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• Monday: Independent Studio

  • Start
    03/31/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/02/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    5

  Registration is closed

  Registration closes on March 31, 2025

  Monday Evening, Independent Studio Session

  Are you ready to take the leap and work on your own? Independent Studio is open to people that have taken at least 2 instructional classes with one of our instructors, or if you are experienced in glass fusing and would like an exception, please email us a request to join Independent Studio. Each studio session offers you a community to collaborate and share in the joy of fusing glass and making art! There is a studio monitor there to show people where studio equipment can be found, and to make sure the studio is tidy before everyone leaves. This studio monitor is not an instructor!

  Independent Studio Time

  Mondays, 6 PM – 9PM

  Independent Studio session entails:

  • Three hour period to make glass
  • Firing on site*
  • Equipment:  Ring saw,  tile saw, grinder, circle cutter, band saw, drill press, lap grinder, & belt sander
  • Frit, stringers, noodles, enamel powders, & paper are sold on on site
  • Glass and additional supplies can be purchased through our online store

  *Firing is done on premises. Each person is allowed 12 square feet per 10 week session but not all at once, meaning that firing should not be done at the end of the semester.

  

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817(Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up session that is between semesters a couple of times a year. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Experienced Glass Fusers:
  

  A GFC member who is not currently enrolled in this class or Independent Studio session may register to use the Outdoor Equipment Only, and not be enrolled in Independent Studio. This gives the member access to all the equipment that is in the outdoor area of the studio. It does not include the indoor grinders or glass cutting equipment. The available times are Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday evenings.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf

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• Tuesday: Beginners Class with Marie Kastensmith

  • Start
    04/01/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/03/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    2

  Registration is closed

  Registration Closes on April 2, 2025.

  Tuesday Morning, Beginners Class with Marie Kastensmith 

  Do you love glass? Have you always wanted to try making your own fused glass work but didn't know where to start? Join Marie Kastensmith  for the Tuesday morning Beginners Class and launch into glass fusion magic! Repeat students are encouraged - there is always something new to learn!

  Registration includes a small sampling of COE 96 glass colors and one sheet of clear glass to practice with, and a 12" x 12" sheet of shelf paper. Please bring all supplies to the first day of class.

  What to Bring:

  • Glass cutter*
  • Running pliers*
  • Cutter oil
  • Safety goggles
  • Elmers glue, clear
  • Cutting mat
  • Crate or box to carry supplies
  • Container with a lid for small glass pieces

  *These items may be purchased on our online store. Please order the week before class begins, as orders are filled on Tuesday evenings. Your purchases will be ready for you to pick up at the beginning of the first class. 

  What to Wear:

  • Closed toe shoes
  • Long pants

  cation:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
  (Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  Class Clean-up Session:
  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up that is held between semesters. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Note: Please do not bring outside scrap glass to class, we only use COE 96 glass and cannot guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf
  

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• Tuesday: Independent Studio

  • Start
    04/01/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/03/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    4

  Registration is closed

  Registration closes on April 2, 2025.

  Tuesday Evening, Independent Studio Session

  Are you ready to take the leap and work on your own? Independent Studio is open to people that have taken at least 2 instructional classes with one of our instructors, or if you are experienced in glass fusing and would like an exception, please email us a request to join Independent Studio. Each studio session offers you a community to collaborate and share in the joy of fusing glass and making art! There is a studio monitor there to show people where studio equipment can be found, and to make sure the studio is tidy before everyone leaves. This studio monitor is not an instructor!

  Independent Studio Time

  Tuesdays, 6 PM – 9PM

  Independent Studio session entails:

  • Three hour period to make glass
  • Firing on site*
  • Equipment:  Ring saw,  tile saw, grinder, circle cutter, band saw, drill press, lap grinder, & belt sander
  • Frit, stringers, noodles, enamel powders, & paper are sold on on site
  • Glass and additional supplies can be purchased through our online store

  *Firing is done on premises. Each person is allowed 12 square feet per 10 week session but not all at once, meaning that firing should not be done at the end of the semester.

