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http://www.creatingquality.org/ - please check it out, it has lots of info for educators.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN SY 2012-13

Hawai`i Arts Alliance is accepting applications from Oahu public and charter elementary schools for school year 2012-2013. See below to download the informational flyer, application instructions and form. The applications are due Friday, April 13, 2012.

HSFCA_Memo_FY2012-13.pdf
Art_Bento_Program_Flyer_FY2012-13.pdf
Art_Bento_Application_INFORMATION_FY2012_13.pdf
Art_Bento_Application_FORM_FY2012_13.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 kindergarten through sixth 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 –

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. This program gave me to opportunity to see a different side of my students. Another aspect was the drama response. It was amazing to see how responsive my students were with Mr. McCarthy. Students that really struggle to pay attention were actually focusing.

Children were engaged in all aspects of the sessions. I think that they got a better
appreciation for art because now they are saying things like I see a shape, line etc. in everyday things. This program also gave them confidence especially for the children who believed they couldn’t draw. When Ms. Train showed them that they could draw a tree or even a bird with lines, their faces lit up and they actually attempted to draw. Wow! I think that they even surprised themselves!

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.









Part of 60th anniversary of the Center for Pacific Island Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Featuring work by seventeen of the most outstanding art-stars of the Pacific region, whose creations have been featured on the cover of The Contemporary Pacific Journal, the world's leading scholarly journal on current Pacific affairs.

Artists’ Panel at the Marks: Wednesday, 3 November, 2010, from 6–8pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, 5 November, 2010, from 6–10pm coincides with First Friday Honolulu Gallery Walk
Slow Art Friday: 19 November, 2010 from 5–7pm.
Curator: Carl F.K. Pao, Arts Editor for The Contemporary Pacific journal

Artists: Brett Graham (Aotearoa), John Pule (Niue/Aotearoa), Kapulani Landgraf (Hawai‘i), Rongotai Lomas (Aotearoa), Ake Lianga (Solomon Islands), Meleanna Meyer (Hawai‘i), Ric Castro (Guam), Albert Wendt (Samoa/Aotearoa), Larry Santana (Papua New Guinea), Shigeyuki Kihara (Samoa/Aotearoa), Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu), Carl F.K. Pao (Hawai‘i), Jewel Castro (American Samoa, U.S.), Lingikoni Vaka‘uta (Tonga/Fiji), Daniel Waswas (Papua New Guinea), Sue Pearson (Norfolk Island/Aotearoa), Michel Tuffery (Samoa/Aotearoa), detailed biographies are available upon request.

The Contemporary Pacific: A Journal of Island Affairs is the world’s leading scholarly journal on current Pacific affairs providing comprehensive coverage of contemporary developments in the entire Pacific Islands region, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. In 2002, the journal also began highlighting the work of contemporary Pacific Islander artists. Barbara Pope designed the cover for TCP which featured the work of Niue artist John Pule. Pule’s work draws on the art traditions of his ancestors to tell the stories both personal and universal. A detail from Pule’s I had a mind as invisible as light (oil and ink on canvas, 2001) graced the first TCP cover to go “beyond the box” used previously. Stacey Leong designed the open template for TCP covers displayed in the rest of this retrospective display of TCP featured artists, 2003–2009.

Marks is proud to host, Celebrating Connections: An Exhibition of Contemporary Pacific Artists and some of the most outstanding art-stars of the region. Many have committed new original work to this exhibit and many more will be visiting for events surrounding this Anniversary celebration.




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 (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 (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


On April 2, 2012, the US Department of Education released “Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 and 2009-10.”



This report presents selected findings from a congressionally mandated study on arts education in public K–12 schools. The data were collected through seven Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) surveys during the 2009-10 school year. This report provides national data about arts education for public elementary and secondary schools, elementary classroom teachers, and music and visual arts specialists. Comparisons with data from the 1999–2000 FRSS arts education study are included where applicable. A copy of the report, and insight into it by Americans for the Arts, is posted for you HERE


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May 29 - June 1, 2012. Professional development for K-5 Classroom Teachers Presented by Hawa`i Arts Alliance, Hawai`i Department of Education, and Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Click HERE for details and registration information.

