Stairway to Art

03/31/2014

12/23/2013

Dear Friends,

Here's wishing you and yours all the best during this Holiday Season and in the year to come no matter what religion you connect with (and for you atheists, the little boy in blue on the right represents you). But most importantly lets all show each other mutual respect and pray for, or contemplate World Peace for a moment of silence during this week. We must imagine first in order for it to become possible.

Aloha from Stairway to Art, Ken & Rebecca Charon

12/12/2013

Dear Friends of Stairway to Art,

I'm sending this to inform you that our gallery is closing at the end of December. Due to slow sales, I was already considering this step, but in the end it was the termination of our lease that made the decision for me.
I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I will miss the social interaction with my artist friends who would come to visit me in the gallery, the days when sales were good and visitors were interesting, but on the other hand there were not enough sales. We did manage to sell about $40,000 worth of art though over the 2 and 3/4 years we were open, which is a significant chunk, but most people walking by on the sidewalk below are looking for other than art works and not enough came up to have a look (more foreigner visitors did than American visitors).
Plus, I feel that the art market has changed dramatically in recent years with the take off of the internet. Although I will have to force myself, I will turn my focus to on-line art marketing for now to increase my presence there and show my work in virtual galleries and therefore to a worldwide audience. I'm hoping that doing that, and entering some select juried shows, will help. It is possible that with that done we will be in the position to try a real gallery again in the future.
We will close the gallery to the public on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December, 24th at 1 pm. So, if you want to get something before we close, come up before then. After that you can email us at [email protected] or phone us at 966-7343 for an appointment.
Rebecca and I want to thank you all for your support in Stairway to Art.

Aloha and Happy Holidays, Ken Charon.

12/04/2013

Please keep Stairway to Art in mind during this holiday season. We have gift prints and cards at rock bottom prices and originals too. Specials include Catherine Robbins giclees at 30% off and custom n**e nymph ornaments by Linda Stevens.

10/28/2013

09/16/2013

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng receives the Aloha Peace Prize created by Stairway to Art artist Ken Charon.

09/09/2013

CHARON CREATES "ALOHA PEACE PRIZE" TROPHY

Event organizer Sara Burgess, commissioned award-winning East Hawaii artist, Ken Charon to create the trophy to be presented at this, the inaugural United Nation Association Aloha Peace Prize Luncheon. This year's honoree will be Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng who Charon has depicted, painted on a wooden cut-out standing on the planet Earth. She is being awarded this trophy for her work in multicultural education and developing peace studies curriculum. The sister of President Barack Obama, she has also worked at the East-West Center promoting international exchange among many other accomplishments.
Ken Charon has created peace art in this community since his arrival here in 1984. He also teaches art to children through the Dept. of Parks & Rec. and other programs.
The event will take place this Saturday, Sept 14th from 11-2:30 at the Nani Mau Gardens in Hilo. Tickets are still available at Basically Books and by calling Ruth Larkin at 965-0909

09/06/2013

Stairway to Art will be open tonight from 5:30-8:00 for First Friday. idspace will have a new exhibit and we will have some new works too. Please come and join us.
This is Ken Charon's painting "Puna Bueguel", prints available.