Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts FEBRUARY 2018 Newsletter

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Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts FEBRUARY 2018 Newsletter

In This Issue

SFCA Annual Report
Art Bento Applications
It's Your Art
Arts, Music, and Culture Calendar
Folk & Traditional Arts Grantees Recognized
Board of Commissioners
Recent and Upcoming Exhibit Visits
HiSAM Event Calendar
Holiday Schedule
Volunteer Opportunities

FY17 Annual Report: Art is Education

The fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017) Annual Report for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts has been published. The PDF and supplemental information can be read online: SFCA Annual Report FY17.

This annual report reflects a new way of looking at the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and our accomplishments. For this report, our core foundation pillars are presented not by program, but collectively, giving readers a comprehensive picture of our work. We hope you enjoy the fresh perspective and find the information more accessible than ever.

Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017) was a year of transition for the SFCA, its staff, and our community. We focused on building a stronger agency by maximizing use of existing revenue streams, expanding programs to the neighbor islands, and reaffirming relationships within the agency as well as with other state/county agencies and the Legislature.

Art Bento Applications Now Open

Kalihi Kai Elementary School students practicing their observation and critical thinking skills while discussing sculptures by Satoru Abe in the Hawaii State Art Museum

The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts offers a four part standards-based museum education program for Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) Oahu second- through sixth-grade students and their teachers, with an introductory professional development session for teachers. Students then engage with the teaching artist in an artmaking lesson, explore "I Love Art Gallery" hands-on activities and tour the HiSAM galleries. There is no cost to schools to participate in the program. In addition, the program also provides funds for bus transportation to the museum. Deadline for applications: March 9, 2018. For more information, call Susan Hogan at 586-9958 or e-mail susan.m.hogan@hawaii.gov.

Art in Public Places: It's Your Art

The Spirit of Mānoa: In the Light of Day / Rick Mills / cast glass sculpture / 2015 / Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts / Mānoa Public Library

Approximately 3 miles from downtown Honolulu and 2 miles from the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa, the recently rebuilt Mānoa Public Library is home to The Spirit of Mānoa: In the Light of Day, a cast-glass sculpture designed specifically for the library by artist and professor Rick Mills. The residential neighborhood of Mānoa's rich and fertile environment, noted for its plentiful rainfall and wind, served as inspiration for this work of art. These five mountain-like forms are an abstract depiction of the interior of Mānoa Valley, referred to as ‘Aka‘aka (laughter) and Waiakeakua (the water of the god).

When asked to reflect on his thoughts about the sculpture recently, Mills said "I think it's interesting how a sculpture changes, or better said, how my ideas about the sculpture have changed. Physically the perception of it has changed... the palms outside are now as tall as the 2nd floor and give a deep green background to theglass, and the sculpture seems to have been absorbed into the building and become a part of its new history. I'm happy it's been so well received by the community. I felt and still feel so fortunate to have this opportunity to create this sculpture."

Rick Mills received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1986. Mills is a glass and metal sculptor who has served as Professor of Art at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa since 1989.

The Art in Public Places Collection can be viewed online and searched by artist name, artwork title, type of media, and more. Click here to begin browsing. You can also search the Public Art Archive for permanently installed artworks in the collection, such as sculptures at public buildings.

View permanently installed works of art in the SFCA's Art in Public Places Collection across the state (and many other public art collections, including the Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts) in the Public Art Archive! Have you seen the Public Art Archive's new 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!

Arts, Music, and Culture Calendar

The following events are sponsored in part by the SFCA Biennium Grants program, providing public funding (through appropriations from the Hawai‘i State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts) to support projects designed to preserve and further culture, the arts, history, and/or the humanities beneficial to Hawai‘i, sponsored in part by the SFCA Folk & Traditional Arts program, or in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i Outreach College Statewide Cultural Extension Program (SCEP). Program availability and information is subject to change without notice; please contact the hosting organizations to confirm program information. To submit event information, please contact the SFCA's Public Information Officer, Mamiko Carroll (mamiko.k.carroll@hawaii.gov, 808-586-0305).

February 2018

KAUA‘I - Garden Island Arts Council. Mid-January 2018 Arts & Culture Calendar (includes February events).

