Empower Creativity and Preserve our 100 Year Legacy with Your Support

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As we reflect on another vibrant year in our community, we are filled with gratitude for the passion, creativity and dedication that each of you brings to Honolulu Printmakers. Your support has enabled us to continue our mission of fostering a thriving artistic environment, preserving the rich history of printmaking and nurturing the next generation of artists. We invite you to join us in taking bold steps forward as we plot and plan our big 100 Centennial Celebration!

L: Volunteers at the Print Experience at DAC’s Heart of Arts Street Festival. R: Volunteers at the 2024 Annual Exhibition

We foster Community, Connection and Creativity in everything we do:

Celebrating Artistic Excellence: This year, we hosted 10 dynamic exhibitions showcasing the talents of both emerging and established printmakers across the islands. Your contributions have allowed us to offer artists a platform to share their work with the community.

Educational Outreach: Our workshops and educational programs reached hundreds of new friends, providing them with hands-on experience and nurturing their love for the arts. Our partnerships with Kalihi Kai Elementary, Ryse Foundation, After School Art and many more are vital in keeping the art of printmaking alive and inspiring future generations.

Community Engagement: Our community events, including the popular annual Holiday Sale, Printerlei Project and Print Experience Program. We brought together art enthusiasts from across the islands. Our collaboration with B-Hari and the Alzheimer's Foundation, Waikiki Aquarium and Hawaii Plantation Village pave the way for new long term partnerships. These programs not only support local artists but also foster a deeper appreciation for the art of printmaking within our community.

Our Vision for the Future:

As we look ahead, we are excited about the possibilities that lie before us. We are planning our Centennial Celebration and proudly declare— 2028 The Year of the Print! Honolulu Printmakers is actively seeking our forever home. We are envisioning a dynamic Print Center that will nurture our community for the next 100 years.

Can we count on your support as we boldly step forward?

Honolulu Printmakers are Leaders in the Creative Community:

Expand Our Educational Programs: Increase the reach of our workshops to underrepresented communities, ensuring that more individuals have the opportunity to engage with the arts. We are developing workshops together with neighbor island art centers.

Enhance Our Facilities: Upgrade our printmaking studios and equipment to provide a state-of-the-art environment for our artists to create and innovate.

Preserve Artistic Heritage: Promote and preserve the rich history of printmaking in Hawaii, ensuring that future generations can learn from and be inspired by our past. Our new Statewide Newsletter about Printmaking in Hawaii will be coming out in early 2025!

L: HCF Communications Team R: On and Off the Press at Donkey Mill Arts Center.

How You Can Make a Difference:
Your generosity is the cornerstone of our success. This year, we ask you to consider making a tax-deductible donation to Honolulu Printmakers. Your gift, no matter the size, will directly impact our ability to provide valuable resources, support local artists and enrich our community.

• $50 – Supports the purchase of new ink for open studio + workshops.

• $100 – Helps fund educational outreach programs for underserved youth.

• $250 – Purchase special supplies for our Lithography program.

• $500 – Provides 2 scholarships for aspiring artists to attend our advanced workshops.

• $1,000 – Fund the publication of our Statewide Newsletter Paper and Ink

Together, we can ensure that the art of printmaking continues to thrive in Hawaii.

Donate Today: To make your contribution, mail a check to: Honolulu Printmakers, 1142 Bethel Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 100% of the donation goes to HP.

Donate Online through our website home page.

For more information on our programs and events, feel free to reach out to us at director@honoluluprintmakers.org

Thank you for being a vital part of our community. Your support and commitment inspire us to keep pushing the boundaries of creativity and artistic expression.

Ke Alaula

Join us (Windward CC Gallery 'Tolani) for Ke Alaula, a series of six discussion programs featuring the photographers in the exhibition The OGs: Photographers of the Silver Gelatin Process, a roundtable conversation with experts on the importance of archiving and caring for photographs, and a second roundtable on the historic struggles over water diversion in Waiahole and using photography as a weapon.

All programs are free and open to the general public. Ke Alaula is the accompanying program for the exhibition: The OGs: Photographers of the Silver Gelatin Process, September 6 – December 6, 2024.

Windward CC Gallery 'Tolani hours: Monday through Saturday, 1-5pm. Located adjacent to Paliku Theatre.

