This week the Honolulu African American Film Festival returns to the Doris Duke Theatre for two weeks of films, guest...
Hot off the press: Wayne Levin’s ‘Flowing’ + limited edition prints+
Just in at the Museum Shop is Wayne Levin’s new book Flowing. If you’re a fan of his previous ocean-exploring...
Pow! Wow! Hawaii expands to museum and Art School this week+
Last year, Pow! Wow! Hawaii, in collaboration with Los Angeles gallery thinkspace, held its first Exploring the New Contemporary Movement...
Guadalupe Rivera Marín visits the museum to see her father’s work+
She’s been photographed by Edward Weston, knew Jean Charlot, and is honorary co-chair of the Mexican Museum in San Francisco....
Origami artists Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander: Paper and polygons+
Opening at Spalding House on Feb. 4 is Less=More, an exhibition of works by internationally recognized and local artists that...
A last look at ‘Through the Darkness’+
If you are a lover of Japanese woodblock prints and you haven’t yet made it to the exhibition Through the...
ARTafterRETIREMENT: Sonoko Ota+
Most Tuesdays at 10am you can find museum docent Sonoko Ota waiting at the front entrance, ready to lead a...
Laila Twigg-Smith Art Scholarships for summer 2015 available+
Hawai‘i-based artists interested in developing their practice further should consider the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Scholarship, which covers tuition to summer...
Art Spotlight: Two newly acquired photographs by Man Ray+
On view in Recent Acquisitions is a smallish cubical display with two photographic works by famed 20th-century artist Man Ray. The gift...
Manga star Erica Sakurazawa talks ‘Love Vibes’ and teaches a workshop at the museum+
Honolulu’s manga community got an end-of-year frisson when manga artist Erica Sakurazawa came to the museum last month as part...
Art makes kids smart+
A big part of our work at the Honolulu Museum of Art revolves around the premise that art makes kids...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2015 | Emily McIlroy: Wild Flesh+
In her book Finding Beauty in a Broken World, author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams defines “bewilderness” as “the place...
The museum’s enlightening visit from fashion designer Sandhya Garg+
Thanks to the ever-broadening appeal fostered by the museum’s variety of exhibitions, events and tours, there’s no limit to who...
End-of-year giving tax savings: Good through Dec 31+
If you’re 70 and a half years old or older, we’ve got good news about tax-free giving options. Last Friday,...
See a different view of ‘Land Division’ through Jan 4+
In an unorthodox move, the museum has repositioned the two elements of the installation Land Division: An Installation by Sean...