Downtown Art Center First Friday - Special Collectors Exhibition Fundraiser

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Downtown Art Center First Friday - Special Collectors Exhibition Fundraiser
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Date: Friday - 3/4/2022
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m
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Downtown Art Center
1040 A Nuuana Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96717

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Happy First Friday! This month, DAC presents a special Art Collectors Exhibition Fundraiser. The show will be a cash-and-carry (artwork sold can be taken home at the time of purchase) fundraiser to benefit the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Downtown Art Center and six participating nonprofit partners: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen; Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society; Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui; Hawaiʻi Potters Guild; Glass Fusion Collective; and Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi.

A free, public reception with refreshments and live music by local bluegrass trio Hook and Line will be held on First Friday, March 4, from 5:30-8 p.m.

Regular gallery hours will be Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 1-20.

In a departure from DAC’s typical gallery shows, all artwork for this show is donated through its nonprofit partners and their patrons, artists and art collectors. Featured works include several beautiful ceramic pieces from the collection of James Jensen (1950-2017), former Curator of Contemporary art at the Honolulu Museum of Art, donated on behalf of Hawaiʻi Craftsmen. The collection includes the work of influential artist Peter Voulkos (1924-2002), whose sculptures virtually reinvented the field of ceramics in the 1950s, and helped change the viewpoint that ceramics were merely utilitarian objects. His works are held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Another important artist whose work will appear as part of the James Jensen collection is educator and ceramicist Don Reitz (1929-2014), recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in the United States. His works are featured in several museums including the Smithsonian Institution, American Museum of Ceramic Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Other pieces of interest that have been donated for inclusion in the show are large, vibrant wall hangings created by members of Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui, a series of original paintings by teaching artist Lauren Okano, and fine art photography prints by veteran Hawaiʻi writer and photographer Floyd K. Takeuchi.

All artworks will be priced to sell quickly, which means this exhibition will be an opportunity for collectors to acquire work by well-known Hawaiʻi artists at prices much lower than would normally be found.###
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DOWNTOWN ART CENTER HOSTS A SPECIAL COLLECTORS EXHIBITION FUNDRAISER, MARCH 1-20

Honolulu (February 2022) –Downtown Art Center at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, in Honolulu's historic Chinatown Gateway Plaza, presents a special Art Collectors Exhibition Fundraiser, March 1-20, 2022. The show will be a cash-and-carry (artwork sold can be taken home at the time of purchase) fundraiser to benefit the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Downtown Art Center and six participating nonprofit partners: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen; Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society; Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui; Hawaiʻi Potters Guild; Glass Fusion Collective; and Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi.
 A free, public reception with refreshments and live music by local bluegrass trio Hook and Line will be held on First Friday, March 4, from 5:30-8 p.m.

Regular gallery hours will be Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 1-20.

In a departure from DAC’s typical gallery shows, all artwork for this show is donated through its nonprofit partners and their patrons, artists and art collectors. Featured works include several beautiful ceramic pieces from the collection of James Jensen (1950-2017), former Curator of Contemporary art at the Honolulu Museum of Art, donated on behalf of Hawaiʻi Craftsmen. The collection includes the work of influential artist Peter Voulkos (1924-2002), whose sculptures virtually reinvented the field of ceramics in the 1950s, and helped change the viewpoint that ceramics were merely utilitarian objects. His works are held in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Another important artist whose work will appear as part of the James Jensen collection is educator and ceramicist Don Reitz (1929-2014), recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in United States. His works are featured in several museums including the Smithsonian Institution, American Museum of Ceramic Art, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Other pieces of interest that have been donated for inclusion in the show are large, vibrant wall hangings created by members of Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui, a series of original paintings by teaching artist Lauren Okano, and fine art photography prints by veteran Hawaiʻi writer and photographer Floyd K. Takeuchi.

All artworks will be priced to sell quickly, which means this exhibition will be an opportunity for collectors to acquire work by well-known Hawaiʻi artists at prices much lower than would normally be found.

For more details about current and upcoming shows, classes and events, visit downtownarthi.org. 

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About the Downtown Art Center (DAC):
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an evolving gallery and workshop space for Oʻahu's arts scene. DAC strives to become a thriving center for the arts by providing display space for local artists and art organizations, workshop classrooms, performances, and more. Support DAC and help it grow at donorbox.org/downtownartcenter!

Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark's Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.
 

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