Quick Draw Night will happen at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Thursday, Mar. 1. Here’s an opportunity for adults to take part in a creative art workshop with Schaefer International Gallery artists. Students will learn about portraits, and have a great night schmoozing, networking and making new artsy friends. Cost includes art materials and snacks. There’ll also be a … [Read more...] about Quick Draw Night at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
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The Art of People: We check out the Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2018
Imagine a large image of a woman, done with charcoal on paper. It’s a dark image, full of shadow and dread. The woman is sitting on the ground, a blanket or sheet somewhat wrapped around her. Her gaze is down, and eyes closed. Stare at it long enough, and you can feel the dread and anxiety seeping into your bones. It’s a self-portrait of artist Toni Rose, and it’s titled … [Read more...] about The Art of People: We check out the Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2018
Artist Susan Middleton talks about her show ‘Spineless’ at Schaefer International Gallery
I never thought I would see a personality emerge in a photograph of a marine invertebrate. But that's exactly what happened when I visited Susan Middleton’s Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates The Backbone of Life photography show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery. The show, and her book by the same name, is the result of … [Read more...] about Artist Susan Middleton talks about her show ‘Spineless’ at Schaefer International Gallery
Hawaii National Parks 2016 Centennial Juried Exhibition at the Schaefer International Gallery
Walking into the Schaefer International Gallery one recent afternoon, I was drawn to the artwork to my left. It consisted of large, wood block-printed panels of silk displaying dreamlike images by Jonathan Clark. There were more magical discoveries just beyond it–a basket of hand-painted porcelain egg shells by Marie Ritzman, an ephemeral painting of clouds, oil landscapes, … [Read more...] about Hawaii National Parks 2016 Centennial Juried Exhibition at the Schaefer International Gallery
The Myth of the Rat and the Octopus gets a modern look with AGGROculture Collective at the Schaefer Gallery
The Polynesian tale of the Rat and the Octopus gets a modern interpretation with AGGROculture Collective at the Schaefer Gallery The Polynesian myth of The Rat and the Octopus goes a little like this: there's a rat in trouble on a canoe out in the ocean. He can’t swim very well, so he makes a deal with an octopus: "I will do you a solid if you get me to shore,” the rat … [Read more...] about The Myth of the Rat and the Octopus gets a modern look with AGGROculture Collective at the Schaefer Gallery