Nonprofit welcomes development coordinator
Donkey Mill Art Center recently announced brought on Sonia Nelson as its first development coordinator, a role that was designed and created to assist the organization with the many layers and aspects of fundraising, membership and grant processes.
Nelson brings extensive knowledge and experience in nonprofit development, evaluation, and a deep commitment to social change. She recently moved back home to Kona, bringing with her 10-plus years of experience working with arts and cultural organizations, most recently serving as business manager for Sound Theatre Company in Seattle.
Previously serving as an evaluation consultant, Nelson supported museums and arts education programs across the Puget Sound region such as the Museum of History and Industry, the Burke Museum, Seattle Arts and Lectures, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center.
Nelson holds a master’s of fine arts degree in arts leadership from Seattle University and a bachelor’s degree in business management, with a minor in theater arts from San Diego State University.
Woodworking exhibition seeks entries
The Hawaii Forest Industry Association invites all woodworkers to enter the 29th Hawaii’s Woodshow, an annual statewide juried woodworking exhibition.
Hawaii’s Woodshow, Na La‘au o Hawaii, showcases fine craftsmanship brought to life with Hawaii-grown woods to promote awareness of our natural, planted and urban forests. Participants must use woods from Hawaii-grown trees.Entries are due by 4 p.m. Monday.
Jurors are Sharon Doughte, an artist/woodturner and teacher; Bundit Kanisthakhon, associate professor, UH School of Architecture and founder of Tadpole Studio; David Smith, administrator and state forester, DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
The show will be exhibited Nov. 20 to Dec. 5 at Hawaii Opera Plaza in Honolulu. An opening reception is set for Nov. 19.
Winners receive a cash award and a professional photo.
Entry forms and more information are available at woodshow.hawaiiforest.org/pay-membership. Entries will be accepted through Nov. 1 with a late fee.
SKEA hosting painting series
The Society for Kona’s Education and Art hosts “Hawaii Botanical Art” with Linda Vorobik Oct. 21 through 24.
The botanical watercolor series will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day with “Introduction to Botanical Watercolors, Getting Started” on Oct. 21; “Drawing and Painting Flowers” on Oct. 22; “Drawing and Painting Orchids” on Oct. 23 and “Fruits and Form” on Oct. 24.
Each day may be taken individually. Tuition is $80 per day. Contact Linda Vorobik at vorobik@gmail.com for more information or to register. Limit eight participants each day.
SKEA is located at 84-5191 Mamalahoa Highway, between mile markers 105 and 106, in Honaunau.
For more information, visit vorobikbotanicalart.com.
Kipaipai Workshops, DMAC announce artist residency
Kipaipai Workshops, in partnership with Donkey Mill Art Center, recently announced its first joint artist residency in Hawaii.
This residency is open to artists and makers (families welcome) looking for an immersion in nature, community engagement and concentrated time to research and conceptualize future projects. One artist will be selected for the 30-day residency to take place in July 2022 in Kailua-Kona.
This residency is focused on offering one artist (and their immediate family) a respite from their regular studio practice and focus on introspection, research, conceptualizing, and strategizing future projects. An artist with experience in teaching or comfortable working with teens and keiki is plus.
As part of the residency, the artist will lead several workshops/community engagements during the Donkey Mill Art Center’s Youth Summer Art Experience programs, which focuses on environmental and cultural connections. There may be opportunities for the chosen artist to collaborate with local artists, and participate in the Donkey Mill’s studios.
Artists will complete the application through CAFE and attach the required documentation, which includes a fee, artist statement, examples of work (jpgs), answering application questions and a statement on the artist’s expectations on outcomes and benefits of the residency. The deadline for submission is Dec. 1.
Jurors will choose one winner and one runner up by Jan. 1, 2022. The artist will be responsible for all travel expenses including airfare, rental car and living expenses.
Awaiaulu, Bishop Museum reprint popular activity book
After being out of print for more than five years, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book. The activity book was originally co-published in 2006 by Awaiaulu Press and Kamahoi Press, a division of Bishop Museum Press.
The book contains over 850 words to describe everyday items in the Hawaiian language paired with lively, useful illustrations that children and adults can learn from and color, in categories such as home, neighborhood, school, around the town, and life. New to this reprinting are terms for iPhone (‘ipona), laptop computer (lolouila halihali), USB flash drive (pa halihali), and other up-to-the-moment useful words. With this excellent introduction to the language, children and adults alike will have a robust tool to develop their Hawaiian vocabulary.
“We recognize that these unprecedented times have heightened the need for educational content that is engaging and supports learners both in and outside the classroom,” said Teora Morris, Bishop Museum Press operations manager. “Locating and developing appropriate materials can be especially challenging for students and educators of subjects traditionally taught experientially through social interaction or where existing educational resources are limited. Part of Bishop Museum’s mission is to support the perpetuation of Hawaiian language and culture in our community, so we are proud to be able to renew access to this language-learning tool. We are especially grateful to be able to do so at a time that it has the potential to meaningfully support the learning experiences of a wide range of haumana (learners).”
Copies of the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book can be purchased at bishopmuseumpress.org and awaiaulu.org.