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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts OCTOBER 2023 Newsletter


October 2023
Karen Ewald Appointed SFCA Executive Director
The SFCA Board of Commissioners has officially appointed Karen Ewald as SFCA Executive Director, effective September 20, 2023. Ewald is contracted to serve a 5-year term.

Art in Public Places Program

Artworks dedicated at Mauka Terminal, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
Commissioned works of art for the new Mauka Terminal at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (Honolulu) have been completed. Flooring motifs by Satoru Abe and sculptures by Sean Browne, Doug Young, and Mark Chai complete the collective effort to curate a terminal for the future with a contemporary Hawaiian sense of place reflecting the ingenuity of Hawaiian culture. For more information and a photo gallery, please visit the SFCA website: SFCA.Hawaii.gov/news.
Artworks at Mauka Terminal



SFCA Board of Commissioners approves non-state loan requests for artworks by Toshiko Takaezu, Bernice Akamine, and Marcia Morse
The SFCA board has approved loans of artworks from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection to the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, the Queensland Art Gallery, and the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.
•The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum is organizing an expansive traveling retrospective, “Toshiko Takaezu: Garden of Forms” showcasing pioneering artist Toshiko Takaezu. The requested pieces are the “Peacock Rug” fiber art, “Lava II” acrylic on canvas painting, and “Shiro Momo” porcelain sculpture.
•The Queensland Art Gallery has an upcoming exhibition, “The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art” and has requested two works by Bernice Akamine, “Kapa Moe: Hae Hawaii” kapa and “The Queen’s Quilt” kapa.
•The Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s upcoming exhibition “Marcia Morse & George Woollard” will showcase significant bodies of their work and highlight their significant contributions to Hawaiʻi’s art community. The requested pieces by Morse are “Paper Doors, Nightingale Floors I” (handmade paper construction), “Pod” (handmade paper and maidenhair fern), “Quiet Rain” (mixed media sculpture), and “Women in Black: Tears Like Rain” (fiber and mixed media sculpture).

All galleries are climate-controlled with trained security. Comprehensive wall-to-wall fine art insurance will be provided by all institutions throughout the run of the loan, and the institutions will cover transportation, packing, and return costs. Transportation, installation, facilities, and security will conform to the highest industry standards.

SFCA Arts Education Programs

Call for student artists: 2024 Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards Competition and Exhibition
Submissions now open for the 61st Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards! Please help us get the word out to Hawaiʻi students, teachers, and schools. This art competition is open to all state of Hawaiʻi students (public, charter, home, and private) grades 7-12 (ages 13+). Winning entries will be displayed at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Submissions close December 15, 2023. For more information, please visit the Art and Writing Awards website: ArtAndWriting.org/awards/how-to-enter.

How to Enter



2024 Poetry Out Loud School Registration now open!
Please help us get the word out to Hawaiʻi high school teachers and students! Poetry Out Loud school registration is now open through December 21, 2023. For more information and to register, please visit the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/poetry-out-loud.

Poetry Out Loud

Grants and Community Programs

SFCA Grantee Spotlight: Lahaina Arts Guild continues keiki art classes


Photos: students creating artworks with watercolor paints and colored markers. Photo credits: Lahaina Arts Guild.

Bill Smith (Lahaina Arts Guild Director) sent the SFCA an update on their Keiki Art classes: “We are back in action with our Lahaina westside Keiki Art classes. It is remarkable seeing the joy and relief on the faces of the kids as well as the parents. A smaller beginning, but of enormous impact. Kirk, DeAna and Zoe are doing an incredible job finding venues, storing art supplies and teaching our westside kids. We currently have two classes a week at the Sheraton and about 20 children five days this week at the church in Honokowai.”

The historic Old Lahaina Courthouse that housed the guild was destroyed in the Lahaina fire in August. Guild members are also planning to work with students from the Sacred Hears Mission Church and King Kamehameha III Elementary School; both school campuses were heavily damaged during the fire.

For information on Lahaina Arts Guild classes, to volunteer or donate art supplies, contact Kirk Boes, Art Education Director, at (808) 298-8787 or KirkBoes@gmail.com.

