The Contemporary Museum – Makiki Heights
2411 Makiki Heights Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822
Main: (808) 526-1322; Exhibition Info: 526-0232; Café Reservations: 523-3362
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release May 28, 2009
Contact: Charlie Aldinger, Director of Museum Advancement;
Ph: (808) 237-5231; Fax: (808) 536-5970; E-mail:
caldinger@tcmhi.org
Web Site: http://www.tcmhi.org
June Schedule of Public
Programs at TCM
The Contemporary Museum's schedule of
June programs and special offers include
Expression Sessions (art classes for kids
5-12), artist-in-residence live art
installation with Michael Arcega, military
family outreach, docent-guided tours, and a
special free offer for twenty-somethings.
Most programs are free with museum entry and
feature artists and special guest art
educators. Public programs are as
follows:
The Contemporary Museum at Makiki
Heights:
June 6, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - Expression
Session with Shanda Freitas
The Contemporary Museum's Expression
Sessions (art classes for kids 5-12) are
held on the first Saturday of every month
(except July) from 10:30 a.m. - Noon.
Fees to participate are $12 per person, ($7
for TCM members). Reservations are required
and may be made by calling (808) 237-5230 or
email
education@tcmhi.org.
This month the theme is Newspaper and Scotch
Tape: Making art with everyday
materials. In the gallery, students will be
introduced to the tape collages of artist
Vince Hazen. Then art teacher Shanda
Freitas will lead students in making a
mixed-media tape collage of their own.
June 20, 1-3 p.m. Text Message: Performance
Art by The AV Club of Honolulu; Free with
museum entry; Reservations recommended (808)
237-5217
Text Message, by the AV Club of Honolulu, is
a performance art-based communication
system. It includes a 40' loop of
paper threaded through three electric
typewriters, custom-crafted spooling
structures, a coffeepot, an office bell,
pocket protectors, contact-microphones, and
amplification. The AV Club of Honolulu is a
collective of Hawaii artists collaborating
to blur boundaries. Members include Duncan
Dempster, Vince Hazen, Alan Konishi, Mat
Kubo, and Michael Sweitzer. Previous
projects have included The Geta Project,
Print Ball, Tour de Prints, Cat Walk, and
Robot Tea Party. The performance is free
with museum entry.
June 23-July 14, 2009: Michael Arcega -
Artist-in-Residence
San Francisco artist Michael Arcega will be
installing Overlooks, a site-specific art
project in the gardens at TCM. Come watch
the artist at work while he creates arboreal
sculptures in the monkey pod trees
throughout the gardens. This program is free
for members, and free with museum entry.
Check with our website at
www.tcmhi.org for specific
times he will be at work in our gardens.
SPECIAL OFFERS:
Military Family Outreach at TCM - Free
Entry for Military - sponsored in part by
BAE Systems & BOUTIKI
This special outreach program honors the
sacrifices and service of our retired,
reserve and active duty military members and
their families. With military ID,
military members and their families will be
admitted free of charge throughout the year.
This program is ongoing throughout 2009.
This outreach is made possible by support
from BAE Systems, the premier global
defense, security, and aerospace company,
and BOUTIKI, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run
gift shop located on the Pearl Harbor Navy
Base.
Twenty x 20 - Free Entry for Twenty-somethings
For anyone 20-29 with ID, TCM offers free
entry through September 30, 2009.
Created as a special outreach for the young
at art, this program is offered in honor of
the museum's 20th anniversary year.
The program is sponsored in part by CONTRAST
Magazine.
ONGOING PROGRAMS:
Tuesdays-Sundays at 1:30 p.m. -
Docent-Guided Gallery Tours
No reservations are necessary for this
walk-in tour (unless you are bringing a
large group of 10 or more). Led by
docents who have completed TCM's seven-month
docent training course, this tour offers
lively and interesting discussions about
works on view and current exhibitions in
TCM's Makiki Heights galleries. Free with
museum entry.
Nu'umealani Garden Tours - By Advance
Reservation Only - (808) 237-5217; or email
education@tcmhi.org
Enjoy docent-guided tours of TCM's
spectacular "heavenly terraces" first
created by the Rev. K. H. Inagaki between
1928 and 1941. Nu'umealani Garden won
the American Society of Landscape Architects
prestigious Millennium Medallion for
preservation in 2000, and was called a
"cathedral of meditation" by The New York
Times. Stroll the gardens, learn about
the plants, and enjoy the impressive views.
