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A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting fine craft in the art community of Hawai'i since 1966, with workshops, juried exhibitions, and events.

09/07/2026

Happy ! Today, we’d like to introduce you to Kim Markham , a ceramicist on Molokai and 10 year Hawaiʻi Craftsmen member.

Kim is one of the founders of Molokai Arts Center along with potters, Dan Bennett, Emillia Noordhoek, and Betty West in 2012. The Molokai Arts Center is funded with grants, donations, volunteer labor and an annual event called the SoupRBowl. Every year Kim makes over a hundred unique soup bowls for the fundraiser (she’s gotten pretty good at making bowls!). She also participates in Hawaiʻi Craftsmen challenges and exhibitions to create something beyond strictly functional craft. You’ll find Kim at Raku Hoʻolauleʻa, connecting with artists that she can invite to teach at Molokai Arts Center.

Kim loves flowers and began making vases when challenged by her husband’s cousin (who owns a heliconia farm) to make a vase that wouldn’t tip over when filled with top heavy tropical flowers. Her bottom-heavy orb form lends itself to endless reinterpretation as both vase and sculpture. Kim is currently experimenting with papers and plant fibers in combination with stoneware to create water tight vessels that stand alone as mixed media sculptures when flowers are not available.

09/05/2026

Join us tonight for the Annual Statewide Exhibition Opening Reception and Awards ceremony. Come see the work, meet the artists, and see who’s taking home more than $16,000 in awards!

Before the reception, don’t miss a special exhibition walkthrough and discussion with juror Jonathan Yukio Clark ( ) and guest Marcia Morse. Hear directly from these two respected members of Hawaiʻi’s art community as they discuss the exhibition and selected works.

Hawai'i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2026
Downtown Art Center, Main Gallery
Juror Walkthrough: Saturday, September 5, 3:30-5 pm
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, September 5, from 6-8 pm
Free and open to the public

This exhibition is organized by Hawaiʻi Craftsmen and presented in partnership with Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

09/03/2026

For more than sixty years, Hawai'i Craftsmen have brought the finest craft from across our islands into one space. That tradition continues this Friday at the Annual Statewide Exhibition, featuring works of traditional and contemporary craft selected from across the state of Hawai'i by juror Jonathan Yukio Clark ().

Hawai'i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2026
September 4–25
Downtown Art Center, Main Gallery

First Friday Reception: Friday, September 4, 5-8 pm
Juror Walkthrough: Saturday, September 5, 3:30-5 pm
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony: Saturday, September 5, from 6-8 pm
All events are free and open to the public

08/31/2026

Welcome to , our new series featuring our members and their incredible work.

We're thrilled to kick off this series with Derek Bencomo , an artist working in wood, based on Maui. He's been a member of Hawai'i Craftsmen for 40 years!

Derek grew up surfing the waves of California. After graduating, he traveled the South Pacific, surfing exotic locations. Upon his return to the United States, Derek settled in Maui, Hawaii, where he discovered woodworking and the beautiful Hawaiian woods. With no experience, he figured it out one step at a time, and within a couple of years, Derek started exhibiting turned wood bowls, vases, and platters made of exotic Hawaiian woods. Wanting to create an identity unique to himself, he started to carve his wood turnings, taking inspiration from his experience in the water — the waves and all the sea life below the surface. The results were vessels that danced and moved with a wave-like fluidity. Derek's work began receiving attention from collectors and museums across the United States.

08/24/2026

REMINDER: submissions for Hawai'i Craftsmen’s Member Spotlight close August 31st at 11:59 pm.

This is your chance to share your practice, your process, and your story on our Instagram and pages. We’ll select one member each week.

🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/f44kunhxPdykSm279

08/20/2026

Don’t miss our Juror’s Oʻahu Public Presentation! Free and open to the public.

Jonathan Yukio Clark, Director of the Schaefer International Gallery at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, will present an overview of his work at the gallery and share insights into Hawaiʻi’s rich craft heritage as a crossroads of the Pacific. Come hear from this year’s Annual Statewide Exhibition juror and gain a deeper perspective on the ideas, traditions, and contemporary practices that shape craft in Hawaiʻi.

Oʻahu
Monday, August 24
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Downtown Art Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817

This year, the Hawai’i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2026 will open on Oʻahu and then travel to the Schaefer International Gallery in partnership with Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

08/17/2026

Your work. Our audience.

Hawai'i Craftsmen is launching a new Member Spotlight program to feature the work of our members on social media. Each week, we’ll showcase one artist or craftsman to the 3000+ artists, collectors, galleries, and craft enthusiasts who follow us online.

If you're a Hawai'i Craftsmen member and you'd like to be featured, submit a few photos and tell us about your practice and process.

🔗 Apply by 11:59 pm on August 31st here: https://tinyurl.com/HCmemberspotlight

08/11/2026

Don’t miss our Juror’s Public Presentation! Free and open to the public on 5 islands.

Jonathan Yukio Clark, Director of the Schaefer International Gallery at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, will present an overview of his work at the gallery and share insights into Hawaiʻi’s rich craft heritage as a crossroads of the Pacific. Come hear from this year’s Annual Statewide Exhibition juror and gain a deeper perspective on the ideas, traditions, and contemporary practices that shape craft in Hawaiʻi.

Kauaʻi
Wednesday, August 12
2:30 - 4:00 pm
Location: Līhu'e Public Library, 4344 Hardy St, Lihue, HI 96766

Molokai
Thursday, August 13
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Kualapuʻu Recreation Center, 1 Uwao St, Kualapuu, HI 96757

Maui
Friday, August 14
5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery, One Cameron Way, Kahului, HI 96732

Hawaiʻi Island
***RESCHEDULED DUE TO WEATHER***
New Date: Wednesday, August 19
3:30 - 4:30pm
Location: Kahilu Town Hall, 67-1182 Lindsey Rd, Waimea, HI 96743

Oʻahu
***WILL BE RESCHEDULED***
Date and time TBD
Downtown Art Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817

The Hawai’i Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2026 will open on Oʻahu and then travel to the Schaefer International Gallery in partnership with Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

07/30/2026

Registration closes tomorrow at midnight!

This is your last chance to enter the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition.

Selected artists will be part of an exhibition that will open on Oʻahu before traveling to Maui, giving artists the opportunity to share their work with audiences on two islands.

Don't wait until the last minute—submit your entry today.

Visit www.HawaiiCraftsmen.org for the prospectus, eligibility, important dates, and registration.

07/23/2026

Just one week left to register!

This year's Annual Statewide Exhibition offers artists a unique opportunity to exhibit on two islands. Following its opening on Oʻahu, the exhibition will travel to the Schaefer International Gallery in partnership with Maui Arts & Cultural Center, expanding the audience for selected work.

The exhibition will be juried by Jonathan Yukio Clark, Director of the Schaefer International Gallery.

Visit www.HawaiiCraftsmen.org for the prospectus, eligibility, important dates, and registration.

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96817

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http://hawaiicraftsmen.org/

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