New Director To Lead Hawai‘i State Foundation On Culture And The Arts

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New Director To Lead Hawai‘i State Foundation On Culture And The Arts
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Eva Laird Smith is the new executive director of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, only the seventh person in the 46-year history of the arts agency to hold the post. She follows Ronald K. Yamakawa who is retiring after serving as director for 10 years, capping a 35-year career with the State Foundation. Laird Smith is joining HSFCA from her position as director of the USO of Hawai'i and before that was president of Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i, executive director of the Filipino Community Center of Hawai‘i and executive director of Hawai‘i's Plantation Village. She assumes her new duties on January 3, 2012.

"Eva Laird Smith is an outstanding choice among many able candidates who applied," said Barbara Saromines- Ganne, Oahu commissioner and chair of the board of the HSFCA. "She joins our excellent staff and commissioners to deal with the challenges facing state government and the arts community today and we are confident she will do a great job." Smith has a master's degree in museum studies from the University of Manchester, England; a dean's list bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in Seattle; and bachelor of fine arts from the College of the Holy Spirit in Manila.

About Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts

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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