare Website.
Copies of the Bills, Resolution and any amendments thereto are available at the City Clerk’s Office, Room 203, Honolulu Hale, or on-line at http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare.
Links We Like
http://www.creatingquality.org/ - please check it out, it has lots of info for educators. Nola
Art Bento Program @ HiSAM
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SY 2013-2014
Hawai`i Arts Alliance is accepting applications from Oahu public and charter elementary schools for school year 2013-2014. See below to download the informational flyer, application instructions and form. The applications are due Friday, March 8, 2013.
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Art_Bento_Application_FORM_SY2013_14.doc
Please contact Lei Ahsing, Program Support for Art Bento @ HiSAM, at 533-2787, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have further questions.
The Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Art Bento Program @ HiSAM is a standards-based museum education program, especially developed for Grades 2-6 grade students and their teachers. The theme, “Responding to Art”, is supported by an introductory professional development session for teachers. The unique four-part museum experience emphasizes fine arts literacy and is led by qualified teaching artists from HSFCA’s Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) roster.
There is no cost to schools to participate in the program. In addition, the program also provides funds for bus transportation to the museum.
Comments from teachers participating in this year’s program –
I also wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the Art Bento program and all of the staff. It has been a wonderful experience so far and I truly believe that learning to respond to art has helped my students with their critical thinking and performance in all areas. I have benefitted as a teacher in how I pose questions to students and the ways that I integrate the arts. It has been such an amazing learning opportunity for the students and myself!
My second graders went home and critiqued an art object at home (painting, sculpture, etc.) and used the vocabulary they learned (elements of art AND principles of design.) They did such a good job even their parents were impressed. Thank you for choosing our school to be a part of this program!
Watching how Mimi got my students to fully express themselves through movement was a sight to behold. I have many shy individuals and they really got out of their shells. They also were genuinely interested and fascinated by the pieces of art as evidenced by the questions they posed to their guide.
Students were able to apply the new vocabulary in their discussions. They know how to apply the ODI [observe, describe, interpret] process. During our pre-visit observation they had only been introduced to the art elements but learning and higher thinking took place during our visit as well as our post visit.
I really like the Observe, Describe, and Interpret strategy because it is open-ended and generates lively discussion in the classroom. It also develops more critical thinking skills. My students learned to appreciate art more, and they definitely were able to increase their knowledge of art. Their vocabulary was especially enriched by learning the elements of arts and principles of design.
The Art Bento Program met my expectations for student learning by providing different ways for students to show appreciation and understanding of art. The professional development was great because it provided a model of how I could guide my students in their observation, description, and evaluation of art. This was the most interesting aspect of this program. My students loved doing art responses. Everyone had something to say about the different pieces. Initially, I didn't expect such enthusiasm.
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AGGRO-culture–October 1-28, 2010
There is no denying that agriculture is front and center in the World’s eye these days. Driven mainly by population growth, increased demand, economies and grass root movements, a spark of regional awareness and concern has come to light. Four Hawai’i based artists with ties to the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island will explore the themes of sustainability, environmental impact, and local food production through a variety of media and methodology. Using approaches ranging from collage, printmaking, photography, painting, sound, video and sculptural installation, the artists will explore such topics as GMO’s, local farm commerce, plantation history, and native ecosystems, responding and reflecting on issues that are of both regional and global concern.
Margo Ray will construct an installation inspired by Hawaiian ranching history, culture and the structures that exist there, including water tanks, corrals, barbwire fences and cattle troughs. Primarily built in the 1920'-60's these represent the unique Hawaiian ranching culture of the Paniolo (Hawaiian Cowboy) that is disappearing quick as multinational companies drive cattle prices lower and lower. This project expresses nostalgia for open spaces, and working with plants and animals as opposed to hotels and restaurants.
Ray is a printmaker, installation and book artist from the Big Island of Hawai’i. She holds an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and a BA in Studio Arts from University of Hawaii at Hilo. She currently has an exhibition at the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center and has previously shown her work throughout the state of Hawaii as well as venues such as the Parisian Laundry in Montreal, Quebec and Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Scott S. Yoell’s sculpture takes on the repackaging of the natural world by genetically modified foods, and contends that agricultural practices that seek to maximize yields at the cost of the complex ecological relationships that make our agriculture sustainable are in fact, “anti-natural.” His video piece explores an abandoned, rusted and broken wind-farm on the Big Island and raises paradoxical environmental questions. Still images in the video landscape function as a point of tension between stillness and moving forward in such precarious times.
Yoell uses both traditional and electronic media with a BFA from the University of Windsor, Canada, and a MFA in Imaging and Digital Arts from the University of Maryland. His upcoming exhibitions include Videoholica 2010 International Video Art Festival, Varna, Bulgaria and the The Contemporary Museum's Biennial of Hawaii Artists.
Sally Lundburg’s work explores human connections and collisions with the native landscape. Her initial research included hiking in both the Hakalau National Forest and Kalopa State Park, and gathering history and imagery from the local community. Utilizing scientific facts, harvested koa wood, cultural myths, archival photos, film and sound… the resulting work takes form in paintings, sculptural installation and video.
Lundburg is a mixed-media artist who holds a Bachelors in Fine Arts degree from The San Francisco Art Institute and has exhibited in San Francisco at such venues as Southern Exposure, Quotidian Gallery, and the New Nothing Cinema. She has also won several international film awards for her documentary film One Winter Story.
Native Hawaiian artist Keith Tallett conveys a personal interpretation of our cultural relationship to the land. His research for this show has involved an extended period of gathering information, images and organic material from the land around where he lives and Hawaiian popular culture. His work explores the blurred lines that define authenticity, where the merging of contemporary culture with that of the natural world becomes a metaphor for native–verses–nonnative through photography, paintings, and sculptural installation.
Tallett is a mixed media artist born and raised in Hilo, on the Big Island. Keith has an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and a BA from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He has exhibited at such venues as the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Track 16 Gallery in Los Angeles, and Franklin Parrasch Gallery in New York.
Visit margoray.com, scottyoell.com, sallylundburg.com, and keithtallett.com for more information.