  

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817(Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up session that is between semesters a couple of times a year. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Experienced Glass Fusers:
  

  A GFC member who is not currently enrolled in this class or Independent Studio session may register to use the Outdoor Equipment Only, and not be enrolled in Independent Studio. This gives the member access to all the equipment that is in the outdoor area of the studio. It does not include the indoor grinders or glass cutting equipment. The available times are Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday evenings.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf

  Show details
• Wednesday: All Levels Class with Master Artist Bud Spindt

  • Start
    04/02/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/04/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    6

  Registration is closed

  Registration Closes on April 2, 2025.

  Wednesday Morning Session, All Levels Class with Master Artist Bud Spindt

  Do you love glass? Have you always wanted to try making your own fused glass work but didn't know where to start? Or are you experienced, but not ready to jump into independent studio? Join Master Artist Bud Spindt for the Wednesday morning All Levels Class! Bud instructs beginner and intermediate students on glass fusing techniques while introducing tools used to accomplish your work. Bud structures his class where you bring a project idea, or have something in mind, and he helps you learn from start to finish how to fuse glass. Advanced students benefit from Bud's knowledge and experience, and it's just plain fun to be with other artists! 

  Registration includes a small sampling of COE 96 glass colors and one sheet of clear glass to practice with, and a 12" x 12" sheet of shelf paper. Please bring all supplies to the first day of class.

  

  What to Bring:

  • Glass cutter*
  • Running pliers*
  • Cutter oil
  • Safety goggles
  • Elmers glue, clear
  • Cutting mat
  • Crate or box to carry supplies
  • Container with a lid for small glass pieces

  *These items may be purchased on our online store. Please order the week before class begins, as orders are filled on Tuesday evenings. Your purchases will be ready for you to pick up at the beginning of the first class. 

  What to Wear:

  • Closed toe shoes
  • Long pants

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
  (Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  Class Clean-up Session:
  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up that is held between semesters. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Note: Please do not bring outside scrap glass to class, we only use COE 96 glass and cannot guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf
  

  Show details
• Thursday: All Levels Class with Master Artist Bud Spindt

  • Start
    04/03/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/06/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    1

  Registration is closed

  Registration Closes on April 3, 2025.

  Thursday Evening Session, All Levels Class with Master Artist Bud Spindt

  Do you love glass? Have you always wanted to try making your own fused glass work but didn't know where to start? Or are you experienced, but not ready to jump into independent studio? Join Master Artist Bud Spindt for the Thursday Evening All Levels Class! Bud instructs beginner and intermediate students on glass fusing techniques while introducing tools used to accomplish your work. Bud structures his class where you bring a project idea, or have something in mind, and he helps you learn from start to finish how to fuse glass. Advanced students benefit from Bud's knowledge and experience, and it's just plain fun to be with other artists! 

  Registration includes a small sampling of COE 96 glass colors and one sheet of clear glass to practice with, and a 12" x 12" sheet of shelf paper. Please bring all supplies to the first day of class.

  

  What to Bring:

  • Glass cutter*
  • Running pliers*
  • Cutter oil
  • Safety goggles
  • Elmers glue, clear
  • Cutting mat
  • Crate or box to carry supplies
  • Container with a lid for small glass pieces

  *These items may be purchased on our online store. Please order the week before class begins, as orders are filled on Tuesday evenings. Your purchases will be ready for you to pick up at the beginning of the first class. 

  What to Wear:

  • Closed toe shoes
  • Long pants

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
  (Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  Class Clean-up Session:
  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up held between semesters. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Note: Please do not bring outside scrap glass to class, we only use COE 96 glass and cannot guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf
  

  Show details
• Saturday: Independent Studio

  • Start
    04/05/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/07/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    1

  Registration is closed

  Registration closes on April 6, 2025.

  Saturday Afternoon, Independent Studio Session

  Are you ready to take the leap and work on your own? Independent Studio is open to people that have taken at least 2 instructional classes with one of our instructors, or if you are experienced in glass fusing and would like an exception, please email us a request to join Independent Studio. Each studio session offers you a community to collaborate and share in the joy of fusing glass and making art! There is a studio monitor there to show people where studio equipment can be found, and to make sure the studio is tidy before everyone leaves. This studio monitor is not an instructor!

