Kahi Ching – Hawaii Artist

Now that Kahi will be teaching Bonsai at the Academy, he is officially part of the faculty, and will be participating in the 2nd Annual Honolulu Academy of Arts Faculty & Staff exhibition.  We have worked as vendors with the Academy for 10 years now and we have discovered many talents within the HAA family.

Opening reception:  Friday, January 7, 2011, 5.30–9pm, Artist presentations, Pecha Kucha #12: 6.30pm, Art demonstrations by faculty, Music by: Heart & Soul, Cultural Nation, and others

Exhibition will remain on view through:  January 28, 2011

The Academy Art Center at Linekona, 1111 Victoria Street, Honolulu, HI 96814

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Kahi will be teaching at the Academy Art Center this Spring 2011.  He will be incorporating the Art of Bonsai and 2-Dimensional Art in this class.  This will be a new approach from a fine artist’s point of view, and his own steps in documenting, studying, and creating bonsai using “artist” techniques.  See link to view the catalog, to learn more about the course, and how to register.  We are very excited about this course, he has taught drawing and painting before, but this course will be combing his art knowledge with his love of Bonsai.

Contemporary Bonsai Studies by Kahi Ching

Weds 6–9pm / Jan 26–May 4 / $260 / Rm 102

Students will create contemporary bonsai. Kahi will introduce bonsai history and contemporary theory. Cultivation, design and documentation (drawing, painting and photography) are included.

Eco-friendly techniques for finding, salvaging and collecting bonsai specimens will be discussed.  Mame (miniature) bonsai and ceramic container projects will be explored. Includes a field trip to observe trees and collect specimens.  

Course Catalog-Spring 2011

“Celebrating All Things Creative” — We will be putting together a Mini-MAiRT (Maoli Art in Real Time) display here–check it out!

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We say Aloha ‘oe to MAMo Gallery, for now…its been a great seven months, a wonderful experience for ALL.  A Hui Hou!, we look forward to doing it all over again when the time comes.  Mahalo MAMo Gallery Artists and supporters, we couldn’t have done this without you!!!

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Mahalo to artists of “Joe Dowson & Associates” for sharing space with us at MAMo Gallery for November!  It was nice meeting all of you, keep up the good work!

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Maoli Art in Real Time 2010 Collector\’s Show

Aloha Again Folks,

Our gallery partner, MAMo Gallery, has another event on Slow Art Friday or “FArt Friday” as we like to call it (Focused Art Friday), October 15th from 6 – 9 pm.  Visit the MAMo Gallery FaceBook page for pics from First Friday:  Arting In October Photo Album – FaceBook

So wonderful are our MAMo Gallery Artists!

And see the attached flyer:

Hale Ku’ai’s First Annual Collector’s Reception at the MAiRT, held at the Hawai’i Convention Center is coming up this Tuesday, October 12th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.  This event will be open to the public and is a part of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) conference going on through October 12 – 14 (MAiRT will be open to the public on these dates from 8 am – 5 pm).  This will be a huge selling event for Maoli art, if you are an art collector, know of one, or haven’t started yet, now is the time!  Art sales benefit Maoli artists, the Hawaiian Way Fund, and Hale Ku’ai.  Email:  halekuaihawaii@gmail.com for more info.

Aloha Folks!

Kahi has been accepted into Hawai’i Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition!  This year, the exhibition will be held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts (one of our personal favorite places to be), Art Center at Linekona, from October 9 – 31, 2010, Tues. thru Sat. from 10 am – 4:30 pm, Sun. 1 pm – 5 pm.  There will be an opening reception this Friday, October 8th from 5:30 – 8 pm.  Please see if you can make it!   www.hawaiicraftsmen.org

Mahalo to Allison Wong and Waileia Roster and Staff of The Contemporary Museum for a wonderful art experience!  August Moon was a well received event held at The Edge at Sheraton Waikiki, that raised monies for the TCM Children’s Programs.  Kahi, along with 24 other talented artists participated in the night’s featured “Drawn Out”, event, where artists simultaneously and spontaneously created sketches, drawings and paintings to sell at a pin-up wall market.  Event patrons were wined and dined by top wineries and restaurants.  Read the full Star Advertiser article here:   August Moon-TGIF

Photo by FL Morris, Star-Advertiser