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Welcome to the Donkey Mill Art Center—a place of convergence where arts and culture are considered a necessity, not a luxury.

Youth Education Apprenticeship 2025

We’re excited to announce a Spring 2025 apprenticeship opportunity to become a Teaching Artist with the Donkey Mill youth team! This 6-month training program is designed for artists interested in pursuing a permanent teaching position within our in-school and after-school programs.

By the end of the apprenticeship, participants will be equipped to build a robust arts-integrated curriculum that blends art, science, and Hawaiian culture. They will also be able to apply the National Core Art Standards and the Nā Hopena A‘o for our in-school programs. Artists will gain a strong sense of community with both local and visiting artists and learn to collaborate on art curricula with other teaching artists.

Application Deadline: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Pxl Portrait Medium art center
Printmaking
Intro to Printmaking: Friday Evenings

Intro to Printmaking: Friday Evenings

with Jerry Walsh
Metals
Tins to Treasures: Día De Los Muertos

Tins to Treasures: Día De Los Muertos

with Theresa Lovering-Brown
Youth
Young Architects Workshop: Concept + Build + Draw + Document

Young Architects Workshop: Concept + Build + Draw + Document

with Shaun Roth and Friends (Local Architects)

Become
A Member

Join as a member today for access to 20% tuition discount, open studio access, shop discounts, and more.

The Mill Effect

“The Donkey Mill has taught me the importance of taking intentional risks, gently pushing the limits of my comfort zone by asking myself “what happens when I/we….”

— MILL MEMBER

Artist Caligraphy art center

From 2017-2021:

640 artists

exhibited their work

2800+ Adults & 970 Youth

attended workshops, classes and other events at the Mill

Pottery Wheel Art Workshops art center
Artists Teaching Opportunities art center

From 2017-2021:

$548,000

paid to artists through teaching opportunities, gallery and retail sales

20 EXHIBITS

with free admission at the Mill

From 2017-2021:

$65,200

in Youth program subsidies to make tuition more affordable

55 DOE TEACHERS

welcomed arts curriculum into their classrooms through the Artist in the Schools Program

45%

of our classes, exhibitions, and events showcase the diverse cultural knowledge of our island community

Youth Art Programs art center

Vision
2023

Our Strategic plan aims to transform our campus into a sustainable ecosystem with multiple access points for our diverse community to connect and thrive.

Shop the Mill

Featuring a curated selection of art with proceeds supporting our local artists.

Latest News

Cool Fusion: Festival of 1000 Bowls

September 26, 2024|

Mahalo nui loa to the incredible community that showed up at Cool Fusion last Saturday! This year's festival was filled with fun: noodles, live music, art activities, learning, and, of course, hand-crafted ceramic bowls. Mahalo to the team that worked diligently to plan this event and to everyone that helped bring it to life. The Artist Artist-in-Residence, Sam Chung, gave insightful pop-up lectures throughout the day for all attendees in the Artist’s Corner. We enjoyed having Sam at the Mill all week teaching a workshop and sharing his love of ceramics with this community. The [...]

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