Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and The Arts MARCH 2024 Newsletter

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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts MARCH 2024 Newsletter

MARCH 2024

2024 HAWAIʻI REGIONAL SCHOLASTIC STUDENT ART AWARDS EXHIBIT
Experience Hawaiʻi through award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi students grades 7-12 in this annual student exhibit. Open now through March 23, 2024 in the ʻEwa Gallery at Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum). The SFCA is the regional affiliate for the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Capitol Modern exhibits

NOW HIRING

•   Full-time, permanent position

•   The Arts Program Specialist is involved in a statewide program for the preservation and furtherance of Culture and Arts in Hawaiʻi.

•   Job posting: GovernmentJobs.com/careers/hawaii/jobs/4378713/arts-program-specialist-iii-downtown-oahu.
Apply now

2024 Hawaiʻi State Legislature

A list of the bills this session directly affecting the SFCA has been posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/2024-hawai%ca%bbi-state-legislative-session-and-the-sfca.
2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION RESOURCES

•   State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) news page: get updates on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/news.

•   The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System provides computers with internet access so you can view live and on-demand video of hearings and floor sessions; WiFi access, available inside and outside all public library branches; assistance in connecting to a hearing; and resources to research policies. Learn more at LibrariesHawaii.org/participate-in-the-legislative-process.

•   The Hawaiʻi Arts Alliance is Hawaiʻi’s statewide arts advocacy organization.

•   Hawaiʻi State Legislature: capitol.hawaii.gov.

◦   My Legislature: create a free account to get hearing notifications, submit testimony, and track measures: capitol.hawaii.gov/account.

◦   Public Access Room: get free tutorials, workshops, and other resources for learning how to engage with the process and communicate with legislators: LRB.hawaii.gov/par.

SFCA Arts & Culture Survey

Hawaiʻi artists, cultural practitioners, educators, and others invested in arts and culture in Hawaiʻi are invited to participate in a stakeholder survey. GUILD Consulting is working with the SFCA in developing our next five-year strategic plan. Your name and any identifying information will be kept strictly confidential, and your individual responses will not be disclosed. Take the survey online: SurveyMonkey.com/r/HawaiiSFCA.
Take the survey

2023 SFCA Annual Report

The FY2023 SFCA annual report has been published and delivered to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. A PDF version can be viewed or downloaded on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/fy2023-sfca-annual-report.

SFCA Arts Education Programs

Forest Flutters with HTY

Multi-sensory immersive performance designed for young people with developmental differences and disabilities
Photo: HTY cast member with Waikīkī Elementary School student and staff. The immersive experience invites children to explore and interact with the set and performers. In this photo, the student and performer are holding a soft ʻākohekohe (Hawaiian crested honeycreeper) toy. The performance was developed with input from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) to feature and highlight specific native birds and fact-based information about the birds behaviors and habitats.

School presentations and public performances are happening for the “Forest Flutters” multi-sensory immersive performances with Honolulu Theatre for Youth at Capitol Modern. Designed for young people with developmental differences and disabilities, performances are limited to 10 children and their care givers. For more information and to reserve tickets, please visit the Honolulu Theatre for Youth website: membership.htyweb.org/forest-flutters.
Reserve a ticket

Artists in the Schools

Artists in the Schools applications close March 28
School year 2024-2025/6 applications are now open on the SFCA online grant portal, Hawaii.GoSmart.org. Artists in the Schools provides high quality arts education to State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education public and charter schools, grades pre-K through 12. All Hawaiʻi public schools are eligible to apply to the program. Learn more about Artists on the Schools on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/aits.

Image: artwork by Kihei Elementary grade 5 student in a residency with Artistic Teaching Partner Maggie Sutrov.
Hawaii.GoSmart.org

Grants and Community Programs

SFCA Grantee Spotlight: Maui Arts and Cultural Center brings art therapy to Lahaina fire survivors
Photo: Leialoha Lani-Montira teaches a hula and music class. Yoga teacher, Kilihune Kaʻaihue is behind her playing an ipu. Photo credit: Deanne Fiztmaurice for National Public Radio.