All Talks will be held from 2 – 3:30pm

October 19 – 'Aina That Which Feeds, Kimo Cashman and Karen Kosasa October 26 - Wayne Levin: A Life in Photography

November 9 – Capturing Our Past for Our Futures — Preserving the Photographer's Opus November 23 - Franco Salmoiraghi: Photography + Experience

November 16 – Mai Nã Kupuna Mai, Renee lijima and Shuzo Uemoto

November 30 – Waiahole: Photography As a Weapon

For more information contact: kapulani@hawaii.edu at 808-236-9155 or visit gallery.windward.hawaii.edu

Join us for a conversation between member of the Honolulu Printmakers, Renee lijima and Shuzo Uemoto moderated by Shirley Lam. lijima and Uemoto will discuss how the medium of photography allowed them to capture important experiences. lijima's work in the gallery first presented in 1991, allowed her to reflect on the subject of "impermanence and change" as she photographed family members, especially the women in her family. She artfully combined older photographs, photocopied images, and photographs she had just taken.

In 1981, Uemoto worked with the Kalihi-Palama Culture and the Arts Society to document important kumu hula. This project provided the opportunity for him to learn about the Native Hawaiian community, the priviledge to get to know important cultural leaders he did not know beforehand, and eventually led to a book project, exhibition, and acquisition by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Download the flyer here.

The Legacy Collection of Hans Loffel: On View Now

Excerpt from On View: 9 Crazy-Good New Art Exhibits to See in September

Written by Brie Thalmann for Honolulu Magazine

Local Honolulu Printmakers recently acquired the extensive personal art collection of celebrated Hawai‘i artist Hans Loffel. The assortment spans a broad range of techniques and mediums and includes original works by acclaimed Hawai‘i artists, including Hiroki Morinoue, Yvonne Cheng, Core Yee, Franco Salmoiraghi and Ken Bushnell, a selection of which will be on view. In addition, the art exhibit includes several of Loffel’s own mixed-media creations, which blend elements of print and paint.

On view at our 1142 Bethel Street location through October 20, 2024.

Read the entire article to get a great overview of what is happening in the Honolulu art scene right now on honolulumagazine.com.

Sign Up for Intaglio – Coffee Lift and Powder Sugar Aqua Tint

Instructor: Denise Karabinus

Mondays Sept. 23rd – Nov. 4th 2024

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

No class on Indigenous People’s Day Monday Oct. 14th

Intaglio course focused on the wonderful world of Coffee Lift and Powder Sugar Aquatint using the safest intaglio materials and techniques available today. Baldwin Ink Grounds offer traditional results with less toxicity. BIG hard ground offers fantastic benefits over traditional hard ground and it is safer to use. We will learn to use powdered sugar to create lovely tonal plates.

Traditional representational image development as well as abstract experimentation are encouraged in this course. Copper metal plates with traditional plate preparation and ink wiping techniques will be taught. If you have always wanted to try printmaking or have been away from it a while and want to get oriented to using the HP studio this is a perfect place to start.

Class supplies will be available for purchase in the HP studio as needed – copper plates, printmaking papers and etching tools. You have the option to use your own or buy materials from HP. Supply list will be provided on enrollment.

Course includes unlimited studio use during open studio hours during the course duration.

$225 Members price $250 Non Members

HP Members must ask for and apply the discount code before checkout. Sorry - discounts cannot be given after checkout.

Photo and image credit Mary Ching

Sign Up for Riso Collage with Devyn Park of Pencil Urchin Press

$180.00

Instructor: Devyn Park

Friday September 6th 5 pm – 8 pm

Saturday September 7th 1 pm – 5 pm

A dynamic two-day workshop where participants will collage printed images, drawings or illustrations to duplicate on the Riso machine. Risography has the ability to output vibrant layered colors. Participants are encouraged to bring source images they have created in other printmaking techniques, illustrations/drawings or photocopies they are excited to work with. Participants are encouraged to explore and push the boundaries of image making with Risography.

Collaging and splicing images together can result in truly unique works that go beyond the limitations of the Risography itself. Tech skills like digital file prep will be reviewed in the course. We will learn skills to operate the machines and troubleshoot mechanical quirkiness together.

