Occupy Art - Beyond Wall Street
Date: January 10 - February 11, 2012
(Normal Business Days)
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Admission: Free!
OCCUPY ART - BEYOND WALL STREET
Donkey Mill Art Center and Volcano Art Center open their hearts, minds and walls to residents and visitors inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17, 2011 and has since swept across many states and countries. These partnering arts organizations offer a place for healthy communication about socially relevant issues, using art as a vehicle for expression.
To provide a venue for creative and peaceful responses to this movement, people of all walksof life and arts experience are encouraged to submit heartfelt and artful contributions to be exhibited. The Donkey Mill Art Center will host an exhibition called "OCCUPY ART ~ BEYOND WALL STREET" January 10, 2012 through February 11, 2012. Intake for this exhibition will begin December 29 through January 3, 2012. To participate, please go to our home page to download an entry form.
Together We Find Strength!
According to the unofficial de facto Occupy Wall Street (OWS) website, www.OccupyWallSt.org, "OWS is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions brought together by their intolerance for the greed and corruption of the 1% of money earners and the desire to restore democracy to America. The OWS movement empowers people to create real change from the bottom up and encourages the use of nonviolence to maximize the safety of all participants."
Open Call for Art from the Heart!!
An open call seeks responses to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Global citizens of all ages, arts experience and backgrounds are encouraged to participate. Original art work in all media may including painting, sculpture, photography, sketches, poetry, writing or performance. Artwork must be complete and ready to display (on hangers or in frames, etc.). All types of work accepted. Artwork for the Holualoa exhibition can be dropped off at the Donkey Mill Art Center from December 29, 2011 through January 3, 2012 during regular business hours, 10am to 4pm Tues. - Sat.
Upon closing of the art gallery exhibitions, artists are encouraged to mail their artwork to one of their US Senators or Representatives as a visual representation of constituents' perspectives or to identify locations in their community to display their artwork publicly.
Zero Currency Open Mic Nite!!!
The Donkey Mill's exhibit opens with a "Zero Currency Trade Event" on Thursday, January 12 from 6-8pm. Volcano's exhibit opens at VAC's Niaulani Campus on Friday, December 2 at 7PM. Poets, singers, musicians, comics, sketch artists, improv acts, magicians may come and perform on this inaugural, OWS-inspired Open Mic Night. Acts up to 5 minutes may sign up upon arrival on a first-come, first-served basis. As a "Zero Currency Trade Event," there is no admission or entry fee and guests are invited to bring their own pupus, snacks, drinks and items to share or trade. This is sure to be an eclectic and memorable evening.
The opinions and ideas presented in the OCCUPY ART ~ BEYOND WALL STREET exhibits do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Volcano Art Center, Donkey Mill Art Center, their respective staff, boards or members.
CREATEafterDARK
Date: February 7 - March 27, 2012
(Normal Business Days)
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Admission: Free!
CREATEafterDARK
Starting February 2012
Every Tuesday Night with our guests Nicky, Jessie, and Pete
6 - 10pm
Donkey Mill Art Center
FREE!
Hello all,
We are trying a new experiment. With so much to do during the day, we are left with only a few evening hours to try and find time to reignite our creative side. And there is something to be said for the sense of peace the dusk hours can bring. Sometimes we are unable to fully commit to an art class that has a fixed time of when to arrive and when to leave. Let alone, many of us simply don't know what arena of art we would like to grow. With that said, we are going to open the top floor of the Donkey Mill to be utilized as an open medium studio.
Bring you paints and paint a picture. Bring your thread and your needle to sew a blanket for your bed. Bring your carving tools and a block of wood to carve what ever comes to mind. Bring your pencil and some paper to write music and or lyrics. Bring some bottle caps, glue, resin, and magnets to make refrigerator magnets. Bring anything you like, and create anything you want. I, Nicky, Jessie, and Peter will be in the top studio from 6-10 every Tuesday evening. And we will remain there no matter how many people do or don't show up. We have no expectation as to what this may or may not become. We are not acting as teachers, simply as undefined artist peers. There is no deadline of a project, nor is there any coaching given....though all are welcome to aid each other, and share a skill if you feel so inclined. There is no wrong type of art, as it is subject to the creator. Sometimes it just simply nice to be surrounded by what it is that inspires you, even if words are never exchanged, though that is open too. It is similar to being in a library, and even though you couldn't possibly read all that information in one sitting (unless you are an android with a super computer brain, in which case the Donkey Mill is still open to you as well), but the mere presence of knowledge fills you with inspiration. We will have music playing from the stereo in hopes to help coax the ol' imagination.
