April 5, 2013 In addition to our jam-packed calendar of dynamic art classes & visiting artist workshops, the Hui has plenty for you to explore & discover this month: The Kaluanui Experience Featuring a historical exhibition space displaying Hui founder and original Kaluanui inhabitant Ethel Baldwin’s hollowware silver and historical photos, sketchbooks, and journals; the [...]

January 28, 2013 Happy 2013 Hui ‘ohana! January has delivered an inspiring kick-off to the New Year. A new exhibition, 65 winter art classes, new workshops through our Visiting Artist Program featuring Jeff Juhlin (Utah), Roy & Mara Superior (Connecticut) J.D. Hillberry (Colorado), Sandy Delehanty (California), Sarah Owen Tabor (Maine) and Kandi Everett (Oahu), plus [...]

November 29, 2012 Happy Hui Holidays to one and all! Here’s a glimpse at what to expect at Hui No’eau over the next few weeks: Now through December 24: Hui Holidays, a celebrated Maui tradition featuring a transformed Kaluanui through the eyes of designer/ choreographer Andre Morissette & friends plus countless original items in our [...]

November 1, 2012 This July, Philadelphia-based mural artist Shira Walinksy joined forces with our Maui community to create the public art installation “What Makes Maui MAUI,” a gigantic, double-sided vivid representation of a dialogue developed throughout the year leading to her Hui residency. (See it here). Last month, muralist Eric Okdeh joined us from Philadelphia [...]

September 15: Join 2012 Artist-in-Residence & Hui No‘eau Maui Mural Project collaborator / digital arts genius David Goldberg in this day-long iBook and social media, arts-based production project that will define and explore the terms, images and stories that characterize contemporary Maui. (10:00 am – 4:00 pm, $55 / $69 nonmember) September 24: Receiving Day [...]

August 30, 2012 August marked a time of celebration and inspiration at Hui No‘eau, as we transformed the gallery from the annual Youth Art Exhibition (featuring the work of 220+ Maui youth) into the 2012 Solo Artist Exhibition (featuring Valerie Yong Ock Kim and Billy Welker), hosted free artist chats with Roger Whitlock and Denny [...]

July 1, 2012 With so many Hui Happenings to share with our community this summer, we thought we would make it easy for you by listing upcoming highlights below. Stop by any time! Friday, July 13: PAINT DAY with July Artist-in-Residence Shira Walinsky: Please join us from 2 – 5 pm for a public paint [...]

June 28, 2012 Summer is here! And what a colorful summer it has been here at Hui No’eau. We have met some fascinating new patrons as a result of this year’s media-based exhibition, Reflections: Contemporary Glass Art in Hawai’i (Congratulations to Barclay Hill, winner of the Juror’s Choice Award, who received a $500 cash prize [...]

April 30, 2012 April: what a month! Hui No‘eau joyfully participated in this year’s Valley Isle Keiki Fest at Maui Community College, where our youth teaching artists worked with 400+ little ones creating plexiglass monotype creatures while celebrating the spirit of our Maui community. Hui staff and teaching artists were proud to contribute to the [...]

March 30, 2012 March 1st offered a dynamic artist chat with Hui visiting artist Esterita Austin, who explained the simple step-by-step techniques that add “POW” to her fiber portraits. On March 9th, we celebrated the opening of 2012 retrospective artist Jennifer Owen’s critically acclaimed exhibition (now through May 4th), featuring a survey of her ceramic [...]

February 15, 2012 February Hui Highlights include the nationally-recognized and always amazing encaustic painter/ visiting artist, Jeff Juhlin, here to offer a free artist chat and 2-day intensive encaustic workshop; a visit from Big Island’s Hawai’i Preparatory Academy to create artwork inspired by Patrick Dougherty’s “On the Wild Side” sculpture; and Seabury Hall‘s experiential “Winterim” [...]

January 25, 2012 Happy New Year! 2012 marks the 78th anniversary of Hui No‘eau, bringing with it an exciting lineup of studio classes, exhibitions, events and more as we come together in celebration of community arts education on Maui. This month we launched our winter/ spring session at the Hui, featuring 64 classes & workshops [...]

December 31, 2011 We kicked off December with the 2nd annual First Night, the grand opening event commemorating Hui Holidays 2011. A celebrated Maui tradition, Hui Holidays is our signature holiday, boutique-style exhibition featuring a wide and whimsical range of artwork and gifts set at accessible prices. During First Night, designer/ choreographer André Morrisette unveiled [...]

November 30, 2011 November presented the Hui’s 5th annual Wailea Food & Wine Celebration, Li`ula i Wailea – Twilight at Wailea. Held in the elegant Hotel Wailea, elegant, guests sampled exceptional wines provided by Chambers & Chambers Wine Merchants and the best in Maui cuisine from the finest local restaurants and chefs while bidding on [...]

October 31, 2011 The next generation of Maui’s artists will get important tools to further their future careers at the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center’s Portfolio Day, slated for 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. High school students are invited to meet with admissions representatives from top art colleges and universities to get one-on-one [...]

October 12, 2011 Hui No`eau warmly welcomes your participation in this year’s Wailea Food & Wine Celebration, a relaxing evening featuring Maui’s top chefs & vintners- all gathering in support of visual arts education in our community. Surrounded by the peaceful ambiance and tropical views from Hotel Wailea, guests will experience incredible culinary variety while [...]

September 22, 2011 You’re invited! Tomorrow, (Friday, September 23 at 5:00 PM), we will be celebrating the unveiling of Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork sculpture with a blessing & FREE community event. During Patrick Dougherty’s 3-week residency at Hui No`eau, the artist worked directly with the community to develop, plan and create a site-specific installation using saplings [...]

September 30, 2011 September presented the extraordinary 2011 Artist-in-Residence program with world-renowned environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty. During his 3-week stay, the artist worked directly with the community to develop, plan and create a site-specific installation using saplings of invasive tree species. The final sculpture entitled On the Wild Side (a piece with a projected lifespan [...]

August 31, 2011 August initiated a new creative challenge to our Hui community, the themed exhibition “Visualizing Green” presented 33 works selected by juror Stephen Freedman, a sculptor from the Big Island and former Hui teaching artist. Whether inspired by nature, the environmental movement, the emotions this color provokes, or any other inspiration, artists were [...]

July 27, 2011 In preparation for our September 2011 Artist Residency with world-renowned Stickwork sculptor Patrick Dougherty, we are planning a wide range of opportunities for Maui residents & visitors to become involved – workshops, panel discussions, special events, field trips, artist talks, and more!   We need your support to make this happen- and [...]