KAUA‘I - 3rd Annual Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival

2/03 - 2/04, Courtyard Kaua‘i at Coconut Beach (Kapa‘a). For more information: Garden Island Arts Council

O‘AHU - Chamber Music Hawaii, Piazzolla's Tango. Tresemble + Ian O'Sullivan, guitar. Astor Piazzolla -- Music of the Tango: Four for Tango -- Libertango / Tango Ballet / Café 1930

2/12, 7:30 pm, Doris Duke Theatre (Honolulu Museum of Art)

For more information, including ticket prices: Chamber Music Hawaii

O‘AHU - Chamber Music Hawaii, Piazzolla's Tango. Tresemble + Ian O'Sullivan, guitar. Astor Piazzolla -- Music of the Tango: Four for Tango -- Libertango / Tango Ballet / Café 1930

2/19, 7:30 pm, Paliku Theatre (Windward Community College)

For more information, including ticket prices: Chamber Music Hawaii

O‘AHU -- Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre, Daughter of the Regiment.

For more information, including ticket prices: Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre

O‘AHU -- Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia d'Amore with Makana

2/16, 7:30 pm, Blaisdell Concert Hall

For more information, including ticket prices: Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

O‘AHU -- Hawaii Academy of Performing Arts (HAPA)/The ARTS at Marks Garage February 2018 Event Calendar

O‘AHU -- Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Kinolau. 2/09, 2/10, 2/17. For more information, including ticket prices: Honolulu Theatre for Youth

O‘AHU -- Kumu Kahua Theatre. Living Room

1/18 -- 2/18. For more information, including ticket prices: Kumu Kahua Theatre

Coming up in 2018

O‘AHU -- Poetry Out Loud Hawaiʻi State Finals

3/04 Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Tenney Theatre at St. Andrews Cathedral)

For more information: Honolulu Theatre for Youth

Folk & Traditional Arts Grantee Alumns Recognized

SFCA Folk & Traditional Arts grantees have recently received state and/or national recognition:

Living Treasures of Hawaii

The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii's 2018 Living Treasures of Hawaii honorees include Folk & Traditional Arts grantee alumns Mary Jo Freshly and Gordon "Umi" Kai. Freshly, of the Halla Huhm Dance Studio and Halla Huhm Foundation, continues to teach traditional Korean dance at the age of 83. Kai has been profiled in Honolulu Magazine ("Hawaiian™") and participates in a number of cultural festivals with his handcrafted tools and weapons.

Living Treasures of Hawaii™ recognizes and honors individuals who have demonstrated excellence and high achievement in their particular field of endeavor, and who, through continuous growth, learning, and sharing, have made significant contributions toward enriching our society. For more information: Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation: 2018 National Artist Fellows

Musician Jeff Peterson and artist Marques Hanalei Marzan are Folk and Traditional Arts Grantee alums among the twenty 2018 National Artist Fellows. In addition to the Folk & Traditional Arts grants, Peterson performs at Statewide Cultural Extension Program (SCEP) events, done by the SFCA with the University of Hawaiʻi Outreach College, and Marzan has artwork in the Art in Public Places Collection. For more information: Native Arts & Cultures Foundation

First Peoples Fund: Artist in Business Leadership Fellows

Jeff Peterson and artist Bernice Akamine (who was a part of the Ka Hana Kapa project) are among the 25 artist fellows in the 2018 "Artist in Business Leadership" First Peoples Fund fellowship. For more information: First Peoples Fund

SFCA Board of Commissioners

Next meeting: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Unless otherwise specified, the public is invited to attend SFCA Standing Committee and Commission Meetings. All meetings take place in the Multipurpose Room of the No. 1 Capitol District building, 250 South Hotel Street, Honolulu (Hawai`i State Art Museum), unless otherwise noted. 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.