Honolulu Culture & Arts District
Honolulu Culture & Arts District (HCAD) was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2001 to achieve an aesthetic, social and economic renaissance in The Arts District by creating an 18-hour district that is a popular center for the arts, entertainment and dining out. The organization works towards its mission by promoting the area, developing special events and assisting area landowners to rehabilitate their properties.Ed Korybski 808.398.7990, ekorybski.hcad [at] gmail.com http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com/index.html
Cherry Blossom Cabaret
Cherry Blossom Cabaret (CBC) is Hawaii's Premier Burlesque Revue. Seductive, provocative and at times outlandish, CBC is your ticket to a surreal and exotic adventure that will captivate from beginning to end. The ladies do more than shimmy and shake out of their costumes; they also dance act and sing, while incorporating what they do best: Tease. Those who see CBC perform will be amazed by the group’s diverse jaw-dropping repertoire. The Honolulu based cabaret has various influences ranging from vaudeville style theatre, b-grade horror and science fiction, film noir, kitsch, historical and political satire, comedic sketches fused with an eclectic array of music and of course the classy yet sassy art of tease!Also, check out their new burlesque classes being held at The ARTS at Marks Garage: The Academy of Tease. Burlesque Basics and Burlesque Fusion, two separate CBC classes running 3-weeks each, with a new focus every month. Check out their website for more information.
http://www.cherryblossomcabaret.com
Arts Advocacy Day 2013
Mission Complete! Alliance CEO Marilyn Cristofori met with Hawai‘i Senators and Congresswomen on April 9th to brief them on the status of the arts in our state. More than 500 arts advocates met on Capitol Hill to ask for increased funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and arts education on behalf of nonprofit arts organizations and artists across the country.
Yo-Yo Ma presented the 2013 Nancy Hanks Lecture for Arts Advocacy. Enjoy!
ARTS First Institute 2013
The Arts are Science at Work! Arts First Institute 2013 for K-5 classroom teachers will be held June 11-14 at Aiea Elementary School.
ARTS FIRST Institute 2013 designed for the K-5 classroom teacher:
- Explores the parallels and intersections between the arts and science.
- Allows participants to experience and learn how to facilitate arts strategies that engage students in understanding science concepts.
- Demonstrates how the arts can challenge students to observe, inquire, and wonder about the world around.
- Supports the Hawai`i Fine Arts Content and Performance Standards.
REGISTER NOW! HERE
Open to private, public and public charter elementary school teachers.
Arts Strategies
An arts strategy is a process that can be applied to different content in a variety of ways to achieve specific learning objectives.The dance and drama strategies described below were used in the Hawai`i Arts Alliance's Arts & Literacy for All (ALA) Project, funded by a 2006-2010 US Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grant. The ALA Project focused on the effects of the arts strategies on students' reading comprehension. These strategies were implemented by teachers from all grade levels in four elementary schools.
Teachers used four primary arts strategies to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary instruction -
1. Snapshot
2. Tableau
3. Expressive Movement
4. Observe, Describe, Interpret and Evaluate
Many Arts as Tools activities - Mirrors, Echo and Domino - were also taught and used in the ALA Project.
Before using any of the strategies, students are first introduced to the concepts of personal space and freeze.
Space Bubble helps students define their personal space and how they should move safely in and through space.
The concept of freeze is a basic skill that all students should know and practice. Students should be able to respond quickly to the "freeze" prompt. Move and Freeze is a strategy that can be done in place or through space.
Move & Freeze: A Definition
Move & Freeze: Shapes
Move & Freeze: Different Movements
Move and Freeze can be used with music - moving while the music plays and freezing when the music stops.
Move & Freeze: With Music
Zookeeper is a drama version of move and freeze. It is more literal with the students pretending to be animals and the teacher in role as the zookeeper.
Snapshot is a quick individual frozen body shape. It challenges students to think quickly and creatively yet requires control and focus. This strategy can be used to explore many ideas such as emotion, actions and vocabulary.
Snapshot: Definition and Process
Snapshot: Exploring Emotions
Snapshot: Exploring Occupations
Tableau is a frozen image with two or more people that represents an idea, theme or specific parts of a story. A tableau requires a period of planning time within the group unlike the snapshot which is quickly improvised.
Expressive movement represents ideas that can be literal or abstract. It consists of -
- body shapes
- movements
- sequences of shapes
- sequences of movements
- freezes.
It can be done individually, in partners, in groups of three or more.
Expressive Movement: Different Ideas
Arts as Tools
Use the ARTS AS TOOLS to energize the classroom, spark thinking, and create classroom community. These tools can be adapted to any grade level and used at any time.Deb Brzoska, National Arts Assessment Specialist, explains how the arts as tools promote active learning.
The Flow State
The arts as tools can put students in the flow zone, an optimal learning state. As proposed by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, flow is full immersion and focus of awareness on the activity at hand.
Arts as Tools Overview
Think of the arts as tools to help students observe details, recognize and form patterns, and represent different ideas.
Nonverbal communication Shape Face Walk
Representing a strong character through the shape of one's body and facial expression can be done without talking. Arts in the classroom offer accessibility to students who may not be proficient in the English language.
The following collection of hands-on exercises can be dowloaded as a pdf in Arts as Tools
Magic Box
In Magic Box, the teacher and students pass around an imaginary box from which they each remove an imaginary object that is defined by how they use the object.
Mirrors
During Mirrors, students imitate movement at the same time as the teacher or leader.
Symmetrical Border Design
Students create designs using lines, shapes and colors in Symmetrical Border Design.
In the Echo dance and drama strategies students repeat rhythm, movements and sound after the leader.
Echo: Definition
Echo: Body Percussion
Echo: Movement
Echo Do What I Do, Say What I Say
Character Mirrors
Students imitate movement in Character Mirrors at the same time as the teacher or leader. The teacher/leader pantomimes different types of characters.
Melodic Quick Draw
In Melodic Quick Draw, music stimulates thoughts and memories as students become more fluid in their thoughts through quick drawing.
Hui Panala‘au–December 15, 2009-January 16, 2010
Hui Panala'au, a Bishop Museum designed exhibit, that explores the occupation of isolated Pacific Islands in the years preceding World War II, will be on display at The ARTS at Marks Garage beginning Thursday, December 15th and ending January 16, 2010. The exhibit, which received a national award of commendation from the American Association for State andLocal History in 2003, was originally displayed at Bishop Museum in 2002 and has been traveling throughout the state.
Hui Panala'au tells the story of 130 young men - many recent graduates of Kamehameha Schools - who were sent to occupy Howland, Baker, and Jarvis Islands from 1935 to 1942. While on the Islands, the young men were expected to undertake various activities with few resources and in total isolation. They collected specimens for Bishop Museum; mapped the islands; cultivated coconuts and vegetables; and prepared a landing field for Amelia Earhart, who was expected to make Howland Island one of her last stops on her round-the-world flight. Through it all, they endured rats, sharks, and ultimately, enemy fire. The exhibit shares many of these stories in the colonists own words, as well as through photographs, log books, drawings, maps and artifacts.
On Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 7 pm , there will be a special screening of the recently completed Panal? 'au documentary "Under a Jarvis Moon." The 1 hour video was developed by Bishop Museum with support from Kamehameha Schools and the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations program. Says Bishop Museum project manager, "This film is a treasure because it features interviews with colonists, many of whom have since passed on. Yet it is also so very relevant today - because it is about what our nation asks of our young people and the sacrifices they and their families have made. But even more importantly, it also asks - when all else is stripped away - on a desert island thousands of miles from home - what makes us who we are?
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comPRESS–October 13-November 21, 2009
Hawaii artists explore Community, Communication, & Print. A reaction to the expansion of electronic communication & the demise of newspapers & printed media by Honolulu Printmakers, the oldest printmaking organization in the U.S.
Each piece in this exhibition of multi-media works incorporates printmaking in their production and explores themes of historic & contemporary communication.
Each artist has been asked to respond to the following three subjects: 1. Community – How do individual and group identity determine community? Is community a sum of those things that bind us together, set us apart; perhaps a little of both? How do these relationships alter & determine modes & methods of communication? 2. Communication – Artwork must address at least one chosen form of interpersonal communication, from smoke signals, body language, tattoo, and fashion, to the written, typed, and transmitted word. Content may range from personal to public, local to global, routine to rare, and current & late-breaking to long-standing. 3. Print – All works of art must involve some form of printmaking in the creation process, meaning an impression is made from a print matrix. (traditional, digital, installation, print-video hybrid, photo, photo copy, zine, sculpture formed in a mold, etc.)
Participants are invited artists who live or once lived in Hawaii: Alan Konishi, Vince Hazen, Duncan Dempster, Allison Uttley, Robert Molyneux, Erika Johnson Molyneux, Gallyn, Sonny Ganaden, Jared Wickware, Margo Ray, Scott Groeniger, Dieter Runge, Lian Lederman, Gaye Chan, Bebba Vamvounakis, Deborah Nehmad, Cassandra Jackson, Kim Chai, Jackie Mild-Lau, Matthew Ortiz, Eric Beyer, Thomas Wasson, Paul Faber, Ariana Kaneakua, Charles Cohan
Opening Reception: First Friday, November 6, from 5–9pm
Third Thursday: October 15 & November 19, 6–8pm. Artist talk and gallery tour. Hear the back-story to the work, & enjoy a small reception
About the Honolulu Printmakers: comPRESS is presented by the Honolulu Printmakers in collaboration with The ARTS at Marks Garage. The Honolulu Printmakers is a non-profit organization which promotes the appreciation and understanding of printmaking and print production. As the oldest printmaking organization in the United States, the Honolulu Printmakers provide the Oahu population with educational programming & outreach, a community-access printmaking studio, limited print editions, and a critically acclaimed annual exhibition.
Special thanks to The Andy Warhol Foundation for their support.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11am–6pm; admission is FREE. Also, ½ hour prior to evening performances & public events.
Slow News International–September 1-October 10, 2009
Slow News International
Big picture issues sent slow-mail…Scrolls from artists around the world.
Presented by BROADTHINKING Curatorial Project, New York City and The ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu. This exhibit is designed to be the antithesis of instant messaging, celebrate Community, and beat the high costs of shipping art to and from Hawaii.
Featuring artists from New York, Tokyo, London, Berlin and across the United States.
In the age of Instant This & That, the Scroll is an ancient, portable means to disseminate information as old as human-kind. Artists will report on what’s going on in their communities...something they have been thinking about for a while and won't be out of date before it gets here. As newspapers and magazines face possible extinction worldwide, this show is a challenge to our present perception of the printed word and image.
Artists were allowed to use whatever materials & style suits their News. Or whatever media works best for their definition of community; be it neighbors or people with similar interests. Text, figurative, painting, photos, digital… There were no rules beyond the format: a 3-foot-wide scroll, as long as it fits in a standard mailing tube.
Our geographic isolation makes it exceedingly rare that we can afford to import artwork. By limiting shipping expenses to a 3-foot mailing tube, we are able to pay for return shipping, to any place on planet earth…thanks to a generous grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation.
Receptions: First Fridays, September 4, and October 2, 5–9pm
Artist Talk: Third Thursday, September 17, 6–7pm. If you can join us, please do; we’ll have a gallery tour, hear the back-story to the work, & enjoy a small reception.
Big Mahalos to Peggy Cyphers of BROADTHINKING Curatorial Project & Daniel Rosen over in Japan for being instrumental in making this exhibition a success.
Star Bulletin article: http://www.starbulletin.com/features/20090906_artists_worldwide_adapt_to_the_scroll.html
Hawaii Glass Artists 7th Annual Exhibition–July 28-August 29, 2009
Marks presents Hawaii Glass Artists 7th Annual Exhibition featuring Hawaii’s best glass artists from throughout the state. From blown to stained, lamp-worked to fused, HGA "struts their stuff" in this years show. Artists Exhibiting: Ben Burton, Edward Clark, Richard Duggan, Gordon Eder, Kelly Habecker, Hillary Heckard, Derek Hostetler, Hugh Jenkins, Michael Edward Jones, Lauren Adelman, Rick Mills, Mark Mitsuda, Alan Ness, Mark Nowicki, Bud Spindt, Stephanie Ross, Kazuki Takizawa, Emily Thomas, James Wong, Daniel Wooddell, & Trevor Wright.
Hawaii Glass Artists accepts work from each island of Hawaii and in all different formats: from functional martini sets to decorative bobbles, from cast figurative work to assembled pieces of found beach glass. All glass art disciplines are encouraged to participate in the exhibition: hot-worked, cold-worked, lamp-worked, fused, and stained glass. All pieces are original designs and created within the last two years.
The installation of glass shows is typically bright and minimal. There are not a lot of wall pieces demanding barrier walls. The objects are placed throughout the space on pedestals, and make for a handsome play of lights and color. A huge amount of natural (and un-natural) light pours into Marks through it's curved 75 foot wall of picture windows making this exhibit a crowd pleasing attraction for it’s aesthetic appeal and one of the best looking shows all year.
The combination of physical dexterity and teamwork makes glass blowing a great spectator sport. The First Friday demonstration is one of our most exciting and popular events of the year. There is something about molten glass (liquid that should be solid?) that make this a stellar attraction. Hundreds of reveling spectators line up around the 2,000 degree furnace on the corner of Nuuanu and Pauahi Streets to watch the action. That's what sharing the arts with the community is all about.
First Friday, August 7, 5–9pm, FREE Glass blowing demonstration, live music, and a no-host bar benefiting The ARTS at Marks Garage.
Third Thursday, August 20, 6–7:30pm, FREE Informal artist talk with small reception. Insightful back stories on motivation and technique from Hawaii Glass artists for art lovers and people who want to stay and play downtown after work.
