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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts JUNE 2024 Newsletter


JUNE 2024


“Ke Ao Lama” launching Friday
Capitol Modern exhibits and events celebrating the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) launch Friday, June 7, 2024. For details, please visit the Capitol Modern website: CapitolModern.org/festpac.


2024 King Kamehameha Day Event Calendar
Festivities begin Friday, June 7. Full calendar (and printable PDF) at KamehamehaDay.hawaii.gov.

KamehamehaDay.hawaii.gov


SFCA Art in Public Places

New exhibits open Friday, June 7 at Capitol Modern
“Ke Ao Lama: Enlightened World” includes multiple exhibits at Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum). Open June 7 - December 2024.

Learn more about Ke Ao Lama exhibits and events


ʻAi Ā Manō
JUNE - DECEMBER 2024

Artworks by Native Hawaiian contemporary artists and culture bearers, selected from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Curated by Kapulani Landgraf, Kaili Chun, and Drew Broderick.


Nā Akua Ākea
JUNE 7 - DECEMBER 2024

Display of the artistic and weaving endeavors of Kumulā‘au and Haunani Balino-Sing and students. Ancestral images, demigods, goddesses, shapeshifters, and ʻaumakua.

Sponsored by the National Organization for Traditional Artists Exchange (NOTAE).
Hula Kiʻi
JUNE - DECEMBER 2024

Hula Kiʻi is an ancient practice involving the use of a puppet and/or your own body to create images and share stories. Live performances June 7 and 10.

Curated by the Hula Preservation Society.


SFCA Arts Education Programs

SFCA Artists in the Schools Spotlight: Kahakai Elementary School
“As part of a two-year Artist in the Schools (AITS) grant, Kahakai Elementary 3rd graders learned to use the language of art alongside scientific inquiry and evidence to create visual interpretations of Hawaiʻi weather maps. Students translated scientific weather data into abstract and landscape paintings, creating visual narratives depicting Hawaiʻi Island regions prone to drought and flood conditions.”

Originally posted to Facebook by Donkey Mill Art Center (facebook.com/donkeymill) and shared with their permission. Photo courtesy Donkey Mill Art Center.

View additional photos and read more about the residency on the SFCA news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/artists-in-the-schools-spotlight-kahakai-elementary.

Photo: Kahakai Elementary third graders with paintings created during an Artists in the Schools residency.

Read more on the SFCA news page


SFCA Grants and Community Programs

SFCA Grantee Spotlight: Ke Kumu Hawaiʻi featured at Bishop Museum, Capitol Modern

“Nā Akua Ākea” with Ke Kumu Hawaiʻi (Lloyd Kumulaʻau Sing and Haunani Balino Sing), took place at the Bishop Museum on May 10. This exhibit and discussion showcased the work of the Oʻahu cohort of haumāna practitioners who embarked on a year-long weaving journey.

View their work in the “Nā Akua Ākea” exhibit at Capitol Modern through December 2024. Weaving demonstrations will also be taking place during FestPAC (additional information at CapitolModern.org/festpac).

The Sings are recent SFCA Folk and Traditional Arts grantees.

SFCA in the media

•   University of Hawaiʻi News, June 4, 2024
UH student art graces public spaces
“Artworks by talented haumāna (students) from the University of Hawaiʻi have found a new home for public viewing. The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) has acquired six pieces, adding them to its Art in Public Places Collection.” Read the full article and view photos of the artworks on the University of Hawaiʻi news page: hawaii.edu/news/2024/06/04/uh-student-art-in-public-spaces.

•   Living808, May 13, 2024
Capitol Modern to Host the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture on June 7
Paid advertisement. Paid for with public funds by the SFCA.
“Capitol Modern is celebrating the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture on June 7th. Guests will experience food and art.” View the full video on the KHON-2 News website: khon2.com/living-808/capitol-modern-to-host-the-13th-festival-of-pacific-arts-and-culture.

•   Kauaʻi Now, May 27, 2024
3 Kauaʻi arts education programs each awarded $8K from new statewide initiative
“Three Kaua‘i arts education programs are among 10 throughout Hawai‘i awarded a portion of more than $72,000 from the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s new Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative. The initiative is a collaborative effort with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and dedicated to making arts education accessible to communities that face barriers and challenges in accessing these resources.” Read or listen to the full article online: kauainownews.com/2024/05/27/3-kauai-arts-education-programs-each-awarded-8k-from-new-statewide-initiative.

•   Maui Now, May 27, 2024
Maui arts teacher awarded $8,000 for Hale Mahaolu kupuna arts program
“Maui jewelry artist and arts teacher Julie Matheis, in partnership with Hale Mahaolu, has been awarded $8,000 from the Hawai‘i Community Foundation as part of its new Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative. Matheis will lead Hale Mahaolu’s “Connecting Kūpuna through the Arts” residency, a 12-session visual arts program for senior citizens in two adjacent low-income housing complexes, according to an announcement from the foundation. The first six sessions will focus on community-building activities, creating paintings, chess sets and checkerboards for public display. The following six sessions will guide participants on independent sketching and watercolor painting as ways to promote personal artistic growth.” Read or listen to the full article on the Maui Now website: mauinow.com/2024/05/27/maui-arts-teacher-awarded-8000-for-hale-mahaolu-kupuna-arts-program.

SFCA Board of Commissioners

SFCA Board approves 33 artworks, 11 exhibit visits
The SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of thirty-three artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection on May 15, 2024. This included five from the “Still Standing” MFA exhibit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and one from the “2023 Hawaiʻi Nei” exhibition at Wailoa Center.

The SFCA Board of Commissioners Art in Public Places Committee has begun 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:  

•   “Budding Flowers: A Group Show”, Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu (Honolulu, Oʻahu)

•   “Flowers 4 My Friends: Re/Marks on Color”, Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre (Waimea, Hawaiʻi Island)

•   “2024 Abstract Only!”, Wailoa Cultural Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island)

•   “All That Gather Under the Sun”, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island)

•   “Molding Change”, Hawaiʻi Theatre Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)

•   “Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings” The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi-Manoa (Honolulu, Oʻahu)

•   “Altered Earth” Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center (Kahului, Maui)

•   “Bitter/Sweet” Hōikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College (Pearl City, Oʻahu)

•   “Small Clusters: Work 5”, Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu (Honolulu, Oʻahu)

•   “HERE: Contemporary Queer Portraiture from Hawaiʻi”, The Manifest (Honolulu, Oʻahu)

•   “Art Kauaʻi 2024”, Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery (Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi)
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

•   July 17, 2024 - no meetings

•   September 18, 2024: General Board Meeting
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.

OUR MISSION
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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