Teaming up with Planet Green

Recycle those pesky inkjet cartridges and small electronics AND Support the Arts in one go! Collect at least 20 items, download the UPS label and send! You can also drop off items at the Alliance Office at the Richards Street YWCA. Planet Green accepts ALL cartridges and cell phones. Click the recycling picture below for more information:




Alliance Member IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre is dedicated to the creation and performance of innovative dance/theatre works that provide transformational imagery and messages. The 20+ member troupe melds luxuriant costumes and staging, witty spoken word, and the power of music and video to create a consummate experience that reaches beyond dance to total theatre. Through the merging of Eastern and Western sensitivities, IONA is a voice of contemporary Hawai’i, demonstrating to the world, our values of respect for nature and multiculturalism.

IONA has developed audiences for dance through their numerous collaborations including the Hawaii Opera Theatre’s 'Macbeth' and 'The Tales of Hoffman'. The Company has toured their work to San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Utah, Wisconsin, Alaska, and Shanghai, China. IONA has continued to diversify and attract audiences for dance through alliances with the business community, creating custom performances for local and international corporations. IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre is renowned for their harmonious and innovative blend of Eastern, Western and indigenous influences. IONA’s visionary Artistic Director, Cheryl Flaharty, has been mesmerizing audiences for over two decades with her one-of-a-kind viewer-attuned performances. From the company’s adored classic, ‘The Mythology of Angels,’ to Flaharty’s tour de force, ‘Destiny,’

Voted “Hawaii’s Best Dance Company” by the Honolulu Weekly, the Company currently performs for an annual statewide audience of 25,000. Coming in May is their production of La Madonna.
Special year-long membership for those who like to wear their ARTS. $25 special individual membership in the Alliance gets that lucky member an ARTS t-shirt. White only, Mens, Womens, Long and Short Sleeves available. Already a member? Extend for an additional year to get this ARTful shirt. Click HERE to wear your ARTS.

The First Grade Blues

Have a look here at the terrific success this educator has had in using music to teach english to non-english speakers:



In addition to putting on a great show, this band demonstrates irrefutable evidence of the positive role that music plays in education. More about the program HERE.

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

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, 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 and
Local 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?




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
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


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
Hawai‘i Arts Alliance honors educators who support arts in the classroom

Every 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!





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.


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.

 

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


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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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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


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.



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. 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 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 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.


(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

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



Marks is located ......

1159 Nu`uanu Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96817-5121
Phone: 808.521.2903
FAX: 808.521.2923




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.







Please wait while we redirect you to the new The ARTS at Marks Garage web site



FIRST FRIDAY
HONOLULU

Book an Event

Call to Artists

Volunteer

Finding Marks

Parking




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 Economy Summary Report

Inside the Alliance:
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

Bright Ideas for Community Change Report

The Bright Ideas award was developed as an incentive and follow-up to the Mayor’s Chinatown Summit. Ten winners were awarded a maximum of $4000 each for community change ideas contributing to the development of Chinatown and the emerging Arts District. The awards were funded by the Ford Foundation with matching funds from American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawai‘i, Central Pacific Bank, First Hawaiian Bank, and Hawai‘i National Bank. The effort, coordinated by the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, sought entries from individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations and others, in the categories of affordable housing, youth, children & families, community identity, education, culture and the arts, cultural tourism, health, historic preservation, homelessness, neighborhood safety and beautification, recreation, transportation/access, and ideas for enhancing livability in the neighborhood.

Each awardee is expected to use funds to develop a full proposal for implementation support. They will be receiving technical assistance from Hawai‘i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED) that will also help connect each awardee to other financial and community development resources. The City & County of Honolulu is also committed to pursuing support and resources to help the very best ideas come to fruition.

HawaiiCreative2011.pdf

This 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.


(PDF Downloadable format)


Annual_Report_2010_part_1.pdf
2010_Annual_Report_Part_2.pdf

2009 Annual Report

2008 Annual Report

2007 Annual Report

2006 Annual Report

2005 Annual Report

Marilyn Cristofori
Chief Executive Officer



Lei Ahsing
Education Director



Marcia Pasqua

Education Associate



Kevin Takamori

Development Director



Carlynn Wolfe
Database Administrator






   




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!






Enjoy this video by Teaching Artist Michael Wall - just wonderful!





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)

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.

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



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 arts
Using 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



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.

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)

Information will be uploaded in the New Year.

Mahalo for your patience.

Information will be uploaded in the New Year.

Mahalo for your patience.

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






Project Mission

The 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.

