Educational Gallery Tours

We offer educational guided tours for elementary to college level students as well as organized community groups of 10 or more. Tours provide visitors with background information on the exhibit content as well as and engaging experience in observation, and discussion and meaningful personal connections. There is no admission fee for these tours, but reservations are required.

Exhibits Program

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ARTWORKS Tours

Imagine the Schaefer Gallery as your classroom! ARTWORKS guided education tours focus on exhibits in the Gallery, and are designed for Grades 3 through 12. Tours are tailored to compliment the content of each exhibit and provide an informal creative setting for student participation. All tours meet the Hawai'i Learning Standards for visual art and integrate into other core curriculum areas.

Students are engaged through viewing, responding and hands-on activities. Teaching artists work directly with students, to help them understand artistic concepts, process, and techniques.

• The ART WORKS tours are led by Gallery education staff
• The fee is $6 per student (limit 25)
• Suggested timing is 9:30-noon, weekdays.
Students should wear clothing in which
they can 'get messy' ... and bring a healthy snack
Reservations are required and should be made at least one month in advance. For tour information and scheduling please contact:

Neida Bangerter
Gallery Director
808-243-4288
neida@mauiarts.org

Schaefer International Gallery

Gallery Hours
NOW OPEN SUNDAYS!
Wed-Sun 11 am – 5 pm
Also open before shows in the Castle Theater and during intermissions.

Gallery Admission: FREE!

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Gallery Exhibits
Guidelines and Application
Guidelines Application

 

Current Exhibit

January 11 – March 11
Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2012


2012 Portrait Challenge
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This statewide, juried triennial exhibition features artists from the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i along with portrait subjects who live and work in the state and have a significant connection to the artist.  The 2012 Challenge comprises 59 works from 57 individual artists.  Those familiar with the history of this exhibition look forward to each new incarnation, anticipating a group of new faces who represent the remarkable people of Hawai‘i.

The artists whose works were selected for the 2012 Challenge are bonded by the desire to transpose the human likeness and interpret each sitter through paint, pastel, graphite, watercolor, stone, clay, wood or mixed media into the final result of a finished portrait.

 

Participating artists are:
Rose Adare, Dion 'Boyett' Aguilar, Gabrielle  Anderman, Daniel Bilmes, Nitya Brighenti, Chris Campbell, Emily Carder, Mike Carroll, Hung Kwai Chan, Ken Charon, Jonathan Yukio Clark, Peter Shepard Cole, Hoaka Delos Reyes, Brentton Demello, Margaret Ezekiel, Stephen Freedman, Ingrid Frégeau, Janice Gail, Stephen Garnin, Lynne Garzino, Bob Getzen, Robert Glick, Tijana Graham, Roberta Griffith, Vince Hazen, Marlene Honma, Robb Jones, Linda Kane, Kathleen Kastles, Ken Kennell, Verdine Kong, Kirk Kurokawa, Howard Lapp, Dennis William Leatherman, Wilton Leauanae, Robert Lober, Susanne Long, Charlie Lyon, Michele Manning, Jacob Arthur Medina, Karen Mortensen, Gerald Murai, Pamela Neswald, Penny Nichols, Patrick Daniel Sarsfield, Boz Schurr, Kirsten Rae Simonsen, Anna Skaradzinska, Nancy Skrimstad, Roger B. Stephens, Wayne Takazono, Steve Vandervort, Albert Weight, Robert Weiss, Billy Welker, Natasha Young, and Patricia Yu.


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Jurors for Jurors' Choice Award: Madeline Callahan, Jack Naiditch, 
  Sally French, Michael Takemoto, Duane Preble


Jurors' Choice Winner Jonathan Yukio Clark with Carolyn Schaefer Gray


Audience at Opening Reception


All Artists


Maui Artists


Kaua'i Artists


Hawai'i Island Artists


O'ahu Artists


Jonathan Yukio Clark with his "Grandma" Catherine Yamada


Stephen Garnin (far right) with his Moloka'i friends-family of "Puna"


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Two generous cash prizes will be awarded: 
The $15,000 Jurors’ Choice Award, which is donated by Carolyn and Jack Schaefer Gray, will be announced at the opening reception on Sunday, January 8. $5,000 Marian Freeman People’s Choice Award, which is donated by Gage Schubert, gives the public a meaningful chance to participate in the exhibit.  Gallery visitors can cast a ballot for their favorite piece in the exhibit through Friday, February 17.  The winner will be announced on Saturday, February 18 at 5 pm in the gallery.


Jurors Duane Preble, Sally French and Michael Takemoto
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