The Waimea Arts Council celebrates National Youth Art Month with the 35th Nā`Ōpio Youth Art Show and Competition during the month of March at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea. Students from grades 6 through 12 in the North and South Kohala and Hāmākua Districts were invited to participate. Kona artist, Kathleen Jaeger, also a retired art teacher and art therapist judged the show. A reception was ... Read more
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35th Annual Nā `Ōpio Youth Art Show March 2019
The Waimea Arts Council, located at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea, celebrates National Youth Art Month with the 35th Annual Nā `Ōpio Youth Art Show and Competition. The show features young artists from grades 6 through 12 from schools and home schooled students in the North Hawaii. This show has provided an opportunity for young artists’ works to be shown to the public for many years, sometimes ... Read more
Sale of Paintings from Balczewski Collection
We are very grateful to John Balczewski, a WAC member, for his generous donation of several paintings from his personal collection to the Waimea Arts Council. These paintings by David Schluss, Theo Toblasse, Andrey Sofin, and Chaim Goldberg are for sale at appraised values. Many of these paintings, which are available from the Firehouse Gallery, have Jewish historical significance. David ... Read more
33rd Annual No ‘Opio Youth Arts Show and Competition
March 1 - 19, 2017 in the Front Gallery March is National Youth Art Month and the Waimea Arts Council celebrates with the 33rd Annual Nā `Opio Youth Art Show and Competition, located at the Firehouse Gallery in Waimea. The show features young artists from grades 6 through 12 from schools and home schooled students in the North and South Kohala and Hāmākua districts. This event has provided an ... Read more