Friends of The Contemporary Museum

MARCH: Masami Teraoka Studio Tour

March 5^th 2010 - from 5 PM to 7 PM
at the artist’s studio in Waimanalo
$20 for Friends’ members
$30 for non-members*

^{Semana Santa / Venus' Security Check - 2004

Masami Teraoka is a noted Contemporary artist with
over 70 solo exhibitions and works in more than 50 public collections
worldwide, including the Met, the Tate, the Smithsonian and the
Whitney. Masami’s website describes his recent work as the challenge
of “Weaving news media, reality, fantasy, visionary, imaginary and
otherworldly reality with humor, line, form and color, commentary,
topicality, and a high level of aesthetics …. I try to focus on
current issues articulated on a metaphorical level rather than
recreating a mere copy of reality. Each narrative creates a
fantastical aesthetic world where human folly and dilemma are
expressed in such a way that the beauty and ugliness of human activity and psyche thrive in a
complex pictorial recipe”.

Limited to 20 guests

To make a reservation, email Gordon Wong

at
^{gwong@tcmhi.org}^{or call 808.237.5210.}

If you have questions, please call Merilyn Gray at 261-9722

*non-members may become members by paying an additional $10 (for a
total payment of $40).}

2009 Tours:

OCTOBER: A small group of Friends toured the Chinatown Boardroom gallery downtown and 5 of the contributing artists spoke to the group. See the "Monster Mash" images above.

APRIL: The Friends' group toured Yvonne Cheng's studio and learned more about her creative process painting her unique Hawaiian women on large canvasses. Click here to see a few photos from the event.

JANUARY: New Year's started with a special Friends Art Tour to Pegge Hopper's downtown gallery on January 30th for a preview of Pegge's works. After a discussion of the art by the artist, the group adjourned upstairs to her newly constructed pied-de-terre for wine and pupus.

2008 Tours:

JANUARY 18 - Pegge Hopper Studio Tour

Click here for a photo album of the tour

APRIL 4 - Living with Art and Architecture with Joan and Joe
Farrell

The Farrell's discussed their art collection and Joe, an architect, presented his perspective of how their spacious, flowing home serves as a main element in
magnifying their art collection. He explained how the sculpting of space is the most significant part of architecture.

Mary Mitsuda, whose art makes up part of the Farrell's collection, also shared some thoughts about the interplay of observation and abstraction based on her
recent experiences in Snowden Hodge's summer atelier class, her plein air painting and her non-figurative work.

November 21 - Herb and Nancy Conley Home Art Tour

Click here for a photo album of the tour

Duane Choy takes a group on a Garden Tour at TCM.

Periodic tours of artists’ studios and collectors’ homes are special benefits of membership in Friends.

Over the past several years we have visited over a dozen studios, speaking with the artists directly and gaining a better understanding of their works and the creative process. These very pleasant outings are usually offered on Saturdays and include nibbles and liquid refreshment.