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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts AUGUST 2025 Newsletter


August 2025




SFCA Board of Commissioners Meeting on Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi meeting Friday, August 22, 2025. Office of Economic Development, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 200, Lihue. 12:00 p.m. until adjourned. The public is invited to attend in-person or online via Zoom. Meetings and agendas are posted just prior to the meetings on the State of Hawai‘i Calendar of Events.

Decisions about grants, artwork purchases, and more are made by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Board of Commissioners. 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.
Artwork: “Rainy Day, Rice Street” pastel drawing by Penny Nichols, 2023. SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Currently on display in Hawaiʻi State Capitol, office of Rep. Luke A. Evslin.
 
Community Arts Grant Applications Open August 1




Community Arts Grants applications open on Hawaii.GoSmart.org on August 1, 2025. The first part of the application, the Intent to Apply, must be submitted by September 30, 2025. The Community Arts Grants program (previously called Biennium Grants) supports eligible nonprofit 501(c)3 arts and culture organizations throughout the state of Hawaiʻi. The grant awards funding to organizations supporting programs and projects that advance the arts, culture, and the humanities in the lives of the people of Hawaiʻi.

Learn more on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/programs-for-organizations/community-arts-grants.

Artwork in graphic: A detail from “Hōnaunau”, a handwoven fabric wall hanging by Lynn Martin Graton, 2020, is in the background of the graphic at the top of this page. An overshot weave with Sashiko embroidery, Lynn says the work was inspired “…by an afternoon visit to the National Historic Park of Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau in October of 2020. The park was closed due to the pandemic but allowed visitors to walk in. It was such a privilege to be one of the only people in such a sacred site. It was a quiet day and I sat behind Hale o Keawe for quite a while, lost in the glimmering shifting colors of the turquoise ocean lapping up against patterns of the pahoehoe lava while schools of yellow tang fluttered by.” “Hōnaunau” is in the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection and is currently on display in the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Office of Community Services. Learn more about the artwork and explore the collection in our new online database: sfca.hawaii.gov/app-art.
 
Work at the SFCA




Work at the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts! Now hiring: Accountant IV. Honolulu, island of Oʻahu. This is a full-time, permanent position.⁠ Job description: Performs difficult professional accounting work; analyzes fiscal data; may maintain and/or develop the system for an accounting function; provides advisory services; and performs other related duties as assigned. ⁠Salary: $5,258 to $6,399 per month (SR-22, Step D to I). Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant’s qualifications, and other relevant factors. ⁠
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Hiring is handled by the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD). Applications accepted via GovernmentJobs.com/careers/hawaii. Recruitment number 22-0038. Please note that this is recruitment includes multiple State of Hawaiʻi departments.
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Artwork: detail from "Material Calculations" by Lori Uyehara, mixed media fiber including handmade papers, 2012. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Learn more about this and other artworks in the collection in the new SFCA Art in Public Places Collection online database!
 
SFCA Arts Education Spotlight




Honolulu Theatre for Youth collaborates with SFCA and Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum on new performance
Honolulu Theatre for Youth continues to collaborate with the SFCA and Capitol Modern on creating innovative, interactive performances for children. “Line, Circle, Sphere” explores lines, shapes, color and patterns through movement, music, and adventure. Created for ages 4+, the public performances are scheduled for October, following a tour of schools. Learn more on the Honolulu Theatre for Youth website: HTYweb.org/line-circle-sphere-2025.
 