Art in Public Places

Recent & Upcoming Exhibit Visits

UPCOMING EXHIBIT VISITS

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

MAUI -- Art Maui 2018, Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului

O‘AHU -- Contact 2018: Contact Zones, Pu‘uhonua Society, Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery, Honolulu

O‘AHU -- Intimate Orbits: Mixed Media Works by Charlotte Forsythe and Juvana Soliven, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu

O‘AHU -- Matt Shallenberger: The Leaping Place, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu

O‘AHU -- Self Assembly: Ceramics by Christopher Edwards, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu

EXHIBITS VISITED JANUARY 2018

MAUI -- Annual Juried Exhibition 2018, Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao

MAUI -- Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2018, Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului

O‘AHU -- Sharing the Knowledge: Nicholas Carone & Noreen Naughton, Kapi‘olani Community College, Koa Gallery, Honolulu

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 andAASC Purchase and Gift Recommendations are posted on our website: SFCA News Blog: Acquisition Award Selection Committees

Hawaii State Art Museum

The 55^th Annual Hawai‘i Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards exhibit, displaying artwork by students from across the state, will be on view at the Hawaii State Art Museum Friday, February 16 -- Friday, April 13, 2018.

For information about award notification, shipping, artwork pickup, and the awards ceremony, please visit the Scholastic Art Awards website: Hawaii Art Region. For additional student, teacher, and parent/guardian information, please contact Michelle Chun, (808) 305-9709, michelle_chun@hawaiidoe.org.

The museum is open Tuesday -- Saturday from 10:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m., with evening hours on the first Friday of each month from 6:00 -- 9:00 p.m. Admission is always free. The museum is closed on Sunday, Monday, and state and federal holidays.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation's largest, longest-running, most prestigious visual and literary arts program recognizing accomplishments of students in grades 7 -- 12. It is a symbol of excellence that can bolster resumes, college applications and scholarship applications. All National Award recipients earn a place on the National Recipient list. Selected works will be featured in the National Catalog and The Best Teen Writing anthology. Works receiving Gold Key awards move on to the national level judging. The Hawaii Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards and Exhibit are presented by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i State Department of Education, Hawai‘i Art Education Association, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, and the Friends of the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

First Friday: Julia Akatsu Stoyanov

Free, family-friendly evening of art and music! Take the elevator or stairs to the second floor. Museum galleries will be open. Admission is always free.

Julia Akatsu Stoyanov

Composer and pianist Julia Akatsu Stoyanov will play a mixture of well-known classical works (Chopin, Ravel) and original compositions.

Friday, February 2, 2018

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum

Second Floor Sculpture Lobby

On the ground floor, the shop, cafe, and Friends of HiSAM volunteer group will be hosting art sales with the Honolulu Printmakers and artists George Woollard, Mary Philpotts, and Kathy Merrill-Kelley. There will be a bar and special menu. For more information:

HiSAM Gallery Shop x MORI

info@shophisam.com

(808) 566-6615

Second Saturday: Hawaii Watercolor Society

Celebrate the Year of the Dog with the Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society

February 2018: Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society. "The first rule of watercolors is - there are no rules." Come try out watercolor painting under the guidance of members of the Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society! Paint a watercolor portrait of a dog or just experiment with watercolors and have fun!

Museum galleries will be open; admission is always free. Drop in at any time, allowing about 30 minutes to complete a painting. All materials provided.

Saturday, February 13

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum

Ground floor Multipurpose Room

Art Lunch: Lynn Cook, Kiʻi Pohaku

Kiʻi Pohaku -- History, Written in Stone

Inspired by the discovery and recording of petroglyph art created by voyagers who first discovered the Hawaiian Islands, artist and journalist Lynn Cook will tell the story of her own life on the rocks.

Age seven, she was spotting rocks -- on the bow of her uncle's fishing boat, somewhere off the Canadian Gulf Islands. She spotted a face looking up at her. She did what any curious seven-year old would do -- she fell overboard to get a better look. Since that first encounter with an ancient petroglyph, Cook has followed her muse -- art carved in stone. Some of that art is only a few hundred years old, other carvings are many thousands of years old.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum

Ground floor Multipurpose Room

Coming up in 2018 at the Hawaii State Art Museum

2018 Young Artists of Hawaiʻi

My Culture, My Family, and Me

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM) exhibit dates: May 4 -- June 29, 2018

HiSAM is in downtown Honolulu and is open Tuesday -- Saturday 10:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m., with evening hours on the first Friday of each month, 6:00 -- 9:00 p.m. Admission is always free.

