Upcoming Events

    • 16 Feb 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Kaimukī Public Library, 1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

    This Month's Topic: This month we will have a presentation by several Hui members who recently attended a Japanese Textile Workshop with Bryan Whitehead in Japan. Bryan grows and processes indigo using traditional methods. Those dyes are used on silk he raises and reels or spins, and is then woven on traditional looms. We will get an overview of the workshop and opportunity to see what participants made. 

    From 2:00-3:00 pm the event is a general meeting for Hui members. From 3:00-5:00 pm the event is open to the public. Please join us!


       

    Fiber Fundays are a time to share fiber arts travel experiences, projects, stories, and show and tell. (Goodies may also be involved.) The first hour of the meeting is a time for brief Hui business and/or announcements and for members to share work - yes, please bring your lovely, whimsical, creative fiber crafts to show off! There are refreshments, before opening to the public for a presentation or activity at 3 pm. Feel free to bring a beverage in a closed container.

    Is there a certain topic you want to learn more about? Please contact Barbara Long to schedule a presentation, make topic suggestions, or ask questions. We look forward to getting together to share and learn! 

    Useful Links:

    Kaimukī Public Library Map and Information
    • 14 Mar 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725 Located at the back of the building on the lawn. Please park below and walk up.

    This Month's Topic: TBA

    Bring your lunch and Show and Tell. This event is open to the public. Join us!

    Unless noted otherwise, Friday Weavers meet on the 2nd Friday of the month.

    MAP

    Contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org for more information.

    • 15 Mar 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Hilo Public Library, Program Room, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720

    Bring weaving projects to share. This event is open to the public. Join us!

    Unless noted otherwise, Saturday Weavers meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

    MAP

    Contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org for more information.

    • 21 Mar 2025
    • 22 Mar 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • Kona Dance and Performing Arts, 81-973 Halekii St, Kealakekua, Hawaii
    Hui members will demonstrate weaving and spinning and have handwoven items available for sale. Please join us! 

    Map to venue

    • 23 Mar 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Kalihi-Pālama Public Library, 1325 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96817

    This Month's Topic: Hui member Joan Namkoong will share her experience and expertise in weaving silk.

    From 2:00-3:00 pm the event is a general meeting for Hui members. From 3:00-5:00 pm the event is open to the public. Please join us!

    Note: This month we will meet on Sunday March 23. Unless noted otherwise, we meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

    Fiber Fundays are a time to share fiber arts travel experiences, projects, stories, and show and tell. (Goodies may also be involved.) The first hour of the meeting is a time for brief Hui business and/or announcements and for members to share work - yes, please bring your lovely, whimsical, creative fiber crafts to show off! There are refreshments, before opening to the public for a presentation or activity at 3. Feel free to bring a beverage in a closed container.

    Is there a certain topic you want to learn more about? Please contact Barbara Long to schedule a presentation, make topic suggestions, or ask questions. We look forward to getting together to share and learn! 

    Useful Links:

    Kalihi-Pālama Public Library Map and Information

    Please be advised that the library must be approached by driving mauka up Kalihi Street from about King Street. It is a quick right turn off Kalihi if you approach from the freeway. If missed, you will need to make a big loop around to retry. Please check your driving app for best directions. 



    • 11 Apr 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, HI 96725 Located at the back of the building on the lawn. Please park below and walk up.

    This Month's Topic: TBA

    Bring your lunch and Show and Tell. This event is open to the public. Join us!

    Unless noted otherwise, Friday Weavers meet on the 2nd Friday of the month.

    MAP

    Contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org for more information.

    • 19 Apr 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Hilo Public Library, Program Room, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI 96720

    Bring weaving projects to share. This event is open to the public. Join us!

    Unless noted otherwise, Saturday Weavers meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

    MAP

    Contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org for more information.

    • 20 Apr 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Kalihi-Pālama Public Library, 1325 Kalihi St., Honolulu, HI 96817

    This Month's Topic: Overview of Convergence 2024, Wichita led by hui member Pat Steinhoff. Several members attended, and three won spots for their work in the international exhibits. 

    From 2:00-3:00 pm the event is a general meeting for Hui members. From 3:00-5:00 pm the event is open to the public. Please join us!

    Note: Unless noted otherwise, we meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month.

    Fiber Fundays are a time to share fiber arts travel experiences, projects, stories, and show and tell. (Goodies may also be involved.) The first hour of the meeting is a time for brief Hui business and/or announcements and for members to share work - yes, please bring your lovely, whimsical, creative fiber crafts to show off! There are refreshments, before opening to the public for a presentation or activity at 3. Feel free to bring a beverage in a closed container.

    Is there a certain topic you want to learn more about? Please contact Barbara Long to schedule a presentation, make topic suggestions, or ask questions. We look forward to getting together to share and learn!