Hawaii Glass Artists Webpage
2009 ARTS FIRST Honors Educators
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance honors educators who support arts in the classroomEvery year Hawai‘i Arts Alliance is hosts “ARTS FIRST Honors” – to applaud teachers who have completed professional development in the arts in the previous two years. For every 32 hours of coursework accomplished in this two year period, teachers earn a Certificate of Study Award.
DOE teachers from across the State who earn professional development credit in the arts are invited to this special reception with education administrators, and other special guests. This year, on May 2, 2009, Pat Hamamoto, Superindendent, Hawai‘i State Department of Education, presented the accomplished educators with their study award certificates. Keynote presentation was delivered by Iggy Jang, Concert Master for The Honolulu Symphony.
This was the third annual event hosted by the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance in an effort to recognize our DOE teachers for their central role in the lives of our youth, and their persistence to keep the arts in the classroom against funding shortfalls, and other lack of resources.
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, in partnership with Hawai‘i Department of Education, and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, has been offering summer institutes since 1995 and professional development workshops in the arts since 2001 as part of ARTS FIRST. These classes are aligned with Hawai‘i Content and Performance Standards and include creating, performing/exhibiting, and responding to art.
ARTS FIRST formally came into existence when the Hawai`i State Legislature enacted ACT 80/99 in 1999. The enabling legislation named the arts as a core subject in Hawai`i prior to a national mandate. It also called for Hawai`i’s major stakeholders in arts education to revise the State’s Fine Arts standards and develop a strategic plan. In 2001, ACT 306/01 was passed into law formally naming the ARTS FIRST Partners and mandating the implementation of the strategic plan.
The ARTS FIRST Partners are State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, Hawai‘i Department of Education, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, University of Hawai‘i College of Education, and University of Hawai‘i College of Arts & Humanities. The vision of the ARTS FIRST Partners is Arts for Every Child.
Click on the picture below to see the ARTS FIRST Honors Educators 2009 gallery!
Pan-Pacific Nation–March 3-28, 2009
A selection of contemporary Pacific Island art from Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawai‘i, New Zealand, Nuie, Samoa & Tonga.
Artists exhibiting:
Maile Andrade, Leanne Lupelele Clayton, Noelle M.K.Y. Kahanu, Leilani Kake,
Lily Laita, Nanette Lela‘ulu, Janet Lili, Carl F.K. Pao, Siliga David Setoga,
Ema Tavola, Angela Tiatia, Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi
Pan-Pacific Nation
The participating artists in this show were asked to respond to the complexities, contradictions, and power dynamics at stake in the notion of a “pan pacific.” Their pieces ask what it means to think about the affinities and unities of Oceania. What did it mean in the 1880s when Kalakaua initiated his call for a Pacific Island Federation? What did it mean in 1976, when Albert Wendt called for a “New Oceania” in the journal Mana, or when Epeli Hau’ofa wrote “Our Sea of Islands” in 1994? And what does it mean, given our current political, economic, environmental, and cultural seascape, at the present moment?
The pieces included in the show offer multilayered responses. They celebrate a continued and hopeful identification of Pacific Island peoples that share a strong genealogical history and geographic kinship, while also offering ambivalent considerations that uncover the subtle and specific localized histories involved in any strategic collective social identification.
The show explores these issues with a range of media that evoke the confluence of customary Pacific island visual culture with new technologies. Filipe Tohi (born in Tonga, and now living in New Zealand) has contributed one of his paintings based on lalava patterns. His geometric designs refer to a shared Oceanic lashing technology that made migration and trade possible. They act as metaphors for Polynesian expansion and unification. Native Hawaiian artist Maile Andrade’s metal woven sculpture will address the complicated dynamics of Kalakaua’s Pan Pacific Federation. Samoan artist Angela Tiatia will be showing her silent, slow motion, single shot video, See, 2008, which depicts the mouth and eye of a Pacific woman’s body as an allegorical site of exploration and exploitation.
Panel Discussion on the current state of Contemporary Pacific Art: The ARTS at Marks Garage, March 4th, 6pm: The panel includes Ema Tavola and Leilani Kake, and Giles Peterson. Ema Tavola, Leilani Kake, and Giles Peterson hail from South Auckland, NZ. Ema Tavola is a visual artist and curator of the Fresh Gallery Otara as the Pacific Arts for Manukau City. Leilani Kake is an independent artist. Giles Peterson teaches at Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design.
Special thanks to Jaimey Hamilton, Healoha Johnston, & Jeff Sanner
This exhibition was supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation
PanPacificEssay.pdf
Pan-Pacific Nation Essay, written by Jaimey Hamilton, Assistant Professor at The University of Hawaii in Manoa.
This essay will be featured in the Pan-Pacific Nation Catalog, available soon.
Grade 1
Susan Middleton Artist Talk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2009
Artist Talk with Susan Middleton, Thursday January 29 at 7pm, FREE at The ARTS at Marks Garage a project of the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance. Join us for a gallery tour of Archipelago & Remains Of The Rainbow where Susan will share her insights into how these photographs came to be. Please join us for some wine, cheese and insight. Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Sponsored in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation.
Archipelago & Remains Of The Rainbow thru January 31, 09
Land & sea portraits of plants and animals by legendary fine art photographers & award winning environmentalists David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton. Images from the main & Northwestern Hawaiian islands together for the first time. David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton have been photographing endangered animals and plants since 1986. Their collaborative work has appeared in REMAINS OF A RAINBOW: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai’i (National Geographic Books, 2001), WITNESS: Endangered Species of North America (Chronicle Books, 1994), and HERE TODAY: Portraits of Our Vanishing Species (Chronicle Books, 1991). Their work was the subject of “America’s Endangered Species: Don’t Say Goodbye,” an Emmy Award–winning National Geographic television special, and they were the joint recipients of a Bay & Paul Foundations Biodiversity Leadership Award. Middleton’s and Liittschwager’s photographs have been exhibited and published throughout the world, both in fine art and natural history contexts.
Books and prints available.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 6pm.
More information and high-resolution images upon request. Contact: Rich Richardson, 521-2903, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The ARTS at Marks Garage
808-521-2903 fax:521-2923 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) http://www.artsatmarks.com
1159 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, 96817
The ARTS at Marks Garage is the key community project of the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance. This collaborative gallery, performance and office space for businesses and non-profit organizations is working to transform downtown Honolulu with the power of the arts.
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance is a Member of the
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.
Archipelago and Remains of a Rainbow - Dec. 5, 2008 - Jan. 31, 2009
Land & sea portraits of plants and animals by legendary fine art photographers & award winning environmentalists David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton. Images from the main & Northwestern Hawaiian Islands together for the first time.
