Kahi Ching – Hawaii Artist

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 artist Patrick Ching for sharing space with us at MAMo Gallery this past month for “September is Be An Artist Month” and for bringing art classes into the Chinatown Arts District!  You can always visit Patrick at his Naturally Hawaiian Gallery in Waimanalo, 41-1025 Kalanianaole Hwy., 808-259-5354, www.patrickchingart.com

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

Public Art Kalihi is a 3 year multi-stage, community based mural project dedicated to promoting social change through artistic expression.  Organized by KAUPA, Kalihi Ahupua’a Ulu Pono Ahahui, Marissa Abadir, run by four master artists, Meleanna Meyer (head), Prime, Solomon Enos, and Kahi Ching, and joined by a growing number of youth-at-risk volunteer artists, painting is scheduled to begin this October.  To participate, please contact:  kaupa2create@yahoo.com or 808-343-0240.  For more information, or to make a donation, please visit:  Public Art Kalihi

Our on location exhibit, Maoli Art in Real Time (MAiRT), has begun again for 2010.  This year, the venue will be at the Hawaii Convention Center.  Our first showing was during the International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease 2010 Annual Meeting, July 12 – 14.  Click here for more photos of the event:  MAiRT-Album

Lucky Banyan I is at the Honolulu Academy of Arts!  It is the most remembered tree from the HI Luxury issue.  See it at HAA’s beautiful courtyard before it comes back home!

MAMo Gallery will be featuring Carl Pao and Solomon Enos for the months of July and August.  Come down and experience this new energy @ MAMo Gallery, a gallery supporting contemporary Native Hawaiian Fine Art!  Visit our FaceBook page to see more information, click here:  MAMo Gallery – FaceBook Page

Here’s a cute photo of our daughter, India next to her pastel art piece entitled, “Ants View of Flowers”.  She, along with other students on Oahu were selected to exhibit works for the Mokichi Okada Association’s (MOA), Beauty through the Eyes of Our Children, 22nd Annual Children’s Painting Contest, at the Academy Art Center at Linekona.  India had also been selected the previous year to display a watercolor of her Daddy carving with his chain saw at the Board of Education offices.  Art must be in the blood!