The museum, with filmmaker Ann Marie Kirk, launched the ‘Oiwi Film Festival in 2010 as a venue for native...
A glimpse into a day in the life of a curator+
From Curator of Contemporary Art James Jensen, who had a break from everyday curatorial duties: Usually an art museum curator’s...
We ♥ our volunteers+
The museum is grateful to its volunteers—a cadre of dedicated people from all walks of life who bring with them...
Put art on your envelope: USPS’s new Modern Art in America stamps+
Do you still use stamps? If yes, next time you’re at the post office, get a sheet of the new...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2013 | John Ferdico: What I Make+
I’ve been an artist all my life, but when someone asks me, “What sort of work do you make?” I...
Darren Waterston helps install ‘Forest Eater’+
Artist in Residence Darren Waterston spent a year traveling to Hawai‘i—visiting Volcano National Park and researching writings and images of...
On view: Daniel Trivieri’s “Grouper”+
On view right now in Exquisitely Modern: 50 Works from Herbert and Dorothy Vogel is a painting that appeals to...
Academy ♥ volunteers+
At the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch on April 10, the museum recognized Esther Wetzel for her 20 years as an...
Artist in Residence Megan Bent: See her this Friday!+
The current Orvis Artist in Residence is Megan Bent. She’s doing cool stuff with long-exposure photography and light. She takes...
Hiroshige’s fierce eagle+
There’s just four days left to see the woodblock print exhibition Ukiyo-e Par Excellence. Assistant Curator Sawako Chang selected some...
We grow fruit too+
With lovely open-air courtyards, the Honolulu Academy of Arts has a lot of artful foliage. Our “collection” includes a huge...
In memory of Toshiko Takaezu+
In a tranquil corner of the Honolulu Academy of Arts is a mini petrified forest—three branchless trunks stand sentinel outside...
Behind the art: The Vogels and Edda Renouf+
Our current special exhibition, Exquisitely Modern: 50 Works from Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, has a back story that is as...
O‘ahu artist Deb Nehmad in show at Katonah Museum of Art+
O‘ahu-based artist Deb Nehmad is in the group show Drawn/Taped/Burned: Abstraction on Paper at the Katonah Museum of Art in...