SFCA Art in Public Places




Photo: Group of people viewing “Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻi” by Bernice Akamine in the “ACCESSION” exhibit at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (2023-2024). Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Loan of “Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻi” by Bernice Akamine to British Museum approved by SFCA Board of Commissioners
The SFCA Board of Commissioners has approved the loan of “Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻi” by Bernice Akamine from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) to the British Museum for an upcoming exhibition. At the July 18, 2025 meeting, board commissioners reviewed and approved the non-state loan request. From the staff report: “Approving ‘Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻi’ by Bernice Akamine to the British Museum supports a significant international exhibition that centers Hawaiian sovereignty, resilience, and the complex entanglements between Hawaiʻi and Great Britain. Marking the 200th anniversary of King Liholiho and Queen Kamāmalu’s historic visit to London, ʻHawaiʻi: Transforming Kingdoms’ aims to deepen public understanding of this shared history by presenting seldom-seen Hawaiian cultural treasures alongside contemporary works by Native Hawaiian artists. Akamine’s Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻi would be a crucial part of the exhibition’s third section, which foregrounds Indigenous perspectives and resistance. The inclusion of this work not only honors Akamine’s artistry and research into traditional kapa-making practices but also reinforces the SFCA’s commitment to amplifying Native Hawaiian voices in a global setting.”

The “Hawaiʻi: Transforming Kingdoms” exhibition at the British Museum is scheduled for January 15 – May 25, 2026. Read more about the loan and this artwork on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/sfca-board-of-commissioners-approves-loan-to-british-museum.
 
SFCA in the news




Honolulu Star Advertiser: arts agency copes with funding gaps
“While the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is due to receive about $1 million in federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, it grapples with about a $1 million shortage in state funds after the Legislature dramatically changed how the state agency can use money from its Works of Art Special Fund.” Full story by Mia Anzalone on the front page of the Honolulu Star Advertiser, July 15, 2025.

Artwork in photo is Lehuauakea, “Still Finding My Way Back Home”, mixed media, 2025. On loan from the artist for the Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025; on view at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum through December 6, 2025. Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum is a part of the SFCA Art in Public Places Program.




Art in Public Places Program Director Kamakani Konia in Kamehameha Schools alumni magazine
Kamakani Konia, SFCA Art in Public Places Program director, is in the Kamehameha Schools “I Mua” alumni magazine this summer. As the APP Program director, Kamakani is also the Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum director. He is the first Native Hawaiian SFCA Art in Public Places Program director in the history of the SFCA. The magazine can be read online at issuu.com/kamehamehaschools/docs/i_mua_magazine_issue_1_2025.

I Mua magazine


Maui Now: Student art exhibit highlights art-science connection by ‘zooming in’ on ocean species
Nearly 100 paintings created by Maui High School students in an SFCA Artists in the Schools residency with teaching artist Maggie Sutrov are on display through early August at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center in Kīhei. The students were 11th and 12th grade students in a marine science class. Each student painted a scientifically informed close-up portrait of a local marine animal.
Read or listen to the full article on the Maui Now website: mauinow.com/2025/07/09/student-art-exhibit-highlights-art-science-connection-by-zooming-in-on-ocean-species.

Maui Now






Creating Change through Creativity
“Youths facing life challenges learn to express themselves and heal through arts education, thanks to a Museum Without Walls grant. […] Fatiha’s art residency was made possible through funding from the Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative, a grant program at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF) in partnership with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts focused on increasing access to arts education in Hawai‘i. The initiative supports residencies focused on the fine arts targeted to reach participants and communities that experience barriers or challenges to accessing arts education.” Read the full article on the Hawaii Business Magazine website: HawaiiBusiness.com/creating-change-through-creativity. Advertorial paid for by Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
 
Capitol Modern




August events at Capitol Modern

•   Museum hours change August 1: now open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

•   “The Spark Within” art exhibit featuring artworks by Hawaiʻi public school teachers who are also professional artists. Extended through August 29!

•   First Friday, Friday August 1, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Quarterly “Night//Shift” event with Shangri La. Free all-ages live music and urban market event. Museum galleries will be open.

•   Friday Night Tempo, August 15, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi Island reggae night. Free all-ages live music and urban market. Museum galleries will be open.

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


 
SFCA Exhibit Visits




“How do I get my art into the Hawaiʻi SFCA public art collection?” Currently, most artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection are purchased from local art exhibits. Art Acquisition Selection Committees (AASCs) visit the exhibits and nominate artworks for the collection. Nominated works are then presented to the SFCA Board of Commissioners for approval. Learn more about how exhibit organizers can invite an SFCA AASC visit on our website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/invite-committee.