  Independent Studio Time

  Saturdays, 1 PM – 4PM

  Independent Studio session entails:

  • Three hour period to make glass
  • Firing on site*
  • Equipment:  Ring saw,  tile saw, grinder, circle cutter, band saw, drill press, lap grinder, & belt sander
  • Frit, stringers, noodles, enamel powders, & paper are sold on on site
  • Glass and additional supplies can be purchased through our online store

  *Firing is done on premises. Each person is allowed 12 square feet per 10 week session but not all at once, meaning that firing should not be done at the end of the semester.

  

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817(Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up session that is between semesters a couple of times a year. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Experienced Glass Fusers:
  

  A GFC member who is not currently enrolled in this class or Independent Studio session may register to use the Outdoor Equipment Only, and not be enrolled in Independent Studio. This gives the member access to all the equipment that is in the outdoor area of the studio. It does not include the indoor grinders or glass cutting equipment. The available times are Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday evenings.

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf

  Show details
• Wednesday: Stained Glass for Beginners

  • Start
    05/07/2025
  •  
  • End
    06/04/2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    0

  Join waitlist

  Registration Closes on May 4, 2025.

  Wednesday Evening: Stained Glass for Beginners

  Are you fascinated by stained glass? Have you ever wanted to try creating your own? In Stained Glass for Beginners, you will learn the basics of this unique glass art in five weeks! From proper tool usage, including how to safely score and break glass, you will complete your own 8" x 10 " stained glass window from a provided pattern. This course is perfect for inexperienced glass artists and glass fusers looking to expand their glass knowledge, and it is a great refresher course if it's been a while.

  The $30 supply fee is paid to the instructor during the first class and includes all supplies except for the glass for the project. Glass should be purchased after choosing your pattern and brought in or purchased through the GFC online store for the second week of class. 

  Required to bring:

  • $30 Supply fee
  • Safety glasses (if you have a pair that fits you, bring them; otherwise, there will be safety glasses available in class)
  • 2-3 colors of glass* (purchased by the 2nd week of class)

  
  

  Supply fee includes:
  

  • Project pattern (printed)
  • Sharpie
  • Glue stick
  • Pattern shears & scissors
  • Pliers: Running, breaking, & grozing
  • Glass score (pistol grip)
  • Straight edge & square ruler
  • Clear scrap glass
  • Cutting platform
  • Homasote board
  • Brackets/layout blocks
  • Push pins
  • Copper foil (adhesive back)
  • Burnisher & ceramic tile
  • U-Channel for framing & Wire hangers
  • 60/40 Solid core solder
  • Soldering iron with Stand
  • Solder iron brush & flux brush
  • Chemicals: Flux, flux neutralizer, patina
  • Finishing wax
  • Scrubbies, sponges, & towels
  • Cleaning supplies

  
  

  *These items may be purchased on our online store. Please order by the Sunday before the second class, as orders are filled on Tuesday evenings only. Your purchases will be ready for you to pick up at the beginning of the second class. 
  

  What to Wear:

  • Closed toe shoes
  • Long pants

  Location:

  Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
  (Turn Left onto Jack Lane from Pali Hwy., and make your first left into the parking lot).

  Class Clean-up Session:
  We ask that all students participate in the Studio Maintenance and Class Clean-up that is held between semesters. The date will be announced soon after class begins, or you can check our Class Cleanup page for more information. A reminder will be emailed to you before the end of the session.

  Note: Please do not bring outside scrap glass to class, we only use COE 96 glass and cannot guarantee the glass you purchased elsewhere is the right coefficient for our firing schedule. COE 90 or non-fusing glass will contaminate our work space and cause problems if it gets into our scrap glass that is for sale.

  About the Instructor: 
  Katt Marshall has glass in her veins. Her exposure to glass arts started at a young age, as her mom was an avid stained glass artist in the mid to late 80s. However, Katt didn't catch the glass bug until completing her Interdisciplinary Crafts degree at Towson University in 2005. She strives to incorporate glass works into her life whenever she can. While earning her MA in Arts Administration and an MFA in Communication Design at Kuztown University, she geared many of her projects to include glass art components. She wanted to show how stained glass is a versatile storyboard from the creative to the designer. 

