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Graphic highlights the 63rd Annual Scholastic Art Awards Exhibit, on view February 20 – March 21, 2026. Photo features one of the exhibited works depicting a kalo (taro) plant growing from a mound, named ”Hāloa” by 12th grader Anela Hokoana from Kamehameha High School.
63rd Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards

Experience Hawaiʻi through award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi teens. This annual competition and exhibit is a longtime favorite for many visitors!

February 20 - March 21, 2026 at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.

Presented by the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) and Lexus Hawaiʻi, with additional support from Zippy’s.

CAPITOL MODERN

UPCOMING EVENTS

ISLAND PULSE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Island roots and reggae night, every third Friday of the month. Presented by Capitol Modern and Mundo Reggae. February 20, featuring Kali Navales, Izah Blue, FP All Stars, and Sulecta Lovers Market. Hosted by Miss Lulu. Art + Flea urban market, with more vendors than usual for your holiday shopping, food and beverage vendors, and local artists.   Museum galleries open, including a new student art exhibit.

Free admission, all ages welcome.

ISLAND PULSE AT CAPITOL MODERN

FIRST FRIDAY
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 5:00 - 9:00 PM

Free, all ages evening of art at music at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.

CAPITOL MODERN EVENTS

CURRENT EXHIBITS
TRIFECTA

Trios of artworks selected by twenty-one guest curators. The curators volunteered to go through the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection and pick three artworks for display.

Artworks in photo: details from paintings “Boy with Goldfish - Puhi” by John Thomas, 1971; “Sympathy for Mick” by Rona Glasser, 1973; “Tree Mold” by Michio Yoshimura, 1975. All artworks Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Selected by Kosta Kulundzic

TRIFECTA

SCHAEFER PORTRAIT EXHIBIT
THROUGH JULY 4, 2026
The 2025 Schaefer Portrait Challenge exhibit has traveled from the Maui Arts and Cultural Center to Capitol Modern.

Artwork in photo: “The Beat Goes On” painting by Mike Carroll.

ABOUT THE SCHAEFER PORTRAIT CHALLENGE

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PORTRAITS
THROUGH JULY 4, 2026
Portraits from the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. A companion to the visiting 2025 Schaefer Portrait Competition exhibit.

Artwork in photo: “Triple Chocolate Fudge” photograph by Kelly Ciurej, 2017. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITURE

2026 HAWAIʻI REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC STUDENT ART EXHIBIT
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 21, 2026

Award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi teens. Presented by the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) and Lexus Hawaiʻi, with additional support from Zippy’s.

SCHOLASTIC STUDENT ART AWARDS

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