The Honolulu Museum of Art is currently having an exhibition titled “Lacquer and Clay: Okinawan Art.”
- WHAT: Lacquer and Clay: Okinawan Art
- WHEN: May 10–September 23, 2018
- WHERE: Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96814
- INFO: 808-532-8700
The Honolulu Museum of Art is offering several workshops this summer.
Textile Sharing
Friday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-noon • Gallery 30 • Free
The museum’s curator of textiles Sara Oka will share textiles from the vault. Visiting artists from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Association will examine, discuss and share their insights.
Weaving Demonstration
Saturday + Sunday, Aug. 11 + 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • In the exhibition and in Gallery 30 • Free with museum admission
Guests can watch a visiting artist from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Association weave on a loom, as well as try their own hand at weaving on a traditional Okinawan loom, with the help of two visiting artists.
Katachiki LooChoo’s Royal Cloth Workshop
Sunday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Honolulu Museum of Art School, Room 101 • $100 tuition, $75 for museum members. Registration: myhoma.org/katachiki
Learn about the “royal cloth” that was traditionally worn only in Okinawa’s royal courts. A visiting artist and an assistant from the Okinawa Traditional Textile Association will demonstrate how to create bingata (katachiki) with stencils and dyes.”