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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts AUGUST 2024 Newsletter


SEPTEMBER 2024

Artist Solomon Enos invites the public to “make their mark” for State Capitol Pools project
Artist and illustrator Solomon Enos invites members of the public to add a dot of paint to the community mural that will be the basis for the State Capitol Pools project. The waterless pool is designed to decrease water damage and maintenance costs for the Hawaiʻi State Capitol that will keep the integrity of the historic architectural character. Enos is actively encouraging participation with the community mural, saying it’s like “each person adds their drop of water to the ocean.” The completed mural will be made into glass, much like Doug Young’s glass sculpture “Waikui” in the Capitol Modern outdoor sculpture garden.

Enos will be in the ground floor Passion on Display (POD) gallery Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and during Capitol Modern events (including First Friday and Friday Night Tempo.

Educators interested in bringing school groups to the museum can contact Shirley Lam, Museum Education Coordinator, at info@capitolmodern.org.

More about the project on the SFCA news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/creative-solution-for-hawai%CA%BBi-state-capitol-pool-makes-progress-with-selection-of-artist-to-develop-design.

SFCA Community Arts Grants

SFCA Community Arts Grant program intent to apply open through September 30
The SFCA Community Arts Grant Program supports the projects/program of nonprofit 501(c)3 arts and culture organizations throughout the State. Organizations interested in submitting a Project Application for the fiscal year 2026 must first submit their legal eligibility documents to the Intent to Apply through Hawaii GO Smart. Intent to Apply closes on September 30, 2024.

Go to the SFCA website for more information: sfca.hawaii.gov/cag.
Contact email: SFCAgrants@Hawaii.gov

Community Arts Grant Program


SFCA Arts Education Programs

Photo: SFCA Artistic Teaching Partner Meleanna Meyer led participants in doing scientifically accurate illustrations of the tilapia and labeling the parts of the fish in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
Hawaiʻi Open Arts program connects to ʻāina and brings arts education to classrooms
SFCA Artistic Teaching Partners and members of the ʻĀina Arts Teaching Cohort working with the new Hawaiʻi Open Arts (HŌʻĀ) ʻāina-based arts program have recently done Professional Development at learning centers on Hawaiʻi Island and Oʻahu. These sessions included introductions to the community learning centers and hands-on arts activities related to the sites. Read more about the sessions and program on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/hawaii-open-arts-program-connects-to-aina-and-brings-arts-education-to-classrooms.

Hawaiʻi Open Arts Program Professional Development



“Forest Flutters” performances heading to Maui
"Forest Flutters", originally presented at Capitol Modern and then at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY), will now be on Maui! Originally created in an SFCA and HTY collaboration for children with learning or physical disorders, the production has been adapted for children ages 2-7. Children are invited to interact, move, and explore in this immersive theatrical performance.⁠ Sunday September 22 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC). Two shows, one at 10:00 a.m., second at 2:00 p.m. The MACC will be collecting donations for the Maui Food Bank during this event.

“The Maui Arts & Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, presents Forest Flutters: A Bird-Day Party by Danica Rosengren and the HTY Ensemble. This enchanting and educational experience invites keiki to explore Hawai‘i’s forests and meet its native birds through a multi-sensory adventure filled with smells, touch, movement, and music.

Children ages 2 and up, along with their families, will delight in the symphony of native birds who have inhabited our islands long before humans arrived. The show promises to engage all senses, providing a rich and immersive experience for young audiences.”

Learn more and get tickets on the Maui Arts and Cultural Center website: mauiarts.org/show-info.php?id=956.

Forest Flutters on Maui


SFCA Art in Public Places Artist Spotlights

Photo: Capitol Modern visitor viewing “Kāhea – a call” collograph prints by Abigail Romanchak, 2019. SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. The print series uses three-dimensional visualizations of songs by endangered endemic and native Hawaiian birds. Currently on display in the “ʻĀi ā manō” exhibit at Capitol Modern, through December 2024.
SFCA Art in Public Places Artist Spotlight: Abigail Kahilikia Romanchak is a 2024 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Fellowship
Artist Abigail Kahilikia Romanchak is a 2024 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Fellowship, awarded to 15 artists from across the United States. Artists are nominated by nominators whose work they feel “contributes to important artistic and cultural discourse, are deserving of greater recognition on a national level, and for whom the receipt of this award would be meaningful and impactful.” The fellowship awards financial support, opportunities for skill development, peer exchange, and network building to sustain artist practices.

