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Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts JUNE 2022


National Endowment for the Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for Fiscal Year 2022
For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2022, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is announcing more than $91 million in recommended grants to organizations in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. Grants are in three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships.
10 grants for a total of $1,096,200 has been awarded to Hawaiʻi organizations:
•County of Hawaiʻi (Department of Parks and Recreation)
•Edith K. Kanakaole Foundation
•Hawaiʻi Alliance for Arts Education (aka Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance)
•Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
•Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking
•Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
•Pacific Islanders in Communications
•Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)
•Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC)
The next deadline for organizations interested in applying for Grants for Arts Projects is July 7, 2022; visit arts.gov for more information. Read the full press release online: arts.gov/news/press-releases/2022/national-endowment-arts-announces-second-round-grants-fy-2022
Photo: Edith K. Kanakaole Foundation / Halau o Kekuhi

NEA Press Release
New SFCA Programs
A culture fellowship, one-time Creative Workforce grant, and a State Poet Laureate program will launch this summer.

SFCA Culture Fellowship
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), with support from the Hawaiʻi State Legislature, has developed a relief grant through the American Rescue Plan Act, intended to assist eligible individual cultural practitioners and artists across the State of Hawaiʻi. Eight $25,000 SFCA Culture Fellowships will recognize, honor, and support the creative achievements of renowned culture-bearers of art forms vital to Hawaiʻi’s rich cultural heritage. This Fellowship aims to acknowledge a new generation of traditional artists and cultural practitioners whose work exemplifies a high level of expertise and dedication to their form of art or discipline. Applications will open June 15, 2022, on Hawaii.GoSmart.org. Meanwhile, interested applicants can learn more about the SFCA Culture Fellowship on the SFCA website grants page (SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Grants). Applicants must be registered and compliant with Hawaiʻi Compliance Express (Vendors.eHawaii.gov/HCE) and we recommend that interested applicants register (or update an existing Hawaiʻi Compliance Express registration) as soon as possible.
SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Grants

Creative Workforce Grants
The Creative Workforce Grant is a one-time grant funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through the State of Hawaiʻi Legislature, intended to boost the economy, strengthen the creative workforce, and support the communities of Hawaiʻi. This grant provides eligible nonprofit 501(c)3 art and culture organizations support towards the living wage for staff salaries and/or contractual personnel in a creative worker role within the organization. Intent to apply will open on Hawaii.GoSmart.org July 1, 2022. For more information, please visit the SFCA website grants page: SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Grants.

SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Grants
Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
In partnership with the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System and the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, SFCA will launch the Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate program on June 20, 2022. This program intends to promote and encourage appreciation of poetry and literary life in Hawaiʻi and the poetry community, while inspiring an emerging generation of new writers. This designation recognizes and honors a Hawaiʻi poet of exceptional talent and accomplishment. Nominations may be made by an organization or individual in the state of Hawaiʻi (self-nominations are allowed). Additional information will available soon on the SFCA website news page (SFCA.Hawaii.gov/News).
SFCA.Hawaii.gov/News

SFCA Jobs
Now Hiring: Administrative Services Assistant (Full-time, Temporary)
SFCA is hiring a full-time, temporary Administrative Services Assistant (ASA) for an 89-day contract (renewable while permanent position is open). This position plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs all administrative staff services, advises and assists the Executive Director in internal management, fiscal and personnel staff functions; and performs other duties as required. Salary: $26.54/hour (State salary schedule SR-22, Step C). For more information, including how to apply, please visit the SFCA website jobs page: SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Jobs.
SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Jobs

SFCA Art in Public Places Program




Young Artists of Hawaiʻi: Mahalo Judges
Me ke aloha pumehana to this year’s Young Artists of Hawaiʻi (YAH) judges Kamaka Pili, Makanani Sala, and Raitea Helm, and to 2022 YAH spokesperson Dr. Taran Chun. This year’s competition was on the theme of “What Does Good Leadership Look Like?”.
Photo: left to right, Kamaka Pili, Makanani Salā, Dr. Taran Chun, and Raiatea Helm in the State Art Museum Sculpture Garden in front of the “King Kamehameha I Uniting the Hawaiian Island Kingdom” (enamel on steel mural by Hon-Chew Hee, 1976, Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts).