    Useful Links:

    Kalihi-Pālama Public Library Map and Information

    Please be advised that the library must be approached by driving mauka up Kalihi Street from about King Street. It is a quick right turn off Kalihi if you approach from the freeway. If missed, you will need to make a big loop around to retry. Please check your driving app for best directions. 


    • 09 Jul 2025
    • 26 Jul 2025
    • Downtown Art Center, 2nd floor Gallery, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817


    2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition
    July 9 - July 26

    Presented by
    Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui and
    The Glass Fusion Collective

    Open to all artists, locally and internationally!

    Join us at the Downtown Art Center (DAC) Gallery


    This year's Glass and Weavers Show invites artists to explore the myriad facets of the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights have captivated humanity for millennia. Their ethereal beauty, a mesmerizing dance of light across the night sky, has inspired awe, wonder, and countless myths and legends.

    A natural phenomenon displaying a vast spectrum of brilliant colors, the Aurora Borealis captivates the imagination and stimulates endless metaphors and creative expression. Cold, hard glass and warm, soft textiles complement each other, and the synergy of a wide range of colors in these two mediums will no doubt find expression in this exhibit.

    The exhibit theme is a suggestion for piece creation, not a mandate. Let your creativity soar, drawing inspiration from the science, the spectacle, the personal, the cultural, and the mythical.

    We invite artists to participate in our biennial juried exhibition focused on the theme Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis. The exhibit will be held at the Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, Oʻahu, July 9-26. Wailoa Center in Hilo, Hawai'i Island will restage a portion of the exhibition following the closing on O'ahu,  September 5-25.

    Eligible fiber, other media and glass pieces may be functional, sculptural, traditional or contemporary. Fiber and other media construction techniques should use interlacing in some fashion.


    Fiber Juror Suzie Liles

    Suzie Liles is a lifelong Oregonian. For over 35 years she has taught weaving workshops and seminars for adults and children in the United States and Canada. She has been teaching at the Weavers’ School with Madelyn van der Hoogt for 30 years. Suzie has an MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon. She is a member of the Handweavers Guild of America and has written many articles for Handwoven Magazine. She is the owner of Eugene Textile Center and co-owner of Glimakra USA with her daughter Sarah Rambousek. In her “free time” she runs tours to Sweden and Egypt. Ms. Wiles shares, "I am excited to be the juror of this show. I lived in Alaska where I saw the majestic Aurora Borealis many times. I expect to see some wonderful use of colors that would portray the imagination brought forth by the thought of this exciting phenomenon. It will be delightful to see how color, structure and fiber techniques are utilized in this exhibit."

    Glass Juror Hugh Jenkins

    "My first exposure to glass came at the Foundry in Honolulu in 1969. That shop was a hui of UH ceramic students who were just exploring the material and understood heat. By 1972 I was invited to build a pilot program at Punahou School and my teaching career there lasted 26 years. I was not educated in the arts, but my interest in hand work started early through working with wood and doing lapidary. I love the hands-on control of hot glass furnaces and the machining of cold glass. Glass has a wide range of applications which include hot glass for blowing, hot sculpting and casting, 'warm' glass for slumping and fusing, and cold glass for cutting, sculpting and polishing. Glass interacts with light through color and optical properties and ranges from clear to transmitting and opaque. I think if it is chosen to make objects, it should answer, 'Why glass?'"



    KEY DATES


    Online registration opens Sunday, June 1
    Registration closes Monday, June 30

    Mailed entries due by

    Wednesday, July 2
    O'ahu intake Sunday, July 6, 10:00 am - Noon
    Jurying Sunday, July 6, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
    Pick up unselected work Monday, July 7, 10:00 am - Noon
    Oahu Exhibition  
    Installation Monday, July 7 to Wednesday, July 9, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Exhibition dates Wednesday July 9 to Saturday, July 26, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, closed Mondays
    Opening and reception Friday, July 11, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
    Juror walk-through, Fiber S. Liles, Friday, July 11, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
    Juror walk-through, Glass H. Jenkins, Friday, July 11, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    Take down & returns Saturday, July 26, 5:00-7:00 pm


    Hawai'i Island Exhibition dates and details are forthcoming.

    Click here to download EXHIBIT PROSPECTUS

    Questions on glass, visit the Glass Fusion Collective website

    Questions about the exhibit contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org


    MAP Downtown Art Center (DAC)

    Click for information on Parking at DAC

    How do I get to DAC? From the Chinatown Gateway Garage, take the elevator to the 2nd floor. The DAC Gallery is through the large double doors on the left. If you are parked elsewhere, walk from the street up the steps to the DAC gift shop, go past it to find the elevator, and follow the instructions above to access the studio. If you cannot walk up the stairs for the DAC building, there is a handicap ramp on the Nu'uanu entrance side. Walk towards the street lights, and you will see the ramp; you will need to walk through the courtyard to the elevator.

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