The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival
Family-Friendly Art Festival

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HEART of Honolulu Street Festival 2024
Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Save the date for our next HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival, Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! We're inviting artists and arts organizations to take to the streets, as we shut down Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown and open it to pedestrian traffic for everyone to experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.

HEART is an acronym that stands for Heritage, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, Restaurants, and Theatre & Performing Arts. Together, these elements make up the core of the vibrant creative community that exists in the Bethel and Nuʻuanu Avenue district, between King Street and Beretania Avenue.

The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival is organized by the nonprofit Downtown Art Center. Some notable participating artists and creative organizations this year include: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Honolulu Printmakers, Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society, The ARTS at Marks Garage, Chinatown artist Sergio Garzon, pop-up exhibition project Manini Gallery, and a music tent organized by veteran local musician Terry Oyama and friends.

This year, we are excited to present the HeART STRUT, a fun parade of handmade, wearable art, with the theme of Nature, Naturally. At 12 noon on April 13, everyone is invited to strut their stuff as we wend our way around the Festival, led by processional artist Patricia Brubaker. Just look for the HeART STRUT booth next to DAC at 1041 Nuuanu Ave!

Featured Participants:

3D Prints 808

Allison Arakawa & Nadia Richards

AM Clay & Carolina

Archipelago Designs

The ARTS at Marks Garage

Brandy Ledet

Christina Litman & Patti Bruce

Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Culture Girl Boutique

Decades to Go x Tiki Shiki

Downtown Art Center

Dancers Unlimited

El Dorado Casting Lab

Emily Ma (make-and-take)

Erika Krayman

Fareeha Khawaja

Fishschool @ Fishcake

Glass Fusion Collective

Hawaiʻi Handweavers Hui

Hank's Cafe

Hawaiʻi Craftsmen (raku ceramics firing)

Hawaiʻi Theatre Gallery & Solomon Enos

Hawaiʻi Taji Health and Sports Association

Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society

Heather Anders

HomeStreet Bank

Honolulu Printmakers (make-and-take)

Honolulu Kupuna Shed

Hope Hamada (make-and-take)

Images by Debra Casey

Iolani Brizuela (Breezy Designs)

Jaclyn Ramchandani

Karen Jee Art

Ken Kang

Maiava Sea Glass

Manini Gallery

Mario & Marc Orbito

Mark Howard

Mudd Studio Hawaii

Na Lima Ulana

Naomi 703 + H & K Designs

Native Books

The Oldtaku LLC

One by One Enterprises

Olay's Thai Lao Cuisine

Pau Hanaki Isle

Plein Air Artists

Robin Apassamy

Russ Kato

Sarah Giardina & Julz Chen

Shannon Jammin Photography

Sol Printing

Stefani Truyol

Susie Scorpio Art

Sergio Garzon (make-and-take)

Tea at 1024

Thomas Deir Studios

Voyage by Chef Amin

Windward Artists Guild

YuYu Crafted

Read the 2024 Press Release

Mahalo to the City and County of Honolulu for their Sponsorship!

Live Music Tent Lineup

The Three of Us (Acoustic Contemporary)

11 AM - 12 PM
Nathan Hatico
Katy Furuya
Brian Ishii
Stinkeye (Rock & Blues)

12 PM - 1:30 PM
Brian Mikami
Woody Soueria
Tommy Mazzarella
Martial Defense Tai Chi Chuan Demonstration

1:45-2:15 PM
Watch martial artists from Chinatownʻs Hawaiʻi Taiji Health and Sports Association demonstrate different styles of tai chi forms.
Later Dave (Rock)

2:30 PM - 4 PM
Dave Toma
Kevin Hirasa
Harry Ladera
Ross Murakami

Activities & Art Exhibitions Happening During the Event

Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Community Kiln

Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
Location: In front of The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.
During the The HEART of Honolulu Street Festival, the public is invited to get “hands on” with raku in this family friendly activity! Participants get to glaze ceramic tea bowls under the direction of Hawaiʻi Craftsmen members, see them fired using the raku process, and take their finished tea bowls home that day.
* $15 per bowl, includes blank tea bowl, glaze, and raku firing.
* No reservation required, but supplies are limited, so come early!
Honolulu Printmakers 96th Annual Juried Exhibition

On View April 5-26
Location: Chinatown Gateway Plaza, 1041 Nuuanu Ave, Suite C and Honolulu Printmakers Studio, 1142 Bethel St.
75 works were selected out of 276 works by 89 artists statewide for this exhibition. They are joined by three invited artists: Kandi Everett, the 2024 Gift Print Artist, and Sally French with Koichi Yamamoto.
Featured artwork: “Ka Ua Kanilehua” by Kawelina Cruz
Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2024 Members' Show: FLOW - The Liquid World of Watercolor and Glass

On View April 2-27  Location: Downtown Art Center Main Gallery at 1041 Nuuanu Ave, Second Floor.
This annual HWS exhibition features work by 33 member artists, all working in the watercolor painting medium. Subject matter ranges from landscapes and botanicals to figures to abstract. Also featured will be recent works by Hawaiʻi glass artists (not juried).
The juror for this show is esteemed watercolor artist Dan Marshall, a popular demonstrator and instructor from Denver, Colorado.
Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi: The Beauty of Pastels

On View April 3-27
Location: Downtown Art Center Courtyard Gallery at 1041 Nuuanu Ave, Second Floor.
Pastel Artists of Hawaiʻi presents their annual Open Juried Show, April 3 - 27 at Downtown Art Center. The juror this year is Teresa Saia, an IAPS Master Pastelist and a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society. Recognized by numerous national awards, her paintings embody a passion she feels for all her subject matter - believing it is necessary to continually develop, explore and grow, living a life devoted to art and bringing art to life.
Pineapple Man & Friends Comic Art Exhibition at The ARTS at Marks Garage

Featuring Sam Campos, the “Godfather of Hawaii Comics”
On view April 5-26 
Location: The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.
The popular Pineapple Man & Friends comic art show returns, with comic book style and pop art by several local comic artists from across the state. FREE to view, with pop-ups from various artists and vendors. Special events related to this show to be announced.
Future Island Cultures: Solomon Enos Solo Exhibition at Hawaii Theatre Gallery

Opening Reception Saturday, April 13 from 1-4 p.m. with live painting by Solomon Enos 
On view April 13-26 
Location: Hawaii Theatre Gallery, 1130 Bethel St.

See a collection of solo works by renowned Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator, and visionary Solomon Enos at the Hawaii Theatre Gallery.
Grand Opening of Manini Studios!

Saturday, April 13 from 12-4 p.m. 
Location: 1111 Nuuanu Ave, upstairs
Our friends at Manini Gallery celebrate the official opening of their artist studios at 1111 Nuuanu Ave during the HEART of Honolulu Festival! The second-floor studios will be open for visitors to see, with work by four local artists on display and a studio sale of participating artists’ work, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ginger 13 Kokedama Making Workshop

Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Location: Ginger 13 store at 22 S. Pauahi St.  
Walk-ins welcome, $50 per participant
Learn the art of crafting a Japanese Kokedama moss ball for your plants, to display them as works of art! This workshop is led by Live Long and Plant.