Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts FEBRUARY 2024 Newsletter

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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts FEBRUARY 2024 Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2024

SFCA administers $9.4 million in funding for Hawaiʻi Arts and Culture
The SFCA has administered $9,400,000 in grants to forty-eight (48) arts and culture organizations in the state of Hawaiʻi for fiscal year 2024. The full list has been posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/fy2024-community-arts-grants-awarded.

•   The Biennium Grants Program provides funding support for the programs and projects of nonprofit 501c3 arts and culture organizations that advance the arts, culture, and the humanities in the lives of the people of Hawaiʻi.

•   The Outreach Initiative Program provides funding support for regional touring and outreach programs and projects that increase opportunities and access to arts and culture experiences for the rural and underserved communities.

•   The State of Hawaiʻi Legislature Grants-In-Aid Program provides appropriations to nonprofit 501c3 organizations to assist with operating support. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is the State agency assigned administrator.

•   The State of Hawaiʻi Legislature provides Special Purpose Appropriation for operating support to designated organizations. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is the State agency assigned administrator.
Photo: promotional photograph for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth production “The Paʻakai We Bring”, by Moses Good and the HTY Ensemble. This original production introduces young audiences to the Native Hawaiian cultural practices around the giving and cultivating of pa‘akai (salt). Traditionally, pa‘akai is food, medicine, a sacrament, and a treasured gift. The play follows multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauaʻi, mixing ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs, and plenty of audience participation into a tasty potluck of performance, joyously served up with aloha. This production was supported in part by grant funding from the SFCA.

2024 Community Grants awarded

2023 SFCA Annual Report

The FY2023 SFCA annual report has been published and delivered to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. A PDF version can be viewed or downloaded on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/fy2023-sfca-annual-report.

2024 Hawaiʻi State Legislature

Photo: SFCA Board Commissioners Janet Sato, Nalani Brun, and Susan Browne with SFCA Executive Director Karen Ewald at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. Visible in the background from left to right are SFCA Art in Public Places Collection artworks: “The Power of Uncertainty” ceramic sculpture by Joey Chiarello; “Queen Kamamalu” oil painting by Madge Tennent, and two pieces from “Chess Set” raku-fired ceramic sculptures by Lynda Hess.

SFCA leadership and commissioners visited the Hawaiʻi State Legislature during the 2024 session opening day. Carryover bills from 2023 are still alive:

•   Maintain integrity of 1% fund from both Construction and Renovation

•   Capital Improvements Project (CIP) for No.1 Capitol District Building

•   Arts and Healing

•   Raise appropriation ceiling for the Works of Art Special Fund

•   Deaccessioning artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection

•   Moving SFCA from Dept. of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to Dept. of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT).

Your testimony makes a difference!
Get ready now to respond to upcoming bills by creating a free account at capitol.hawaii.gov (or making sure your login and info are current on an existing account). This account is also a great way to get updated on the status of bills. Getting ready now can help you submit testimony quickly and on time!⁠

In 2023, a bill proposed to reduce 75% of Works of Art funding was heard. Citing the “overwhelming testimony in opposition” by over 90 arts supporting testifiers, committee Chair Chris Lee moved to defer the measure. The hearing video can be viewed on YouTube: Public Hearing 02-14-2023.

Create an account now!

2024 Legislative session resources

•   State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) news page: get updates on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/news.

•   The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System provides computers with internet access so you can view live and on-demand video of hearings and floor sessions; WiFi access, available inside and outside all public library branches; assistance in connecting to a hearing; and resources to research policies. Learn more at LibrariesHawaii.org/participate-in-the-legislative-process.

•   The Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance is Hawaiʻi’s statewide arts advocacy organization.

•   Hawaiʻi State Legislature: capitol.hawaii.gov.

◦   My Legislature: create a free account to get hearing notifications, submit testimony, and track measures: capitol.hawaii.gov/account.

◦   Public Access Room: get free tutorials, workshops, and other resources for learning how to engage with the process and communicate with legislators: LRB.hawaii.gov/par.

SFCA Arts Education Programs

2024 Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards Exhibit
Experience Hawaiʻi through award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi students grades 7-12 in this annual student exhibit. February 24 - March 23, 2024 in the ʻEwa Gallery. Student Exhibitions | State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (hawaii.gov)

Image: “Kahikole” (detail) digital art by Kamiya-Lee Luchetti, Island Pacific Academy, grade 10. Gold Key and American Visions Nominee.