Artwork in image:

Below is a list of exhibits that the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved at the July 18, 2025 general meeting. A full list of recent and upcoming approved exhibits is posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/invite-committee (scroll down past the AASC invitation information).

•   An AASC visited the “Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis” exhibit at the Downtown Art Center in July and nominated four artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. A version of the exhibit, a joint presentation by the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui and The Glass Fusion Collective, will be on view at the Wailoa Center in Hilo (Hawaiʻi Island) September 5 - 25, 2025. They have also shared videos about four invited artists: Joan Namkoong, Ghislaine Chock, Karl Hensel, and Bud Spindt.

•   “MACC Biennial 2025” exhibition at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC), Schaefer International Gallery. Showcasing artists from across Hawaiʻi through new and contemporary work. Open through August 30, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the MACC website: MauiArts.org/exhibits.

•   “Kahi Ching: Chinese Zodiac, Part 1” exhibit of drawings and paintings by artist Kahi Ching at Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu in Honolulu. Through August 31, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu website: ArtsAndLettersNuuanu.org.

•   “Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025 Invitational” art exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery Maui, featuring artists from across Hawaiʻi. Through September 7, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Viewpoints Gallery website: ViewpointsGalleryMaui.com/exhibits.

•   “2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition Exhibition”, featuring an international exchange between Hawaiʻi and Shanghai artists. August 1 – 28, 2025 at Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island). An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Wailoa Center website: WailoaCenter.com/abstract-exchange.

•   “Many Hands, Many Journeys: A Cross-Pacific Artistic Dialogue” exhibit at Kahilu Theatre (Hawaiʻi Island) August 8 – September 14, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre website: kahilu.org/exhibits.

•   “Synergistic Tendencies: Explorations in Collaborative Ceramics” exhibition at Donkey Mill Art Center (Hawaiʻi Island), August 23 – October 11, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Donkey Mill Art Center website: DonkeyMillArtCenter.org/event/?event=6177.

•   “Kuleana” exhibit at Gallery ʻIolani, Windward Community College. Featuring works by University of Hawaiʻi alumni or former or current faculty or staff. August 29 – December 12, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please visit the Gallery ʻIolani website: gallery.windward.hawaii.edu.

•   “Interisland (New Paintings from New York and Hawaiʻi)” exhibition of 42 painters based in New York City and in Hawaiʻi at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, The Art Gallery, August 31 – December 7, 2025. Gallery walkthrough followed by opening reception Sunday August 31, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.

•   “My Monumental Summer: Live, Love, Paint” exhibition at Leeward Community College, Hōʻikeakea Gallery. Five artists create a monumental painting from start to finish. August 30 to November 15, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Leeward Community College website: leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.
 
Arts & Culture Opportunities




Image: promotional graphic for the 2025 Hawaiʻi Nei art exhibition call for artists.
A list of federal, state, and other arts and culture calls for artists and other 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.

•   County of Kauaʻi call for artists: County of Kauaʻi Planning Department and Friends of Hanapēpē Monument invites statements of interest and qualifications for a public art installation to be located in Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi to memorialize and commemorate a piece of Hanapēpē history. Applications open through Monday, September 1, 2025. RFI and additional information are posted to the County of Kauaʻi website, kauai.gov.

•   Hawaiʻi Craftsmen 58th Annual Statewide Exhibition call for traditional and contemporary craft. Registration closes August 31, 2025. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/ASE2025.

•   Call for artists: Hawaiʻi Nei 2025. The Three Mountain Alliance, the Hawai‘i Island Art Alliance, the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and the Wailoa Center State Park are proud to announce Hawai‘i Nei 2025, a juried art exhibition celebrating the native flora and fauna of Hawai‘i Island. Hawaiʻi Island residents of all ages are invited to submit works of art celebrating the native plants, animals, and habitats of our beloved island, our Hawai‘i Nei. Entries due by October 10, 2025. For more information and to submit work, please go to the Hawaiʻi Nei website: HawaiiNeiArtExhibition.org.

