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Art in Public Places Program

Art in Public Places Program

The Art in Public Places (APP) Program acquires completed, portable works of art (Relocatable Works of Art), and commissions artists to create works of art for specific locations (Commissioned Works of Art). These works of art are displayed in over 700 sites statewide including schools, libraries, hospitals, airports, state office buildings, the State Capitol and at Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum).

The APP Program also supports excellent arts education programming in schools during the school day, out-of-school arts education for pre-K students and lifelong learning for adults. 

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Artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection are displayed in state government sites across the state. To request artwork for a state government site, or to request that artwork at a site be moved, please click the “make a request” button below.

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Percent for Art Program

In 1967, Hawaiʻi became the first state in the nation to adopt a percent-for-art law. The purpose of the law is to beautify and humanize our state buildings and increase public access to the arts.

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Purpose and History​

Enriching the public sphere through the arts since 1967.

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Commissioned Works of Art

The SFCA Art in Public Places Program commissions artists to create works of art for specific state government locations. 

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Spotlight: Art in Public Places Commissioned Works of Art

Relocatable Works of Art

The SFCA Art in Public Places Program acquires Relocatable Works of Art (which can be moved and displayed in various locations) through purchases and gifts.

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Recent Additions to the Art in Public Places Collection

Carved wood sculpture being photographed.
Art in Public Places Program News

SFCA Board of Commissioners approves purchase of fourteen artworks, including sculpture by Native Hawaiian master carver Rocky Jensen

On August 22, 2025 the SFCA Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of fourteen artworks from five exhibits. These include a koa wood sculpture, “Kanaloa”, by Native Hawaiian master carver Rocky Jensen (1944 – 2023), from the 2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial exhibit at the East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center in Hilo.

Mamiko Carroll October 9, 2025

Artworks purchased by or gifted to the Art in Public Places Collection, fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027).

Date of ApprovalArtist NameArtwork TitleArtwork MediumYear CreatedAcquired From
7/10/2026Dalani TanahyLoeaHawaiian kapa and natural dyes2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerKabuki Geisha Remembers to Bring Her Own Bag to Manawatercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerHokusai Visits Haleakala Summit and Observatorywatercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerHiroshige Visits Kahului Harborwatercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerBurned Again - No Reservation!watercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerKabuki Warrior on Koa Board on a Nukin' Coast Runwatercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Elizabeth KellerSamurai Ruckus at Nukawatercolor on paper painting mounted on wood2026"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
7/10/2026Kathleen StormNā Kūpuna o Lehua, Lehua's AncestorsAcrylic on canvas painting2024"Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2025" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
7/10/2026Kirk KurokawaThe Dojooil on panel painting2024"Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2025" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
7/10/2026Patrick MizumotoCompanionsoil on linen painting2024"Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2025" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center and Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
7/10/2026Linda KāneNa Pupu O Kahoʻolawecharcoal on paper diptych2008"Dance on the Edge of the Witches' Cauldron" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Linda KāneThe Fine-leaved Maile of Koʻiahiwood, feathers2008"Dance on the Edge of the Witches' Cauldron" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Pat HickmanLight Passageskin membrane molded over door hinges1995"Dance on the Edge of the Witches' Cauldron" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Pat HickmanDragon Spikemolded skin membrane, spike shells, Chinese gold paper money2024"Dance on the Edge of the Witches' Cauldron" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Licia McDonaldShipped C.O.D.weaving, mixed media2026Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Amber CoppingsAll the December Sunstextile hanging: silk organza dyed with safflower, indigo, butterfly pea flowers, madder root, red hibiscus, and cranberry hibiscus, thread2026Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026" at the Downtown Art Center
7/10/2026Patrick MizumotoInterwoven Systemsmixed media: hand-carved basswood, oil paint, Belgian linen on wood panel, canvas on wood panel, artist-made frame2026Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Fiber Hawaiʻi 2026" at the Downtown Art Center

Artworks purchased by or gifted to the Art in Public Places Collection, fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026).