“Eat, Sleep, Delete” painting by Eve Teraoka. Kailua High School, grade 12. Gold Key and American Visions Nominee.

“Floodlight” painting by Angelina Nakata. University Laboratory School, grade 11.
Gold Key and American Visions Nominee.

“Echoes of Escape” ceramics and glass, Yuxing Weng. Roosevelt High School, grade 12. Gold Key and American Visions Nominee.

“A Falcon in the Storm” sculpture, Anjiang Zhang. ʻIolani School, grade 12. Gold Key and American Visions Nominee.
Forest Flutters with HTY

Multi-sensory immersive performance designed for young people with developmental differences and disabilities
Imagine entering an ordinary room-except it’s not at all ordinary. The room is filled with the lights, sounds and textures of the forest. You may be sprinkled with light rain, smell the lush flowers that grow and meet some of the endemic birds found only in Hawaiʻi’s forests. Forest Flutters is a free, multi-sensory immersive performance at Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) designed by Honolulu Theatre for Youth and SFCA Arts Education Coordinator Danica Rosengren. Created for young people with developmental differences and disabilities, performances will be limited to 10 children and their caregivers. Reservations required. Please visit the Honolulu Theatre for Youth website for more information and to reserve a ticket: HTY Forest Flutters.
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Artists in the Schools

Artists in the Schools applications open now!
School year 2024-2025/6 applications are now open on the SFCA online grant portal, Hawaii.GoSmart.org. Artists in the Schools provides high quality arts education to State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education public and charter schools, grades pre-K through 12. All Hawaiʻi public schools are eligible to apply to the program. Learn more about Artists on the Schools on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/aits.

Image: artwork by Kihei Elementary grade 5 student in a residency with Artistic Teaching Partner Maggie Sutrov.
Hawaii.GoSmart.org

Grants and Community Programs
February 2024 Grants and Opportunities
These currently open federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities are also posted on the SFCA news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/grants-calls-for-artists-and-other-opportunities-february-2024.

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

• City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 2024 Summer Fun staff applications are now open for the 2024 Summer Fun Program! Help provide safe and enriching opportunities for children during the seasonal break. Contracts for the seasonal workers are from May 22 through August 3, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the Parks and Recreation website: honolulu.gov/parks/program/summer-fun-program.html.

• Poetry Foundation Equity in Verse grants are intended to provide support for nonprofit poetry and literary organizations, which includes presses and publications, led and staffed by people of color. Applications due March 1 and September 1, 2024. Poetry Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation grants provide support to nonprofit organizations invested in at least one of the following priorities: broadening the audiences for poetry; increasing access to poetry; new collaborations and partnerships in poetry; innovations in the field of poetry, including investment in new technologies. Applications due March 1 and September 1, 2024. Learn more and apply on the Poetry Foundation website: PoetryFoundation.org/grants.  
Calls for Artists and Exhibitions

Image: promotional graphic for the 2024-5 Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp art contest.

•   Maui Public Art Corps Request for Proposals: Maui Public Art Corps is currently seeking artist proposals that interpret stories from their Hui Mo‘olelo program as works of visual, performance or experiential public art. Applications close February 4, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the call for artists on the Maui Public Art Corps website: MauiPublicArt.org/apply.html.

•   Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest: call for artists, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Artists are welcome to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in the 2024-25 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp annual art contest. Entries due by March 15, 2024. Additional information on the contest and application forms are available at the DLNR Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 325, Honolulu HI 96813. For questions, contact Jason.D.Omick@hawaii.gov, (808) 347-6869. Application form available on the DLNR website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/files/2023/12/FY24-25-artist-application.pdf.

•   Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2024 HWS Members’ Show. Entries due by Friday, February 16, 2024. For more information, please visit the calendar of events page on the HWS website: HawaiiWatercolorSociety.org/calendar.

•   Honolulu Printmakers 96th Annual Exhibition: online submission portal opens February 9, 2024; submission deadline February 20, 2024. For more information, please visit the exhibition prospectus page on the Honolulu Printmakers website: HonoluluPrintmakers.org/blog/2023/12/13/96th-annual-exhibition-information.

•   Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024 Exhibition: challenges artists to create works “in, of, or about fiber”. Online submission portal open April 1-18, 2024. For more information, please visit the prospectus on the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/FiberHawaii_Prospectus24.

