University Of Hawaii Art Gallery Places In American Association Of Museum Publications Design Competition

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College of Arts & Humanities
Department of Art & Art History
University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery
2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Telephone: (808) 956-6888, Facsimile: (808) 956-9659 more ...
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

PRESS INFORMATION: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT (808) 956-6888 Lisa Yoshihara, Director
(808) 956-6888 Sharon Tasaka, Associate Director
email: gallery@hawaii.edu

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ART GALLERY PLACES IN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS DESIGN COMPETITION

The University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery was selected as a winner of the American Association of
Museums (AAM) 2010 Museum Publications Design Competition in the Exhibition Catalogues
category, placing with other institutions with operating budgets under $750,000.
The University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery won Honorable Mention for its publication Writing with Thread:
Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities, designed by Kelli Ann Harada, Watumull
Grant for Museum Studies in the Arts intern and recent Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate. The elegant
catalogue contains nine scholarly essays and 345 stunning color images of the rich and intricate
textiles and costumes. The 430-page catalogue is an outstanding and rare publication that provides
seminal and significant contributions to the fields of textiles and costume research.

The catalogue accompanied Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese
Minorities, an exhibition of over 500 of the finest and historically significant textiles and costumes of
Southwest China that was held at the UH Art Gallery from September 21 to November 30, 2008 and
subsequently traveled to the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin and the Museum of
International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The collection, on loan from Taiwan-based collector
Huang Ying Feng, focused on a region of topographic, climatic and human diversity—home to 31 of
China's 56 ethnic groups.“We are very pleased once again to have our national peers recognize a UH Art Gallery publication
for the quality of its design,” commented UH Art Gallery Director Lisa Yoshihara. “The award
highlights the role excellence in design plays in communicating our exhibition program. We are very
committed to providing educational opportunities for our students to work
alongside faculty and staff.”

Previously, the UH Art Gallery’s publication Excelling the Work of Heaven: Personal Adornment from
China designed by Christopher Hendricks received an honorable mention in the 2008 AAM Museum
Publications Design Competition in the Exhibition Catalogues category.
The 30th annual AAM Publications Design Competition drew 655 entries from 260 international
institutions. The Writing with Thread catalogue was among more than 160 books, catalogues,
posters, invitations, press kits and other materials that were selected as winners bestowed in 15
categories. The only national, juried competition of its kind, this competition recognizes and
encourages excellence in the graphic design of museum publications. Its winners are chosen for
their overall design excellence, creativity and ability to express an institution’s personality, mission or
special features. The panel of judges includes graphic designers, museum professionals and
publishers. Competing institutions are divided according to budget: museums with annual operating
budgets under $750,000 and those with budgets of $750,000 or more.

Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities catalogue is
available for $50.00 at the University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery; $50.00 + $7.00 shipping (media mail); or
$13.50 (priority mail) within the U.S. Checks should be made payable to UH Art Gallery and sent to
UH Art Gallery, Department of Art & Art History, 2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822. Shipping
charges for multiple copies and foreign destinations will be determined on an individual basis. For a
list of publications by the UH Art Gallery go to http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/publications.html

About the University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery
Since its inception in 1976 the University of Hawai‘i 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 in the annual Pele competition of the American Advertising
Federation, Hawai‘i District, and the Hawaii’s 5-0 competition of the American Institute of Graphic
Arts, Honolulu Chapter.

University of Hawai‘i System
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of
Hawai‘i is the state’s sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate,
graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and
research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawai‘i, the U.S. mainland, and
around the world. For more information visit http://www.hawaii.edu
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