These tours are free with museum entry.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian
Center:
June 5, 2009, 7-9 p.m. - First Fridays
at First Hawaiian Center; 7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk with Schaefer Portrait Challenge
Juror, David Behlke, and Maui Arts &
Cultural Center (MACC) Gallery Director,
Neida Bangerter; Free
Start your Chinatown art walkabout at the
First Hawaiian Center, the downtown home of
TCM's exhibition programs exclusively
featuring Hawaii's own established and
emerging artists. At 7:30 p.m. a special
program with Neida Bangerter (MACC Gallery
Director) and David Behlke (juror for the
Schaefer Portrait Challenge) will be
presented to enhance your understanding of
the contemporary art currently on view.
Behlke will talk about the juror process and
Neida will talk about the history of the
Schaefer Portrait Challenge. Entry is free
and light refreshments are served, while
supplies last.
June 18, 2009 - Noon - FHC Gallery Talk
and Exhibition Tour - Free
These lunch-hour docent-guided tours are
presented at the third Thursdays of every
month, when exhibitions are on view, and are
free for everyone. Meet in the First
Hawaiian Bank lobby at noon. No advance
reservations are necessary. TCM at FHC
exhibitions are always free to the public
and feature the new work of Hawaii's own
regional artists. FHC exhibitions are
coordinated by Curator of Exhibitions, Inger
Tully.
FHC EXHIBITION OPENING:
Schaefer Portrait Challenge - Opening
May 29 through September 11 at TCM at FHC:
The Schaefer Portrait Challenge was first
held in 2003 in Maui. The triennial
exhibition was inspired by the acclaimed
Archibald Prize portrait competition held in
Australia. The exhibition was
organized and presented by the Maui Arts &
Cultural Center, and has become a showcase
of outstanding Hawaii artists and a
chronicle of the changing face of Hawaii.
The selected portraits include a broad range
of interpretation and styles-from
representational to experimental in drawing,
painting, and sculpture-all of which reveal
the rewards of observation and the essence
of human connections. Portrait subjects
include people of all ages who represent the
multicultural profile of Hawaii and their
compelling stories, seen through the
artists' portrayals. This year's entries
include 15 self-portraits.
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A one-day membership pass at TCM-Makiki
Heights is $8 General, and $6 Students 13+
and Seniors 62+. Military with ID,
Members, and Children 12 and under are
always free. Third Thursdays are always
free. Exhibitions at First Hawaiian Center
are always free, thanks to sponsorship by
First Hawaiian Bank. For more information
about The Contemporary Museum, visit our
website at
www.tcmhi.org; Exhibition
Info: (808) 526-0232; Reception Desk: (808)
526-1322.
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General Information:
The Contemporary Museum - Makiki Heights
Entry: One-Day Membership Pass - $8 Adults; $6 Students & Seniors; Members & Children 12 and
under are free. (Cost of a one-day pass may be applied to the cost of an annual membership on
the day of issue.) It is always free to visit the Museum Shop or The Contemporary Café. Third
Thursdays are free entry days! Museum and Shop Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Sunday from Noon to 4 p.m.; Closed Mondays and major holidays. The Contemporary Café Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sunday from Noon to 2:30 p.m. Café
Reservations: (808) 523-3362. Docent Tours: Tuesday-Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Cades Library Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m.; or by special appointment. Parking: Free. On The Bus: #15
to Makiki Heights Drive-stops in front of the Museum. Address: 2411 Maikiki Heights Drive,
Honolulu, HI 96822. Exhibitions/Events Line: (808) 526-0232. Tours/Administration: (808)
526-1322; Web Site: www.tcmhi.org. Membership: (808) 237-5219.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center: Entry: Free. Hours: Monday-Thursday from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Closed on weekends and banking holidays;
First Fridays: 7-9 p.m. Docent Tours: Third Thursdays at Noon. Parking: TCM Members enjoy
validated parking at FHC. Address: 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
For all press inquiries, please contact Charlie Aldinger, Director of Museum Advancement, at (808)237-5231
or via e-mail at caldinger@tcmhi.org.