Land & sea portraits of plants and animals by legendary fine art photographers & award winning environmentalists David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton. Images from the main & Northwestern Hawaiian Islands together for the first time. David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton have been photographing endangered animals and plants since 1986. Their collaborative work has appeared in REMAINS OF A RAINBOW: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai‘i (National Geographic Books, 2001), WITNESS: Endangered Species of North America (Chronicle Books, 1994), and HERE TODAY: Portraits of Our Vanishing Species (Chronicle Books, 1991). Their work was the subject of “America’s Endangered Species: Don’t Say Goodbye,” an Emmy Award–winning National Geographic television special, and they were the joint recipients of a Bay & Paul Foundations Biodiversity Leadership Award. Middleton’s and Liittschwager’s photographs have been exhibited and published throughout the world, both in fine art and natural history contexts.
Special thanks to Susan Middleton, David Liittschwager and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii:
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/hawaii/
National Geographic article about Archipelago exhibition:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2005/10/hawaii/liittschwager-middleton-text
Winter 2008
The Arts at Marks Community
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PA‘I Foundation
PA‘I Foundation, organized in 2001, is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations with the goal establishing a Hawaiian cultural center on O‘ahu to better serve the broader Hawaiian community. Current projects of PA‘I Foundation include MAMo: Maoli Arts Month, a celebration of native Hawaiian artists, the annual Hapa Haole Hula & Music Festival and Ho‘oulu, a program held in conjunction with the Harvard University Native American Program to promote educational opportunities in the biomedical field for Native Hawaiian youth. Vicky Holt Takamine, Executive Director, Ryan I. “Kaha‘i‘ōlelo” Sueoka, Operations Manager,
(808) 375-0847, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.paifoundation.org
Youth Speaks Hawai`i
Founded in January 2005 by HawaiiSlam, YSH is dedicated to offering free after school writing and performance workshops for teens every Wednesday, 4-5:30pm at The ARTS at Marks Garage. For more information, please send us an email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call us at (808) 387-9664, http://www.youthspeakshawaii.org
Tim Bostock Productions
Tim Bostock Productions promotes international theater, dance, circus and music in Honolulu and across Hawaii, from such diverse places as New Zealand, Russia, Ireland, Australia and New York. The company has also directed the Hawaii Arts Season for the Hawaii Tourism Authority (gohawaii.com/arts). Tim Bostock is also President of the Honolulu Theatre for Youth.Tim Bostock 808.521.9699, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Smashbox Productions
Smashbox is an independent theatrical production company focused on stage combat, improvisation and commedia dell'arte. Past Smashbox shows include the original commedias "Guano dell'Amore (Birdcrap of Love)" and "Duck, Duck, Scrooge: A Commedia Christmas Carol" and local playwright Eric Yokomori's "Down" and Tony Pisculli's "Double Above the Knee." Currently, Smashbox presents improv comedy with On The Spot the first Saturday of every month at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Smashbox also offers instruction in stage combat, improv and commedia dell'arte.Tony Pisculli 808.256.6657; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.smashpro.com
Hawai`i Watercolor Society
Hawai‘i Watercolor Society promotes the advancement and appreciation of watercolor paintings through programs, workshops, competitive exhibits, and educational presentations. Jerry Mayfield, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org
Hawai`i Shakespeare Festival
The Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival produces three Shakespeare plays each year during its brief summer season, typically late July to early August. The Hawai‘i Shakespeare Festival strives for contemporary relevance and accessibility in its productions. UPCOMING SEASON - 2010: Julius Caesar, Measure for Measure, Henry VI
Tony Pisculli 808.256.6657, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.hawaiishakes.org
Hawai`i Craftsmen
Hawai‘i Craftsmen has provided exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and workshops that draw between 1,500 and 10,000 participants. Hawai‘i Craftsmen serves working artists and has been instrumental in creating public appreciation, perception, and awareness of the visual arts throughout our state. Rose Anne Jones, 808.521.3282, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.hawaiicraftsmen.org
Hawai`i Arts Alliance
The ARTS at Marks Garage is a key community program of Hawai‘i Alliance for Arts Education. Founded in 1980 as a private non-profit the Alliance champion all arts - dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. The Alliance is the Hawai‘i member of the national Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, a major program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Statewide membership includes more than 100 organizations and 400 individuals who support the mission and vision of the Alliance.Marilyn Cristofori 808.533.2787, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), http://www.hawaiiartsalliance.org
Special Projects or Events:
There’s usually something! The Alliance Awards, a gallery opening reception, a Nuuanu Street festival, a holiday party, facility upkeep projects (painting, repairing, etc.), First Friday in the Park art teacher assistant, organize our image collection, etc. Day, time and skills/ability depend on project. Exhibition Installation:
Handy with tools? Got a strong back? Not clumsy? Like to work in a casual fun environment? Join us as we take down and install exhibits about every thirty days. We work with all sorts of artists and all sorts of artwork. This is an opportunity to learn more about our local working artists and their work.
Day:
usually Sunday and Monday
Time:
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; 2-hour shift requested
Attire:
Casual, comfortable; covered shoes recommended
Skills/Ability:
use tools, painting, climb ladder, lifting, hammering, etc.
Front Desk:
Be the smiling face that greets our customers; on the phone become an expert on parking options and driving routes; enjoy the current gallery exhibition and if you’re lucky make a sale! Meet all kinds of interesting people.Day:
usually Saturdays
Time:
11a.m.-2:30pm or 2:30-6p.m.
Attire:
Casual, neat
Skills/Ability:
Ability to either do many things at once or amuse yourself during the down times; not afraid of telephones or people.
First Friday:
First Fridays are a wonderful achievement. The streets fill with people and the galleries are a nonstop parade of an amazing cross section of our community.
Day:
EVERY First Friday of the month
Time:
4:30 to 7:00 p.m. or 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Skills/Ability:
Must be able to stand throughout shift, not adverse to crowds
Attire:
casual comfortable clothing
Positions:
Gallery attendants to keep an eye on the art, food and beverage meisters, clicker (we count every body that comes through our door), reception desk (assist purchasers, provide information to visitors, process sales).
Gallery Walk Maps
Gallery Walk Maps are FREE and available at participating galleries and supporting businesses in the area.http://www.artsdistricthonolulu.com offers more information on the many neighborhood restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and other businesses and events that offer special activities in conjunction with First Friday, Honolulu.