  

  GFC TERMS OF USE & CANCELLATION POLICY (PDF File)

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf
  

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• Copper Wire Inclusion Workshop with Jackie Mild Lau

  • When
    05/18/2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    GFC Studio at Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  Registration closes on May 15, 2025

  

  Come and learn the technique of including copper wire into your fused glass pieces to create pictorial works! Experience with cutting glass is required.

  Please bring a simple design or picture of what you want to achieve with the copper wire. There is no time in the workshop to think about images or draw designs, so please come prepared. See the images of Jackie's work for some ideas of what works well.

  Your piece will be 6" x 8" and your drawing should fit within that space and be half an inch from the edges. There is a $20 supply fee, payable to Jackie at the beginning of class. It includes copper wire, base clear glass, and firing paper for one firing. 

  

  Required:

  • A drawing, design, or image that is at least 5" x 7" 
  • Experience cutting glass

  What to Bring: 

  • Supply fee $20
  • 4 or more larger size transparent glass colors (at least 6" square)*
  • Glass cutter
  • Running pliers
  • Firing paper
  • Pencil and paper for drawing
  • Eye protection
  • Cutting mat

  *If you would like to purchase the transparent glass already cut, please contact Jackie and she will provide pre-cut options for an additional fee. 

  About the Instructor:

  Jackie is a multi-media artist with an MFA in sculpture from University of Hawaii Manoa. She has been refining this technique for many years. 

  
  

  
  

  Cancellations:

  Enrolled participants may cancel up to two weeks before the first class and get a full refund. After that date, if someone is found to take the workshop the fee will be refunded. If no one is found, the fee will not be refunded.

  GFC_TERMS_OF_USE_CANCELLATION POLICY_V1-2024.pdf

  GFC General Liability_COVID waiver_1-24-22.pdf
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Registration for Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis - 2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition July 9-26

  • Start
    06/01/2025
  • End
    06/30/2025
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, 2nd floor Gallery, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817

  Registration is closed

  

  
  CALL TO ARTISTS!

  Register for Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis June 1 - 30

  PROSPECTUS - Download HERE    

  Glass Artists register at the bottom of this page

  Fiber and all other artists register at hawaiihandweavers.org

  
  

  HOW TO REGISTER GLASS ART

  1. Read the prospectus: Download Prospectus
  2. If you are a member or a contact who receives our emails, first log in to the Glass Fusion Collective website and then click the Register button and follow the prompts. (Membership is not required for exhibit entry.) All others simply click the register button on this page.
  3. Submit up to five pieces online through our event registration form. You will need your: contact information, artwork title, artwork dimensions, artwork price if for sale, artist statement max 50 words, and one image of each piece submitted. The photo is used for identification only and not for jurying and can be of a work in progress. If you have multiple entries, be sure to enter them all at once. Although you may not go back and edit a completed registration you may cancel the registration before completing it if you need more time to consider additional entries.
  4. Pay online with credit card. 

  Glass Fusion Collective members receive a discounted entry fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  For questions about glass registrations contact: fusedglass808@gmail.com

  Questions on glass, visit: Glass Fusion Collective website

  Questions about the exhibit contact fusedglass808@gmail.com

  Are you planning to register for both glass and fiber works? If you register first with glass, contact the Fiber Co-chair so that you don't have to pay the registration fee twice!

  Moya Gray - HHH Co-chair (fFber) moyatiare@gmail.com
  or email: info@hawaiihandweavers.org 

  
  

  MAP Downtown Art Center (DAC), Honolulu, Oʻahu

  MAP Wailoa Center Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island

  Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis 2025 Prospectus

  
  

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• Members Class Clean Up & Studio Maintenance

  • When
    06/21/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817

  Register

  Register by June 13, 2025.

  Class Clean Up & Studio Maintenance, Saturday, June 21, 9 -noon

  Every session all classes together to clean up the classroom. This is a great opportunity for you to meet everyone and work together to keep our studio space in great working order! Many hands make light work. The more people that come the faster the work gets done. 

