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Tom Klobe, former director of the University of Hawaii Art Gallery (1977-2006), introduces crucial elements of a successfully designed exhibition. For his case study, he uses the development of Writing with Thread, an exhibition of traditional textiles from ethnic minorities in southwest China. Mr. Klobe begins by describing his collaborative research with Huang Yin Feng, director of the Evergrand Art Museum in Taiwan, and a team of scholars and exhibition specialists, and their travels to several Chinese villages. As he walks us through the conceptual and physical development of the exhibition, Mr. Klobe discusses thematic concepts, spatial arrangements of objects, color choices, lighting effects, selection of mannequins, construction of specialized stands and bases, and the writing of signage and labels. Viewers will enjoy a rare glimpse of the “behind the scenes” process and the students and volunteers who helped create this stunning exhibition of embroidered clothing and silver jewelry from Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi Autonomous Region, and Hainan Island. This lecture is an invaluable resource for designing exhibitions on a range of topics.

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Exhibition Planning and Design: Writing with Thread
(Educational DVD, 60 minutes, 2010)
Lecture by Tom Klobe
Producer: Karen Kosasa
Director and Camera: Clinton Uyehara

Ethnomusicologist receives prestigious Koizumi Fumio Prize

Barbara B. Smith, Mānoa ethnomusicologist and professor emerita, has been named one of two recipients of the prestigious 21st annual Koizumi Fumio Prize for 2009. The annual prize was established by the estate of the late Japanese ethnomusicologist Koizumi Fumio to honor outstanding colleagues in the field throughout the world. Smith is honored for her long-term contributions to the knowledge and understanding of the music and the people of Asia and the Pacific. The prize will be presented during a ceremony in Japan on May 27.

One of the American pioneers in the field, Smith founded the ethnomusicology program at Mānoa in 1960. The program has grown in both regular faculty and lecturers in Asian Pacific performance traditions and currently offers MA and PhD degrees.

In 1972, Smith developed and edited an education resource for world music—an entire issue of the Journal of the Music Educators National Conference which reached K–12 educators and classroom teachers nationwide. The resource was later re-issued as a book.

Beginning in the 1960s, she undertook one of the first systematic field research and music collection efforts among various cultures in Micronesia. Smith’s current project is repatriating sound recordings collected a half century ago to cultural institutions in Micronesia for local use.

University Art Galley Catalogue Wins Honors

Mānoa’s Art Gallery won a Pele Regional ADDY Award for book design and honorable mention the American Association of Museums 2010 Museum Publications Design Competition in the exhibition catalogues category for the Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities catalogue.

The 430-page catalogue was designed by alumna Kelli Ann Harada and contains 9 scholarly essays and 345 stunning color images of the rich and intricate textiles and costumes. It accompanied the 2008 exhibition of the same name of more than 500 of the finest and historically significant textiles and costumes of Southwest China. The collection, on loan from Taiwan-based collector Huang Ying Feng, focused on a region of topographic, climatic and human diversity home to 31 of China’s 56 ethnic groups.

The American Advertising Federation District 13 presented the ADDY awards to recognize the best design and advertising work created in Hawaiʻi during the previous year. Local winners will compete in the national ADDY awards competition in June.

The AAM Publications Design Competition drew 655 entries from 260 international institutions. The Writing with Thread catalogue was among more than 160 books, catalogues, posters, invitations, press kits and other materials that were selected as winners in 15 categories.

“This recognition clearly demonstrates the caliber of work our students do,” says Art Gallery Director Lisa Yoshihara. “The gallery is committed to giving our students a quality education and professional opportunities to work with faculty and staff.”

Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities is available from the Art Gallery.

Source: http://blog.hawaii.edu/newsatuh/2010/05/art-catalogue-wins-honors/

Hawai‘i Museums Association recipient of groundbreaking IMLS grant

HONOLULU, HI ~ Hawai‘i has a rich cultural heritage that is cared for by museums, arboretums, archives, libraries and other institutions. The significance of these diverse collections and the challenges associated with caring for them was recognized by a grant from the Institute for Library and Museum Services (IMLS) awarded to the Hawai‘i Museums Association (HMA). The project director, Lynn Davis (Head of the University of Hawai‘i Library’s Preservation Department) sees this grant as an important step in creating a sustainable and collaborative culture to care for irreplaceable cultural heritage collections statewide.

