Image: “Kehu Kai” by Lisa Kazprzycki, 2024. Oil and shellac on wood painting. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
On July 17, 2024, the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the acquisition of twenty-nine artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. All of the works were nominated by committees visiting Hawaiʻi exhibitions. A list of artworks recently approved for acquisition (purchase or gift) 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.
These artworks will be eligible for placement in hundreds of state government sites across Hawaiʻi, including libraries, schools, and Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum).
Exhibit: “NO FOGET!” at Fishcake
- “Over the Rainbow” by Amos Kotomori, 2024. Banana fiber and rayon textile.
- “Memory Blooms” by Mark Kadota, 2020. Diptych painting.
- “Lilikoi Blossom Triptych” by Shuzo Uemoto, 1992. Photo print.
- “Shopping for Close” by Don Ed Hardy, 2022. Colored pencil on black paper.
Exhibit: “Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024 – Ka Leo Moana – The Voice of the Ocean – 19th Annual Invitational” at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
- “Kehu Kai” by Lisa Kasprzycki, 2024. Oil and shellac on wood painting.
- “Laʻa Kea” by Julie Houck, 2024. Oil on canvas painting.
- “Finding My Way” by Husa Adams, 2024. Encaustic mixed media.
Exhibit: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen “Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024” at the Downtown Art Center
- “Para Gusto, Hay Colores (For Tastes, There are Colors)” by Christine Valles, 2024. Crocheted yarn.
Exhibit: “Allegory” at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
- “Island Manuscript” by Mary Mitsuda, 2023. Acrylic on canvas painting.
- “Orange Hau Trees” by Noreen Naughton, 2008. Oil on linen painting.
- “Double” by Sanit Khewhok, 2024. Oil on canvas painting.