Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts MAY 2020 Newsletter

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Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts MAY 2020 Newsletter

CARES Act Relief Fund
COVID-19 Resources
AFTA COVID-19 Arts Impact Survey
Arts Activities and Resources Page
Artists in the Schools
Teaching Artists Institute
Poetry Out Loud
Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture 2021
Public Art Archive
Arts, Music, and Culture Calendar
Hawaii State Art Museum Calendar
Holiday Schedule
Job Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities

SFCA Distribution of CARES Act Relief Fund
The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), with support from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has developed a relief grant to assist eligible non-profit arts organizations across the state of Hawai‘i impacted by COVID-19.

CARES Act Relief Fund is a one-time grant open to those non-profit organizations that have been reviewed and recommended for award by the SFCA through its Biennium Grant FY2020 and FY2021 panels. Qualifying organizations will be notified individually and will receive a login to the application.

The entire $427,500 received from the National Endowment for the Arts through the CARES Act will be distributed by the SFCA to qualifying nonprofit arts organizations throughout the state of Hawai‘i. Organizations must be able to provide evidence of direct financial impact due to COVID-19, which may include but are not limited to:

Complying with the social distancing mandate resulting in a reduction in capacity to allow for audience proximity, technology purchases to support online content and remote work for staff.

Reduction in 2020 revenue as the result of loss of income or opportunities (program, scheduled event, ticket sales, admissions, rental fees, fundraising). For the purpose of calculating a %, organizations will be reporting loss between March 1 and May 30, 2020.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds are intended to help save jobs in the arts sector and keep the doors open to the thousands of organizations that add value to America’s economy and the creative life of our communities. Funding must be related to:

Direct Costs: Essential staff salaries
Direct Costs: Fees for artists and contractual personnel
Direct Costs: Facilities- rent, mortgage, utilities, equipment, information technology, security, insurance, building maintenance, cleaning services, other costs incurred.

CARES Act Relief Grants are also available to not-for-profit organizations through the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

COVID-19 Resources and Information for Artists and Arts/Culture Organizations

The SFCA COVID-19 Information and Resources page is a collection of resources that may be relevant to you and/or the artists, arts professionals, and organizations with whom you work. We will continue to update this page for as long as it may be useful. Recent additions to the page include unemployment insurance information for artists and a link to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's COVID-19 Resources for the Performing Arts.

Nonprofit Organizations: Help Hawai‘i Get Funding for COVID-19 Relief
The National Endowment for the Arts together with Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit for advancing the arts, have created a survey to assess the economic impact of COVID-19 on nonprofits arts organizations. We urge all Hawai‘i nonprofit arts organizations to participate, so the virus’ effect on our state’s arts infrastructure can be documented.

Your answers are critically important. They create the data-backed case for advocacy to include the arts in emergency relief funding that might be allocated at the federal or state levels.

Take the five-minute survey online at AFTA COVID-19 Arts Impact Survey.

Arts Activities and Resources Page

A curated list, compiled by our SFCA staff, contains various arts experiences accessible online, for all ages and abilities. This list will be updated as more resources become available. Read more on our website: SFCA Arts Activities and Resource Page
Recent additions to the list include links to:
The State of Hawai‘i Department of Education educational programming schedule on TEACH 356 (Tuesday is art night!)
University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa's School Virtually, with information, lessons, step-by-step planning and more that support students with disabilities and language learners.
Highly interactive, instructor led online Gale Courses (free through the Hawai‘i State Public Library) that include Drawing for the Absolute Beginner, Write Your Life Story, and A-Z Grant Writing.