Read more about the fellowship on the Joan Mitchell Foundation website: JoanMitchellFoundation.org/journal/announcing-the-2024-joan-mitchell-fellows.

2024 Joan Mitchell Fellows



Photo: Capitol Modern museum visitor viewing “kaha ʻolalau i ke kaha peʻa” by Kapulani Landgraf, on loan from the artist for the “Our Sea of Islands” exhibit.

SFCA Art in Public Places Artist Spotlight: Kapulani Landgraf
Windward Community College has annouced Kapulani Landgraf as the new director of Gallery ʻIolani. Landgraf has been a professor of art and Title III project director at Kapiʻolani Community College and photography instructor at Windward Community College. Read more on the University of Hawaiʻi News site: hawaii.edu/news/2024/08/19/photogs-at-windward-gallery-iolani.

Landgraf has several pieces in the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection, including “Mamakakaua”, currently on display at Capitol Modern in the “ʻAi Ā Manō” exhibit. Artwork on loan from Landgraf is also in the “Our Sea of Islands” exhibit at Capitol Modern.

University of Hawaiʻi News: Kapulani Landgraf at Gallery ʻIolani




Photos: left, “A Sign of the Times” by Maikaʻi Tubbs, 2023. Graphite and plastic shopping bags. SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Currently on display in the the “ʻĀi ā manō” exhibit at Capitol Modern, through December 2024. Right, “Veritas (Protoype)” by Kaili Chun, 2010. Steel and locks. SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Currently on display in the the “ʻĀi ā manō” exhibit at Capitol Modern, through December 2024.

SFCA Art in Public Places Artist Spotlight: University of Hawaiʻi hires Native Hawaiian art specialists
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) Department of Art and Art History has announced that artists Kaili Chun and Maikaʻi Tubbs have been hired as instructors.

“We’re excited to finally be able to share the good news that we have successfully completed our Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian Visual Arts recruitment. In April 2024, the department recommended to the Dean’s office that we hire both finalists, a call which was echoed by a good portion of feedback submitted by attendees of the finalists’ talks.

Recognizing the importance of Native Hawaiian art specialists in the department, the Dean’s office submitted a request for two hires on April 26. After a long wait we received the welcomed approval.

Kaili Chun will start this Fall.  Maikaʻi Tubbs will start next year, either in Spring or Fall 2025. Congratulations to them both!  We are thrilled and humbled to call them colleagues and will do everything we can to support their success.

Mahalo to everyone for working in solidarity and grace for the present and future of Kanaka Maoli art at UHM, in Hawai’i, and beyond.” - UHM Department of Art and Art History

Both artists have multiple artworks in the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection and artworks currently on display at Capitol Modern. These hires come shortly after Punihei Lipi was selected to lead a systemwide Native Hawaiian initiative for the University of Hawaiʻi.

Capitol Modern


September events at Capitol Modern

•   Chess Tournament, 2024 Hawaii Open, August 31 - September 2. For more information, please visit the registration page for the 2024 Hawaii Open: KingRegistration.com/event/2024_Hawaii_Open.

•   First Friday, September 6, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

•   Labor Day, Monday September 2: museum open 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

•   Friday Night Tempo, September 20, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

•   “Make Your Mark” for the State Capitol Pool project, Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and during evening events.

•   Exhibits on display through November and December 2024

•   Museum calendar: CapitolModern.org/events
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CapitolModern.org


Calls for Artists, Jobs, Grants, and Other Opportunities
A list of federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities. Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

A longer list is on the SFCA website news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/jobs-calls-for-artists-grants-and-other-opportunities-september-2024.


•   The Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) in Olympia, Washington, has two flexible/hybrid job postings: Program Coordinator for Grants to Organizations (deadline to apply: September 5) and a Project Manager for the ArtsWA Art in Public Places program (deadline to apply: September 8, 2024). Learn more on the ArtsWA website: arts.wa.gov.

•   Maui Public Art Corps Call for Artists – request for proposals for participatory public art projects. Applications due September 8, 2024. Details online at MauiPublicArt.org/apply.

•   College Radio: KTUH FM Monday Night Live, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Local bands can schedule an appearance on the University of Hawaiʻi’s radio station by contacting the KTUH Live Director at 808-956-5288. Leave a message with your name, your band’s name, and your phone number. KTUH.org.

