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 Artist to Artist host Stephanie Sachs was born in New York and received her B.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. Moving to Maui in the late 1980's, she was determined to make a living as an artist from early on. She could be seen drawing portraits on Front Street in Lahaina, selling her art under the Banyan Tree, and then showing in a Front Street gallery. Her work has since been accepted into both Art Maui and Hui No'eau juried shows.
Ms. Sachs' art is collected internationally, and she has completed commissions for Peregrine Systems and Abbot Laboratories. Currently, her paintings can be seen at Tommy Bahamas Stores, Tuesday mornings at the Four Seasons in Wailea, and on her website, www.sachsmaui.com. She has been a fixture on the Maui art scene for 19 years, having met, worked with, and been inspired by hundreds of Maui artists. In 2006, in an effort to put Maui's fine artists and dynamic art scene on display for all to see, she partnered with producer Darren Corrao to create Artist to Artist. |
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 In addition to independent television production, Producer Darren J. Corrao currently works part-time for Akaku Productions at Akakū: Maui Community Television. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, received a B.A. in Economics from New York University, a J.D. from the Cornell Law School, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the NYU School of Law. He moved to Maui in 2000 from Tokyo, Japan, where he was working as an investment banker and international tax lawyer. In 2005, he redirected his focus to television production and community involvement.
In addition to producing and directing numerous episodes of Artist to Artist and Around Town, Darren's most recent credits include: Director of four live television broadcasts ("Maui Daily's Immersive News Coverage of the Hawaii Superferry - December 13, 2007"; "Maui Daily's Immersive News Coverage of the Hawaii Superferry - December 15, 2007"; "Focus Maui Nui Youth Alliance One Hour Special" and "Akaku Relaunch Party"; Producer of "Sketch Pad: How to Paint a Sunset"; Editor for multiple editions of "The Maui Daily"; and Director of the taping of the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce's "Business Fest" (currently in post-prodution). He has also served as: Director of Photography for "In Her Own Voice," a one-hour video written and directed by Eve Moffet about the stories of women in prison due to their addictions to crystal meth; a Floor Director for Akaku's live television coverage of Maui County's primary and general elections; Director and Editor of a 3-hour television production of Na Mele O Maui, Maui schools' annual song competition; a regular crew member for Akaku's monthly PSA Day and Speak Out; a Technical Director for the live television coverage of Maui County Council meetings; and a Camera Operator for three lectures in the "Focus Green: Conversations on Climate Change" series presented at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, including Editor for the lecture featuring Terry Tamminen, Cabinet Member and Chief Policy Advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Darren also co-produced "The Artists' Voices," which was shown at the War and Peace Art Exhibition in Makawao (currently on tour throughout the United States), was a Camera Operator for the Barefoot Native's Barefoot Bash concert and for interviews of Claire Danes and William Hurt at the Maui Film Festival, and served as Editor for "Addiction and Recovery, Hope for the Future." Darren credits his beautiful wife, Maureen Van Denburgh, formerly a banker and now a social worker, as the inspiration for his newly-found love of storytelling, free speech, and local community involvement. |
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