Arts Education

Artists in the Schools
The Artists in the Schools (AITS) program for State of Hawai‘i Department of Education (DOE) schools, grades K-12, is currently open for school applications. All Hawai‘i public and charter schools are eligible to apply. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, May 26, 2020; please contact SFCA Arts Program Specialist Danica "Nikki" Rosengren (telephone: 808-586-0768 or email: danica.rosengren@hawaii.gov) with any questions. AITS arts residency grants provide engaging, creative and fun learning experiences based on the Fine Arts standards for all grade levels, through residencies with qualified trained teaching artists from the Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster. Many of these teaching artists integrate their art form with other core curriculum areas, such as language arts, math, social studies, and science, meeting both Fine Arts and other core standards.

For more information: Artists in the Schools.

Photo: Waiahole Elementary School students learning taiko drumming with ATP Chizuko Endo. Photo courtesy Hawai‘i State Department of Education.
Teaching Artist Institute Summer 2020
The Teaching Artist Institute for public and private school teacher professional development will be held this summer online, and will include workshops on utilizing technology and distance learning when teaching various art forms. Additional information will be published in an upcoming newsletter.
Poetry Out Loud Celebrates the 2020 Champions
The 2020 Poetry Out Loud national finals were cancelled due to COVID-19, and several state finals were either cancelled or held virtually. Poetry Out Loud will honor both the students who won their state Poetry Out Loud competition (state champions) as well as students who advanced to the state finals in states that were unable to hold a competition.

In the coming weeks, videos of these students reciting a selection of poems from the Poetry Out Loud anthology will be released through arts.gov and poetryoutloud.org as well as on Twitter.

“From analyzing poems to spending hours memorizing and honing their recitations, we know the extraordinary amount of hard work and personal effort that each student put into the program,” said Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “While we are disappointed not to have a national finals competition this year, we look forward to sharing students’ recitations through this video project and the resumption of the competition next school year.”

A video of Hawai‘i's 2020 Poetry Out Loud State Champion, Erisan Awaya, reciting "On Listening to Your Teacher Take Attendance" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, can be viewed online: Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and Honolulu Theatre for Youth Announces Erisan Awaya as the 2020 Poetry Out Loud State Champion.

Public Art Archive
View permanently installed works of art in the SFCA’s Art in Public Places Collection across the state (and many other public art collections) in the Public Art Archive with the Locate Public Art tool! Try it out: locate.publicartarchive.org or go to www.publicartarchive.org and click the locate button.
This tool is a device-responsive web app. Use it on your desktop, tablet or smartphone. No download is required, and it is available at no cost!

Art in Public Places
Recent & Upcoming Exhibit Visits

APPROVED EXHIBIT VISITS
The SFCA Board of Commissioners has approved Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits to these exhibits:

O‘AHU - Fiber Hawai‘i: In, Of, or About Fiber, Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College, Kāne‘ohe. Fiber, juried. April 3 - May 3, 2020. The Fiber Hawai‘i 2020 exhibit at the Windward Community College’s Gallery ‘Iolani is currently on view online with photos and short video clips.

O‘AHU - Downtown Drawing, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Drawings, curated. July 23, 2020 - January 8, 2021.

O‘AHU - A Deeper Shade of Soul, Sculpture by Jonathan Swanz, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Drawings, curated. July 23, 2020 - January 8, 2021.

Approved AASC visits are also posted on the SFCA's website: Acquisition Award Selection Committees.

An AASC visited the following exhibit in February and March 2020

HAWAI‘I ISLAND - Kahilu Theatre 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Kahilu Theatre Galleries, Kamuela. March 12 – April 19, 2020.

MAUI – Honor Hawaii, Honor Maui, Royal Lahaina Resort Ballroom, Lahaina. Painting, curated. February 15 -23, 2020.

MAUI - Art Maui 2020, Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului. Mixed media, juried. March 8 - 29, 2020.

O‘AHU - Then and Now, Honolulu Museum Art School Gallery, Honolulu. Mixed media, curated. February 29 – March 27, 2020.
APPROVED EXHIBIT VISITS
The SFCA Board of Commissioners has approved Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) visits to these exhibits:

O‘AHU - Fiber Hawai‘i: In, Of, or About Fiber, Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College, Kāne‘ohe. Fiber, juried. April 3 - May 3, 2020. The Fiber Hawai‘i 2020 exhibit at the Windward Community College’s Gallery ‘Iolani is currently on view online with photos and short video clips.

