July will be an exciting month for art here in our corner of the Big Island. The gallery will open on Friday July 2 in the evening, to honor our new artists. The next friday I'll be at the Wailoa Center helping to host the opening of our group show organized by Patti Pease Johnson, with a group of five local artists showing art inspired by nature. And down at Kalani Honua Retreat Center, a vibrant art festival is being organized by Richard Koob and our own Tuko Fujisaki, to celebrate the many artforms and artists working in the Puna District.