By Car
(we are on the corner of Nuuanu and Pauahi Streets)From West (Leeward): Take H1 headed east; Vineyard exit; right on Nuuanu
From East: Take H1 headed west; Vineyard exit; left on Nuuanu
From Windward: Take Pali Hwy towards Honolulu; right on Vineyard; left on Nuuanu
From UH/Waikiki: Take Beretania St; left on Nuuanu
From Ala Moana: Take Ala Moana Blvd headed west; right on Bethel; left on Beretania; right on Nuuanu
By Bus
Routes from Waikiki: 2, 13
Routed from Ala Moana:
6, 19, 20, 40A, 42, 43, 52, 53, 54, 62
Website:
http://www.thebus.org
Phone:
(808) 848-4444 or (808) 296-1818
Forms for Download
Find Marks Garage
Marks is located ......1159 Nu`uanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817-5121
Phone: 808.521.2903
FAX: 808.521.2923
Book an Event
To book an event at the ARTS at Marks Garage, please download and complete the following forms and submit your request by mail or fax to (808) 521-2923.
Event Proposal Form (PDF)
Rental Sheet (PDF)
Please provide any additional information (synopsis, artist statements, resumes or visuals) that will help us visualize your event, program or idea.
Contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (808) 521-2903 with questions.
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FIRST FRIDAYHONOLULU
Book an Event
Call to Artists
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Finding Marks
Parking
Freedom First The 5th Annual GiRL FeST Gallery - Oct. 21 - Nov. 22, 2008
Artists address how social conventions, personal abuses, underground crime, gender roles, physical disability, ego, or other potential mental, intellectual, spiritual, or physical restriction prohibits women and girls from FREEDOM and liberty and how these women and girls deal, survive, overcome, or are still caught up in these situations.
This year's gallery hosts 19 established and emerging local, Kanaka Maoli, Maori, and continental artists including: China Tamblyn, Hiria Anderson, Kim Kinard, Bianca Mills, Nikki Stevens, Tara Gumapac, Kirsten Rae Simonsen, Kate Chapin, Katie Kamelamela, Cherise Takiguchi, Donna Sarten, Claire Mosteller, Barbara Perrine Chu, Henriata Nicholas, Makanani Parker, Kris Goto, Kimberly Ruchaber, Willow Harfleet, and Roberta Oaks.
GiRL FeST Hawaii
http://www.worldsafezone.org
http://www.girlfesthawaii.org
http://www.myspace.com/girlfest
Arts and Economic AFTA Study
Arts and Economic AFTA Study
Arts and Economic Summary Report
Click HERE to download the full report or HERE for a quick look at the numbers. The Hawai‘i portion of the national study (facilitiated by Americans for the Arts) evaluated the impact of spending by nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences on their local economies. ART Works! Mahalo to the wonderful nonprofit participants who made this study possible!
Arts in the News
Inside the Alliance:PBSHawaiiJuly2012.pdf
Honolulu Advertiser (Leadership Corner)- CEO, Marilyn Cristofori
Honolulu Advertiser (Leadership Corner)- Marks' New Business Director, Erik Takeshita
Building Community Through the Arts
Honolulu Advertiser - First Friday Gallery Walk a true success
Honolulu Advertiser - Chinatown "Bright Ideas" Winners Selected
Honolulu Advertiser - Chinatown "Bright Ideas" Community Change contest
New York Times "Escapes" - The ARTS at Marks Garage
Americans for the Arts - King Kamehameha Statue Restoration
Teaching the Arts
Honolulu Advertiser - $1 Million US DOE Grant awarded to "Arts First"
Promoting the Arts
Group pushing Arts Center for Kaka`ako
Hawaii Creative Industries Report
HawaiiCreative2011.pdfThis report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Hawai‘i. The Alliance serves as Hawai‘i’s “state captain” to the national arts advocacy group, Americans for the Arts, and received this latest data about our creative industries. If you would like to have reports specific to your district, please call us for a copy at (808) 533-2787.
Annual Reports
(PDF Downloadable format)
FY2012 Annual Report
FY2011 Annual Report
FY2010 Annual Report
FY2009 Annual Report
FY2008 Annual Report
FY2007 Annual Report
FY2006 Annual Report
FY2005 Annual Report
Staff
Marilyn CristoforiChief Executive Officer
Lei Ahsing
Education Director
Marcia Pasqua
Education Associate
Traci Yamamura
Executive Assistant
The Alliance is looking for a new Associate Director! Click HERE for more information.
Action Network
We are gathering and sharing information about how Federal and State legislation will affect the arts community. Subscribe to join the E-arts community!
Arts Education eCenter
Visit the eCenter for the latest applications for the Arts in the Schools and Arts Excellence Schools programs. Both programs have cash awards for the selected schools!
Applications are now posted for the 2011 ARTS FIRST Institute. Please click on "Arts Education," "Educators," and "Professional Development" for forms and information.
Mahalo!
ARTS License Plates
Invest in Imagination
Links - Just For Fun
Enjoy this video by Teaching Artist Michael Wall - just wonderful! Educators
Toolkit
The ARTS FIRST Essential Arts Toolkit: Hawai‘i Fine Arts Grade Level Guide for the K-5 Classroom Teacher, 2nd edition is a unique document designed for use by elementary classroom teachers. Scarcity of instructional time and the pressures of an already crowded curriculum necessitate an approach to the arts as an integral part of elementary classroom learning.
This Toolkit is a supplement to the Hawai‘i Department of Education's Arts Instructional Guide and facilitates student achievement of the Hawai‘i Content and Performance Standards III. At each grade, the Toolkit provides framework charts to link the arts to other core areas, sample lessons, assessment tasks, instructional strategies, and resources. Teachers are encouraged to integrate key arts concepts with other content areas. Educators, teaching artists, and parents may download the Toolkit here as pdf files.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Thinking in Threes
Arts as Tools
Arts Strategies
How to Use the Lessons
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Appendix 1: Hawai‘i Department of Education - General Learner Outcomes, Fine Arts Standards and Benchmarks
Appendix 2: Assessing Student Learning in the Arts
Appendix 3: Glossary of Arts Vocabulary
Appendix 4: Resources - Charts & Templates
Unit and lessons templates (Word document)
ARTS Education eCenter
The Arts Education eCenter is a comprehensive guide to arts education statewide. The eCenter is a resource that provides information for and about Hawai`I’s Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP);
opportunities in professional development, links to our statewide artist registry,
and updates on advancements in research and curriculum development.
Click on the links to the left to find out more.
reports (Creative Industry Studies)
Follow Arts policy on a national level by clicking on the Americans for the Arts logo. If you are a member of the creative community, we encourage you to sign up with Dun & Bradstreet through the Americans for the Arts website as part of their "sign up and be counted" campaign. Latest arts related news in Hawai`i
Hawai`i Creative Industries - An Economic Picture
This Hawai`i Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Hawai‘i. The Alliance serves as Hawai‘i’s “state captain” to the national arts advocacy group, Americans for the Arts, and received this latest data about our creative industries.
