FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Contact: Emily Crabill • (808) 322-3362 •
Donkey Mill Exhibit Celebrates International Mokuhanga
HOLUALOA, HI – Donkey Mill Art Center is proud to present its newest exhibition Globalizing Mokuhanga which will open to the public September 1 and run through October 14, 2017. The exhibit is available to view during Donkey Mill’s open hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, October 7, from 6:00 – 8:00pm, this event is free and open to the public.
This exhibition of traditional Japanese mokuhanga woodblock prints is held in conjunction with the Third Triennial International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC2017) this year being held for the first time outside mokuhanga’s home country of Japan. The sold-out conference drawing artists from around the world will be held in Honolulu September 28 – October 1, with satellite events at Donkey Mill Art Center on Hawaii Island from October 3-8. Globalizing Mokuhanga provides our local community and visitors an opportunity to learn and experience the beauty of this traditional art form through a selection of contemporary mokuhanga prints from the permanent collection of the Mokuhanga Innovation Lab (MI-LAB) Artist in Residence program in Japan.
As an extension of the Globalizing Mokuhanga exhibition, Studio 7 Fine Arts Gallery in Holualoa Village on Hawaii Island will showcase the works of guest teaching artists Hidehiko Goto, April Vollmer and Keiko Hara. Donkey Mill Art Center is the home of Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art education organization. Its mission is to provide a stimulating environment that helps individuals discover, develop and expand their artistic abilities. For more information, visit
www.donkeymillartcenter.org or call (808) 322-3362.
Donkey Mill Art Center, open Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
78-6670 Mamaloahoa Highway Holualoa, HI 96725 (808) 322-3362