Many Maui residents may dream of going to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival but 12 or more hours of airplanes and airports can be daunting (and expensive). Thankfully, we can forget the jet lag and the price tag and just follow the Maui Jazz and Blues Festival. Festival producer Kenneth K. Martinez Burgmaier and his HawaiiONTV.com Neworks and Jazz Alley TV–partnering … [Read more...] about Your Guide And Schedule To The Maui Jazz And Blues Festival
Artists
Carolyn Quan Helps Bring Open Studios To The Maui Artists Community
There’s an island-wide art party going on in February and you’re all cordially invited. None of us may ever really know what holds an artist to his or her work, but that shouldn’t stop us from taking advantage of a chance to see them in action. Maui Open Studios is a once a year chance to get up close and personal with the island’s artists, and it begins Saturday with an … [Read more...] about Carolyn Quan Helps Bring Open Studios To The Maui Artists Community
Algae Art and the High Cost of Scorpion Antivenom and Pet Orthodontia
GREAT ART! For September’s Digital Design Weekend at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, artists Michiko Nitta and Michael Burton commissioned soprano Louise Ashcroft to sing, altering pitch and volume while wearing a face mask made of algae. According to the artists, since algae’s growth changes with the amount and quality of carbon dioxide it receives, Ashcroft’s voice, … [Read more...] about Algae Art and the High Cost of Scorpion Antivenom and Pet Orthodontia
New Maui Artist Web Directory Starts
Lawrence Taylor launched a new artist web directory at MauiArtistDirectory.com, which features about 200 artists and 10 galleries on Maui. His goal is to join art seekers with some of the island’s best artists. Local galleries also have a presence on the site. “MAD was born out a common need to promote a book [Moon over Maui] I will release next year about the Maui art … [Read more...] about New Maui Artist Web Directory Starts