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“eight” wood sculpture by Aaron Padilla, 2010. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Currently on display in the Salt Lake/Moanalua Public Library. Learn more about artworks in the collection in our new online database: sfca.hawaii.gov/app-art.

Image description: pieces of pine wood formed into a woven pattern and shaped into a knot.

Calls for artists and exhibition proposals (September 2025)
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.

•   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 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).

•   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 Hawaiʻi plans events to learn more. Many people in the internment 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.

•   Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts (MOCA) Call for Exhibitions: MOCA manages civic spaces inside Honolulu Hale such as the courtyard and Lane Gallery. These spaces are used to showcase the talents of visual artists and showcase the work of non-profit organizations and schools from our diverse community. Partnerships with community organizations have enabled MOCA to grace the halls of City buildings with a wide range of artwork displayed on a monthly basis. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information and to submit a proposal, please go to the Honolulu MOCA website: HonoluluMOCA.org/call-for-exhibitions.

•   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 CaFE website: Artist.CallForEntry.org.

SFCA Exhibit Visits
How does an artwork get into the public art collection? For the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), most artworks are purchased from a local exhibit. In this photo at Gallery ʻIolani (Windward Community College), Kamakani Konia (Director, SFCA Art in Public Places Program) and Eli Baxter (Curator, SFCA Art in Public Places Program) discuss a painting by Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum in the "Kuleana" exhibit. The visiting Art Acquisition Selection Committee (AASC) nominated this and one other work in the exhibit for the collection. The nominated works will be presented to the SFCA Board of Commissioners for purchase approval at a board meeting.⁠
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These AASCs don't just show up - first, the exhibit organizer submitted information about the exhibit in a form (learn more on our website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/invite-committee). Qualifying exhibits are then presented to the SFCA Board of Commissioners for approval. ⁠
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"Kuleana" is on view at Gallery ʻIolani through December 12, 2025. A series of public programs with the artists has also been scheduled. For more information, please visit the Gallery ʻIolani website: gallery.windward.hawaii.edu/kuleana.

Below is a partial list of recently approved visits that are still open for viewing. 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). The next board meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 21, 2025. The public is welcome to attend in-person or online via Zoom.

•   “Synergistic Tendencies: Explorations in Collaborative Ceramics” exhibition at Donkey Mill Art Center (Hawaiʻi Island), August 23 – October 11, 2025. 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. A series of public engagement programs will run through November 2025.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. 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 created a monumental painting from start to finish. August 30 to November 15, 2025. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Leeward Community College website: leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.

About the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), a government agency administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 9), was established by the Hawai‘i State Legislature in 1965, 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. SFCA funding is provided by the state of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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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.

Courtesy of: Hawaii State Art Museum

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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