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Capitol Modern / Hawaiʻi State Art Museum New Exhibit - Mod Gala Fashion, Recent Additions To Public Collection

NEW EXHIBIT

CELESTIAL CONCERTO

Works from the 2026 Mod Gala museum fundraiser fashion show, featuring designers Ryan Whittaker, Mapis Bernal, Kye Harford, and Marques Hanalei Marzan.

Free admission.
Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Evening hours during Island Pulse (Friday May 15, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.) and Hoʻohui (Friday May 22, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.).

Artwork in image: “Heat: Fiery Uliʻuli” by Jennifer Wood, 2025. Feathers, lāʻamia pod, aliʻipoe seeds. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS: ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

This mini-exhibit on the ground floor showcases artworks recently purchased for the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Art in Public Places Collection.

Free admission.
Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Evening hours during Island Pulse (Friday May 15, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.) and Hoʻohui (Friday May 22, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.).

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS

UPCOMING EVENTS

HOʻOHUI
FRIDAY MAY 22, 2026 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Our Hawaiʻi event featuring live music with The Vitals and Irie Love, community mural with artist Solomon Enos, healing through art workshops, community resource vendors, and food/beverages by Chef Nui Kealoha. This event is free and open to the public, all ages welcome. The MORI by Art+Flea shop on the ground floor will be collecting donations for Hawaiʻi schools impacted by recent severe weather events, and optional donations at the museum entrance will go to the Storm Kōkua Flood and Our Hawaiʻi Foundation. RSVP: our-hawaii.org/hoohui.

RSVP AT OUR-HAWAII.ORG

UNI: RHYTHMS OF INDIGENOUS PHILIPPINES
SATURDAY MAY 30, 2026
1:00 - 3:30 P.M.

UNI: Rhythms of the Philippines, a culminating concert honoring Filipino Indigenous sound, movement, and contemporary diasporic expression. Free public event with limited seating. Optional registration at uni2026.eventbrite.com.

REGISTER FOR UNI: RHYTHMS OF THE PHILIPPINES

MUSEUM CLOSURES

•   Thursday June 11, King Kamehameha I Day

•   Friday July 3, Fourth of July (observed)

•   Friday August 21, Statehood Day

CURRENT EXHIBITS

RECENT ACQUISITIONS: ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
THROUGH MAY 2026
Mini exhibit: a selection of recent additions the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA).

Artwork in image: “Heat: Fiery Uli’uli” by Jennifer Wood, 2025. Art in Public Places Collection of the SFCA.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS EXHIBIT INFORMATION

CELESTIAL CONCERTO: MOD GALA FASHION

Works from the 2026 Mod Gala museum fundraiser fashion show, featuring designers Ryan Whittaker, Mapis Bernal, Kye Harford, and Marques Hanalei Marzan.

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS

TRIFECTA

This exhibition brings together 21 members of the Hawai‘i arts community, each invited to curate 3 artworks. Trifecta highlights multiple curatorial voices and celebrates the depth and diversity of the public art collection.

Artworks in image:
All artworks Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS

CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITURE: ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
THROUGH JULY 4, 2026
A selection of portraits from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA).

Artwork in image: detail from “Triple Chocolate Fudge” by Kelly Ciurej, color photograph, 2017. Art in Public Places Collection of the SFCA.

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS

SCHAEFER PORTRAIT CHALLENGE
THROUGH JULY 4, 2026
Schaefer Portrait Challenge showcases Hawai‘i’s people and their stories through explorations in portraiture. Now in its eighth edition, this Schaefer Portrait Challenge exhibit features forty selected works from the islands of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, and Oʻahu.

This exhibition was organized by Maui Arts & Cultural Center and supported by the Eugene and Ruth Freedman Family Foundation and Carolyn Schaefer. Exhibit at Capitol Modern supported in part by public funding from the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

CAPITOL MODERN EXHIBITS

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VOLUNTEER AT CAPITOL MODERN
UPCOMING EVENTS
Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum is seeking volunteers for upcoming events.

No experience needed, quick training is provided.

Contact: Events@CapitolModern.org.

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