Date of ApprovalArtist NameArtwork TitleArtwork MediumYear CreatedAcquired From
7/18/2025Verna Apio TakashimaKapa Papaletextile/kapa, natural dyes, acrylic paint2024"E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa" exhibition at Kahilu Theatre
7/18/2025Dalani TanahyLayover QuiltHawaiian kapa, fabric, quit batting2011"E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa" exhibition at Kahilu Theatre
7/18/2025Mary MilelzcikPohoiki 25felted kapa and hanji, with mulberry paper and natural dyes2024"E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa" exhibition at Kahilu Theatre
7/18/2025Lisa Chun RodondiUpper Road to Waimeakapa bojagi2024"E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa" exhibition at Kahilu Theatre
7/18/2025Susi WatsonKauhale: Foundations of Traditionkapa mounted on monkeypod wood boxes2024"E Ola Ke Kahua O Ka Hana Kapa" exhibition at Kahilu Theatre
7/18/2025Blair CraigUNEARTHultra-violet screen print2022"2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition" at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
7/18/2025Tiana Hondaupheavalwatercolor screen print and photolithography2022"2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition" at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
7/18/2025Stephen McMillanOcean Rocks4 plate aquatint etching2024"2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition" at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
7/18/2025Emmett MerrillDionysuslithograph2023"2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition" at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
7/18/2025Brandon KralikLahaina Twilightoil on canvas painting2025"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2025 - 20th Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery
7/18/2025Peter VociNa ʻAuaomango wood sculpture2025"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2025 - 20th Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery
7/18/2025Husa AdamsDivine Alchemy IIencaustic mixed media2024"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2025 - 20th Annual Invitational" at Viewpoints Gallery
7/18/2025Hiroko SakuraiInvisible Landscapes #2: Mind-scape and Mimic-scaperepurposed five panel folding screen, paper, ink, dye, mineral pigment, gold leaf paper and fabric2025"Mud, Myth, and Memory - Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition" at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
7/18/2025Mary LewRaku Take Outraku ceramic2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Emily MaOcean Breezenaked raku ceramic2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Faye MaeshiroIn Tattersraku ceramic2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Jackie Mild LauDragon Partyraku fired clay2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Ryan SchulzCrown Huntersnaked raku ceramic2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Russell E. WeeInnovationclay2025"Raku Hoʻolauleʻa 2025", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Vince HazenMilu's Ghost Catcherscreenprint2024"2025 Honolulu Printmakers 97th Annual Exhibition" Downtown Art Center
7/18/2025Steven KeanAlliancewoodcut print on paper2024"2025 Honolulu Printmakers 97th Annual Exhibition" Downtown Art Center
8/22/2025Rocky KaʻiouliokahihikoloʻEhu JensenKanaloakoa wood sculpturec. 19802025 Hawaiʻi Triennial: ALOHA NŌ at East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
8/22/2025Dieter RungeDouble Stackoil on canvas painting2024"Allegory II" exhibit at Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby
8/22/2025Kamran SamimiChanneled - Waterfallmixed media on canvas: stone pigment, watercolor paint, acrylic paint, cement on raw canvas2025"Allegory II" at Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby
8/22/2025Kenneth NakamuraFear of Flyingoil on canvas painting2025"Allegory II" at Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby
8/22/2025Kahi ChingʻUhane IV (Spirit Series)Mixed media sculpture: juniper wood, acrylic, and glass2025"2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial: ALOHA NŌ" at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
8/22/2025Nanea LumMe ke aoacrylic and oil on canvas painting2025"2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial: ALOHA NŌ" at The Hub (841 Bishop Street)
8/22/2025Nanea LumI ka pōacrylic and oil on canvas painting2025"2025 Hawaiʻi Triennial: ALOHA NŌ" at The Hub (841 Bishop Street)
8/22/2025Kelly Teamey and Mary BabcockHala Economies / Wayfinding Keaukahalauhala, plastic retail tags, receipt on paper diptych2025"Hala" exhibit at Wailoa Art Center, Hilo
8/22/2025Dee ShimabukuroMoena Pikolauhala weaving2025"Hala" exhibit at Wailoa Art Center, Hilo
8/22/2025Yola Monakhov Stockton and Mei Li Wong-GaryArchiving Lauhala, Mei Lin Wong-Gary with Pūhala, Mamona Road, Hawaiʻi"woven glossy fiber gelatin silver print photographs from black and white 8x10" negative2025"Hala" exhibit at Wailoa Art Center, Hilo
8/22/2025Yola Monakhov Stockton and Mei Li Wong-GaryArchiving Lauhala, Hilo International Airport, Hawaiʻiwoven glossy fiber gelatin silver print photographs from black and white 8x10" negative2024-2025"Hala" exhibit at Wailoa Art Center, Hilo