The first event, Building a Culture — Collections Care in Hawai’i, is an HMA annual meeting post-conference workshop. It will take place on Saturday, May 22nd at Bishop Museum (Paki Hall Rooms I & II) from 9:00 – 1:30 pm. The workshop is free but those who wish to attend need to register in advance:

< http://www.hawaiimuseums.org/HMAinfo_annualconf.htm >

The interactive presentation will identify preservation needs faced by diverse collections throughout the islands, and examine common issues. Lynn Davis and the project facilitator, Barclay Ogden (University of California Berkeley), will conduct the workshop.

The Hawai‘i grant has been cited as being groundbreaking for bringing together people responsible for caring for cultural heritage collections from diverse institutions on all islands. This is an innovative model for building a sustainable response to collection care issues. A survey will be conducted as part of the grant, and a report of the findings will be made at a second workshop in January 2011.

This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.

For more information, contact Teri Skillman at skillman@hawaii.edu or by calling (808) 956-8688.

2010 HMA Conference & Annual Meeting

On Friday, May 21, the 2010 HMA Conference & Annual Meeting will take place at the Ford Island Conference Center, the hub of four interpretive centers: USS Arizona Memorial, Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pacific Aviation Museum, and USS Bowfin Submarine Museum.

The one day conference will start at 9 am with a behind-the-scenes tour of the new visitor center at the Arizona Memorial, led by National Park Service Interpreter Daniel Martinez. On Ford Island, the program offerings will include

- Update on the state-wide conservation initiative undertaken by HMA this year
- Opportunities to network and exchange ideas
- Lunch
- The annual meeting in which the new board will be voted into place
- During the afternoon, conference attendees will visit the Pacific Aviation Museum, and then board a boat for a special tour of the area’s historical sites and memorials.

Also, for those interested in a truly unique experience, reservations will be accepted for a sleepover aboard the USS Missouri on Friday night.

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Post-Conference Workshop
Saturday, May 22
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In addition, on Saturday, May 22, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, HMA is offering a post-conference conservation workshop, Preservation Issues in a Bad Economy—maintaining collections with lower budgets from 9am to 1:30pm. Lunch included. This interactive presentation will be conducted by Lynn Davis, Head, Preservation Department, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library.

http://hawaiimuseums.org/HMAinfo_annualconf.htm

RCWR to host AAM /Disaster Preparedness webinar: Honolulu site added

Join your Colleagues and attend this webinar for free! Bring your lunch and questions - it's a great chance for us to get together and learn! Your attendance sponsored by the Registrars' Committee Western Region.

To attend please contact the local RCWR representative directly listed below.

If your city is not hosting this webinar this time and you would like your local state representative to host an upcoming webinar please contact your RCWR state representative. Their contact information can be found on the website at www.rcwr.org.

Honolulu Academy of Arts

MLC Lecture Hall, Basement level

Parking at Linekona Art Center

Enter through Ward Avenue Gate

Contact: Cynthia Low

Telephone: 532-8752

clow@honoluluacademy.org

Disaster Preparedness: Water and Works on Paper
May 5
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Pacific)
Organized by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and LearningTimes for AAM.

In this 90-minute webinar, we'll explore the importance of the first 24-28 hours in responding to water emergencies that impact works on paper, including the benefits and implications of a variety of responses (keeping objects wet, air drying, freezing, etc.). Presenters will share real-life examples of water emergencies, responses taken, lessons learned, and tips for next steps beyond the 24-48 hour response period. This webinar will focus on paper (archival collections, books, photographs, but NOT paintings, drawings, etc.)

Outcomes:After participating in this webinar, attendees will be better able to:

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• Plan for a variety of water emergencies
• Respond quickly and strategically in caring for works on paper in the first 24-48 hours after the emergency
• Ensure that post-emergency actions are conducted with the best care of the particular objects in mind
• Use emergency response actions as important and meaningful steps toward subsequent and successful conservation efforts

Presenters
Julie Page, co-coordinator of the California Preservation Program (CPP), and the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS), San Diego, CA
Theresa Anne Voellinger, Paper/Photograph Conservator, National Park Service Harper's Ferry Center-Conservation, Harper's Ferry, WV
Ellen Carrlee, Conservator, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK
Mary Morganti, Archivist, California Historical Society, San Francisco