If you would like to have reports specific to your district, please call us for a copy
at (808) 533-2787.
Hawai`i Arts Alliance ARTS Survey
In order for the Hawai`i Arts Alliance to be your voice for th arts, we would like
to hear from you about your arts experience and areas of interest. Please take a moment to answer a few questions about the work of the Alliance by downloading and filling out the attached survey.
Recent Research/Literature:
Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement
Written by Sandra S. Ruppert
About Us
Hawai'i Arts Alliance is building creative lives and communities through education, advocacy and celebration of all arts in Hawai'i.Why arts?
Research show us that motivation to learn, to stay in school and seek advanced education is significantly increased with a complete education that includes the arts. We cannot underestimate the power of the arts to transform lives. The Alliance advocates for arts education not just because there are impressive statistics about raising test scores or increasing earning power, but because when the arts become integral in all our lives, we are changed fundamentally
Teaching the arts
Ensuring that all the arts are a central part of the education of every child
Building community through the artsUsing the arts to improve the quality of life and create opportunities for positive growth, especially within disenfranchised communities.
Promoting the arts
Speaking out about the importance of the arts, demonstrating the value of the arts, and expanding access for all to a rich array of arts.
Hawai`i Arts Alliance is the DBA for the Hawai`i Alliance for Arts Education
Volunteer
The ARTS at Marks Garage welcomes volunteers and interns! If you are interested in volunteering for any of the positions listed below, or if you would like to provide additional volunteer support, please download and complete the Volunteer Application Form to list your interests and skills, and submit via fax or mail. Contact us at (808) 521-2903 with questions.
First Friday Honolulu
Downtown-Chinatown Gallery Walk. A FREE self-guided tour every first Friday of the month from 5 to 9pm. Area galleries and studios present rotating art exhibitions, entertainment and refreshments for an evening celebrating artists, art and art making of all kinds. Created in 2003, First Friday is widely credited with making profound changes on the cultural, social and economic landscape of Honolulu. This monthly event draws tens of thousands of people to Downtown-Chinatown each year, either introducing or re-introducing them to this unique community.
First Friday Gallery Guide (PDF Map)
Healthy Bound Chinatown
Information will be uploaded in the New Year. Mahalo for your patience.
Shifting Sands
Information will be uploaded in the New Year. Mahalo for your patience.
Call to Artists
CALL TO ARTISTS!!Now Here from Nowhere: The Future History of Navigation
January 11 to February 26, 2011
ENTRIES DUE DECEMBER 20TH BY 6PM
SEE ATTACHED PROSPECTUS & ENTRY FORM FOR MORE DETAILS
AS WELL AS IMPORTANT DATES & RULES
Click here for Prospectus
Click here for Entry Form
Around Marks
Marks Partners
About Us
Project MissionThe ARTS at Marks Garage (Marks) was founded in 2001 as a result of a City and County Resolution that provided seed funds to establish an incubator arts enterprise program. Marks is a community project that demonstrates culture and the arts are economically viable and are essential to the vitality and quality of life in the community. The ARTS at Marks Garage, a collaborative neighborhood-based arts center, is a key player in the emerging Honolulu Culture & Arts District, which is working to create an aesthetic, social and economic renaissance in historic downtown Honolulu.
The ARTS at Marks Garage is a project of the Hawai‘i Alliance for Arts Education. Hawai‘i Alliance for Arts Education was founded in 1980 as a private non-profit to champion all arts - dance, music, theatre, visual arts. The Alliance is the Hawai‘i member of the national Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, a major program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Statewide membership includes more than 100 organizations and 400 individuals who support the mission and vision of the Alliance.
Project Details
Marks current occupant partners include 8 performing and 4 visual arts organizations and businesses. These partners are the Hawaii Watercolor Society, Hawai‘i Craftsmen, Pacific Handcrafters Guild, PHG Foundation, The Lizard Loft, Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts, Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Meader Arts, Orig Media, LLC, Smash Box Productions Tim Bostock Productions and Upside-down Dance. These partners offer diverse resources and work closely with surrounding neighbors to serve the community, to create a synergy of economic opportunities, to honor the cultural diversity and to improve the social infrastructure.
During 2003, there were 91 arts events that featured 798 artists, performers and organizations as well as 50 educational outreach programs. These events are co-sponsored by the following entities: Marks partners, independent artists, curators and directors, nonprofit visual and performing arts organizations and K-12 schools throughout the state. Visual art programs include large and small group shows, children’s programs, and Hawai‘i artists’ exhibits, including emerging and established artists. The performing arts include poetry readings, cabaret, dance, improvisation, film and song. Over the year, we noticed that there has been a steady increase in visitors/audience from an average of 1,400 per month to almost 1,964 per month. As an arts incubator, the venue has provided previously unavailable opportunities for emerging artists to further their careers and meet new artistic challenges. Gross revenue from the arts programs at Marks was almost $75,000. Marks continues to receive limited support from City and State Government, local and national foundations and corporations and individuals.
Marks is currently building a model program exemplifying how culture and the arts can help transform lives and build community. Our neighborhood census and police data indicate major incidences of drug abuse, gang violence and racial tension among the diverse ethnic groups. The children and their families need tools and skills to build bridges within the diverse cultures of this urban environment as well as avenues to connect to the larger community in surrounding environs. The arts provide some of the most accessible tools to achieve success. The ‘Ohana Arts Side-by-Side program includes master artists who offer lecture demonstrations and hands-on activities for the housing residents. These lessons are followed by field trips to museums, galleries, theatres and arts performances, not normally accessible to this population. Working with many in the community to develop these programs will ensure their appropriateness and effectiveness. Marks has received much support for the development of this educational and community building program.
Contact Marks
The ARTS at Marks Garage Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Mailing Address:
1159 Nu`uanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817-5121
Phone:
808.521.2903
FAX:
808.521.2923
Email:
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Website:
http://www.artsatmarks.com
Rich Richardson
Creative Director
Sabrina Sanchez
Administrative Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator
Teaching Artists
ARTS FIRST Professional Development
for Teaching Artists Workshops
Please check back. Information for this year will be posted shortly. Aloha!
Cultural (links to Member Arts Ed sites)
Creative Writing
Visual Art
Music
Drama
Recognition
Performing Arts Learning Centers make their matches!
September, 2010
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance received a generous gift of $110,000 to enhance arts education opportunities within the Hawai‘i State Department of Education. The gift focused on the Performing Arts Learning Centers (PALC). These centers provide performance skills to thousands of students per year, and countless others who are exposed to the arts as audience members. This generous contribution forestalled potential disastrous cuts to the PALCs this past year, and ensured at least another year of youth performing arts education.