  We typically do not say the entire 3 hours. Chores include, but are not limited to, vacuuming the shelves, re-arranging the mold shelf, cleaning cabinets and waxing the kilns. Once we are done, we head out. It's a quick clean up that is fun and rewarding!

  Starting at 9 AM and running until we finish, around Noon. We are planning to tie-dye our shirts after the clean up so make sure to wear clothes that can get dirty or stained! For more information see our tie-dye day event registration and order your t-shirt online!

  If you have any questions or concerns email glassfused808@gmail.com with any questions.

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• GFC T-shirt Tie-Dye Day!

  • When
    06/21/2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Temple Emanu-El, 2500 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96817

  Register

  Register by June 13, 2025. 

  T-shirt Tie-Dye Day!, Saturday, June 21, 1 PM - 3 PM

  Have you purchased your t-shirt but want to put your own personal touch on it? Or do you want one and are excited to customize your GFC swag with tie-dye?

  We are meeting up after the morning clean up session to tie-dye our t-shirts! You do not have to attend the clean up to attend the tie-dye session, but we would love to have you come help with the studio! Wear clothes that can get dirty or stained, and bring your GFC shirt! If you order one, it will be at the studio for you to tie-dye! If you already own one, bring it to tie-dye!

  Purchase Your T-Shirt by May 30, 2025 before 6 PM.

  If you have not already purchased your limited edition GFC t-shirt designed by Bud Spindt - you still have time to order! Visit our online store to purchase yours today! All orders need to be in by May 30th by 6 PM.

  If you have any questions email glassfused808@gmail.com.

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• Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis - 2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition

  • Start
    07/09/2025
  • End
    07/26/2025
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, 2nd floor Gallery, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817

  
  

  2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition
  July 9 - July 26

  Presented by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui
  and The Glass Fusion Collective

  Open to all artists, locally and internationally!

  Join us at the Downtown Art Center (DAC) Gallery

  Download Exhibit Prospectus

  
  

  This year's Glass and Weavers Show invites artists to explore the myriad facets of the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights have captivated humanity for millennia. Their ethereal beauty, a mesmerizing dance of light across the night sky, has inspired awe, wonder, and countless myths and legends.

  A natural phenomenon displaying a vast spectrum of brilliant colors, the Aurora Borealis captivates the imagination and stimulates endless metaphors and creative expression. Cold, hard glass and warm, soft textiles complement each other, and the synergy of a wide range of colors in these two mediums will no doubt find expression in this exhibit.

  _________________________

  The exhibit theme is a suggestion for piece creation, not a mandate. Let your creativity soar, drawing inspiration from the science, the spectacle, the personal, the cultural, and the mythical.

  We invite artists to participate in our biennial juried exhibition focused on the theme Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis. The exhibit will be held at the Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, Oʻahu, July 9-26. Wailoa Center in Hilo, Hawai'i Island will restage a portion of the exhibition following the closing on O'ahu,  September 5-25.

  Eligible fiber, other media and glass pieces may be functional, sculptural, traditional or contemporary. Fiber and other media construction techniques should use interlacing in some fashion.

  
  

  _________________________

  
  

  Fiber Juror Suzie Liles

  Suzie Liles is a lifelong Oregonian. For over 35 years she has taught weaving workshops and seminars for adults and children in the United States and Canada. She has been teaching at the Weavers’ School with Madelyn van der Hoogt for 30 years. Suzie has an MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon. She is a member of the Handweavers Guild of America and has written many articles for Handwoven Magazine. She is the owner of Eugene Textile Center and co-owner of Glimakra USA with her daughter Sarah Rambousek. In her “free time” she runs tours to Sweden and Egypt. Ms. Wiles shares, "I am excited to be the juror of this show. I lived in Alaska where I saw the majestic Aurora Borealis many times. I expect to see some wonderful use of colors that would portray the imagination brought forth by the thought of this exciting phenomenon. It will be delightful to see how color, structure and fiber techniques are utilized in this exhibit."