•   Call for Artists: “WESTAF 50 Years, 50 Artists: A Celebration of the West” entry deadline September 14, 2024. For more information, visit the call information on Call For Entry: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13417.

•   Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Call for Art to tackle plastic pollution and marine debris. Categories for Youth Artists, Hawaiʻi Artists, and Community Engaged Artists. Submissions due by September 16. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Sea Grant program website: seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/about/opportunities.

•   Call for Artists: Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit 2024 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Surrealist Manifesto, Wailoa Center will be producing a surrealist exhibit in October 2024. Entries due September 6, 2024. Exhibit dates: October 4 – 24, 2024. For more information and to submit entries, please go to the call for artists post on CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12599.

•   Hawaiʻi International Film Festival Online Creatives and Critics Immersive (HOCCI) program accepting cohort applications for the 44th annual Hawaiʻi International Film Festival. HOCCI is looking to support Hawaiʻi-based AANHPI film critics and creators interested to contributing to foud different focuses: writing, podcasting, video essays, and vlogs. Submit applications to HIFF.org/hocci by September 13, 2024.

•   Investing in Artists Tools and Equipment program grants to individual craft artists. Applications due by September 4, 2024. For more information, please visit the Center for Cultural Innovation website: CCIarts.org/tools_equipment.html.

•   Kahilu Theatre call for Exhibits deadline extended to September 6. For more information, visit the theatre website: kahilu.org/exhibits.

•   Call for Artists: Kauaʻi Society of Artists (KSA) "Wings and Woodlands: A Tribute to Native Birds and Forests 2024" exhibit. In partnership with Birds, Not Mosquitoes and Kamehameha Schools, KSA will be hosting an art show at the KSA gallery November 1 - 8, 2024. Artists of all ages and experiences are encouraged to create and submit art inspired by Native Hawaiian manu and their forest habitat. Entry day: October 25, 2024. For more information and entry forms, please go to the Google Docs document for the exhibit: KFBRP Art Exhibit Guidelines 2024 - Google Docs.

•   City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation, Kapolei City Lights 2024 Vendors Wanted (craft, merchandise, food). Event: Saturday November 30, 2024. Applications will be available in mid-September online at bit.ly/kapoleicitylights.

More jobs, grants, and other opportunities

Arts and Culture Calendar

This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state and local government programs and events. A longer list of events is on the SFCA website news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/ arts-and-culture-calendar-september-2024.

Questions regarding a particular program or event should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.

•   Hawaiian History Month events include a concert, tours of ʻIolani Palace, and a documentary showcase. Learn more on the Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī website: HawaiiPonoi.info.

•   Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, September 14 and 15, 2024. For more information please visit the festival website: HawaiiBookAndMusicFestival.com.

•   Leeward Community College Hōʻikeākea Gallery “Bitter Sweet” exhibit featuring young women painters in Hawaiʻi. Opening reception Saturday August 31, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit open August 31 – November 2, 2024. For more information please visit the gallery website: Leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.

•   48th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, September 21-22, 2024 at Bishop Museum. BishopMuseum.org/calendar/48th-annual-honolulu-intertribal-powwow.

•   Windward Community College, Gallery ʻIolani “The OGs: Photographers of the Silver Gelatin Process” exhibit showcasing the work of 11 influential Hawaiʻi photographers. Opening reception Friday, September 6, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Exhibit open September 6 – December 6, 2024. hawaii.edu/news/2024/08/19/photogs-at-windward-gallery-iolani.

•   University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, opening receptions for three exhibits: Sunday, September 1, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in The Art Gallery, John Young Museum of Art, and Commons Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa).

◦   “John Young, His Life and Work” John Young Museum of Art, September 1 – December 9, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/john-young-his-life-work

◦   “Tribute to Satoru” Commons Gallery, August 27 – September 29, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/tribute-satoru-artist

◦   “Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings” in The Art Gallery through December 8, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/satoru-abe-100-new-paintings

◦   Learn more on the UHM Art and Art History Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.

More in the arts and culture calendar


SFCA in the media

Civil Beat Honolulu
Fighting to Keep These Programs Alive: Art Classes Are Scarce in Some Hawaii Schools
August 25, 2024 / Megan Tagami

SFCA Arts Education Coordinator Danica Rosengren, SFCA Artistic Teaching Partners Ashiya Carter and Angel Prince are among arts education professionals interviewed for an article about Hawaiʻi schools and arts education.

