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September 7th, 2018
LAHAINA - Darice Machel McGuire's "Reef Dancer" won the 30th annual Lahaina Poster Contest and its grand prize of $3,000 sponsored by LahainaTown Action Committee. The winning art becomes the limited edition official Lahaina Poster for 2019.
Additional prizes include the Lahaina Arts Society Award to Ali Isabelle for "Sharkpit;" Honorable Mention to Erin Dertner for "Sun and Shade" sponsored by the McKelvey Family; Most Promising Artist to Ian Tremewen for "Sailing to Lahaina" sponsored by Cool Cat Cafe; and People's Choice to Diane Snoey Appler for "Heart of Lahaina" sponsored by the Pioneer Inn.
This year's judges were LAC Board President Snehal Patel, Wharf Cinema Center General Manager Donna Soares and art collector Mari Stien.
All of the original artwork is on display and for sale until Sept. 3 at the Old Lahaina Jail Gallery located in the Old Lahaina Courthouse. The gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The official Lahaina Poster is limited...
March 15th, 2018
Art E Studio Earns 2017 Constant Contact Solution Provider All Star Award
Recognized for achievements using online marketing tools to drive success
Lahaina, Maui, HI — 3-15-2018 – Darice Machel McGuire’s Art E Studio, has been named a 2017 Solution Provider All Star Award winner by Constant Contact, an Endurance International Group company and a leader in email marketing solutions. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10 percent of Constant Contact’s customer and Solution Provider base, based on their significant achievements using email marketing to engage their customer base and drive results for their organization during the prior year.
“I am very happy to be recognized by Constant Contact for achieving strong marketing results and engaging with my customers. Constant Contact’s tools have helped me stay connected to and share with my customers and students” says Darice Machel McGuire, owner of Art E...
July 31st, 2017
And the “ALL Animals” Competition Winners Are!
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France
For the 2017 ALL Animals art competition, Contemporary Art Gallery Online received entries for: paintings, photography & digital art, mixed media and three dimensional categories. The entrants were allowed to show their best art regardless of their training, experience or medium. The “ALL Animals” winners were announced July 3, 2017 and are listed below.
In the Paintings category:
Best in Show went to, Sharen-Lee McLachlan for “Sabu” Judges Choice went to, Eve Izzett for “Cockatoo”
Gallery Choice went to, Ashley Herrera for “Climbing Jaguar” First Place: Jerry Gadd for “Blue Wing Teal”
Second Place: Crista Bromley for “Striper”
Third Place: Dr. Jessie Hummel for “White Peacock”
Fourth Place: Wayne Chunat for “Flee the Fires”
Fifth Place: Darice Machel McGuire for...
June 14th, 2017
July 14th, 2017 - Lahaina Maui
Village Gallery in Lahaina will be hosting a book signing and painting demo with artist Darice Machel McGuire July 14th, during Second Friday Town Party, from 6pm to 9pm. McGuire is co-author of the book "The Art Of Painting In Acrylic" published by Walter Foster Publishing.
'The Art of Painting in Acrylic' features a range of techniques and valuable instruction for working with this classic medium. This comprehensive guide offers a fresh, modern approach to painting in acrylic and is ideal for beginning, and intermediate, artists seeking to develop or polish their acrylic painting skills, beginning with detailed information for using acrylic tools and materials.
'The Art of Painting in Acrylic' introduces artists to the basics, including paints and brushes, supports, mediums, and other essential information for working with this fast-drying paint. In addition to learning about basic color theory, painting techniques, and how...
June 13th, 2017
Artist Darice Machel McGuire is the winner of two awards in this year's Lahaina Poster Contest. The awards "Lahaina Arts Society Award" and "Honorable Mention" were presented to her on August 11th, 2016. Both awards were for her "Lahaina Harbor Sunset" oil painting.
The Lahaina Poster Contest is a juried show. Work is judged for artistic merit, creativity, original concept and adherence to the stated design criteria. Selected entries will be featured in the Lahaina Arts Society Old Lahaina Jail Gallery for one month and will be eligible for other prizes and awards.
Poster Contest Winner: $2,500
Lahaina Arts Society Award: $250
Most Promising Artist: $100
People's Choice: $100
Honorable Mention: $100
August 18th, 2016
Artist Darice Machel McGuire was recently interviewed by CreativInn, an online art magazine. CreativInn is a directory where you will find all the Creatives around the world. This world is a huge place where there are all sorts of people with different capabilities and skills. Creativinn does not want creative minds to rot in graves without being noticed.
After reviewing McGuire's websites, CreativInn developed special questions to find out more about her life and work on Maui. Follow the link to read the full interview.
June 17th, 2016
Artist Darice Machel McGuire was recently interviewed by Mandy "With Five Questions" blog. This blog introduces readers to artists, authors, musicians, entrepreneurs, and other creative professionals, providing a forum for people to share their projects with a new audience. The editor creates a unique set of five questions for each interviewee. McGure's interview was posted Tuesday June 7 2016.
withfivequestions.blogspot.com/2016/06/meet-darice-machel-mcguire-artist.html
May 16th, 2016
The Zeitgeist Exhibition
WHAT: A juried exhibition of Northern California artists running May 14-July 10, with an artists reception 5-7 p.m. May 14.
WHERE: Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St.
TICKETS: $5 general; $4 seniors, students, teachers, military; $3 groups; free to PAC members. Fourth Mondays are free days and open until 8:00 p.m.
LEARN MORE: Visit petalumaartscenter.org.
Petaluma Arts Center�s new juried exhibit, �The Zeitgeist Exhibition, Capturing the Moment through Art,� which showcases work from 65 artists providing their perspective on the times in which we live. The exhibit, which runs from May 14 to July 10, showcases 69 works of art from creators in locations spanning from San Jose to the Oregon border, with more than a third of the submissions from Sonoma County.
Three jurors, Thomas Reynolds from the Thomas Reynolds Gallery in San Francisco, Dennis Calabi from Santa Rosa�s Calabi Gallery and Darice...
May 26th, 2015
Fourth Annual Maui Masters Show - June 1st through July 5th, 2015.
At the Old Courthouse Gallery in Lahaina Maui. An artist reception will be held June 6th from 6pm to 8pm.
The Maui Masters art show features 22 well known Maui artist. The artist in this show are by special invitation only. This years list of artist are as follows;
George Allan
Shawn Boen
Michael Clements
Rob Decamp
Joe Fletcher
Anna Good
Jack Hamilton
Al Harty
Joel Heinz
Julie Houck
Rich Kenny
Jim Kingwell
Vladimir Kush
Ferd Lorenzo
Cheryl McElfresh
Darice Machel McGuire
Susie Monroe
Nisla
Jamie Roth
Koana Smith
Michael Sweet
Sue Thomas
January 3rd, 2015
Artist Darice Machel McGuire is featured in the "Artist Spotlight" on Walter Foster website. McGuire is one of six authors in the new Walter Foster book "The Art of Painting in Acrylic" Master techniques for painting stunning works of art in acrylic-step by step. This book was released on August 1st, 2014.