New Process for Requesting AASC Visits
The process for requesting an Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) has been updated. The request application process is now through Hawaii.GoSmart.org where organizations apply online (please note that you must be logged in to see the AASC request form). This new online process is intended to streamline the process for applicants and the SFCA.
Acquisition Award Selection Committees visit art exhibitions in across the state to recommend artworks for the Art in Public Places Collection of the SFCA. For more information, please visit the SFCA website: SFCA.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/invite-committee.

Acquisition Award Selection Committees (AASCs) Upcoming Exhibit Visits
Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits continue to provide important support for artists and arts organization venues statewide. The SFCA has conducted over 20 AASC visits during the pandemic so far.

The SFCA Board of Commissioners recently approved Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits to these exhibits:
•Oʻahu - “Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2022 Open Exhibition”. Downtown Art Center (Honolulu). Watercolor, juried. August 2 - 22, 2022.
•Hawaiʻi Island - “Huakaʻi/Journey”, Firehouse Gallery (Waimea). Mixed media, juried. July 1 - August 31, 2022.

Approved AASC visits are also posted on the SFCA's website: Selling Your Art.
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SFCA Grants Spotlight

Living Ulana: Kumulāʻau Sing and Haunani Balino-Sing
Excerpt: As Kumulā‘au’s hobby evolved into a calling, Haunani, who taught elementary school, got more involved. But it wasn’t until about ten years ago that she took it up seriously, thanks to the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Folk & Traditional Arts Culture Grants program. These grants are awarded to cultural experts passing their knowledge to the next generations, and one of them allowed Haunani to stop teaching and become an apprentice. The couple began holding workshops, taking them beyond O‘ahu to the Bailey House Museum and Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, both on Maui. Read the full article online: HanaHou.com/25.3/living-ulana.
Read on Hana Hou

Maui Teens
“Over the past several months, I’ve had the good fortune to collaborate with a group of very talented Maui teens on a short film. With generous support from the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, we collaboratively came up with a story, workshopped the script, rehearsed and, over the past two weekends, shot the film. Look out, these kids got chops!” - Stefan Schaefer, SFCA American Rescue Plan grant recipient. Stefan has shared still photos from the production on his Instagram feed: instagram.com/p/CeNgso1OKG7
Stefan Schaefer on Instagram


Lāhainā Noon
Lāhainā Noon at “Sky Gate” - Composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, who was just named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in music, led Honolulu’s Lāhainā Noon concert celebration on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at noon. This event was supported in part by an SFCA American Rescue Plan grant. Read the full press release on the Honolulu Mayor’s Office on Culture and the Arts (MOCA) website: HonoluluMoca.org/news/pulitzer-prize-nominated-hawaii-musician-will-lead-lhain-noon-concert-on-may-26-2022.
Read the MoCA Press Release


Ulana ʻĀina: free arts integrated lessons teaching conservation through art. Join Maui artist Maggie Sutrov as she paints on site with Maui conservation groups, then leads an art lesson connecting students to these special places and how we can care for them. This project is supported in part by an SFCA American Rescue Plan grant. Learn more about the project on Maggie’s website: PaintThere.com/Ulana-Aina.
PaintThere.com/Ulana-Aina

Grants and Opportunities




Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority: Community Outreach Survey
The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) has begun the process of studying potential amendments to the Mauka Area Rules (MAR) (§15-217, HAR), which govern development in the Mauka area of the Kakaako Community Development District. HCDA is looking for ways to better implement community benefits, reinforce reserved housing, and implement effective changes to make the Mauka area of Kakaako a stronger and healthier community. As part of this process, HCDA is reaching out to the community to get feedback. On December 2, 2021, HCDA held its first of several virtual community meetings to discuss the MAR amendment process. HCDA has also put together an online Community Outreach Survey. The survey is open to the general public, the results of which will be shared to the public. We encourage everyone to participate in the online survey and upcoming virtual community meetings. You can find updates and meeting times on the HCDA website, www.dbedt.hawaii.gov/hcda.
HCDA Community Outreach Survey

Now Hiring: SFCA Administrative Services Assistant
SFCA is hiring a full-time, temporary Administrative Services Assistant (ASA) for an 89-day contract (renewable while permanent position is open). This position plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs all administrative staff services, advises and assists the Executive Director in internal management, fiscal and personnel staff functions; and performs other duties as required. Salary: $26.54/hour (State salary schedule SR-22, Step C). For more information, including how to apply, please visit the SFCA website jobs page: SFCA.Hawaii.gov/Jobs.

