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ARTafterDARK brings romance back to Honolulu
Travis Quezon
The Hawaii Independent
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Let that moon hit your eye this Friday at ARTafterDARK—and try to bring a date. This month’s theme is “Moon Over Honolulu,” which promises cook up some old fashioned Honolulu romance, slightly dimmed at a cool 98.6° F.
ARTafterDARK is the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ monthly art party organized by a dynamic group of young volunteers dedicated to exploring the arts.
The festivities begin with an oli by Kumu Lauae at the Academy’s entrance at 6:00 p.m., who will also perform with Halau Na Maka O Ka Lauae in the central courtyard. Guy Cruz takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. DJ Zachariajah will also be on hand the entire night in Luce Pavilion to spin dub and electronica for couples, and singles, looking to shake their moons.
Noe Lopes will be on the Central Court lawn from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. leading a lei-making demo.
For more information, visit http://www.artafterdark.org/event/2009/06/26/moon-over-honolulu.
Art:
Hawaii 50: This year marks 50 years of statehood. View HNL through the the years in Star-Bulletin photographers’ photographs featured in Hawaii 50, in Central Courtyard. Star-Bulletin staff photographers Ken Sakamoto, Ken Ige, Cindy Ellen Russell, Dennis Oda, Craig Kojima, Richard Walker, Jam Aquino, F.L. Morris and George Lee will be on hand to talk about their work.
2059: See the photographic exhibition 2059, of images of present-day Hawaii by local photo-documentarians Aaron Yoshino, Chris Kalima and Josh Lake (Airspace Workshop). Their shots will be illuminated on oversize light boxes, which will be on sale during the event in Kinau Courtyard.
Take the docent-led zip tour of A Hawaiian Master Revisited: Charles Bartlett in Hawaii - Gallery 29, 7PM.
On rotation:
The Academy’s curatorial staff has been hard at work mining the permanent collection to bring new art to you on a regular basis. See these new rotations:
Gallery 14: Early Korean Ceramics: The Gaya Confederacy
Gallery 20: Yanagi Soêtsu and the Mingei Movement. Mingei ceramics, paintings, and textiles. This exhibition was curated by Eiyo Baba, Sawako Chang, Karana Vierra, and Mizuho Murakami, members of a graduate seminar organized by Professor John Szostak of the Department of Art and Art History, University of HawaiĘ»i–Mänoa.
Gallery 21: Art for the People: Modern Prints by Munakata Shiko
Gallery 22: Woven Devotion: Cambodian Textiles from the Academy’s Collection
Gallery 28: Artists of Hawai‘i 2009
Academy docents will be in the galleries to answer all your art questions.
Eat under the Moon:
Kinau Court will be transformed into the Mahina Cafe for one night only. Dine on TOWN’s aloha cuisine under a handcrafted moon by Hawai‘i artist Mark Chai.
Relax in the Lobby:
Banyan Courtyard will be transformed into a 1950s Waikiki hotel lobby. Come lounge with cocktail service from Downtown and peruse vintage HONOLULU Magazines.
Parking:
Just a reminder - ARTafterDARKers can park in the following locations:
1) FREE: The Diamond Head Parking Lot behind the Art Center at Linekona (free)
2) FREE: Street parking on Beretania Street from 6PM (free)
3) FREE: First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on the corner of Beretania and Victoria Street (free) - NOTE: lot closes promptly at 10PM
4) Kim Chee III Parking Lot off Young Street ($5 per car)
5) FREE: Academy Staff Parking Lot after the Admiral Thomas Complex on Kinau Street (free)