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

ARTS FIRST Professional Development
for Teaching Artists Workshops

Pedagogy Primer
A Workshop Trilogy on Core Principles of Teaching and Learning
With Jamie Simpson Steele

Understand and practice core principles to teaching and learning in today's educational landscape. Each workshop stands alone but also complements and builds upon the others in the series.

November 6, 2010
Pedagogy Primer PART I: Goals http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=cmarezcab&oeidk=a07e31puq2t53fbe951

January 8, 2011
Pedagogy Primer PART II: Assessment http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=cmarezcab&oeidk=a07e31xlzya7f25e0d9

February 5, 2011
Pedagogy Primer PART III: Instructional Strategies http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=cmarezcab&oeidk=a07e31xx5a33f6d09d2

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 for SY2012-13 are now being accepted. Deadline for submission is Tuesday, May 1, 2012 (postmarked).

Interested public and public charter schools, please download the information below -

2012-13 AITS Grant Application Information: AITS_Residency_Grant_Application_Info_SY12-13.pdf
2012-13 AITS Grant Application Form: AITS_Residency_Grant_Application_Form_SY12-13.doc
2012-13 AITS Grant Application Budget Form: AITS_Budget_Form_SY12-13.xls
Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster



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

• 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.

Learning for Life: 21st Century Skills through the Arts

Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking, Collaboration

Registration Information below!

Registration form: AFI_2012_Registration_Form.doc 
Institute flyer:  AFI_2012_Flyer.pdf 

 

This Institute is open to all elementary level public, charter, and private school teachers. Please join us to engage your creative mind!

Pearl City High School, 2100 Hookiekie Street, Pearl City, HI 96782
May 29 - June 1, 2012
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Portfolio sharing on December 1, 2012, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Presented by Hawa`i Arts Alliance, Hawai`i Department of Education, and Hawai1i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Designed for the K-5 classroom teacher, the Institute:
    • Supports Hawaii Fine Arts Content and Performance Standards and introduces the classroom teacher to the Essential Arts Toolkit
    • Allows participants to learn experientially from master artist educators
    • Demonstrates how the arts can be linked to other core subjects
    • Guides teachers in developing lessons that are grade level appropriate and assess student learning
    • Explores ways in which the arts develop and reinforce 21st century skills of creativity, communication, critical thinking and collaboration in students

Each day begins with a plenary session that focuses on topics such as the arts as tools to engage and transform, arts integrated lesson design, assessment, and application in the classroom. In the afternoon, teachers select and attend studio sessions in one art form. Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Arts are available options. All sessions include creating, presenting, and responding and explore ways in which the arts engage creativity, communication, critical thinking and collaboration skills. Teachers will develop an outline for three 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 $80.00 materials fee that covers the daily continental breakfast, lunches and supplies. The Hawai`i Department of Education will cover the registration and materials fees for the first 70 public school teachers who apply. 

Deadline for Neighbor Island registrants is April 16, 2012. Deadline for Oahu registrants is May 7, 2012. Please download and complete the registration form and submit to Hawai`i Arts Alliance.

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. Details and Registration for PD credits are 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 2011 -

The most meaningful thing I learned was the power of teaching through the arts in helping to deepen student learning.

I began feeling anxious…by the end of the first day I was excited!!! So many relevant ideas and lessons! I truly appreciate the teachers who led us in this Institute.

Art isn’t just painting a picture at the end of a unit, it can be coming up with ideas and creating a deeper understanding of different subjects through music, dance, drama and other art.

I loved the way the institute was planned. It gave ample amount of suggestions and ideas to use in the class. It also gave time to meet and collaborate with others outside the regular school setting.

I now understand the true meaning of arts integration and how to enhance my curriculum to promote student engagement and achievement.

 

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2012 Congressional Art Contest Winners Announced

Congresswoman Mazie Hirono announced the grand prize winner of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition, “Kaha Ki‘i: An Artistic Discovery,” is high school junior Mariko Langevin of Parker School on Hawai‘i Island. Mariko will soon have her winning work titled, “Waterboy” representing Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District on exhibit in Washington, D.C. Parker School students actually took the top two spots in this art competition.