SFCA Grantee Spotlight: Maui Academy of Performing Arts offering free classes to Maui families impacted by fires


The Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) will be providing free classes at West Maui hotels for survivors of all ages, in partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, and the SFCA. For more information or to register, please email MAPA at register@MauiAcademy.org.

SFCA Grantee Spotlight: short film by Maui teens world premieres at film festival


Photos: screenshots from short film “VIRAL”, courtesy Stefan Schaefer.
"VIRAL", a short film created by 2022 SFCA American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grantee Stefan Schaefer and five Maui students, premieres October 6-8th at the 28th Annual H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. It also screens in Mobile, Alabama, November 3-5th. The 18-minute film description: "With dreams of quick fame and fortune, five Maui teens set out to create a viral video based on ancient Hawaiian mythology. It doesn't go as planned." Schaefer reports, “Some of these teens may end up as professional actors, or work in the entertainment business as writers, directors, or technicians. They certainly have the aptitude. However, if they don’t, I think they all come away from this experience with skills and knowledge that are transferable to other work and life settings. We all learned about collaboration, respecting one another’s opinions, the joy and struggle of the generative/artistic process, and that creating something that you can be proud of takes time, dedication, and focus." In-person and streaming tickets for "VIRAL" at the 2023 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival are available on the film festival's website: HPLfilmfestival.com/films/viral⁠.

2023 Legislative Grants-in-Aid Update
The SFCA is administering four Hawaiʻi State Legislature Grants-In-Aid for the fiscal year 2024 (July 2023 – June 2024). The grants provide operating support for programs servicing title 1 schools and underserved and rural communities. Grantees: Ballet Hawaii, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Oahu Choral Society, and Lanai Academy of Performing Arts. The state legislature awarded 188 grants this year, in amounts ranging from $20,000 to $1 million. A full list of grant awards and applications can be found on the legislature’s website: capitol.hawaii.gov/session/gia.aspx.

October 2023 Grants and Opportunities
These currently open federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities are also posted on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/grants-and-opportunities-october-2023.

Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
•The Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) is seeking volunteers for the fall HIFF festival to assist with various activities including tech and projection booth assistants, English interpreters (Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin), and info booth attendants and ushers. Learn more on the HIFF website: hiff.org/volunteer.
•Call for Artists: Honolulu Mayor’s Office on Culture and the Arts (MOCA). ‘Ewa Mahiko District Park Gymnasium The City and County of Honolulu Commission on Culture and the Arts desires to commission a work of art for the ‘Ewa Mahiko District Park Gymnasium (91-1205 Renton Rd, ‘Ewa Beach, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, 96706). One location has been designated to receive art. This Request for Qualifications is open to all artists, or artist teams, qualified to work for the City and County of Honolulu. Application deadline is January 1, 2024. For For more information and to apply, please go to the Call For Entry website: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11723.
•FY2024 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Removal funding supports impactful, large marine debris removal projects. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations and commercial (for-profit) organizations with expertise in a field related to marine debris. This funding opportunity requires a Letter of Intent to be submitted before a full proposal can be submitted, due October 27, 2023. For more information, please visit the Grants.gov website: grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349974.
•Institute of Museum and Library Services grants
◦Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2024) grants supports organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge through exhibitions, educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, and collections stewardship. (Estimated application deadline is November 25, 2023). For more information and to apply, please visit the Grants.gov website: imls.gov/grants/available/native-americannative-hawaiian-museum-services-program.
◦Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. (November 15 deadline) For more information and to apply, please visit the Grants.gov website: grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349273.
◦Museums for America supports museums of all sizes and disciplines in strategic, project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Museums for America has three project categories: Lifelong Learning; Community Engagement; Collections Stewardship and Access. (November 15 deadline) For more information please visit the Grants.gov website: grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349275.


Grants and Opportunities (October 2023)

Calls for Artists and Exhibitions
•2023 Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibition. Open only to Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island) artists. Entries due by October 6, 2023. For more information, please go to CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11167.
•Kauaʻi Society of Artists (Kukui Grove Center, Lihue)
◦Small Works Show entry day Saturday, November 11, 2023. Exhibit November 18-January 5, 2024.
◦For more information, please visit the Kauaʻi Society of Artists website: KauaiSocietyOfArtists.org.
•Kumu Kahua Theatre "Go Try Playwrite" monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Submission due dates are the last day of the month. Learn more on the Kumu Kahua website: KumuKahua.org/gotryplaywrite.


