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The talents of the Windward Artists Guild are on display until October 30, 2025 at the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery. The gallery is open 9:30 am - 3:30pm daily. The exhibit is also posted on this site, and during the time period of the show, the art is for sale online here. The exhibit also features a memorial art show for David Friedman, a member of the guild for many years. His painting, "Kawainui Marsh" is shown above.
Thank you to the thousands of visitors who came to Hoʻomaluhia and visited the gallery to see the show! It was a very good show with a lot of wonderful experiences for the artists involved, and we hope for our visitors as well! Our next show will be in October 2025, same place, Ho'omaluhia. This is extremely unusual. We feel very lucky to show twice this year at one of the best gallery spaces on the island! The juror for this show was accomplished local painter Lynne Boyer who also just happens to be a two-time world surfing champion. Quite an impressive set of accomplishments! She chose awards for our guild that we would like to document in this post. Mikyung Yee, "My Favorite Book", Oil Painting, 24 x 36 in., Award: Susan Rogers-Aregger Best in Show Donna Sommer, "Kuliʻouʻou Park", Watercolor, 18 x 22 in., Award: First Place Ellen Dieter, "Riding High", Mixed Media on Canvas, 36 x 36 in., Award: Second Place Spencer Chang, "Nā Mokulua", Oil Painting, 16 x 20 in., Award: Third Place Kelley Fitzgerald, "Hoʻomaluhia Reservoir", Oil Painting, 12 x 24 in. Award: Honorable Mention Dagmar Kau, "Kelp", Stoneware Clay, 12 x 13 in., Award: Honorable Mention Barbara Tinius, "Golden Shower Tree", Pastel, 9 x 12 in. Award: Honorable MentionCongratulations to the award recipients! The show and the reception were wonderful!
We are happy to announce the completion of the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery renovation and Windward Artists Guild's return to the venue which has hosted so many of our shows through the years. Please join us for the reception on Sunday, April 6, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. The gallery is open daily 9:30 am - 3:30 pm and our show will be up from April 2 to April 29, 2025. We hope you will come enjoy the art and the gardens. The juror of awards for this show is Lynne Boyer, the talented plein air painter and teacher (and world-class legendary surfer). We hope to see you at the show!
Just a reminder that Windward Artists Guild is active on Facebook and Instagram. Please check us out for the most up-to-date information. Facebook Instagram Also, one more little piece of exciting news: we will be having a Spring Show this year at the new and improved Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery! More information and a prospectus is coming soon!
Windward Artists Guild will be joining the Association for Hawaii Artists to deck the halls of Arts at Marks Garage with amazing gifts for the holidays. See all the relevant information below (it's a choose-your-own postcard adventure!), and please do join us for two special receptions: Festive First Friday, December 6 from 5 - 8 PM. December 27 from 5 - 8 PM. Pau Hana -AND- Pau Makahiki!
Thank you to KHON2 News for documenting Windward Artists Guildʻs 64th Annual Member Show at Honolulu Hale! They were wonderful this morning - we had a lot of fun filming and talking about the art! The show continues to be on Exhibit now through September 11, 2024. Below are the morning news segments, each approximately 3 minutes, in order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP3zwbksGNQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKmbKi1MdUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hsvC1rs6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqHyi6W3GLI
Thanks to everyone who attended our wonderful reception on August 22. The show will be available to view at Honolulu Hale during weekdays between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm until September 12, 2024. You can purchase art works using this link: https://windwardartistsguild.org/64th-member-show
Please join us at the reception on Thursday, August 22 from 4 - 6 pm for the opening reception of our latest show, located in the soaring space of Honolulu Hale. Itʻs a beautiful show! The juror is Robert Mace, who did a wonderful job of selecting 99 pieces for display from just shy of 130 entries. He had to curate for space, so every piece kept had fierce competition to be on display, and the result is a very polished show that lives up the the theme of diversity featuring everything from hand-painted silks and bronze sculpture to assemblage and ceramics along with our usual paintings in a variety of media. We have online sales, though it is designed to work in tandem with the actual show. We have thumbnails and titles of each work, but it is not a full online show. However, you may purchase the works from this show here during the duration of the show: https://windwardartistsguild.org/64th-member-show
Show Dates: October 2 – 30, 2023. Gallery hours are 9:00 am – 3:30 pm daily. Calling all WAG Members and all artists who would like to join us to be part of this annual show: It is time once again for the Annual Members Show! There is not an entry fee, but you need to be a member of WAG. MORE INFO FOR ARTISTS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THE SHOW: Submission: Members are invited to submit up to two (2) pieces of art. The entry form with title, medium, size and price, is due on Wednesday, September 27 (see form on p. 4). Intake: Sunday, October 1, 9:30 – 11:30 am. NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:30 A.M. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THIS SCHEDULE SO NO ONE IS DISAPPOINTED. Reception to Meet the Artists, Sunday, October 8, 12:30 – 3:30 pm. We’re returning to a WAG tradition and holding the Annual Members Meeting at the beginning of the reception. We still cannot have food and beverages in the Gallery. We’re looking into the options for an outdoor refreshment area. Pickup: Tuesday, October 31, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Please be prompt so that the Gallery can be prepared for the next exhibition. There are no facilities for storing art that isn’t picked up. Please get all the details here: 2023-WAG-Member-Show-Prospectus_FinalDownload
The Emergence Show will be on display at Downtown Art Center until May 27, 2023. Featuring 52 artists from Windward Artists Guild and Association of Hawaii Artists, and memorial exhibits of art from Candace Fenander, Joan Fleming, and Barbara Sumida. The show includes all media, including paintings, drawings, ceramics, several types of glass art, and wall sculpture.