Hawaiʻi’s state government arts agency.
The mission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is to promote, perpetuate, and preserve culture and the arts in 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).
State arts agencies were created by legislatures and governors to promote the arts and reduce barriers to cultural participation. Every state and U.S. jurisdiction has a designated arts agency, providing grants, services, and leadership that make the arts accessible to everyone. State arts agencies help people and places to thrive by making our economy, our schools, our communities, and our connections with each other stronger through the arts.
State arts agencies are funded through appropriations from state legislatures. By law, state arts agencies also receive 40% of the federal grant dollars Congress provides to the National Endowment for the Arts.
Learn more about state arts agencies and regional arts organizations nationwide on the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies website: NASAA-Arts.org/state-arts-agencies.
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
250 South Hotel St., Second Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Monday – Friday
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed Saturday, Sunday and all state and federal holidays.
This page provides help with the most common questions about SFCA and SFCA programs. You can also contact the SFCA by email at [email protected] or call the SFCA office at (808) 586-0300 and leave a voice message (please be sure to include your name and telephone number).
The online catalog for the Art in Public Places Collection can be searched by title, artist, and more.
Please contact Art in Public Places Registrar Ozzie Kotani for the current location of an artwork from the collection.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (808) 586-9956 (please leave a message with your name and telephone number)
To request artwork loans from the Art in Public Places Collection, please contact Art in Public Places Curator Elizabeth Baxter.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (808) 586-9951 (please leave a message with your name and telephone number).
Mailing Address
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
250 South Hotel St., Second Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
We are available to answer your questions Monday to Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We are closed Saturday, Sunday and all state and federal holidays.