Performing, Teaching, and Presenting at the State Art Museum
If you are interested in doing contract work performing, teaching, or presenting in the museum, please go to one of the forms linked below:
•Performing at HiSAM: HiSAM Performance Request Form
•Teaching a Workshop at HiSAM: Workshop Teacher Application Form
•Installation in the Mirror Room:
Mirror Room Installation Proposal Form
◦Please note that this is our installation space and only full proposals will be considered. If you are interested in using our POD studio space, please complete that form instead.
•Utilizing the Passion on Display (POD) Space: POD at HiSAM Proposal Form
◦Please note that this is considered free studio space and is not a paid opportunity. If you would prefer to have an installation at HiSAM, please complete the form for the Mirror Room.
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University of Hawaiʻi-Maui College Course: Art in Public Places
Public Art – History and Practice (ART 190) with instructor Michael Takemoto will be offered in the Fall 2022 semester You do not need to be a current student to take the class. The course may be taken for no credit or audited as long as you are registered and pay tuition. For details, contact Takemoto at MMTakemoto@hawaii.edu.
Read more about the course in the Lahaina News: https://www.lahainanews.com/news/entertainment/2022/05/06/uhmc-to-offer-fall-course-on-art-in-public-places/.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants to Support Native Hawaiians
OHA has announced $14.9 Million in Grant Solicitations to Support Native Hawaiians. OHA grants for organizations include the Educational Pathways Grants, supporting initiatives, leveraging partnerships, engaging in strategies to develop educational pathways that strengthen culture-based education, early education, K-12 and post-secondary education will ensure that Native Hawaiians are grounded in their past while participating in a technologically oriented future. Cycle 2 opens September 1, 2022. Learn more about OHA Grants Program on the OHA website: OHA.org/grants.

Now Hiring: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
OHA is now hiring for several positions including Grants Manager, Grants Officer, Public Policy Advocate (Community Engagement), Research Analyst, and Strategy Management Analyst. Learn more on the OHA website: OHA.org/jobs.

Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking Youth Council
Join the founding cohort of the Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking Youth Council! The HWF Youth Council is a group of young, motivated people who are committed to amplifying the mission of HWF to advocate for women and girls to tell their stories through film. This is a highly collaborative opportunity for you to learn, expand your knowledge and networks, and engage with your peers and the local community for social change. Learn more on the HWF website: HawaiiWomenInFilmMaking.org/Youth-Council.
Hawaiʻi Women in Filmmaking Youth Council

Calls for Artists
•Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022” entry day Saturday June 4. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org.
•Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “2022 Annual Statewide Exhibition” online registration August 1-15, 2022. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org.
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Resources




Photographing Artwork: Your Essential Guide for Jury-Ready Images
“As an artist, images of your artwork are your most important asset for entering art competitions. A poor image of a great piece of art could mean the difference between being selected and being rejected. To help ensure your artwork is given its best chance in the jury, we’ve created an essential guide for photographing your artwork and preparing images to be uploaded to CaFÉ.”
Read the guide on the Call for Entry website: CallForEntry.org/photographing-artwork.
Photographing Artwork Essential Guide

Go Hawaiʻi Event Calendars
GoHawaii.com features event calendars for each island, listing events representing Hawaiʻi’s culture, art and music, cuisine, sports, and festivals. Find events or register to post event information for free. GoHawaii is operated by the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau, with a mission to create sustainable, diversified, travel destination demand for the Hawaiian Islands. GoHawaii.com/trip-planning/events-festivals.

