THE place for Arts Information on Kauai, the Garden Island
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E Kanikapila Kakou is our premier Hawaiian music program. Every year from February through April (and sometimes into May) the best Hawaiian musicians come to Kauai for a real old time get together. Check the E Kanikapila Kakou page for the latest schedule, pictures and great reviews of previous performances.
Our ARTS Magazine comes out four times a year. It includes news, reviews and wonderful informative articles about the arts on Kauai. It’s a full color tabloid that comes out in the Kauai Island News and is delivered to every mailbox on Kauai. And if you live on another island or on the mainland, you can read every issue online or download it as an Adobe Acrobat document here.
Kauai Craft Studios runs workshops and the popular Van Go! program that brings the art van to communities and schools all over the island.
Van Go! has been working with schools and students all over the island to create art that will be used in the newly rebuilt Kamalani Pavilion. You can be a part of rebuilding the pavilion by volunteering with GIAC or making a donation.
Of course GIAC also runs art shows… and many, many other exciting events.
Embrace the arts! Join GIAC today!
GIAC:
- encourages greater public participation in & understanding, enjoyment & appreciation of a wide variety of art & cultural activities
- creates greater public concern about & awareness of the value of art & culture in enriching the lives of residents & visitors by initiating & promoting quality programs
- partners with other community organizations & the community at large to establish a “home” for arts, education & technology where the partners in the facility can effectively carry out their missions to serve the community & help build a strong economic base for our island community
The Garden Island Arts Council (GIAC) is a non-profit organization comprised of an all-volunteer board of directors who provide a year-round program of art, cultural activities & events for the benefit of residents of & visitors to Kauai.
Information about the Gardent Island Arts Council
The Garden Island Arts Council is a private, non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that is supported by its membership, private business, individuals, and funding support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the County of Kaua‘i and Hawaii Community Foundation – Gwenfread Elaine Allen Fund and Annie Sinclair Knudsen Fund. Also the Cooke Foundation, Ltd. for Van Go through Hawaii Community Foundation, the Atherton Family Foundation for strategic planning through Hawaii Community Foundation, the Hawaii Tourism Authority for EKK through the Kauai County Office of Economic Development, and the Hawaii Community Foundation for Happy Crutches through a Mo’ Bettah Together grant.
Board of Directors
Carol Yotsuda – Executive Director and Treasurer
Katherine Brocklehurst – President
Board members
John Asher
Jerry Brocklehurst
Katherine Brocklehurst
Hope DeMarco
Jeffrey Kozak
Cammie Matsumoto
Hector Perez
Kim Steutermann Rogers
Rebecca Eve Solomon
Diane Wry Underwood
John Sydney Yamane
Carol Kouchi Yotsuda
SFCA Commissioner for Kaua‘i
David E. Helder
ARTS Newsletter
Editor
Anne E. O’Malley
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Andarta Design
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Carrie Johnson – Andarta Design
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