On July 20, 2022, the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the acquisition of six artworks by Hawaiʻi artists. All of the works were nominated by committees. A full list of artworks approved for acquisition fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) and fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) can be viewed on our Art in Public Places Program page, along with information about how to invite a committee to an exhibit and a link to the Art in Public Places Collection online photo album of artworks.
“The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy” exhibit, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center
- “The Lilies How They Grow (I)”, oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.
- “The Lilies How They Grow (II), oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.
SFCA Art in Public Places 2020 Covid Call for Art
- “Feather Woman Wailing”, ink and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy.
Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022” exhibit, Downtown Art Center
- “Indigo Rag Painting No. 5”, cast-off textiles, indigo-dyed by Darius Homayounpour.
- “Artisan Slave”, cartonería, cartapesta, papier-mâché by Rd Manzano.
- “Red Hot Mama”, wool and silk woven on a welded steel framework by Liz Train.
Image: detail of “The Lilies How They Grow (I)”, oil and pastel on paper by Emily McIlroy. Acquired from the “The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy” exhibit, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center.