“"In Hawaii itself, art is a big part of our lives, a simple thing as coming together in singing. Or singing for someone is a way of healing," says Mitchell. At the Royal Lahaina Resort, where the only residents these days are fire victims, educator Kilihune Ka'aihue leads a hula class that the health department is offering in partnership with the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC). Kids are scattered on a mat, overlooking the Pacific Ocean while they play puʻili, Hawaiian instruments that look like drumsticks.”
Read or listen to the full National Public Radio piece online: Maui fire survivors struggle to find housing, 6 months after destructive blazes. : NPR
National Public Radio

March 2024 Grants and Opportunities
These currently open federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities are also posted on the SFCA news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/grants-calls-for-artists-and-other-opportunities-march-2024.

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

•   Prince Dance Company (Hawaiʻi Island) seeks Executive Director. Applications due by March 20, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the Prince Dance Company website: PrinceDance.org/careers.

•   Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest: call for artists, DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in the 2024-25 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp annual art contest. Artwork sought to feature the Melanistic Mutant (blue) Pheasant and a Hawaiian forest bird. Entries due by March 15, 2024. Additional information on the contest and application forms are available at the DLNR Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 325, Honolulu HI 96813. For questions, contact Jason.D.Omick@hawaii.gov, (808) 347-6869. Application form available on the DLNR website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/files/2023/12/FY24-25-artist-application.pdf.

•   Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities 2024 Spring Grants – applications due by May 22, 2024. Grant info session on Tuesday, March 19, 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. For more information, please visit the HI Humanities website: HIhumanities.org/what-we-do/our-grants-program.

•   Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024 Exhibition call for artists: challenges artists to create works “in, of, or about fiber”. Online submission portal open April 1-18, 2024. For more information, please visit the prospectus on the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/FiberHawaii_Prospectus24.

•   Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra (HSO) “Nā Hōkū ʻŌpio “Young Stars” annual competition for local youth musicians. Application deadline April 15, 2024. For more information, please visit the HSO website: myhso.org/young-stars.

•   Western Arts Alliance Juried Showcase currently accepting applications for the 2024 Juried Showcase that will be a focal part of this year’s annual WAA conference in San Diego, California. entries due by Monday, March 4, 2024. westarts.org/news-updates/2024-juried-showcase-applications.   
Calls for Artists, Grants, and other Opportunities

CAPITOL MODERN

MARCH 2024 EVENTS

• First Friday, March 1. All-ages evening of live music 6-9 p.m.

• Friday Night Tempo, Friday February 15. All-ages evening of live music, plus Art+Flea urban market. 5-9 p.m.
EVENT CALENDAR

RENT THE MUSEUM

Hold a special event at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum! Indoor and outdoor spaces are available for events, parties, and film sets. Learn more about the facilities rental program on the Capitol Modern website: CapitolModern.org/rent-space.

Photo credit: Black Book Hawaii
RENT THE MUSEUM

SFCA Arts and Culture Calendar
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 news page: sfca.hawaii.gov/arts-and-culture-calendar-march-2024.

Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
March 2024 Arts and Culture Highlights

Photo: promotional graphic for the “Still Standing” exhibition at the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa.

•   SFCA Art in Public Places Committee Meeting, March 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Multipurpose Room, ground floor of the No.1 Capitol District building (250 South Hotel Street) and on Zoom. SFCA calendar: March 2024 SFCA Board of Commissioners committee meetings.

•   Bishop Museum 16th Annual Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival and Symposium March 9, 2024. Learn about different ʻohana kalo (Hawaiian kalo varieties) and how to care for them. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org.

•   Ebb and Flow Arts: free concert featuring pianist June Choi Oh. Saturday March 2, 7:00 p.m. at Keawalaʻi Congregational Church, Kihei (Maui). EbbAndFlowArts.org.