O‘AHU - Downtown Drawing, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Drawings, curated. July 23, 2020 - January 8, 2021.

O‘AHU - A Deeper Shade of Soul, Sculpture by Jonathan Swanz, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Drawings, curated. July 23, 2020 - January 8, 2021.

Approved AASC visits are also posted on the SFCA's website: Acquisition Award Selection Committees.

An AASC visited the following exhibit in February and March 2020

HAWAI‘I ISLAND - Kahilu Theatre 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Kahilu Theatre Galleries, Kamuela. March 12 – April 19, 2020.

MAUI – Honor Hawaii, Honor Maui, Royal Lahaina Resort Ballroom, Lahaina. Painting, curated. February 15 -23, 2020.

MAUI - Art Maui 2020, Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului. Mixed media, juried. March 8 - 29, 2020.

O‘AHU - Then and Now, Honolulu Museum Art School Gallery, Honolulu. Mixed media, curated. February 29 – March 27, 2020.
The role of the Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) is to make recommendations to the SFCA regarding the purchase of works of art, including the review, nomination, evaluation and selection of the recommended artworks for acquisition. The AASC is generally composed of SFCA commissioners, staff members, and visual arts consultants.

For more information on AASCs, including how to invite a committee to an exhibit, or to volunteer as a Visual Art Consultant, please visit our website: Art in Public Places Relocatable Works of Art. For more information about specific exhibits, please contact the exhibit host organizations.

AASC Exhibit Visits made earlier this year and AASC Purchase and Gift Recommendations are posted on our website: SFCA News Blog: Acquisition Award Selection Committees

Arts, Music, and Culture Calendar
May 2020
This month we are featuring online events and activities by SFCA grantees and teaching artists.

Aloha Performing Arts Company
Aloha Theatre on Facebook: Wednesday Wonders livestream, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Story time, sketches, arts and crafts. Family-friendly entertainment and activities.

Ballet Hawaii
Virtual Open Classes: online classes for experienced dancers trying to maintain technique as well as adult and teen enthusiasts interested in continuing their training. Please visit their website for class information, registration, and pricing: Ballet Hawaii Virtual Open Classes.

Donkey Mill Art Center on Facebook
Donkey Mill Art Center on Facebook: DMAC Teen Council’s “The Engagement Project” and the DMAC Virtual Sketchbook Club share weekly prompts and inspiration on Facebook. All ages and experience levels welcome.

Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra
Coming up in May 2020, movements of the collaborative piece “Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds” will be featured online, with interviews with the creators involved. There will be opportunities for children to create art in response with activity sheets. Follow the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra on social media or sign up for the HSO email newsletter to get updates.
HSO From Home. Digital content created by HSO musicians to help keep music in your lives, shared on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
HSO on HPR. Classic rebroadcasts of Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra performances on Hawai‘i Public Radio, 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights. Appropriate for all ages.
HSO Musicians on Instagram Education Livestream Series
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
The HI Way: Bringing Theatre into Your Home
The HI Way brings the magic of HTY’s educational stage performances and the resident ensemble’s creative energy into a digital format for viewing at home on any device. The program is broadcast on Hawaii News Now TV stations (KHNL, KGMB and K4) and is also available online at HTYweb.org, HTY’s YouTube channel, and other streaming platforms. Made for kids, fun for all ages. For more information: Honolulu Theatre for Youth.

The HI Way Digital Classroom: Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. on Zoom (get the link and password at least one hour ahead of time on the HTY website). Designed for children to collaborate and create with HTY’s resident artists. Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom; please check the HTY website for information to get the link and password at least an hour ahead of time. Geared for elementary school aged children. For more information: The HI Way Digital Classroom.