SFCA in the Media

KHON2: Living808
Two Living 808 television program segments in May 2022 highlighted SFCA programs: one featuring SFCA grantee Honolulu Theatre for Youth and one featuring the State Art Museum. The segments can be viewed on the SFCA website: SFCA.Hawaii.gov/living-808-honolulu-theatre-for-youth-and-the-hawaii-state-art-museum.

Hana Hou Magazine
SFCA Artistic Teaching Partner Steven Kean is featured in the May-June 2022 issue of Hana Hou (the official magazine of Hawaiian Airlines).
Excerpt: As a roving teacher for the state’s Artists in the Schools program, Kean encourages his students not to focus solely on the product. “Think and see creatively,” he teaches. “Have a passion for the process.”
Read the full article online: HanaHou.com/25.3/the-woodcutters-tale
Hana Hou: Steven Kean

Hawaiʻi Public Radio
Oʻahu Student wins 2022 Hawaiʻi Youth Poet Laureate as state establishes yearly program: "’I feel like the resolution itself sounds like poetry to me, talking about the importance of art and storytelling, and the different, diverse cultures and voices that we have here in Hawaiʻi,’ said Aiko Yamashiro, director for the Hawaiʻi Council for Humanities.
The council is one of three organizations called upon to establish the new program. The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System are co-collaborators.”
Read the full article on the HPR website: HawaiiPublicRadio.org/the-conversation/2022-05-05/oahu-student-wins-2022-hawaii-youth-poet-laureate-as-state-establishes-yearly-program.
Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM)




2022 Young Artists of Hawaiʻi
Award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi students grades K - 6 on the theme “What Makes a Great Leader.” The 2022 Young Artists of Hawaiʻi Art Exhibition will be on display at the State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu through Saturday June 25, 2022. A replica of the exhibition will be on display at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center’s Pa Kamaliʻi Courtyard June 2022 – March 2023.
Image: visitors in the 2022 Young Artists of Hawaiʻi exhibit.
SFCA.Hawaii.gov/YAH

Events at the State Art Museum

•First Friday, Friday June 3, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., all ages, family-friendly evening of live entertainment. Queer Arts Festival (day 1), including art exhibit, drag show, and museum tour.
•Queer Arts Festival (day 2), Saturday June 4, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. All ages, family-friendly.
•The Vibe Jazz Night, Friday June 10, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
•Super Saturday, all ages family-friendly art making and live entertainment, Saturday June 18, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
•Hawaiʻi Triennial exhibit tour with Drew Broderick, Fridays 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. (HawaiiContemporary.org/PublicPrograms)
•Check the HiSAM website calendar for additional information: hisam.hawaii.gov/calendar.
HiSAM Calendar
Subscribe to the HiSAM Newsletter

Arts and Culture Calendar
This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state government programs and events.
•Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) 2022 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall (Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu) June 11, 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 2022 Hawaiʻi Steel Guitar Showcase, Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival: July 11-16, 2022, Royal Hawaiian Center (Waikīkī, Oʻahu). For more information, please visit the HIMELE website: HiMele.org
•Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities National History Day, with the support of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), will be launching its new "In Language There is Life: I ka ʻōlelo nō ke ola" language showcase, highlighting historical research, presented in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. NHD will be showcasing 13 students and 9 projects from Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo-PCS (Hilo), Kailua HS (Kailua), and Kamehameha Schools–Kapālama Campus (Honolulu). This brand-new showcase will be available to view beginning Monday, June 13th. National History Day National Contest: June 12-16. Saturday, June 18, 9:00-10:30 a.m. live National History Day Awards Watch Party: register online https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdeipqD8vHNXNdyPnb-7HWSyw-WhKwzKi
•Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “2022 Fiber Hawaiʻi” exhibit, June 8 - July 1, 2022, Downtown Art Center (Honolulu). HawaiiCraftsmen.org.

SFCA Board of Commissioners
June 15, 2022
•Art in Public Places Committee Meeting 9:00 a.m.
•General Board Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Meeting schedule is also posted to the SFCA website calendar: https://sfca.hawaii.gov/events/

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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