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ART KAUAI 2003 Photos by Carol Ann Davis ©Portraits of Hawaii unless otherwise noted. October 25 - November 23, 2003 Kauai Village Shopping Center, Waipouli, Kapaa Juror: Rich Richardson - Assistant Director of The ARTS at Marks Garage in Honolulu The Kauai Society of Artists held its annual juried Art Kauai 2003 exhibition from October 25 through November 23, 2003 at the Kauai Village Shopping Center, Waipouli. The juror was Rich Richardson, Assistant Director of The ARTS at Marks Garage in Honolulu. An opening reception was held Saturday, October 25, with a "walk and talk" with the juror, an announcement of the new KSA Board, and an awards ceremony. The exhibit featured 118 works by 70 Kauai artists selected from the 327 works entered by 100 artists. The exhibition showcased the wide range of creative energy and vision expressed by Kauai's artists.

"Spirit Keeper," pyro-engraved gourd, india ink, yucca, faux sinew, and stone by Diane "Mizu" Sumida © 2003 Photo by J. Davison

Exhibition Award Winners gather with exhibition juror Rich Richardson (fifth from right in black) on opening night.

AWARDS: The Kauai Society of Artists Award: Diane "Mizu" Sumida for "Spirit Keeper." The KSA Invitation Award: Carol Kouchi Yotsuda for "The Life I Was Meant to Live." The Art Framers Partners Award from owners Ron Oda and Jon Tom: Lilian De Mello for "Noni, After Offering Healing." The Artistic Visions Award from owners Robert and Selina Ellis: Christopher Reiner for "S.S. VainToGo." The D. French Woodworking Award from owner Dean French: Kiyo Braverman for "Wheel of Life." The Kahn Galleries Award from owners Marty and Carole Kahn: Anna Skaradzinska for "Camouflage: Organic, Holy, Patriotic." The Ola's Hanalei Award from owners Sharon and Doug Britt: Kathleen Adair Brown for "Streamers of Cloud; A Line of Cranes." The Rena Selfe Award from Robin and Ned Selfe: Sarah Wymer for "Self Portrait." Honorable Mentions: Carol Bennett for "Emanator." Rosa Silver for "Gene Splice XXX." Mary Margaret Smith for "Brown Bugs." Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts Acquisition Awards: Carol Bennett's "Emanator." A.Kimberlin Blackburn's "Solaria in Her Green Chapel." Margaret Ezekiel's "Time...No Time, #3." Wayne Miyata's "Daruma's Creed-Fall Seven, Rise Eight." "Feng Shui Personalities," clay and wood by Carol Kouchi Yotsuda © 2003 Photo by J. Davison About The Juror: Rich Richardson is the Assistant Director of The ARTS at Marks Garage, a nonprofit gallery and performance space in Honolulu, where he oversees public relations, curating, exhibition and performance programming. An avant-garde multimedia artist himself, he has been included in numerous solo and group shows. His past experience also includes private gallery owner, exhibit coordinator, and educator for Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center on Maui. He has created publicity design and installations for numerous clients. In addition he has programmed film festivals, music, poetry, and dance performances. He has both a Bachelor's Degree and Master of Creative Arts Interdisciplinary Studies from San Francisco State University, Inter-Arts Center. KSA would like to thank exhibit juror Rich Richardson, the Kauai Village Shopping Center staff and management, the generous award donors, and especially all of the dedicated volunteers who have made this exhibition possible. Art Kauai 2003 was sponsored by the Kauai Society of Artists with support through the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The exhibit space for this year's exhibit was generously donated by the Kauai Village Shopping Center. The Kauai Society of Artists is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering exhibition and educational opportunities for Kauai's artists, residents, and visitors. "Emanator," oil linoprint by Carol Bennett © 2003

"Red Leaf Heliconia," oil on canvas by Evelyn de Buhr © 2003 "A Poipu Sunset," Polaroid emulsion transfer by Rebecca Deren © 2003 "Goodbye Hello Kitty," oil, alkyd, graphite, and prismacolor by Sally French © 2003 "Daruma's Creed- Fall Seven, Rise Eight", clay by Wayne Miyata © W.Miyata 2003.   "Self Portrait," oil by Sarah Wymer © 2003 "Paradise Palm," acrylic by Jean Bradley © 2003 Photo by J. Davison "Cubes," glass and copper by Kathy McClelland Cowan © 2003 "Solaria in Her Green Chapel," glass beads and acrylic on wood by A.Kimberlin Blackburn © 2003 Photo by A.K. Blackburn

"Falling Free," dyed fiber paper by Terri Scarborough © 2003	"Metamorphosis," clay by Kiyo Braverman © 2003 Photo by J. Davison	"Big Curl," oil on canvas by Doug Britt © 2003
"Pikake by the Window," oil on panel by Patricia Yu © 2003	Detail from "Relaxing Eve at Fido's," copper wire, beads, and fabric by Sandy Breckenridge © 2003 Photo by J. Davison	"Cannons," acrylic by Mark Kostrencich © 2003

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