Aurora Fruehling, Alliance Board Chair, and Kim Coco Iwamoto, Board of Education (pictured), delivered one of the final checks to the Central Theatre Arts Academy at Mililani High School on September 7, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. to celebrate the PALC’s achievements.
The momentous gift was a challenge grant. Each Center had to raise matching donations to the initial $5,000 to receive a second grant installment. Eight of the nine PALCs have successfully matched their grants.
High School Performing Arts Learning Centers are located on Oahu, Maui, Hawai‘i Island, and Kauai, and they are:
• Baldwin High School Performing Arts Learning Center
• Castle Performing Arts Center
• Hilo High School Performing Arts Learning Center
• Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center
• Kauai Performing Arts Learning Center
• Central Theatre Arts Academy - Mililani
• Nanakuli High and Intermediate Performing Arts Center
• Performing Arts Center of Kapolei
• Alliance for Drama Education’s T-Shirt Theatre at Farrington High School
The Department of Education continues to suffer budget strains, and often, the arts are the first to leave the classroom. The performing arts learning centers represent an important educational tool. These centers also build life skills, confidence, and demonstrate the wider breadth of career possibilities to our youth who need to be creative thinkers for the future wellbeing of our community.
Please contact Hawai‘i Arts Alliance at 533-2787, or visit http://www.hawaiiartsalliance.org for more information on how you can help to keep arts in the schools.
Applications
Link DOE / PDCP
Calendar
Artists in the Schools Program (AITS)
Applications for SY2013-14 are now being accepted. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, May 1, 2013 (postmarked).
Interested public and public charter schools, please go to the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts website - http://hawaii.gov/sfca - to download the application information .
The Artists in the Schools Program is under the jurisdiction of the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) with implementation support provided by Hawai`i Arts Alliance. Arts education is a top priority in the HSFCA Strategic Plan: “To increase opportunities for arts education and experiences, especially for pre-K-12 grade level students.” The AITS Program provides an integrated approach to implementing the Fine Arts standards through residencies with qualified teaching artists from the Artistic Teaching Partners Roster. Many of these artists have been trained to integrate their art form with other core curriculum areas, such as language arts, math, social studies, and science, meeting both Fine Arts and other core standards.
Schools funded with AITS grant money must comply with the AITS program requirements -
• The grant application is developed with an approved teaching artist from the Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster - AITS_Teaching_Artist_Roster_2013-2014.pdf
• Learning experiences support Hawai`i Department of Education’s Content and Performance Standards III, Fine Arts Standards.
• A residency with an Artistic Teaching Partner engages a core group of students for eight or more sessions for elementary schools OR five or more sessions for secondary schools (core group = same group of students for all lessons). Each session is a minimum of 30 minutes for lower elementary, and 45 minutes for upper elementary and above. Applications proposing fewer than the recommended sessions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Teachers are expected to work with the Artistic Teaching Partner to build capacity at the school. Professional development for teachers, led by the teaching artist, is required as part of the residency.
ARTS FIRST Institute 2013
The Arts Are Science At Work!
Explore the parallels and intersections between the arts and science. Experience and learn how to facilitate arts strategies that engage students in understanding science concepts. Challenge students to observe, inquire, and wonder about the world around.
Registration Information below!
Registration form: AFI_2013_Registration_Form.doc
Institute flyer: ARTS_FIRST_INSTITUTE_2013_Flyer.pdf
This Institute is open to all elementary level public, charter, and private school teachers. Please join us to engage your creative mind!
Aiea Elementary School, 99-370 Moanalua Road, Aiea, Hawai`i 96701
June 11 - 14, 2013
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Portfolio sharing on December 7, 2013, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Attendance to this session is mandatory for those taking the course for PDE3 credit. The place is yet to be determined.
Presented by Hawa`i Arts Alliance, Hawai`i Department of Education, and Hawai1i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
ARTS FIRST Institute Participants will:
• Understand how the arts support learning in science
• Experience, analyze and apply arts strategies to science content
• Reflect and relate learning to their own classrooms
• Discuss strategies to assess student understanding
• Develop standards-based arts/science integrated lessons that are grade level appropriate and assess student learning
Each day begins with a plenary session that focuses on topics such as the arts as tools to engage and transform, artistic and scientific processes, arts integrated lesson design, and assessment. In the afternoon, teachers select and attend studio sessions in one art form. Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts are available options. In the studio sessions, participants will learn specific arts strategies as applied to science text. Teachers are asked to bring their own science materials to the Institute. Teachers will develop an outline for three arts and science integrated lessons that they will implement in the classroom when they return to school in the fall.
Teachers who have attended past ARTS FIRST Summer Institutes are welcome to attend and are invited to participate in an art form that they have not yet experienced.
Fees and Deadlines
The Institute registration fee is $300.00. There is an additional $75.00 materials fee that covers the daily morning snack, lunches and supplies. The Hawai`i Department of Education will cover the registration for the first 80 Hawai`i public school teachers who apply. Teachers must pay for the materials fee.
Deadline for Neighbor Island registrants is April 19, 2013. Deadline for Oahu registrants is May 3, 2013. Please download and complete the registration form and submit to Hawai`i Arts Alliance along with the registration and materials fee.
PDE3 Credit
DOE teachers can earn 3 DOE professional development credits if they implement the skills, strategies, and knowledge learned at the Institute and complete a learning results portfolio. The course is pending PDE3 approval after which details and registration for PD credits will be found at http://pde3.k12.hi.us.
Contact Information
Please contact Lei Ahsing, Hawai`i Arts Alliance, if you have questions about the Institute content at 808-533-2787; email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Funding and support for this Institute was provided by Hawai`i Arts Alliance, Hawai`i Department of Education, Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai`i and from the National Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts.
Teacher comments from ARTS FIRST Institute 2012 -
The morning sessions were positive and encouraging. I appreciated the games and examples where we acted like students, helping us understand what our kids would feel like. Jamie was creative, funny and intelligent with her presentation of various elements of the Toolkit. For me personally, I’m leaving with a greater understanding of how to expand creative processes to push students minds in other subjects..
Great organization! I loved the fact that we could dive deeper and focus on one art aspect (dance, visual arts, drama or music) but at the same time learn a few things about everything.
The arts can be implemented in any content area. And I need to get out of my comfort and explore more because it can lead to deeper understanding for my students.
Students learned more because they were engaged. They remembered a lot of the content because it was linked with music or drama.
Different student needs didn’t impact the (arts integrated) lesson. ADHD students were the stars of the lesson. Autistic students were focused.