October 2023 Grants and Opportunities



HiSAM rebranded as Capitol Modern
The free, contemporary public art gallery of Hawai‘i has evolved and rebranded, debuting a new name, creative gathering spaces and calendar of events. Formerly called the Hawai‘i State Art Museum (HISAM), the name Capitol Modern is meant to better reflect its location in Honolulu’s historic Capitol District and the vibrant modern art experience people have come to love.

Capitol Modern is eager for the public to experience this next chapter in their evolution as the people’s museum, and the opportunity to reach diverse audiences in all Hawai‘i communities.
CapitolModern.org


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 6:00 - 9:00 PM
First Friday: Honolulu Pride
Honolulu Pride celebration, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Free admission, all ages welcome!
SAVE THE DATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

FIRST FRIDAY
OCTOBER 6

THE VIBE
OCTOBER 13

SUPER SATURDAY
OCTOBER 28
RENT THE MUSEUM

Hold a special event at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum! Indoor and outdoor spaces are available for events, parties, and film sets. Learn more about the facilities rental program on the Capitol Modern website: CapitolModern.org/rent-space.

Photo credit: Black Book Hawaii
RENT THE MUSEUM

SFCA 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-october-2023.

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

October 2023 Arts and Culture Highlights

Photo: 2023 Prince Lot Hula Festival, Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima, Na Kumu Hula Victoria Holt Takamine and Jeffrey Kanekaiwilani Takamine
•2023 Prince Lot Hula Festival highlights on tv and streaming online: October 19, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on KHON2 (with livestream on KHON2.com and MoanaluaGardensFoundation.org). Rebroadcasts air October 22, 28, 20, and 31. For more information please visit the Moanalua Gardens Foundation website: MoanaluaGardensFoundation.org.
•“Under the Blue” Honolulu Theatre for Youth free theatrical performance at Kealakekua Public Library (Hawaiʻi Island) October 17, 1:30 - 2:10 p.m. Join us as we investigate the various layers of the ocean and explore our aquatic wonderland through music, puppetry, and a lot of imagination! “Under the Blue” will feature topics about the environment, science, ocean life, and visual art. This free 40‐minute performance is suitable for ages 3 and older. Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Sponsored generously by the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System website: librarieshawaii.org/event/hty-under-the-blue-kealakekua.
•Hawaiʻi Nei 2023 Exhibition November 3-December 14, Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island). For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Nei Art Contest website: HawaiiNeiArtContest.org.
•Kauaʻi Songwriters Music Festival workshops with Kealoha (performance), Ken Emerson (slack and steel guitar), Jason Blume (songwriting), and Rock Hendricks (production and engineering). Workshop tickets include a concert ticket. October 14, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn Wailua Bay. For more information, please go to KauaiSongwriters.com.
•Mālama Wao Akua 2023 exhibit at the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui) in collaboration with East Maui Watershed Partnership through November 3, 2023. Opening reception Friday, September 8, 5-8 p.m. In-person juror walkthrough Thursday, September 14, 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the Hui Noʻeau website: HuiNoeau.com/exhibitions.
•Maui Steel Guitar Festival Reprise October 14, 2023 streaming on Facebook Live. Video clips of Maui Steel Guitar Festival performances from 2013-2019 will be shared. Please note that the in-person 2023 Maui Steel Guitar Festival was cancelled due to the Lahaina fires and ongoing rebuilding efforts. The reprise will be streamed on the HIMELE Facebook page: fb.me/e/1Adw5TGL6.
•16th Annual Maui ʻUkulele Festival free event at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Sunday October 8, 3:00 p.m. Concert will also be livestreamed on MauiArts.org, Facebook, and YouTube. For more information, please visit the MACC website: MauiArts.org/show-info.php?id=880.
•“Jean Charlot as Critic: Art in Hawai‘i, 1950–1970” exhibit at the John Young Museum (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa). Four artworks from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection are on display in this new exhibit at the John Young Museum (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa): "Can Not Be Heard" by Betty Tseng Yuho Ecke; "Hose" by Kenneth Bushnell; "Madge Tennent" and "Iolani in Her Dance" by Francis Haar. Through December 3, 2023. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Department website: hawaii.edu/art/jean-charlot.
•“Surrounded by Water” exhibit videos – juror walkthrough and artist interviews are now available on YouTube. This joint exhibition by the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui and the Glass Fusion Collective is currently on view at Kahilu Theatre (Waimea, Hawaiʻi Island) and closes October 30, 2023. Go to the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui YouTube page to view: youtube.com/@hawaiihandweavershui.
Arts and Culture Calendar October 2023