Jeff Peterson
Online ki ho‘alu (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar) Workshop: free lessons by SFCA Folk and Traditional Arts alum Jeff Peterson. For more information: Jeff Peterson Guitar.

Laurel Nakanishi
"Writing With Aunty Laurel" is an interactive video series featuring poetry writing lessons, prompts, and art projects for children grades 3 - 5. For more information: Laurel Nakanishi Online Education.

Manoa Valley Theatre (MVT)
Behind the scenes at Manoa Valley Theatre. Watch live on YouTube or Facebook, or watch the recorded version later. For more information: MVT Live.

Statewide Cultural Extension Program (SCEP)
SCEP Live Online will utilize web conferencing to livestream performances and presentations by local artists.
Thursday April 30, 6:30 p.m., guitarist Ian O'Sullivan (hosted by Manoa Public Library).
Friday May 1, 10:30 a.m., Kenny Endo and Taiko Center of the Pacific (hosted by Kaunoa Senior Center).
Thursday May 7, 6:30 p.m., Mr. Kneel (hosted by Manoa Public Library).
Friday May 8, 10:30 a.m., guitarist John Keawe (hosted by Kaunoa Senior Center).
For more information, including how to join online performances: SCEP Live Online.

Coming up in 2020
Please check with venues and organizations as event information may change.

O‘AHU – Manoa Valley Theatre: Lisa Matsumoto’s Once Upon One Time
7/02 – 7/19 in partnership with Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center. Performances at Manoa Valley Theatre (Honolulu)
For more information: Manoa Valley Theatre

O‘AHU – Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival
10/31 – 11/01 University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa
For more information: Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival

Coming up in 2021
13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPac)
New dates announced: June 18-27, 2021. For more information: FestPacHawaii.org.

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum Online

The Hawai‘i State Art Museum is temporarily closed to the public. Please check the HiSAM website calendar for upcoming events and updates, and HiSAM social media (links below) for online activities.
While the Hawai‘i State Art Museum remains closed, staff are posting artworks from the SFCA’s Art in Public Places Collection, hosting online activities, and creating a fun, educational space online.
Facebook: Hawaii State Art Museum
Instagram: Hawaii State Art Museum

HiSAM from Home
Every Tuesday from 10:00am-10:30am HST, until further notice, HiSAM will be hosting weekly interactive Zoom classes, led by our highly trained Artistic Teaching Partners. The Zoom ID and password will be shared on Facebook and Instagram each week. Tune in on Tuesday May 5th to create poetry from art, led by Laurel Nakanishi. This class is ideal for 3rd grade and up.
Every Thursday from 10:00am-11:00am HST, HiSAM will be hosting visual art workshops on Instagram or Facebook live with local teaching artists. Next Thursday, May 7th, Eric Beyer will lead a watercolor painting workshop on Facebook Live.
Musical performances every Friday at 6:00pm on Instagram Live - a local musician will take over the HiSAM account for a one-hour performance. Duncan Dempster will perform next Friday, May 8th.
Be The Art Challenge: each Friday on Facebook and Instagram, we will be posting a piece from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Art in Public Places Collection. Your job is to re-create it. Grab objects from around the house, recreate the image, and then take a picture and send it via direct message to the Hawai‘i State Art Museum’s Instagram or Facebook account, and we will upload it to an album (most liked photo will get to be the album cover).

2020 State Government Holiday Schedule
Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2020
King Kamehameha I Day - Thursday, June 11, 2020
Independence Day - Friday, July 4, 2020
Statehood Day - Friday, August 21, 2020
Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2020
General Election Day - Tuesday November 3, 2020
Veterans' Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26, 2020
Christmas - Friday, December 25, 2020

The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawai‘i State Art Museum operate on the Hawai‘i State Government schedule.

