The Arts at Mark's Garage

 

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Candice D.

San Francisco, CA

The Arts at Marks Garage is like a mini-landmark for the art community.  When you refer to any of the smaller art galleries around it, most times it's referred to in reference to Mark's Garage.  It is one of the best art venues in Hawaii due to its diverse offerings in the arts.

Not only can you go every First Friday to experience a new collection, but you can also go to their performance art, theatre, and poetry events throughout the month.  

Their staff is first-rate and friendly.  The flexibility of the space allows for the visual art to coexist in new and exciting ways with the performance art in the next rooms.  
The facilities are clean and well taken care of.  Reminiscent of lab theatre, it is one large space simply set apart with black curtains hanging from the ceiling.  Their ample chairs allow for flexible events, and their stage and PA system give artists the chance to express themselves clearly.  The bathrooms are clean, which is great for a space that exists in Chinatown.  

Parking will suck if you go on a First Friday, and just concede that you're most likely going to have to pay for it.  Most of the parking lots take only cash, so make sure to have at least $10 on hand.  

I suggest checking out Re:Verses every last Tuesday of the month, it's a poetry event that includes both strong feature poets as well as an open mic.  

Get on the Mark's Garage mailing list and you'll recieve all of the event invitations by mail.

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Squid S.

Honolulu, HI

For all of Marks Garage's good characteristics, one that it seems to lack is organization.  I was one of many musicians who played here.  No one seems to know what is going on or who pays the bills - i.e. who pays the musicians.  It took a while but we finally got paid out. When we got there, a group of them were smoking pot downstairs, among other things.  

If you don't know, there's a small back door that goes under the garage in the back of the gallery.  The entrance is usually blocked by a chair or something, but it leads to a bunch of other rooms that are unoccupied and then eventually an exit.

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