  Glass Juror Hugh Jenkins

  "My first exposure to glass came at the Foundry in Honolulu in 1969. That shop was a hui of UH ceramic students who were just exploring the material and understood heat. By 1972 I was invited to build a pilot program at Punahou School and my teaching career there lasted 26 years. I was not educated in the arts, but my interest in hand work started early through working with wood and doing lapidary. I love the hands-on control of hot glass furnaces and the machining of cold glass. Glass has a wide range of applications which include hot glass for blowing, hot sculpting and casting, 'warm' glass for slumping and fusing, and cold glass for cutting, sculpting and polishing. Glass interacts with light through color and optical properties and ranges from clear to transmitting and opaque. I think if it is chosen to make objects, it should answer, 'Why glass?'"

  
  

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  KEY DATES

  Online registration opens	Sunday, June 1
  Registration closes	Monday, June 30
  Mailed entries due by	Wednesday, July 2
  O'ahu intake	Sunday, July 6, 10:00 am - Noon
  Jurying	Sunday, July 6, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
  Pick up unselected work	Monday, July 7, 10:00 am - Noon
  Oahu Exhibition	Downtown Art Center
  Installation	Monday, July 7 to Wednesday, July 9, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Exhibition dates	Wednesday July 9 to Saturday, July 26, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, closed Mondays
  Opening and reception	Friday, July 11, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
  Juror walk-through, Fiber	S. Liles, Friday, July 11, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
  Juror walk-through, Glass	H. Jenkins, Friday, July 11, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  Take down & returns	Saturday, July 26, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  Hawai'i Island Exhibition	Wailoa Center
  Exhibition dates	Friday, September 5 to Sunday, September 25 Visit www.wailoacenter.com for current gallery hours
  Opening reception	Friday, September 5, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
  Return of entries	Friday, September 26, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Click here to download EXHIBIT PROSPECTUS

  Questions on glass, visit the Glass Fusion Collective website
  

  Questions about the exhibit contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org

  
  

  MAP Downtown Art Center (DAC)

  Click for information on Parking at DAC

  How do I get to DAC? From the Chinatown Gateway Garage, take the elevator to the 2nd floor. The DAC Gallery is through the large double doors on the left. If you are parked elsewhere, walk from the street up the steps to the DAC gift shop, go past it to find the elevator, and follow the instructions above to access the studio. If you cannot walk up the stairs for the DAC building, there is a handicap ramp on the Nu'uanu entrance side. Walk towards the street lights, and you will see the ramp; you will need to walk through the courtyard to the elevator.

  
  

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• (copy) Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis - 2025 Biennial Juried Exhibition

  • Start
    07/09/2025
  • End
    07/27/2025
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, 2nd floor Gallery, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817

  CALL TO ARTISTS!

  Register for Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis June 1 - 30

  PROSPECTUS - Download HERE    

  Glass Artists register at the bottom of this page

  Fiber and all other artists register at hawaiihandweavers.org

  HOW TO REGISTER FIBER ART

  1. Read the prospectus.
  2. If you are a member or a contact who receives our emails, first log in to the Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui website and then click the Register button and follow the prompts. (Membership is not required for exhibit entry.) All others simply click the register button on this page.
  3. Submit up to five pieces online through our event registration form. You will need your: contact information, artwork title, artwork dimensions, artwork price if for sale, artist statement max 50 words, and one image of each piece submitted. The photo is used for identification only and not for jurying and can be of a work in progress. If you have multiple entries, be sure to enter them all at once. Although you may not go back and edit a completed registration you may cancel the registration before completing it if you need more time to consider additional entries.
  4. Pay online with credit card. 

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted entry fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  For questions about registrations contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org

  Questions on glass, visit the Glass Fusion Collective website

  Questions about the exhibit contact info@hawaiihandweavers.org

  
  

  MAP Downtown Art Center (DAC), Honolulu, Oʻahu

  MAP Wailoa Center Hilo, Hawaiʻi Islandhttps://glassfusioncollective.wildapricot.org/resources/Images/Exhibits/Wondrous-Light-2025/2025-Wondrous-Light-Exhibit-Prospectus%20(1).pdf

  
  

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