“Financial support for the arts has also become more precarious in recent years. Lawmakers considered a bill earlier this year that would have significantly cut funding for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, which helps place local artists in public schools. While the bill didn’t pass, concerns about sustaining art classes remain.”

Read the full article and comments on the Civil Beat website: civilbeat.org/2024/08/fighting-to-keep-these-programs-alive-art-classes-are-scarce-in-some-hawaii-schools.

SFCA Board of Commissioners

SFCA Board approves 11 artworks, 5 exhibit visits

Image: “Laʻa Kea (Sacred Light)” oil on canvas painting by Julie Houck, 2024. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Purchased from the “Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024” exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery Maui.
The SFCA Board of Commissioners Art in Public Places Committee approved the purchase of 11 artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection on July 17, 2024. Exhibits purchased from: “NO FOGET!” at fishcake, “Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024 - Ka Leo Moana - The Voice of the Ocean - 19th Annual Invitational” at Viewpoints Gallery Maui, “Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024” at the Downtown Art Center Gallery, and “Allegory” at Bishop Square Pauahi Lobby.

The committee began scheduling more frequent meetings this year, in part to speed up the process of approving exhibit visits, artwork purchases, and artwork loans.

Recent purchases and gifts are listed on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#recent-adds.
SFCA Board approves visits to exhibits on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu
Art Acquisition Selection Committee (AASC) visits provide important support for artists and arts organization venues statewide. The SFCA Board of Commissioners has approved Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits to these exhibits:  

•   “Mālama Wao Akua 2024”, Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui), September 13 - November 8, 2024

•   “Hānau Ka Moʻolelo”, Donkey Mill Art Center (Holualoa, Hawaiʻi Island), September 28 - December 14, 2024.

•   “Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024”, Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu), October 4 - 26, 2024.

•   “Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit”, Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island), October 4 - 24, 2024

•   “And Now Here We Are”, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Islands), October 5 - November 29, 2024
Approved exhibit visits are also posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#aasc-visits.

Upcoming SFCA Board of Commissioners Meetings

Image: graphic includes detail from "Ape Ape Taro" black and white photograph by Stanley Tomita, 1976. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

•   September 11, 2024: General Board Meeting, 10:00 a.m.
Meeting schedule is also posted to the SFCA website calendar: sfca.hawaii.gov/events.

Decisions about grants, artwork purchases, and more are made by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Board of Commissioners. Meetings are currently being held virtually on Zoom, and the public is invited to attend. Appointed by the state governor, the Board of Commissioners oversees the Executive Director, provides input, and approves spending. Commissioners are volunteers and do not receive compensation for their duties.

Individuals may submit written testimony on posted agenda items in advance of the meeting via email to HawaiiSFCA@hawaii.gov or by mail addressed to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Individuals interested in signing up to provide oral testimony on posted agenda items at the meeting may submit their name, email, and phone number to HawaiiSFCA@hawaii.gov. Individuals may provide oral testimony at the meeting via the above-listed video conferencing link or by calling the above listed telephone number. Testimony presented during the meeting will be limited to three minutes each.
Agenda items for General Meetings may include approval of artwork acquisition recommendations and Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) art exhibit visit recommendations.

Agendas and minutes are also posted on the SFCA Board of Commissioners page.

SFCA Office
The SFCA office is open by appointment. SFCA is operating in a hybrid model of teleworking where all staff are available by email or telephone. If you aren’t sure who to contact, email HawaiiSFCA@hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-0300 and leave a voice message, including your name and telephone number.

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The mission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is to promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai‘i. HSFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Hawaii State Art Museum

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is dedicated to presenting the largest and finest collection of works by Hawai'i artists that celebrate the diverse artistic and cultural legacy of Hawai'i.

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To promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts, history and the humanities as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai`i. HSFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai`i and the National Endowment for the Arts. The HSFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services.

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The musuem is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed State and Federal Holdays. Always free admission. For pre-recorded information call 586-0900.

The Hawai'i State Art Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For pre-recorded summary information on the museum, call (808) 586-0900. For current museum program information, call the HSFCA Art in Public Places Program at (808) 586-0305. To arrange an educational tour of the museum, call (808) 586-9958.


For information on the HSFCA; the Hawai'i State Art Museum; HSFCA grants, programs, and services; Hawai'i arts and culture events; and USA and worldwide arts opportunities, visit the HSFCA website, www.hawaii.gov/sfca.
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