•   Call for exhibits: Kahilu Theatre (Hawaiʻi Island), deadline September 8, 2025. Kahilu seeks proposals from solo artists, artist groups and collectives, and curators for exhibitions. For more information and to apply, go to the CallForEntry posting: Kahilu Theatre Call for Exhibits.

•   Call for Entry (CaFE). The Call for Entry (CAFE) website can be searched by state (choose the “sort by” menu on the left side of the screen). Search the Café website: Artist.CallForEntry.org.

•   Call for artists: “Vessels: that which hold” exhibit, open to Hawaiʻi-based 2D and 3D artists in all mediums and styles. Submissions due by August 8, 2025. For more information and to enter, please go to the CallForEntry.org posting: 2025 Vessels.

•   “2025 Trash Show: Hawaiʻi Island Recycles” call for artists open to Hawaiʻi Island artists. All artworks must be made from post-consumer recycled materials, discards, throwaways, accrual, etc. Large 3-D pieces are encouraged. Submission deadline: September 12, 2025. For more information and to enter, please go to the CallForEntry.org posting: The 2025 Trash Show: Hawaiʻi Island Recycles.

•   Call for artists: “Wings and Woodlands: A Tribute to Native Birds and Forests”, Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project, Birds Not Mosquitoes, Kauaʻi Endangered Seabird Recovery Project and Tree for Honolulu’s Future celebrate Hawaiʻi’s native manu through art. Artists of all ages may enter. Entries due by October 31, 2025. For more information and entry forms, please go to KFBRP Art Exhibit Guidelines 2025 (Google Doc).  

•   Call for student artists: “Trees for Honolulu’s Future”, Hawaiʻi students grades K-8. Email ArtContest@TreesForHonolulu.org to be notified when the 9th annual contest is announced this summer.

•   East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center “36 Views of Mauna Loa” open call for artists January 1 - 31, 2026. Learn more on the EHCC website: ehcc.org/opencall/36views.

•   Call for artists: Honouliuli Plans for 10 Year Remembrance of Internment in Hawaiʻi. Calling all artists to be part of an Art Exhibit planned for January for this remembrance. Each month the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i plans events to learn more. Many people in the interment camp turned to art as a way to endure the unbearable with dignity and patience – “Gaman”. How will artists today respond? Entries due by December 21, 2025. nps.gov/hono/getinvolved/10th-anniversary-celebration.htm.
 
Arts & Culture Events
This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state and local government programs and events. 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.

•   Enclv Chinatown presents a new First Friday celebration in Honolulu, August 1 from 4:00 - 10:00 p.m. at 1113 Smith Street. A block-style event with live music, immersive art, and reconnecting people to creativity and culture. Additional information on HI Now Daily: hinowdaily.com/2025/08/01/enclv-takes-chinatown-new-first-friday-celebration-music-art-community.

•   Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2025 Open Exhibition opening reception Friday August 1, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. For more information and tickets, please visit the Downtown Art Center website: DowntownArtHI.org.

•   Downtown Art Center and James McCarthy present “Raise Your Voice: Songs of Hope and Resistance” Saturday August 9, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. For more information and tickets, please visit the Downtown Art Center website: DowntownArtHI.org/events.

•   Walking Tour: Art, History, and Architecture in the HEART of Honolulu, Saturday August 16, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Meet at the DAC Art & Gifts Shop. For information and tickets, please visit the Downtown Art Center website: DowntownArtHI.org/events.

•   "The Spark Within" artworks by public school teachers at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum, July 1 - August 29, 2025.

•   “Franco Salmoiraghi: Photographs of Hawaiʻi from the 70s, 80s, and 90s” at the Honolulu Museum of Art, through October 12, 2025. For more information, please visit the HoMA website: HonoluluMuseum.org/pQ4Q2sY/franco-salmoiraghi--photographs-of-hawai-i-from-the-70s--80s--and-90s.  

•   Hawaiʻi Public Radio “Hawaiʻi Radio Hour” broadcasting from Kahilu Theatre, Sundays at 4:00 p.m. on HPR-1. Conversations, moʻolelo, and mele. Learn more and listen on the Kahilu website: kahilu.org/hawaii-radio-hour-episodes.  

