Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts AUGUST 2024 Newsletter

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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts AUGUST 2024 Newsletter

AUGUST 2024

Strategic Planning Listening Sessions on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will hold five strategic planning sessions throughout the state in August. These meetings aim to gather diverse insights to help shape SFCA initiatives and priorities.

Additionally, attendees and participants will have an opportunity to engage with artist Solomon Enos, the artist developing and designing the State Capitol’s waterless pool. Enos will describe the concept behind his design which includes public participation.
“These strategic planning sessions provide the perfect opportunity for the public to not only learn more about the State Capitol waterless pool design concept but also take part in the art making process,” said Enos.

SFCA Strategic Planning Sessions will take place at the following locations and times:
Kona: Thursday, Aug 1, 4pm – 6pm, Donkey Mill Art Center
Hilo: Thursday, Aug 8, 11:30am -1:30pm, University of Hawai’i Hilo
Maui: Tuesday, Aug 13, 4pm – 6pm, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Kauaʻi: Thursday, Aug 22, 11:30 am -1:30pm, Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Oʻahu: Thursday, Aug 29, 4pm – 6pm, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Those interested in attending are asked to email HawaiiSFCA@hawaii.gov. Others who are unable to attend are also encouraged to email their feedback at the same address. Additional information and printable flyer on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/2024-strategic-planning-listening-sessions-scheduled-for-hawaii-island-maui-kauai-oahu.

SFCA’s mission is to promote, perpetuate, and preserve culture and the arts in Hawai‘i, and its vision is a thriving and vibrant Hawai‘i enriched by culture and the arts.

SFCA Arts Education Programs

Image: link to official movie trailer for “Kīpuka: An Anti-Bullying Project” on YouTube.
SFCA Artists in the Schools Spotlight: George Kon, Farrington High School
Congratulations to George Kon for receiving an Honorable Mention for the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Excellence in Theatre Education Award! George was nominated by Jonah Moananu (aka “Big Mox”) with a letter of recommendation from Daniel Kelin, Director of Drama Education at the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. The award recognizes a K-12 theatre educator in the U.S. who embodies the highest standards of the profession and demonstrates a positive impact on the lives of students, advancement of the theatre profession and a commitment to excellence. Submissions for the 2025 award are open through January 13, 2025.

Watch a T-Shirt Theatre documentary that addresses bullying, cyberbullying, and teen suicide prevention, written and performed by T-Shirt Theatre students
“Kīpuka: An Anti-Bullying Project”, presented by T-Shirt Theatre, is currently available to view on Amazon Prime: RehearseForLife.com/watch-now-on-amazon-prime.
T-Shirt Theatre’s 2017-2018 performance of “Kīpuka” takes on varying perspectives on bullying like cyber-bullying, self-bullying, being a bystander, confronting abusive relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, and even taking the bully’s perspective. The show is balanced with humor, and demonstrates how positive safe spaces and influences like family and community can be kīpukas, too. The documentary was directed by T-Shirt Theatre alumnus Jeremiah Tayao.

“Kīpuka” movie trailer

Museum Without Walls Spotlight: Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
Elise von Dohlen, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Arts and Culture Program Director: “We’ve long had a partnership with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), specifically around the Artists in the Schools (AITS) program. The program offers grants for public and charter schools to bring in qualified teaching artists to conduct arts residencies. HCF has helped fund AITS since 2008, awarding more than $3 million to support arts education in Hawaiʻi’s schools. It’s a great example of a public-private partnership. We wanted to expand this model and move beyond traditional school settings, into communities that experience barriers or challenges to accessing arts education. The result is our 2024 pilot program, the Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative.” […] “There needs to be a shift in understanding about how arts and culture are essential to the health and wellbeing of the people and places of Hawai‘i. Part of the work we’re doing is to increase advocacy for this sector, encouraging an investment of resources, as well as storytelling about the impact that arts and culture have on our community.”

Read the full Q&A with Elise Arts and Culture program director Elise von Dohlen on the HCF website: HawaiiCommunityFoundation.org/meet-elise-von-dohlen.