Fellow junior Brieannah Gouveiah’s piece, “Man and Nature” earned a second place showing. "The fact that the top two winning pieces came from Hawaiʻi Island shows that our students' artistic talents are truly statewide. I congratulate all of this year's semi-finalists for a job well done and in particular the winning entries from Parker School and Leilehua High School," said Congresswoman Hirono, a member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

"The winning piece ‘Waterboy’ showed creativity and application of the technical skills Mariko learned in school. I look forward to seeing it displayed at our nation's capitol for all to admire."

Hirono also congratulates Roldan Galvadores from Leilehua High School for claiming third place for his pencil drawing titled, “Isolation.”

A total of 80 students from Kaua‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, Oʻahu, and Hawaiʻi Island entered the prestigious contest for the 2nd Congressional District.

Starting in June, Mariko will have her artwork displayed along a highly visited corridor that leads to the U.S. Capitol Building, side-by-side with winning pieces of art representing other congressional districts.

Brieannah’s second place piece will be on exhibit in Congresswoman Hirono’s Washington Office over the next year. Roldan’s third place artwork will displayed in the Congresswoman’s District Office during that same period.

Darlene Oshiro, Lori Uyehara, and Don Harvey served as this year’s Congressional Art Competition judges.

Alfred Preis Honor

As part of our national mandate we honor an individual for lifetime commitment to arts and arts education in Hawai`i. This year the Board of Directors of Hawai‘i Arts Alliance is hosting a special event to celebrate Jean E. Rolles and her lifetime achievements in arts and culture.

The Alfred Preis Honor is named after the founder of Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, and the first executive director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The Honor was established in 1982, and recognizes those who have demonstrated in word and action a lifetime commitment to the arts and arts education for all the people of Hawai‘i. Based on the idea of making art “mandatory, rather than allowable,” Preis authored the Art in State Buildings Law, which designates one percent of public building construction funds for art, and established the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program. Also, an architect in Honolulu, Alfred Preis’ most noteworthy design is the iconic U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

2011 Preis Honoree - Jean E.Rolles

On Friday, January 6, 2012, Hawai‘i Arts Alliance celebrated Jean E. Rolles with the prestigious Alfred Preis Honor for her lifetime commitment and support for the arts and arts education in Hawai‘i. Jean has been a long-time supporter and leader of statewide as well as national efforts to bring arts into the schools to improve performance in ALL areas of learning. The sold-out dinner honoring Jean was held at the Kahala Hotel & Resort’s elegant Maile Ballroom. Many of the biggest supporters of the arts and education in Hawai‘i were there to honor Jean, in what many touted as “the Arts Celebration of the Year.”

The audience was awed with a special performance by the entire Hawaii Opera Theatre Chorus, led by past Arts Alliance Chair Nola Nahulu, and past Preis honoree Beebe Freitas. An ensemble from the Hawaii Opera Theatre also offered an oli and doxology to open the program. Following dinner, all 60 singers surrounded the room to present selections from Verdi’s Aida. Premium table purchases included named scholarships, in Jean’s honor, to the Hawaii Opera Theatre, the Academy of Arts, and the East-West Center. Young’s Market Hawaii generously provided a selection of fine wines to compliment the Kahala’s well-received “surf-n-turf” dinner menu. Guests participated in a special “Drawing for the ART$” which supported arts education in Hawai‘i schools. Featured in this drawing were exclusive paintings by Kamea Hadar and Henry Hao; original sculptures by Satoru Abe and John Koga; jewelry created by internationally-renowned metal smith artist Gene Pijanowski; and a two night stay for two at the Waikiki Beach Marriott.

Arts Alliance Board member Chris Patrinos, President of ToKaMedia, created a special “Raiders of the Lost Ark”-themed video presentation entitled “Indiana Jean” featuring photos of Jean on her global adventures and travels.



Past Preis Honorees Robert Midkiff and Beebe Freitas presented Jean with a special sterling silver ARTS logo medal, created by Gene Pijanowski and modeled after the Kennedy Center Honors award. The medal received by Jean is the first of its kind issued by the Arts Alliance. Each guest received a hand-made koa wood box as a personal gift, created and donated by The Makery at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa College of Education. Jean capped the evening with passionate, well-received remarks thanking the Arts Alliance and the arts community for their support over the years. She reminded everyone that school arts programs are often the first budget item to get cut or eliminated during tough economic times. She highlighted the important and active role fulfilled by the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance in supporting all the arts and arts education in Hawai‘i.



