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Universityof Hawaii
Art Gallery
2535 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
808 956-6888 tel.
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| Web Site: http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery |
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ART GALLERY
(updated 07/09)
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery presents a varied exhibition program that plays a significant role in providing information about the visual arts in both an historical and contemporary context. One of the finest temporary exhibition facilities in the nation, the gallery consists of approximately 4200 square feet of versatile space with an installation system of modular and movable walls that allows the utmost in flexibility of presentation. The installation design is completely changed for each major exhibition to enhance the specific theme. Approximately 50,000 visitors annually view five exhibitions in the UH Art Gallery and weekly exhibitions in the smaller Commons Gallery that serves an important role as a showcase for thesis exhibitions, the work of visiting artists, and on-going class work. Admission to both galleries is free.
Public programs of lectures, symposia, films, and docent tours have increased the community outreach of the exhibitions. Organized tours for students from public and private schools constitute another aspect of the gallery's programming.
Since its inception in 1976 the University of Hawaii Art Gallery has developed a national and international reputation for the quality of its exhibitions and publications both in content and design. Five exhibitions received the distinguished Print Casebooks Best in Exhibition Design Awards. Many of the gallery's publications, which have increasingly emphasized the educational component of an exhibition, have been recognized by the annual Pele competition of the American Advertising Federation, Hawaii District and by the American Association of Museums, the national organization that develops standards and best practices for the entire museum community. In 2008, the gallery's first educational website received a bronze Media and Technology MUSE Award in the category of teaching and outreach from nearly 180 entries from a variety of museums in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery has initiated and organized 19 traveling exhibitions that have been presented at over 100 museums in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Guam. The 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition is currently traveling to 10 venues throughout the United States and Korea.
Several of the University of Hawaii Art Gallery's international exhibitions, such as the Art of Korea, the Art of Micronesia, the Arabic Calligraphy of Mohamed Zakariya, Japanese Contemporary Clay Works, Te Waka Toi, Crossings '97: France/Hawaii, Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawaii, and Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities have been sponsored by agencies of a foreign government or were presented in direct cooperation with foreign cultural organizations, museums, galleries, or private corporations.
Among the museums which have loaned works of art for exhibition in the University of Hawaii Art Gallery are Bishop Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Peabody Museum of Salem, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian Institution, Lowey Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Library of Congress, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Museum of the City of New York, New Orleans Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
The National Endowment for the Arts, the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Hawaii Committee for the Humanities, and the community have been very supportive of the programs of the University of Hawaii Art Gallery.
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery is a member of the Hawai'i Museums Association and the American Federation of Arts.
For more information please call (808) 956-6888; email ; or visit the website http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery. |
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