HCF Museum Without Walls

SFCA Grants and Community Programs

sSFCA Grantee Spotlight: Oahu Choral Society
“Thank you so much for the support the State of Hawaiʻi has provided to the Oahu Choral Society over the years. Your support as well as that of others has enabled us to present the highest quality performances of great choral music for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community of Hawaiʻi, which is our mission.” Sally Hattemer, Treasurer, Oahu Choral Society

Upcoming Oahu Choral Society events:

•   New member auditions, August 17 and 31

•   “Hidden Treasures: Latin American Baroque” October 13

•   “Maluhia Concert” December 7 at St. Andrew’s Cathedral

•   “Ode to Joy: Symphony No. 9” March 9, 2025 at Blaisdell Concert Hall

•   “Malama I ka ‘aina” May 4, 2025 at Kawaiahaʻo church
For more information, please visit the Oahu Choral Society website: OahuChoral.org.

Oahu Choral Society

Capitol Modern

Photo: Ryan Kamakakēhau Fernandez performing at the June 2024 Capitol Modern First Friday event.

August events at Capitol Modern

•   First Friday and Shangri La 8x8 Artist Showcase, August 2, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

•   Statehood Day, Friday August 16: museum open 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

•   Friday Night Tempo, August 16, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

•   Super Saturday, August 24, details to be announced

•   Chess Tournament, August 31 – September 2, details to be announced

•   Exhibits on display through November and December 2024

•   Museum calendar: CapitolModern.org/events

CapitolModern.org

Calls for Artists, Jobs, Grants, and Other Opportunities
A list of federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/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.

A longer list is on the SFCA website news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/jobs-calls-for-artists-grants-and-other-opportunities-august-2024.

Call for artists: Artist Climate Action Residency
Kama’āina artists are being sought for an Innovative Artist Climate Action Residency Program. Four artists will be selected to participate in the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission’s (CCMAC) groundbreaking Artist Climate Change Action Residency program.

This initiative seeks to engage local artists in the co-development of Hawaiʻi’s Climate Action Pathways through the creation of works across a range of artistic media. This unique program aims to inspire and connect Hawaiʻi residents to critical climate change challenges through art.

The residency will include an exhibit at Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) in the fall of 2025.

For more information and to apply: Climate.Hawaii.gov/art.

Climate.Hawaii.gov/art

•   College Radio: KTUH FM Monday Night Live, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Local bands can schedule an appearance on the University of Hawaiʻi’s radio station by contacting the KTUH Live Director at 808-956-5288. Leave a message with your name, your band’s name, and your phone number. KTUH.org.

•   Call for artists: “Mālama Wao Akua 2024”, artwork receiving day Wednesday, September 3, 2024. Hui Noʻeau Visual Art Center and East Maui Watershed Partnership. HuiNoeau.com/exhibitions/2024/malamawaoakua.

•   Call for Artists: 2024 Pacific States Biennial North American printmaking exhibition open to all artists 18 years or older presently residing anywhere on the North American continent, its islands, and outlying US territories. Entry deadline: August 18, 2024. For more information, visit the call information on Call For Entry: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13097.

•   Call for Artists: “WESTAF 50 Years, 50 Artists: A Celebration of the West” entry deadline September 14, 2024. For more information, visit the call information on Call For Entry: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13417.

•   Call for Artists: “Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition 2024” traditional and contemporary craft from across the state of Hawaiʻi. Registration open August 1 – September 2, 2024. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/ASE2024-prospectus.

•   Call for artists: Waimea Arts Council “Hawaiian Guides and Protectors” artwork submission deadline August 25, 2024. For more information, please visit the Waimea Arts Council website: WaimeaArtsCouncil.org/2024-calls-for-art.

Jobs, grants, and other opportunities

Arts and Culture Calendar

Image: photo from previous Nā Hula festival. Photo credit: City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

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

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

•   83rd Annual Nā Hula Festival Kapiʻolani Park Bandstand, August 11, 2024. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., free public event. This festival is Hawaiʻi’s longest-running, annual, non-competitive hula event. HonoluluMoca.org/83nd-annual-na-hula-festival.