The Alfred Preis Honor is named after the founder of Hawai‘i Arts Alliance, and the first executive director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The Honor was established in 1982, and recognizes those who have demonstrated in word and action a lifetime commitment to the arts and arts education for all the people of Hawai‘i. Based on the idea of making art “mandatory, rather than allowable,” Preis authored the Art in State Buildings Law, which designates one percent of public building construction funds for art, and established the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program. Also, an architect in Honolulu, Alfred Preis’ most noteworthy design is the iconic U.S.S. Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.

See list of past honorees (PDF) The_Alfred_Preis_Honor.pdf

Other Research Projects Across the Country

Latest USDOE report on Arts Education. This report presents selected findings from a congressionally mandated study on arts education in public K–12 schools. The data were collected through seven Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) surveys during the 2009-10 school year. This report provides national data about arts education for public elementary and secondary schools, elementary classroom teachers, and music and visual arts specialists. Comparisons with data from the 1999–2000 FRSS arts education study are included where applicable. The entire report is available:
Click Arts_Education_in_Public_Elementary_and_Secondary_Schools-_1999-2000_and_2009-10.pdf to download.

Click HERE for comments from Americans for the ARTS regarding the release of this report.

NEA - State of the Field

On February 14, 2012, the National Endowment for the Arts hosted a day-long series of panels and presentations to examine the latest trends, current practices, and future directions for arts learning standards and assessment methods. In addition to moderated panels of experts, the roundtable featurded a presentation of the NEA's latest research report, Improving the Assessment of Student Learning in the Arts: State of the Field and Recommendations. The entire event was webcast live. Click HERE for video.

Arts Excellence Awards

2011 Arts Excellence Awardees:

Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle Schooll
Debra Badua, Principal
Sarah Tochiki, Band Director/Fine Arts Department Head
$3,000 Award, funded by the Robert Emens Black fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

Niu Valley Middle School
Justin Mew, Principal
NIcholas Black, Visual Arts Teacher
$2,000 Award, funded by the Robert Emens Black fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

President George Washington Middle School
Michael Harano, Principal
Milena Nakatsuka, Visual Arts Teacher
$1,000 Award, funded by the Robert Emens Black fund of the Hawai`i Community Foundation

Parker School
Carl Sturges, Principal
Maren Oom, Director of Fine Arts
$1,000 Award, funded by Hawai`i Arts Alliance and PHG Foundation

Seabuary Hall
Joseph P. Schmidt, Headmaster
Todd Van Amburgh, Performing Arts Chair
$1,000 Award, funded by Hawai`i Arts Alliance

About Arts Excellence Awards

The Arts Excellence Awards recognizes exemplary schools who teach the arts as disciplines and integrate the arts with other core subjects.

These schools:

•Teach standards-based fine arts lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and drama;

•Integrate the arts into other academic subjects. True integration involves rigorous instruction. The lesson covers fine arts standards and other content area standards; and includes assessment and reflection in both areas.

•Are supported by administration, teachers, and parents who are committed to providing arts in education.

All public schools, including charter schools, and independent schools are eligible. The Arts Excellence Award application rotates between elementary, middle and high schools: for example the 2011 award was for middle schools, 2010 award was for high schools; and 2009 was for elementary schools. In 2012, applications are being considered from elementary schools.

Winners receive a monetary award depending upon sales of ARTS License Plates and contributions from arts organizations and foundations. Hawai‘i Community Foundation has been generous in their support of funding this award.

For more information, call Lei Ahsing at (808) 533-2787.

Past_Arts_Excellence_Schools.pdf

SFCA Reports

The convening agency of the ARTS FIRST Partners is the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA). Every year the HSFCA prepares and submits the annual progress report on the AF Strategic Plan to the Hawai‘i State Legislature as required in ACT 306. Upon request all the previous plans and reports are available. Copies of ARTS FIRST Annual Legislative Reports can be downloaded on the links below:

FY00-01_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY02-03_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY03-04_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY04-05_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY04-05_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY05-06_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt_for_web.pdf
FY06-07_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt.pdf
FY07-08_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt.pdf
FY08-09_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt.pdf
FY09-10_ARTS_FIRST_Legislative_Rpt.pdf

Adopt A School

Contact the Alliance Education Director, Lei Ahsing, for more information regarding this opportunity if you or your company would like to invest in our children. Minimum investment in this program is $2,500.00 to support an arts curriculum in a local school. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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