Photo: Yuji Hamada, “Scope” black and white photograph. Photo courtesy University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. “Scope” will be on display in the “Focus” photography exhibit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Gallery, January 14 – February 16, 2025.
This arts and culture calendar features SFCA grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state and local government art exhibits with free admission.
Questions regarding a particular program or event should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list.
- East-West Center “Expressions of Gratitude: Works of Art from the East-West Center Collection” exhibit through January 22, 2025. Free admission. For more information, please visit the East-West Center website: www.eastwestcenter.org/education/arts-program/gallery-exhibition-expressions-gratitude-works-art-east-west-center.
- Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Maui), “2025 Hui Noʻeau Annual Juried Exhibition”, January 17 – February 21, 2025. Free admission. For more information, please go to the Hui Noʻeau website: HuiNoeau.com/exhibitions.
- Hōʻikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College (Pearl City), “The Swell is Coming: Ke Hōʻea Nei Ka Nalu” exhibit through February 2, 2025. Free admission. Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., closed Sunday, Monday, and state holidays. For more information, please visit the gallery website: leeward.hawaii.edu/hoikeakea.
- Honolulu Printmakers, “2025 Kamehameha Schools Printmakers” exhibition through January 26, 2025. A selection of student artworks, open during Honolulu Printmakers studio hours. For more information, please visit the Honolulu Printmakers website: HonoluluPrintmakers.org/blog/2025/1/9/kamehameha-schools-printmakers.
- John Young Museum of Art (University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa) “Heroes, Poets, Gods, and Monsters: From Gekkō’s Brush” exhibit, January 19 – May 4, 2025. Opening reception Sunday January 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Free admission. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dept. of Art and Art History website: hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions-events-museum.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Building, Commons Gallery, “Dark Slide” photography exhibit of seven artists and one collective. Free admission. January 19 – February 16, 2024. Opening reception Sunday January 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dept. of Art and Art History website: hawaii.edu/art/dark-slide-photography.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Building, The Art Gallery, “Focus” photography exhibit of seven contemporary Japanese artists. Free admission. January 14 – February 16, 2025. Opening reception Sunday January 19, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Exhibition walkthrough Sunday February 16, 1:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Dept. of Art and Art History website: hawaii.edu/art/focus-photography.
- Wailoa Art Center (Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island), “Muʻumuʻu + Moʻolelo” exhibit, January 10 – 30, 2025. Additional information on the Wailoa Center website: wailoacenter.com/exhibitions-1.
This post was updated on January 10, 2025 to add information about the “Dark Slide” exhibit at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Kamehameha Printmakers exhibition at the Honolulu Printmakers.