Show up when ever you like, and leave whenever you like. The point is to create a place where you can unwind, relax, and create, with no expectations or deadlines. Who knows what this may become. Like I stated, it is an experiment. With that said, we may find that different art classes, as well as the existing classes, are needed in this community. Or maybe it simply remains a place to be absolutely free in your chosen art expression....call it a modern day art speak easy if you will. And although we fully embrase all children, we ask that you leave your children at home, to create a more personal and creative art experience. If we see you here or not, remember this....art is in all we do and the way we live. Enjoy the ride my friends.
~ Nicholas Faretta
Poetry Slam Night - Potluck
Date: February 9 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Admission: Free!
Spoken Word Poet, Sharon Marie Olson, will host a fun poetry slam night at the Mill!
Potluck from 6 - 7pm; Slam begins promptly at 7pm!
Poets are to bring two written or memorized poems of their own construction. Each participant will be called to perform their piece randomly. Poets will be judged on overall performance.
Admission is FREE....just bring poems and pupus to share!
Beyond the Image - A Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers
Date: February 21 - April 7, 2012
(Normal Business Days)
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Admission: Free!
The Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture presents 'Beyond the Image - A Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers'. The show will run from February 21 through April 7, 2012.
The Donkey Mill Art Center will be featuring a select few of Hawaii Island's most accomplished artists who are working with photography as their primary medium.
This exhibit will open with a multi-media installation by Ken & Mary Goodrich on February 25th, 6-8pm at the Mill. The month of March we will offer Saturday afternoon photography workshops along with a series of Thursday night Artist Talks throughout the course of the exhibit.
Artist Talk & Aloha Potluck with Ellen Shankin
Date: February 23 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: Free!
Ellen Shankin has been a studio potter in the mountains of south west Virginia since 1977. She received her B.F.A. with honors from the NY State School of Ceramics at Alfred. Honored recipient of a 1990 National Endowment Visual Arts Fellowship Grant and a 2001 Virginia Museum Grant, she exhibits her work in shows and galleries throughout the United States. She has pieces in the collections of numerous museums including the Mint Museum, The International Museum of Ceramics at Alfred, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art and the Art Museum of Southwest Virginia. Her work has appeared in many periodicals and books of ceramic art. She serves on the Board of "'Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network". Since 1992 she has pursued a growing interest in teaching workshops and has been a guest lecturer and instructor in more than 50 universities, craft schools, and art centers.
Come join the Donkey Mill in welcoming Ellen to our Ohana with an Artist Talk and Potluck.
Ellen will be giving a workshop February 24 to 26 at the Donkey Mill Art Center.
Artist Talk & Aloha Potluck with Wendy Maruyama
Date: April 5 , 2012
(Thursday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: Free!
Wendy Maruyama is in the forefront of contemporary studio furniture makers. Her work is characterized by a sense of character and emotion, the bold use of pop culture iconography, and dualities - Eastern/Western, Traditional/Contemporary, Feminine/Masculine,
Maruyama is professor emeritus of the Furniture Design & Woodworking Program at San Diego State University and has been making furniture/art since 1970. Her work is often inspired by extended residencies and visits to various countries such as France, England, Japan, Korea and China.
Join the Donkey Mill in welcoming Wendy and get the opportunity to meet this truly inspiring artist.
Wendy will be giving a Woodworking Workshop April 6,7 & 8, here at the Donkey Mill Art Center.
Kala Koa: 7th Annual Children's Art Exhibition, Pot-Luck & Silent Auction
Date: April 13 , 2012
(Friday)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: Free!
The Donkey Mill Art Center will host a Pot-Luck Style Opening Reception & Silent Auction benefiting youth programs.
Don't miss this inspiring and colorful expression of the youth in our community. There will be student presentations, a casual award ceremony and a silent auction benefiting DMAC's youth programs.
Bring your favorite dish to share, meet our grand young artists and bid on a masterpiece to help a great program!
This exhibit will run from April 13 - May 12, 2012.