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Image description: Colorful illustrations of koa bugs, a detail of "Koa Bug Colorways" by Saxony Charlot, alcohol marker, pen and ink, colored pencil, 2023. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA). Currently on display at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, office of Representative Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy. Purchased from the "2024 Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibition" at Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island). Learn more about artworks in the collection in our new online database: sfca.hawaii.gov/app-art.
Calls for artists and exhibition proposals (August 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.

•   County of Kauaʻi call for artists: County of Kauaʻi Planning Department and Friends of Hanapēpē Monument invites statements of interest and qualifications for a public art installation to be located in Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi to memorialize and commemorate a piece of Hanapēpē history. Applications open through Monday, September 1, 2025. RFI and additional information are posted to the County of Kauaʻi website, kauai.gov.

•   Hawaiʻi Craftsmen 58th Annual Statewide Exhibition call for traditional and contemporary craft. Registration closes August 31, 2025. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/ASE2025.

•   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 exhibits: Kahilu Theatre (Hawaiʻi Island), deadline September 8, 2025. Kahilu seeks proposals from solo artists, artist groups and collectives, and curators for exhibitions. For more information and to apply, go to the CallForEntry posting: Kahilu Theatre Call for Exhibits.

•   Call for artists: “Vessels: that which hold” exhibit, open to Hawaiʻi-based 2D and 3D artists in all mediums and styles. Submissions due by August 8, 2025. For more information and to enter, please go to the CallForEntry.org posting: 2025 Vessels.

•   Call for photographers: "River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi", celebrating the past and present of Honolulu's urban core. Downtown Art Center (Honolulu), open call August 4 - September 5, 2025. To learn more, please go to the Downtown Art Center website: DowntownArtHI.org/documentaryphotography.

•   “2025 Trash Show: Hawaiʻi Island Recycles” call for artists open to Hawaiʻi Island artists. All artworks must be made from post-consumer recycled materials, discards, throwaways, accrual, etc. Large 3-D pieces are encouraged. Submission deadline: September 12, 2025. For more information and to enter, please go to the CallForEntry.org posting: The 2025 Trash Show: Hawaiʻi Island Recycles.

•   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 Hawai`i plans events to learn more. Many people in the interment 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.

•   Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre (Waimea, Hawaiʻi Island) seeking exhibition proposals for the 2026 calendar year. As many as 6 proposals will be accepted to fill open exhibition slots from June through December of 2026. Proposals from solo artists, artist groups, collectives, and curators are welcomed. Exhibitions featuring all media are encouraged to apply including, by not limited to: painting, drawing, photography, fibers, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, video art, sound art, installation, new media, fashion, and traditional crafts. Entry deadline: September 8, 2025. For more information and to apply, please go to the CallForEntry.org posting: Kahilu Exhibits 2026.

•   Sheraton Kaʻanapali (Maui) “Meet the Artist” program applications to showcase and sell your work in the hotel lobby. Application form: Meet the Artist application.

•   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

Image description: text reading SFCA Art in Public Places Program "how do I get my art into the Hawaiʻi SFCA public art collection?" sfca.hawaii.gov/news over a dreamy digital photograph of a grasshopper on a flowering plant. A dark gradient over the photograph helps the text stand out. Artwork in image: Joseph Ruesing, "Grasshopper", digital photograph, 2007. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA). Currently on display in the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Accounting and General Services, Accounting Administration.
“How do I get my art into the Hawaiʻi SFCA public art collection?” Currently, most artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection are purchased from local art exhibits. Art Acquisition Selection Committees (AASCs) visit the exhibits and nominate artworks for the collection. Nominated works are then presented to the SFCA Board of Commissioners for approval. Learn more about how exhibit organizers can invite an SFCA AASC visit on our website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/invite-committee.

Below is a list of exhibits that the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved at the July 18, 2025 general meeting. 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).

•   An AASC visited the “Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis” exhibit at the Downtown Art Center in July and nominated four artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. A version of the exhibit, a joint presentation by the Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui and The Glass Fusion Collective, will be on view at the Wailoa Center in Hilo (Hawaiʻi Island) September 5 - 25, 2025. They have also shared videos about four invited artists: Joan Namkoong, Ghislaine Chock, Karl Hensel, and Bud Spindt.

•   “MACC Biennial 2025” exhibition at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC), Schaefer International Gallery. Showcasing artists from across Hawaiʻi through new and contemporary work. Open through August 30, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the MACC website: MauiArts.org/exhibits.

•   “Kahi Ching: Chinese Zodiac, Part 1” exhibit of drawings and paintings by artist Kahi Ching at Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu in Honolulu. Through August 31, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu website: ArtsAndLettersNuuanu.org.

•   “Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025 Invitational” art exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery Maui, featuring artists from across Hawaiʻi. Through September 7, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Viewpoints Gallery website: ViewpointsGalleryMaui.com/exhibits.

•   “2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition Exhibition”, featuring an international exchange between Hawaiʻi and Shanghai artists. August 1 – 28, 2025 at Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island). An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Wailoa Center website: WailoaCenter.com/abstract-exchange.

•   “Many Hands, Many Journeys: A Cross-Pacific Artistic Dialogue” exhibit at Kahilu Theatre (Hawaiʻi Island) August 8 – September 14, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre website: kahilu.org/exhibits.

•   “Synergistic Tendencies: Explorations in Collaborative Ceramics” exhibition at Donkey Mill Art Center (Hawaiʻi Island), August 23 – October 11, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. 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. Opening reception Friday August 29, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. A series of public engagement programs will run from August - November 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. 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. Gallery walkthrough followed by opening reception Sunday August 31, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. 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 create a monumental painting from start to finish. August 30 to November 15, 2025. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee visit has been approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. For more information about the exhibit, please go to the Leeward Community College website: leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.

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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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