Be surprised with glimpses into the worlds of three artists in the new multimedia exhibition "Here, There and Beyond" at Viewpoints Gallery. The show, featuring street photography of Dewitt Jones, mixed-media pieces of Joelle C. Perz and painting of Betty Hay Freeland, opened last week and continues through Dec. 7 at the Makawao gallery. The inspiration for the exhibition was sparked during a recent trip by the three artists to Molokai for a digital photography and computer imaging workshop focusing on "Rekindling the Creative Spirit." It was there that "each one of the artists pledged to take their work to an edge," according to a gallery release. Freeland focuses on developing small canvases into contemporary landscapes; Jones captures slices of life during his travels around the world; and Perz combines photography on metal with wood carving, adding poetry and other mediums. Viewpoints Gallery, located at 3620 Baldwin Ave., is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 572-5979 or visit www.viewpointsgallerymaui.com
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Christine Halton is the Maui Hands Gallery featured artist this month, and she will appear at the Lahaina gallery 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays. Halton's work involves wood burning and oil painting. "When the artist moved to Maui to join the large art community here, she found inspiration everywhere," according to a gallery release. "Her most recent pieces are very well-received and reflect her love of the natural beauty of Maui." Maui Hands Gallery is located at 612 Front St.; for more information, call 667-9898.
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Joelle C.’s “Layered under a Cool Sun”
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"The Life Gallery: The Photographs of Harry Donenfeld" will open at Diamond Head Gallery with a reception from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday. The fine art show will feature images from the world travels of the Maui photographer, who prints his photos on canvas and uses hand-crafted frames. Eleven pieces on display include images of nature from Donenfeld's travels to Antarctica, the little-known remote island of Clipperton, as well as select photographs from his Maui home. Each image has a story with it to enhance the essence of the moment and complete the journey, according to Donenfeld. Diamond Head Gallery is located at 736 A Front St. For more information, call 661-8171 or visit www.diamondheadgallery.com.
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Also at the Diamond Head Gallery in Lahaina, Jeffrey Robert, "The Crayon Artist," will be demonstrating his work from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, where he will debut his signature Crayola Crayon artworks. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artist and view his crayon artworks from his Blue Honu Collection, Dynamic Surf Art and Whimsical Beachscapes, while watching Robert transform a crayon into a paintbrush, reinventing the idea of what can be created with an ordinary crayon, according to an artist release. For more information on the artist, visit TheCrayonArtist.com.
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Lahaina Arts Society's fourth annual Photo Maui Contest will open with a reception and awards ceremony from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the LAS Old Jail Gallery near the Banyan Tree. The exhibition judges, artists Randy Hufford and Michael Stark, will award pieces in two divisions - amateur and professional - and in three categories - color, monochrome and digitally enhanced. A Presidents' Award will be determined by Al Harty, president of the LAS board of directors. The exhibition pieces will be available for sale, with proceeds from the show going toward children's art programs offered by Lahaina Arts Association. The show is sponsored and underwritten by LAS, Picture It Framed, Pictures Plus, South Pacific Photo, onOne Software, Western Digital, Mountainsmith, Lensbaby, Ultimate Whale Watch and Lanai Seating. For details, call Stephen Levine at 572-5725.
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Spend time with the history of hula; soak in the sounds and sights evoked from its icons and images. "Ho'oulu: The Inspiration of Hula," an exhibition of hula-inspired and hula-related works from the Art in Public Places Collection, will open at the Schaefer International Gallery with a reception at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The show will include photographic portraits of hula resources as well as paintings of renowned kumu hula. The culminating event will highlight several Maui families from uninterrupted genealogical lines of hula to display their unique costumes, adornments and implements of hula, according to a gallery release. A free public event, "Storytelling Festival - Family Hula Stories," is set from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the gallery. The exhibition, a collaboration with the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, will continue through Dec. 23. Schaefer is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and before Castle Theater Shows.