$20 supply fee to be paid to HP at the first class for paper, inks and Riso masters for your project.

$25 discount offered to current Honolulu Printmakers Members - sign up to become a member today!

Sign up here.

Devyn was born and raised in Kailua Kona, Hawai’i and currently resides in Holualoa, Hawai’i. She obtained her BFA in Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, and her MFA in Print Media at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2019. When Devyn isn’t focusing on her own art practice, you will find her publishing print projects through her printing press, Pencil Urchin Press. 

Devyn Park has assisted with teaching classes at the Donkey Mill Art Center with their Youth Art Program, the Rhode Island School of Design in 2D Design Foundations, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2D Design Foundations. Devyn has also volunteered as an instructor for many community educational printmaking events through the Watershed Fine Art Publishing Center (Within PNCA’s Print Media MFA Program). Devyn also has instructed Risograph Basics at Honolulu Printmakers.

Photo credit of class and artwork to Renee Iijima

New Class: Riso Posters with Devyn Park of Pencil Urchin Press

$180.00

Instructor: Devyn Park

Sunday Sept 8th, 2024 9am – 1pm

Monday Sept 9th, 2024 5pm – 8pm

During this two-day workshop, participants will make Riso posters. Participants can bring pre-planned source materials or graphic photocopied images to incorporate into their Risograph project. We will learn about the machine operation and trouble shoot mechanical quirkiness together.

$20 supply fee to be paid to HP at the first class for paper, inks and Riso masters for your project.

$25 Discount— Join Today! Ask for the Discount Code in advance to add to your cart on check out. Sorry, no discounts can be applied after checkout.

$50 Fee will be taken for any class cancellations to cover our processing fees. No cancellations accepted 7 days before a class.

Sign up here.

Devyn was born and raised in Kailua Kona, Hawai’i and currently resides in Holualoa, Hawai’i. She obtained her BFA in Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2015, and her MFA in Print Media at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2019. When Devyn isn’t focusing on her own art practice, you will find her publishing print projects through her printing press, Pencil Urchin Press. 

Devyn Park has assisted with teaching classes at the Donkey Mill Art Center with their Youth Art Program, the Rhode Island School of Design in 2D Design Foundations, and the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2D Design Foundations. Devyn has also volunteered as an instructor for many community educational printmaking events through the Watershed Fine Art Publishing Center (Within PNCA’s Print Media MFA Program). Devyn also has instructed Risograph Basics at Honolulu Printmakers.

Current Exhibition: Jon Goebel — Reflection and Change

Pictured Above: Seed by Jon Goebel

July 5 – 31st at Honolulu Printmakers

Mon – Sat 9 – 5

Jon Goebel is an avid printmaker-artist known for his symbolically charged artworks. He received his MFA in Printmaking from Texas Tech University and serves as Associate Professor of Art at the University of Hawaii Hilo. He has shown in over 150 exhibitions across the United States and abroad including Portugal, Mexico, China, Bulgaria, Argentina, Spain, South Korea, Canada, India, and Puerto Rico.

Come see his solo exhibition of velvety aquatints and colorful monoprints at the Honolulu Printmakers Bethel Street location and purchase a unique piece of art.

Artist's Statement:

I am honored to receive the Honolulu Printmaker's Ohana Award exhibition which features Hawaii artists from the neighboring islands. The selection of printmaking work represents an assortment of projects from my past decade in Hawaii, some for themed exhibitions, exchange portfolios, and some derived solely in the pursuit of discovery with my creative process. The binding ingredients in the production of these works are all prevalent nonetheless: reflection and change.

Living on the Big Island of Hawaii provides the opportunity to experience the extraordinary forces of nature - both constructive and destructive. Earthquakes change, shape and crack the landscape, Lava builds new land while consuming everything in its path. Rain provides for lush, tropical landscapes, while storms tear them down. The ocean provides a means of sustenance and travel, but also a powerful reminder of natural, destructive power. These forces, including human impact on the environment, inform my works, which investigate alterations of earth and life.

For more, visit Jon’s web site at jongoebel.com.