•   University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Art Department and English Department call for artists: "The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora" exhibit seeks artworks and audio files. International call open to artists of Korean heritage ages 18 years and older. Entry deadline February 14, 2024. Exhibition May 3 - June 27, 2024 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. For more information, please visit the call detail on CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12537.

•   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.
Calls for Artists, Grants, and other Opportunities

Capitol Modern

February Events

•   First Friday, February 2. All-ages evening of live music 6-9 p.m.

•   Friday Night Tempo, Friday February 16. All-ages evening of live music. 6-9 p.m.

•   Super Saturday, February 24. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Family-friendly day of art making and live entertainment.
EVENT CALENDAR

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 news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/arts-and-culture-calendar-february-2024.

Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
February 2024 Arts and Culture Highlights

Photo: promotional graphic for the “Float On” exhibition at Leeward Community College.

•   East-West Center Art Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) “Kabuki in Hawaiʻi: Connections through Time and Space” exhibit, through May 5, 2024. For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: EastWestCenter.org/education/gallery-exhibition-kabuki-hawaii-connections-through-time-and-space.

•   Hōʻikeākea Gallery (Leeward Community College) "Float On" Exhibition An exhibition featuring works by: Cole Barash, Kelly Ciurej, Ualani Davis, Alex Delapena, James Knudsen, Kenyatta Kelechi, Brendan George Ko, Shirley Lam, Brian Van Lau, Matt Mallams, Michelle Mishina, Chris Navarro, Atis Puampai, Nakemiah Williams & Kanoa Zimmerman. Through March 23, 2024. For more information, please visit the gallery page on the Leeward Community College website: Leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.

•   John Young Museum of Art “Legacy in Ink: Selections from the Print Collection of Charles Cohan” opening reception February 4, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit open February 4 – May 5, 2024. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi website: hawaii.edu/art/legacy-ink-print-collection-charles-cohan.

•   Kahilu Theatre “Interisland Action” exhibit, through March 3, 2024. Guided by the theme of Interisland Action, Tengan invited artists to explore themes of “archipelagic thinking,” mutual aid, and collective transformation. The exhibition seeks to envision a paeʻāina (archipelago) where interconnectedness, shared support, individual excellence, and radical collaboration are harnessed to navigate and respond to contemporary crises rooted in historical contexts. Rather than proposing definitive solutions for pressing and polarizing issues, the exhibition seeks to spark critical dialogue through creative engagement, challenging conventional perspectives and inspiring new ways of thinking and being. For more information, please visit the exhibits page on the Kahilu Theatre website: kahilu.org/exhibits.

•   “Mai Nā Kūpuna Mai: From the Ancestors” exhibition at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Honolulu, Oʻahu). Art Building, Department of Art and Art History, through February 11, 2024. Exhibition features artworks by Ivy Hāliʻimaile Andrade and Sean Kekamakupa'aikapono Kaonohiokalani Lee Loy Browne. Both have included several artists that they have mentored and developed a relationship with to exhibit with them: Puni Jackson, Charlton Kūpa‘a Hee, Kawika Lum-Nelmida, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Abigail Kahilikia Romanchak, Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum, and Maikaʻi Tubbs.

•   2024 Night in Chinatown Festival and Lunar New Year Parade, February 3, 2024. chinatown808.com/nightinchinatown.  
Arts and Culture Calendar

SFCA Board of Commissioners

SFCA Board approves purchases of 31 works from Kauaʻi, Maui, and Oʻahu
The SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 31 works of art from exhibits on Oʻahu, Maui, and Kauaʻi at the January 17, 2024 board meeting.
The board also approved accepting a gift of an artwork, “Holua” Hawaiian Sled by Ray Nitta and Norman Tochiki.

Recent purchases 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, 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:

•   “HERstory III”, The ARTS at Marks Garage

•   “Still Standing”, The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

•   “NO FOGET!”, fishcake

•   “Happy Veggies”, Donkey Mill Art Center

•   “96th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu Printmakers”, Honolulu Printmakers

•   “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024” Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Downtown Art Center

•   “The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora”, University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo Art and English Departments

•   “Allegory”, Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby
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

•   March 20, 2024: Committee Meetings

•   May 15, 2024: General Board Meeting

•   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.

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Hawaii State Art Museum

he 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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