•   Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Kahala Mall (Kahala, Oʻahu), Saturday August 17, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. HawaiianSteelGuitarFestival.com/km/hfkmindex.html.

•   “Legacy, Lineage and the Caretakers of Hula” Asia Pacific Dance Festival workshop August 5 – 8, 2024. Free public events include talk story with kūpuna, film screenings, and panel discussion. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Outreach College website: manoa.hawaii.edu/outreach/asiapacificdance/2024-festival.

•   "Hoʻokahe Wai, Hoʻoulu ʻĀina: Kalo and Community" exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa). A partnership between the East-West Center Arts Program and the ʻOhana of Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai, this exhibition shares the history, stories, and practice of kalo farming at Ka Papa Loʻi Kānewai through works of art, video and sound installation, and photographs. Through September 15, 2024.

◦   Sunday, September 15, 1:00–3:00 pm, Mālama Hāloa family-friendly celebration including food samples, community partner booths, hands-on activities, and performances. For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: EastWestCenter.org/education/arts/gallery-exhibition-hookahe-wai-hooulu-aina-kalo-and-community.

•   University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, opening receptions for three exhibits: Sunday, September 1, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in The Art Gallery, John Young Museum of Art, and Commons Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa).

◦   “John Young, His Life and Work” John Young Museum of Art, September 1 – December 9, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/john-young-his-life-work.

◦   “Tribute to Satoru” Commons Gallery, August 27 – September 29, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/tribute-satoru-artist.

◦   “Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings” in The Art Gallery through December 8, 2024. hawaii.edu/art/satoru-abe-100-new-paintings.

◦   Learn more on the UHM Art and Art History Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.

Arts and culture calendar

SFCA in the media

Image: “The Three Souls of Rocky Kaʻiouliokahikioloʻehu Jensen”, courtesy Office of Hawaiian Affairs/Ka Wai Ola.

Ka Wai Ola (Office of Hawaiian Affairs newsletter)

The Three Souls of Rocky Kaʻiouliokahihikolo ʻEhu Jensen: A Gentle Remembrance
July 1, 2024
“Ke Ao Lama – Enlightened World, an exhibition at the Capitol Modern, opened recently in response to the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, and will remain up through most of this year. In the ground floor entry way, just to the left, is Rocky KaʻiouliokahihikoloʻEhu Jensen’s brilliant 8-foot-tall kiʻi, “Ke ʻEa ʻEkolu o Ke Kanaka.” Read the full article on the Ka Wai Ola website: kawaiola.news/kaiaulu/hehoomanao/the-three-souls-of-rocky-kaiouliokahihikoloehu-jensen-a-gentle-remembrance.

SFCA Board of Commissioners

SFCA Board approves 11 artworks, 5 exhibit visits

Image: “Kehu Kai” oil and shellac on wood painting by Lisa Kasprzycki, 2024. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Purchased from the “Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024” exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery Maui.

The SFCA Board of Commissioners Art in Public Places Committee approved the purchase of 11 artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection on July 17, 2024. Exhibits purchased from: “NO FOGET!” at fishcake, “Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024 - Ka Leo Moana - The Voice of the Ocean - 19th Annual Invitational” at Viewpoints Gallery Maui, “Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024” at the Downtown Art Center Gallery, and “Allegory” at Bishop Square Pauahi Lobby.

The committee began scheduling more frequent meetings this year, in part to speed up the process of approving exhibit visits, artwork purchases, and artwork loans.

Recent purchases and gifts 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, Maui, Oʻahu

Image: Call to artists, “Mālama Wao Akua 2024”, a native species exhibition. Artwork receiving day: Wednesday, September 3, 2024. Presented by the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center and the East Maui Watershed Partnership.

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:

•   “Mālama Wao Akua 2024”, Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui), September 13 - November 8, 2024

•   “Hānau Ka Moʻolelo”, Donkey Mill Art Center (Holualoa, Hawaiʻi Island), September 28 - December 14, 2024.

•   “Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024”, Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu), October 4 - 26, 2024.

•   “Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit”, Wailoa Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island), October 4 - 24, 2024

•   “And Now Here We Are”, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Islands), October 5 - November 29, 2024
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

•   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.

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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