SFCA Board of Commissioners Meetings
2020 SFCA Board of Commissioners Meetings
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Committee meetings usually begin at 9:00 a.m., followed by the general meeting at 11:00 a.m.

Unless otherwise specified, the public is invited to attend SFCA Standing Committee and Commission Meetings. Meetings and agendas are posted just prior to the meetings on the State of Hawai‘i Calendar of Events. Select “State Foundation on Culture and the Arts” from the search menu.

Job Opportunities
Job Listings
There are no SFCA job listings at this time. Job listings are posted in our website news blog and in the monthly email newsletter (subscribe here), as well as on our social media (@hawaiisfca on Facebook, @hawaii_sfca on Instagram, and @hawaii_sfca on Twitter).
Internships
SFCA and HiSAM do not have an active internship program at this time.
Art Acquisitions and Commissions
Artwork acquisitions and commissions are done through the Art in Public Places Program. For more information: Opportunities for Artists.
eProcurement
For doing business with the state as a contractor, the State of Hawaii eProcurement (HiePro) is a system for issuing solicitations, receiving responses, and issuing notices of award. Solicitations and awards are posted and searchable. State Foundation on Culture and the Arts solicitations have included graphic design services, printing services, custom framing, artwork conservation and restoration.To find SFCA solicitations, search under Department: Accounting and General Services (the SFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services).

Get Involved: Volunteer Opportunities
Help the SFCA Select Artwork
The Art in Public Places Program of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) seeks volunteers, particularly on the Neighbor Islands, with expertise and knowledge in the visual arts field to serve as Visual Arts Consultants on Art Advisory Committees and Acquisition Award Selection Committees. The role of the Art Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to the SFCA regarding the development and design of a given commissioned art project, including location, medium, distinguishing features of the artwork, and selection of the artist. The role of the Acquisition Award Selection Committees is to review and make recommendations regarding the purchase of works of art. The SFCA appoints the committee members for each exhibit visit — generally composed of SFCA commissioners, staff members, and Visual Arts Consultants. The application form is available here: Visual Arts Consultants Application.

Questions?
Contact Karen Ewald, Art in Public Places Manager, at (808) 586-9950 or karen.a.ewald@hawaii.gov.

Volunteer at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum
The Hawai‘i State Art Museum (operated by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts) is looking for enthusiastic, outgoing volunteers to assist museum visitors and help offer a greater understanding of the exhibitions currently on view. If you have an interest or background in the arts, we encourage you to volunteer.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
Gallery Attendant – Assist visitors in the galleries.
Info Desk Attendant – Greet and orient visitors to the museum.
Docent – Conduct tours of the exhibitions.
Education Assistant – Assist with education programs.
Special Events Assistant – Assist staff in event coordination.
General Clerical Help – Assist staff in office chores.
Please download an application form: HiSAM Volunteer Application Form, and return completed form to: Visitor Services, SFCA, 250 S. Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Questions?
For more information or to request a Volunteer Application Form by mail, contact Scott Young, HiSAM Visitor Services Manager, at scott.m.young@hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-9959.

Hawaii State Government Resources
2018 State of Hawai‘i Data Book
The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) has released the 2018 edition of the “State of Hawai‘i Data Book.”
The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website at: dbedt.hawaii.gov/economic/databook. The data may be downloaded in whole or in part as either PDF or Excel files.
The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawai‘i in a single compilation. With more than 800 data tables, classified into 24 sections, it covers a broad range of statistical information in areas such as population, education, environment, economics, energy, business enterprises, government, tourism and transportation.
Section 7, Recreation and Travel, includes information on Performing Arts, Symphony Orchestra Activities, and Attendance at Museums and other Cultural Attractions.

For information on nationwide arts and culture economic impact: Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 (produced by Americans for the Arts, a non-profit organization).
About the SFCA
The Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is a government agency, 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.The SFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 9).

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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.

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.

HOURS:
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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