•   Honolulu Museum of Art HoMA Nights, every Friday until 9:00 p.m. Live music and experiences, included with admission. For more information, please visit the Honolulu Museum of Art website: HonoluluMuseum.org/events/467//homa-nights.

•   ʻIolani Palace Kamaʻāina Sundays monthly event with free presentations and acitivities. For more information, please visit the ʻIolani Palace website: IolaniPalace.org/visit/kamaaina-Sundays.

•   Bishop Museum After Hours monthly event, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, exploring Hawaiʻi’s cultural and natural history. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/exhibits-and-programs/afterhours.

•   Honouliuli National Historic Site and Judiciary History Center August events: Korean Prisoners of War. Speaker series, movie screening, tour, and exhibit: nps.gov/hono/getinvolved/august-events-korean-prisoners-of-war.htm.

 
Find exhibits and events on the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Go Hawaiʻi calendar
The Go Hawaiʻi event calendars provide information about cultural performances, stage shows, musical events, and art exhibits. The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority reviews each event submission and requires that the events is open to the public and “of interest to visitors”.  

•   Hawaiʻi Island: gohawaii.com/islands/hawaii-big-island/events 

•   Kauaʻi: gohawaii.com/islands/kauai/events 

•   Lanaʻi: gohawaii.com/islands/lanai/events 

•   Maui: gohawaii.com/islands/maui/events 

•   Molokaʻi: gohawaii.com/islands/molokai/events 

•   Oʻahu: gohawaii.com/islands/oahu/events 
Listing an event is free! Interested event hosts and organizations can learn more on the GoHawaii website: gohawaii.com/events/submit. 

 
SFCA + Hawaiʻi State Public Library System
The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System (LibrariesHawaii.org) houses print materials related to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, including:

•   SFCA Annual Reports from 1969 - present: Search Results for Annual Report State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

•   Exhibit catalog for "Collective Visions, 1967-1997: an exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, presented at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, September 3 - October 12, 1997” by Lisa Yoshihara.

•   1996 calendar “The people’s art: American Savings Bank presents artwork of the State of Hawaii” featuring art from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection.

•   Exhibit catalog for “Huc Luquiens’ Hawaiʻi: prints, 1918-1950” presented at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Gallery, January 18 - February 20, 1998.

 
SFCA Board of Commissioners




Photo: Laura Smith, “Laniakea Pool Edge” woodcut, cyanotype, and Chine collé print. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Currently on display in the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development.
SFCA Board approves twenty-one artwork purchases and six exhibit visits
The SFCA Board of Commissioners approved twenty-one artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection and six exhibit visits at the July 18, 2025 SFCA Board of Commissioners general meeting.

Artworks approved include an artwork by MFA candidate Hiroko Sakurai from the “Mud, Myth, and Memory - Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition” at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

•   Recent purchases and gifts are listed on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#recent-adds.

•   Approved exhibit visits are also posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#aasc-visits.




Graphic: detail from “Waimea Canyon”, oil painting by John Young, 1991. SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Currently on display in the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education, Kauaʻi District Office. John Young (1909-1997) was born in Honolulu. Largely self-taught, he learned calligraphy and brush painting at Chinese language school and produced his first oils at 18. Young used a brush and palette knife to create the lava formations and foliage of Waimea Canyon. "I want to give the entire canyon a feeling of great depth--create a sense of tranquility and a misty luminous light on the canvas."
Upcoming SFCA Board of Commissioners Meetings

•   Friday, August 22, 2025: General Meeting (Kauaʻi, Office of Economic Development, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 200, Lihue. 12:00 p.m. until adjourned)

•   Friday, November 21, 2025: General Meeting

•   Friday February 27, 2026: General Meeting

•   Friday, June 5, 2026: General Meeting
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 in-person at the No. 1 Capitol District Building and virtually on Zoom. 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 Rhiannon.MK.Keene@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 Rhiannon.MK.Keene@hawaii.gov.

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.

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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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