Join Us for Engraving with Jared Wickware

Instructor: Jared Wickware

Sundays Aug 4 – Sept 1, 2024

9am – 12pm

This course teaches students the basics of engraving, introducing the tools, techniques and temperament required. Dive in to one of printmaking's iconic processes (think postage stamps or dollar bills)! Work a metal plate without acids or chemical processes. Learning to drive the burin through copper can feel like a sculptural experience and delivers crisp and precise lines.

Supply fee of $50 to paid at the first class will include 1 -burin, 1 -scraper and 1 -copper plate to keep.

Class fee includes 15 hours of instruction and unlimited open studio time during the course.

$10 discount for Honolulu Printmakers current Members. Join Today! Ask for the Discount Code in advance to add to your cart on check out. Sorry - no discounts can be applied after checkout.

$50 Fee will be taken for any class cancellations to cover our processing fees. No cancellations accepted 7 days before a class.

Sign up here.

Jared Wickware began engraving in the early 1970s as a student at California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland. Already an accomplished pen and ink illustrator, he took naturally to the medium and loves to share its unique qualities with others.

Upcoming Classes June 2024 and Allegory Group Show

NEW WORKSHOPS COMING!

Cut, Paste, Print with Denise Karabinus

Mondays June 3 - July 8th 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Revive older etching, dry point and relief plates with new ways to print them. Incorporate innovative chin collie’ techniques, inlay one printed image inside of another and try new collage techniques. This class is for printers who have plates, papers and prints they want to breath new life into. Beginner printers and Advance printers are welcome. Sign up HERE

Wood: Cut Edge to Edge: Serial Relief with Laura Smith

Sundays June 16th - July 21st, 9am - 12 noon

Make a large print by connecting the edges of a single repeated woodcut. Learn various relief printing techniques: carving with hand tools, sharpening skills, color mixing, and easy, foolproof registration. SOLD OUT

Click to download our newsletter PRINTMAKERS NOTES MAY 2024

ALLEGORY GROUP SHOW

Please join us in celebrating some of our members’ works in the Allegory group show. All info below.

Annual Meeting and Last Day of Annual Exhibition

Printmakers Notes - April

Our Annual Meeting is this Sunday April 28th starting at 4 pm at 1142 Bethel Street. We will host a potluck after the meeting. Bring a little something to share if you are able and don’t worry about it if bringing something is stressful.

Last Day to View our Annual Exhibition is tomorrow - Friday DAC 11am - 6 pm + HP 9am - 5pm

Dear Community,

A warm reminder to attend our Annual Meeting on April 28th, 4 pm. Calling all members, neighbors and friends of HP. We want our studio filled to the gills with creative friends sitting on tables, counter tops and even the floor. Do not miss this meeting! Yes- we will have chairs.

We have decisions to make that are important for the future of HP. Everyone must be involved. Our decisions in the next 6 months will impact us for the next 20 years. In order to better understand the needs of our community, our board created a member survey. The board will present the results of this survey at our annual meeting. It is vitally important to have your input. We want to know what you think about our downtown studio, class offerings and also help us think about our direction for the years ahead.

Our 100 year anniversary is on the horizon.

I am providing the details below to help guide your input. 

Our studio move from HOMA to 1142 Bethel cost more than $25,000— the studio was closed for over a year. The move was paid for with donations, grants and with the unique and valuable skill set of Duncan Dempster. Any future studio relocations should be considered with this data in mind. 

HP must have a long term plan—a 10 year plan is our ideal. Our current monthly recurring expenses with Rent/CAM/Ed salary, parking, internet average: $9,100 per month. Our membership numbers are rising back to pre pandemic levels- we currently have 132 current members and 50 lapsed members. We have grown our Professional/Hui Membership numbers from 13 to more than 30. We have 12+ dedicated volunteer monitors. Our studio is open 40 hours per week and we about to expand to 48 hrs w/ 2 extra evenings per week. Sunday and Monday we offer classes. We are active with printers and we are a valued partner with our local arts organizations and businesses. 

So let's dream into it. Help us plot and plan for the future. Where will we be in 3, 5, 10 years? and Who is ready to help?

Denise Karabinus, Executive Director

President Marcia Morse,  Vice President Jeffrey Davis,  Secretary Carole Iacovelli,  Treasurer Mary Hattori

Directors:  Vince Hazen, Marcia Pasqua, Raj George, Kristi Cardoso, Monica Garrett, Steven Yuen