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University Of Hawaii Art Gallery - Degrees of Distinction: Alumni Invitational Exhibition


The University of Hawaii Art Gallery is pleased to announce updates to the special events for Degrees of Distinction: Alumni Invitational Exhibition, open from October 25 through December 11, 2009. This exhibition features 24 artists and art historians educated at the Department of Art and Art History, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, who are recognized for their work and for their contributions as artists, educators, designers, researchers, and museum professionals. The updated announcement is below and in the attachment.

You are invited to attend the special events for Degrees of Distinction:

Artists Who Work in Museums
Panel discussion
Sunday, October 25, 1:30-3:00, Art Auditorium
Panelists:
Willa Cox, Registrar's Art Storeroom Manager, Storeroom One Manager, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Kuroda, Senior Exhibit Specialist, Hawai'i State Art Museum
Aaron Padilla, Assistant Curator, Education Department, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Gordon Sasaki, Teaching Artist and Educator, The Museum of Modern Art
Inger Tully, Curator of Exhibitions, The Contemporary Museum
Moderator: Lisa Yoshihara, Director, University of Hawai'i Art Gallery

Opening Reception
Sunday, October 25, 3:00-5:00, UH Art Gallery
Many of the artists will be in attendance.

(NEW EVENT!)
Visiting Artists Talks by Jason Minami and Gordon Sasaki
Wednesday, October 28, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Art Auditorium, Art Building, UHM

Jason Minami is the studio manager and instructor at Glassroots in Newark, New Jersey. He teaches glassblowing at GlassRoots, a non-profit organization built on the concept that communities can be transformed and elevated by combining youth, business, and the arts.

Gordon Sasaki presents Reflections on Art + Life. An educator at The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, has worked with special needs groups for over 20 years. Sasaki, an advocate for the arts for people with special needs, has used a manual wheelchair since 1982 following an automobile accident.

(NEW LECTURE TITLE!)
Behind Blythe: Creative Direction Behind a Pop Cult Icon
Presented by Junko Wong, Creative Director and Arts Entrepreneur
Lecture and book-signing of Na Wahine 'Auli'i, a story of Blythe's visit to Hawaii
Tuesday, November 17, 6:00 p.m.
Art Auditorium, Art Building, UHM

Junko Wong, is the founder and president of Cross World Connections International, a firm that represents international artists and illustrators, operates three stores and an online illustration school. A driving force in the designer toy culture, she is the executive producer and creative director of the Blythe doll, fashionable and highly-desired collectible. Wong has lived in Japan since 1983.

Tours
Every Sunday beginning November 1 from 2:00-3:00, UH Art Gallery

Gallery hours are Monday - Friday 10:30-5:00; Sunday 12:00-5:00. Closed Saturday; November 11, Veterans Day; and November 26, Thanksgiving Day. Admission to the gallery is always free. Parking fees may apply.

We look forward to your visit!

Mahalo,

Sharon Tasaka
Associate Director
University of Hawaii Art Gallery
2535 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
ph: 808-956-6888
fax: 808-956-9659
gallery@hawaii.edu
http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery
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