Youth to share artwork created this summer

Donkey Mill Art Center invites the community to take part in celebrating the culmination of its five-week Summer Art Experience program through the exhibition of keiki and teen art. The exhibit will be open to the public for one week starting today in Holualoa.

The exhibition highlights the artwork made by the students of SAE 2017 exploring the theme of “Wahi Pana — Sense of Place.” Students examined their connection to place through history, legend, memory, geography, flora, and fauna. This guiding theme helped students to explore who they are and how they perceive their relationship to home, community, and environment using art as a lens.

In addition to returning Donkey Mill instructors, teachers this year included Bay Area ceramicist Tomoko Nakazato, character designer Jin An Wong, Los Angeles painter, Kelly Berg and Japanese master paper maker Takizawa Tetsuya.

“We believe that art is so much more than the expressive and precious objects that enrich our lives, but also a way of life in and of itself. We provide a program that enables our students to explore place and belonging through myriad art adventures,” said Youth Program Director Miho Morinoue.

Donkey Mill Art Center is the home of Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art education organization. It is open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Info: www.donkeymillartcenter.org.

Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers to meet

The next meeting of the West Hawaii chapter of Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers will he held from 7-9 p.m. on Monday at the HTFG office at 81-6393 Mamalahoa Highway. Guest speaker is former UH extension agent Norm Bezona who will discuss unusual fruits of the world, including for higher elevations.

Nonmembers are welcome to attend and all are encouraged to bring fruit for sharing.

Info: Brian Lievens, president West Hawaii Chapter at 895-8753 or greenwizard@hawaii.rr.com.