SFCA in the Media
How the state art museum became Capitol Modern, a rebrand years in the making
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: “The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum has rebranded itself to Capitol Modern, a move the museum's executive director says reflects the building as a "contemporary art space." The rebrand comes with a refreshed website that showcases various art forms from local artists and new events, according to Karen Ewald of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, an agency that runs the museum.” Read or listen to the full article online: hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-10-03/how-the-state-art-museum-became-capitol-modern-a-rebrand-years-in-the-making.

Quest to preserve works of art following Maui wildfires underway
KITV-4 News: “The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is currently partnering with the Dept. of Health to help displaced families connect with teaching artists to help provide arts and healing programming.” Read the full article online: kitv.com/news/quest-to-preserve-works-of-art-following-maui-wildfires-underway/article_123e402e-5f65-11ee-bb1e-63f7c7ef8c74.html .

Denby Fawcett: The State Art Museum Gets Rebranded As Capitol Modern
Honolulu Civil Beat: “Omitting ‘Museum’ was intentional, since we are at present a small gallery and a versatile space that is constantly changing and evolving — we are also so much more than just a museum,” said Ewald. Ewald said that for many young people, the word “museum” connotes a stuffy, formal place where visitors are required to enter speaking only in hushed tones out of respect for the art. She said the goal instead is to be perceived as an exciting meeting place for people of different backgrounds and interests. And she emphasized entrance into the museum will always be free, a rarity in downtown Honolulu where to enter most meeting places you have to pay at least for a drink.” Read the full article online: civilbeat.org/2023/09/denby-fawcett-the-state-art-museum-gets-rebranded-as-capitol-modern/.
SFCA Board of Commissioners

“Mākālei” by Nālamakūikapō AhSing, 2023. ʻOhe kapala, paʻu and ʻalaea on handmade hau paper. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Purchased from the “ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters” exhibit at Hōʻikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College. Photo credit: Kamehanaokalā.

SFCA Board approves purchase of twenty-one artworks for Art in Public Places Collection
On September 20, 2023, the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the acquisition of twenty-one artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. All of the works were nominated by committees visiting Hawaiʻi exhibitions. Full list on the SFCA news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-collection-recent-additions-september-2023.

Acquisitions for fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 (so far) are posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#recent-adds.

Artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection are selected via an Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) from juried or curated exhibits statewide. An AASC visit must be requested by the exhibition organizers and approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. An AASC Request Application can be submitted online at Hawaii.GoSmart.org/active_programs at least 4 months prior to the opening reception of the exhibition. You will need to be logged in to Hawaii.GoSmart.org to view the application page.

SFCA Board approves purchase of twenty-one artworks for Art in Public Places Collection
Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits continue to 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:  
•“Portal 2 @ Firehouse Gallery”, Firehouse Gallery at the Waimea Arts Council, (Kamuela, Hawaiʻi Island). November 4 - December 24, 2023.
•“Mai Nā Kūpuna Mai” at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa (Honolulu, Oʻahu). November 19, 2023 - February 11, 2024.
•“Hui Noʻeau 2024 Annual Juried Exhibition”, Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui). January 12 - February 16, 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
•November 15, 2023
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.

2023 State Holiday Schedule
The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts office is closed on Hawaiʻi state government holidays. Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) is open on some holidays - please check the museum website to confirm: CapitolModern.org.

2023 Hawaiʻi State Holidays
•November 10, Veterans’ Day
•November 23, Thanksgiving
•December 25, Christmas

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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