Capitol Modern - The Hawai‘i State Art Museum AUGUST 2024 Events

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AUGUST 2024

SHANGRI LA
8X8 ARTIST SHOWCASE

Shangri La and Capitol Modern present a closing celebration for the Shangri La 8x8: Source exhibition, with performances from current and past 8x8 artists.

Featured performers include Ryan Kamakēhau Fernandez, Ohtoro, Izik, Noʻu Revilla, Maryanne Ito, Brandy Nālani McDougall, and Big Mox.

Friday August 2, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. during Capitol Modern’s First Friday event. Free admission, all ages welcome. Museum galleries will be open.

Photo: Ryan Kamakakēhau Fernandez, June 2024 First Friday at Capitol Modern.
AUGUST EVENTS

OPEN ON STATEHOOD DAY (8/16)
Capitol Modern will be open on Friday, August 16, 2024. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., free admission. Enjoy free street parking and reduced traffic in downtown Honolulu during this state holiday!

Photo: museum visitors in the “ʻAi ā manō” exhibit. Artworks in photo from front to back: “That which is within must never be forgotten” sculpture by Bob Freitas, 1994. “Nānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) Series 1 and 2” sculptures by Kahi Ching, 2022. “A Ka I Kōkō (Until Carried In A Net)” coconut rope weaving by Marques Hanalei Marzan, 2023. Detail of “Makawalu” prints by Herman Piʻikea Clark visible at the very back, and detail of “Mākālei” prints by Nālamakūikapō Ahsing to the right. All Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

FIRST FRIDAY
FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 5-9 PM
Live music and Art + Flea

Live poetry and music performances will include Shangri La 8x8 past and present artists Ryan Kamakēhau Fernandez, Ohtoro, Izik, Noʻu Revilla, Maryanne Ito, Brandy Nālani McDougall, and Big Mox.

•   Art+Flea urban market on the outdoor Grand Lanai.

•   All museum galleries open.

•   Food and beverage vendors.

FIRST FRIDAY

FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPO: THE FUSION
FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 5:00 - 9:00 PM

Free, family-friendly evening of live music at Capitol Modern. Details to be announced.  Galleries and Sculpture Garden will be open, with Art + Flea urban market and food/beverage vendors.

FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPO

SUPER SATURDAY
SATURDAY AUGUST 24, 11 AM - 3 PM

Art making for all ages! Details to be announced.

SUPER SATURDAY

CHESS TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2

Saturday August 31, Sunday September 1, and Monday September 3 (Labor Day holiday). Details to be announced.

STRATEGIC PLAN LISTENING SESSIONS

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.

•   Kona: Thursday, Aug 1, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Donkey Mill Art Center

•   Hilo: Thursday, Aug 8, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m., University of Hawai’i Hilo

•   Maui: Tuesday, Aug 13, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Maui Arts and Cultural Center

•   Kauaʻi: Thursday, Aug 22, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m., Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall

•   Oʻahu: Thursday, Aug 29, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., 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.

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. The SFCA operates Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) as a part of the SFCA Art in Public Places Program.
EXHIBITS

Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed on Sundays and some state holidays.

School groups are welcomed! For more information on bringing a school group (or other group), please contact Shirley Lam, Museum Education Coordinator, at info@CapitolModern.org or (808) 586-0900.

Photo: museum visitors viewing the “Hula Kiʻi” exhibit.

HULA KIʻI
THROUGH DECEMBER 2024

Hula Kiʻi is an ancient practice involving the use of a puppet and/or your own body to create images and share stories.

Curated by the Hula Preservation Society.
ʻAI Ā MANŌ
THROUGH DECEMBER 2024

Artworks by Native Hawaiian contemporary artists and culture bearers, selected from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Curated by Kapulani Landgraf, Kaili Chun, and Drew Broderick.

NĀ AKUA ĀKEA
THROUGH DECEMBER 2024
 Display of the artistic and weaving endeavors of Kumulā‘au and Haunani Balino-Sing and students. Ancestral images, demigods, goddesses, shapeshifters, and ʻaumakua.

Sponsored by the National Organization for Traditional Artists Exchange (NOTAE).
PILINA
THROUGH NOVEMBER 2024

Artworks by Native Hawaiian contemporary artists and culture bearers, selected from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Curated by Kapulani Landgraf, Kaili Chun, and Drew Broderick.

OUR SEA OF ISLANDS
THROUGH NOVEMBER 2024
 Rather than considering these islands as an exotic other, scholar and cultural practitioner Epeli Hauʻofa coined the term “Our Sea of Islands” and challenged the world to see the Pacific region as a metropolis for engagement of all kinds.

Curated by Dr. C. Makanani Salā and Alyssa Chau of Gravitas Pasifika.
L&L: LOCAL AND LIMINAL
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024

Local artists: Atis Puampai, Harold Calventas, Eric Ordorica, Camden Ramirez, Gento Fujiki, Lala Myers, Nehu Evans, Ryan Lake, Alaina Degray.

Presented by the Friends of the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum.

Photo: Gento Fujiki.

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