carol kouchi yotsuda

A charter member of the GIAC and its first president, Carol has been an active volunteer in the arts for six-plus decades, bringing enrichment to the lives of the people of Kaua’i. She started the E Kanikapila Kākou program, the Kaua’i Crafts Studio, Van Go! Mobile Art Room and the Kaua’i Academy of Creative Arts. She has an MFA from the University of Hawaii and is a practicing artist, a retired public school art teacher and art instructor at the Kauai Community College. She now focuses her energy on mentoring young artists to find their voice. She serves as GIAC Executive Director.