For information about award notification, shipping, artwork pickup, and the awards ceremony, please contact Michelle Chun, (808) 305-9709, michelle_chun@hawaiidoe.org.

Hawaiʻi Convention Center exhibit dates: April 2018 -- March 2019 (reproductions of the original artwork)

The Young Artists of Hawai‘i is an annual student art exhibition that recognizes creative excellence among Hawaii's public and private school students in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade.This exhibit is presented by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i State Department of Education, and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.

March 2018

3/02 First Friday, performer to be announced

3/10 Second Saturday, Hawaii Handweavers Hui

3/27 Art Lunch: Brook Kapukuniahi Parker, HawaiianAtArt

3/30 Closed for Good Friday

April 2018

4/06 First Friday, performer to be announced

4/13 Exhibit Closing: last day to view Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit

4/14 Second Saturday, activity to be announced

4/24 Art Lunch: Alison Beste, photography

Image: "Oil Tanker Sunset #4" / Alison Beste / archival inkjet print / 2015 / Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts / currently on view in the ACCESSION exhibit at the Hawaii State Art Museum

May 2018

4/06 First Friday, performer to be announced

4/13 Exhibit Closing: last day to view Hawaii Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit

4/14 Second Saturday, activity to be announced

4/24 Art Lunch: Alison Beste, photography

2018 Holiday Schedule

New Year's Day - Monday, January 1, 2018

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 15, 2018

President's Day - Monday, Feburary 19, 2018

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day - Monday, March 26, 2018

Good Friday - Friday, March 30, 2018

Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2018

King Kamehameha I Day - Monday, June 11, 2018

Independence Day - Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Statehood Day - Friday, August 17, 2018

Labor Day - Monday, September 3, 2018

General Election Day - Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Veterans' Day - Monday, November 12, 2018

Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 22, 2018

Christmas - Tuesday, December 25, 2018

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

Get Involved

The Public Information Officer for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is seeking volunteers to assist with an update of Art in Public Places informational material. The time commitment is brief (under 2 hours) and the volunteer assistance can be done remotely with a computer and internet connection. Please contact Mamiko Carroll, Public Information Officer, at (808) 586-0305 or mamiko.k.carroll@hawaii.gov.

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 recommendationsto the SFCA regarding the development and design of a given commissioned art project,including location, medium, distinguishing features of the artwork, and selection of theartist. The role of the Acquisition Award Selection Committees is to review and makerecommendations regarding the purchase of works of art. The SFCA appoints thecommittee members -- generally composed of two SFCA commissioners, two staff members,and three 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.

The Friends of the Hawai‘i State Art Museum (Friends of HiSAM) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established to work effectively with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), which operates the museum, and its professional staff to enhance and support the work of the museum, its ancillary programs, and amenities.

In supporting the mission of the SFCA, the Friends of HiSAM have four objectives: (1) expose and engage all grade school students at the museumto the arts in Hawai‘i, (2) encourage all high schooland college students who are focused on the arts through meaningful events and programs at the museum (3) expose, excite, educate and engage those living in and visiting our state to the art and artists of Hawai‘i through visits to the museum, and (4) assist the SFCA in the recognition of Hawaii's art and artists. Most recently, Friends of HiSAM has hosted exhibits of local artists in the museum restaurant, Artizen by MW: Harry Tsuchidana: Forgotten Paintings; Across Generations, featuring Satoru Abe, Hamilton Kobayashi, and Kainoa Gruspe; Across Generations II, featuring Ka-Ning Fong and Erin Marquez; Yvonne Cheng: Recent Works; The 2017 HiSAM Portfolio Artists Show; and Across Generations: Charles Higa and Michael Teruya. Friends of HiSAM has also hosted a soft opening for the new museum gift shop, HiSAM Gallery Shop x MORI.

The museum cafe and museum gift shop are independently operated under a lease agreement between the Friends of the Hawai‘i State Art Museum, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, and the State of Hawai‘i Department of Accounting and General Services.

Questions?

For more information, including how to make a donation, contact Friends of HiSAM at friendsofhisam@gmail.com or visit the Friends of HiSAM Facebook page. (808) 536-2644.

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, HSFCA, 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.

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.

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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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