•   15th Annual Kualoa/Hakipuʻu Canoe Fest at Kualoa Regional Park, Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (with numerous voyaging and educational organizations), Saturday March 9, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. 02/22/24 Experience Hawaiian voyaging traditions at the 15th Annual Kualoa/Hakipu‘u Canoe Fest! (honolulu.gov)

•   Hula Kahiko: Unulau hālau hula performance at Volcano Art Center (Volcano, Hawaiʻi Island), Saturday March 9, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. VolcanoArtCenter.org/hula-arts.

•   “Kabuki in Hawaiʻi: Connections through Time and Space” exhibit, East-West Center Art Gallery (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), through May 5, 2024. For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: EastWestCenter.org/education/gallery-exhibition-kabuki-hawaii-connections-through-time-and-space.

•   “7 Degrees North: The Arts of Micronesia” exhibit at the James and Abigail Campbell Library, University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu. February 2 – June 16, 2024. This exhibit highlights the work of contemporary and traditional artists of Micronesian ancestry who live in Hawaiʻi. Free and open to the public during library hours. For more information, please visit the UHWO news page: WestOahu.hawaii.edu/kaloinews.

•   “Still Standing” MFA Thesis Exhibition at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis exhibition featuring Enrico Battan, Mari Mitsuda, and Erik Sullivan. Opening reception Sunday March 3, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Exhibit open March 3 – 31, 2024. An SFCA Art Acquisition Selection Committee has been approved to visit the exhibit and nominate artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Learn more on the UHM Art and Art History Department website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.

•   Maui Arts and Cultural Center presents “Ke Kauā O Ka Lāhui: The Life of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi” historical dramatization written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. March 15, 2024. For more information, please visit the MACC events page: MauiArts.org/events.php?type=MACC.

•   Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) ʻŌpio Fest Youth Film Festival, April 5-7 (Honolulu). hiff.org/opio-fest.

•   2024 Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival, May 30 – June 1, 2024 at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort (Kohala, Hawaiʻi Island). For more information, please visit the festival website: HawaiiSongwritingFestival.com.

•   48th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow, September 21-22, 2024 at Bishop Museum.
Arts and Culture Calendar

SFCA in the media

Hawaiʻi Public Radio
February 26, 2024
Hawaiʻi birds are the focus of this inclusive theater production at Capitol Modern
“"Forest Flutters: A Bird-Day Party at Capitol Modern" celebrates Hawaiʻi's native forest birds and is a collaboration between the Honolulu Theatre for Youth and the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. [...] "If someone doesn't have the capacity or doesn't want to sit for a certain amount of time facing front to see a show, or feels the inclination to touch elements of a museum, this is a space where they can actually do that," said the foundation’s Arts Program Specialist Danica "Nikki" Rosengren.” Read or listen to the full piece on the HPR website: HawaiiPublicRadio.org/the-conversation/2024-02-26/inclusive-interactive-performance-for-keiki-debuts-at-capitol-modern.
SFCA Board of Commissioners
SFCA Board approves purchases of 31 works from Kauaʻi, Maui, and Oʻahu
The SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 31 works of art from exhibits on Oʻahu, Maui, and Kauaʻi at the January 17, 2024 board meeting.
The board also approved accepting a gift of an artwork, “Holua” Hawaiian Sled by Ray Nitta and Norman Tochiki.

Recent purchases 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, Oʻahu
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:

•   “HERstory III”, The ARTS at Marks Garage

•   “Still Standing”, The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

•   “NO FOGET!”, fishcake

•   “Happy Veggies”, Donkey Mill Art Center

•   “96th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu Printmakers”, Honolulu Printmakers

•   “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024” Hawaiʻi Craftsmen, Downtown Art Center

•   “The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora”, University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo Art and English Departments

•   “Allegory”, Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby
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

•   March 20, 2024: Committee Meetings

•   May 15, 2024: General Board Meeting

•   July 17, 2024 - no 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.

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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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