8/22/2025Mealaaloha BishopKalaupapa, Molokaʻioil on canvas painting2024"Living Sovereign" a solo exhibition by Mealaaloha Bishop at Aupuni Space
8/22/2025Meaaloha BishopKalo 2oil on canvas painting2024"Living Sovereign" a solo exhibition by Mealaaloha Bishop at Aupuni Space
8/22/2025Mealaaloha BishopLuluku Kaneoheoil on canvas painting2024"Living Sovereign" a solo exhibition by Mealaaloha Bishop at Aupuni Space
11/21/2025Russ KattoDistorted Paradiseblown glass2021Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui, "Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis"
11/21/2025Sidney LynchAurora Borealis from Palolowoven textile (Indigo dyed cotton, rayon)2025Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui, "Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis"
11/21/2025Ghislaine D. ChockFoggy Alpshandwoven textile; ikat cotton, botanical dyes2024Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui, "Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis"
11/21/2025Jamie AllenStaymixed media on paper painting2025Maui Arts and Cultural Center, "MACC Biennial 2025"
11/21/2025Kari McCarthyIt's Beginning to Clearoil on linen painting2025Maui Arts and Cultural Center, "MACC Biennial 2025"
11/21/2025Kainoa MakuaUmeke Lehuahigh-fire ceramic stoneware2025Maui Arts and Cultural Center, "MACC Biennial 2025"
11/21/2025Patrice FederspielWinds of Changewatercolor painting2025Hawaii Watercolor Society, "2025 Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Exhibition"
11/21/2025Tae Ja KokiOld Haleiwa Townpen, ink, acrylic, color pen2025Maui Arts and Cultural Center, "MACC Biennial 2025"
11/21/2025Tracy DudleyMoanaacrylic on canvas painting2024Viewpoints Gallery Maui, "Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025"
11/21/2025Eddie FlotteEasels in the Chicken Coopwatercolor painting2025Viewpoints Gallery Maui, "Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025"
11/21/2025Terry LopezWailuku Town @1930oil on gallery wrapped canvas2025Viewpoints Gallery Maui, "Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025"
11/21/2025Christine WaaraBalancing Actoil and cold wax on cradled wood2025Viewpoints Gallery Maui, "Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025"
11/21/2025Cudra CloverHawaiiroglypicsoil on canvas painting2024Kahilu Theatre, "Many Hands, Many Journeys"
11/21/2025Cudra CloverBlurbusoil on canvas painting2024Kahilu Theatre, "Many Hands, Many Journeys"
11/21/2025Cudra CloverOde to Boskooil on canvas painting2024Kahilu Theatre, "Many Hands, Many Journeys"
11/21/2025Nancy TurnerThe Divine in the Everydaymixed media2025Kahilu Theatre, "Many Hands, Many Journeys"
11/21/2025Derek BencomoLife in BalanceNorfolk Island pine wood vessel2025Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
11/21/2025Jacob JacksonEkolu Nalustoneware2025Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
11/21/2025Kate Jacobson and Will JacobsonRising From the Seaceramic2025Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
11/21/2025Jason LiuNui Heʻe Makauwood2024Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
11/21/2025Jennifer WoodHeat: Fiery Uliʻulifeathers, lāʻamia pod, aliʻipoe seeds2025Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
11/21/2025Carol YotsudaChu-in Revisited seriespit-fired clay sculptures2024Hawaiʻi Craftsmen "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025"
1/9/2026Sheri McNerthneySolar Windsonghandwoven ondule textile2025"Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis" exhibit, Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui at Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt TaumPā Puaʻa a Kāneacrylic and aerosol paint2016"KULEANA" exhibit at Gallery ʻIolani (Windward Community College)
1/9/2026Linda KāneOla I ka Waicharcoal drawing and sign"KULEANA" exhibit at Gallery ʻIolani (Windward Community College)
1/9/2026Cody AndersonH1 and H2 Merge East BD, 10/24/2012, 13:21:09watercolor on paper in artist-made integral frame2025"Interisland - New Paintings from New York and Hawaiʻi" exhibition at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1/9/2026Florani CamachoMothers-llaw ng Tahananoil on wood panel painting2025"Interisland - New Paintings from New York and Hawaiʻi" exhibition at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1/9/2026Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt TaumKa ʻowē nahenahe a ka waiacrylic and aerosol painting on cradled wood canvas2025"Interisland - New Paintings from New York and Hawaiʻi" exhibition at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1/9/2026Kris GotoPot Diver and Pot Diver - Thrive!diptych: pencil and pen on Bristol paper2024"My Monumental Summer Live, Love, Paint: Summer Edition" exhibition at Hōʻikeākea Gallery (Leeward Community College)
1/9/2026Kate WadsworthHot Topiclatex and acrylic paint on stretched canvas2025"My Monumental Summer Live, Love, Paint: Summer Edition" exhibition at Hōʻikeākea Gallery (Leeward Community College)
1/9/2026J. JernaillLet Me Growmixed media2025"Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
1/9/2026Mars ZenderWild Goose Chasereduction linoleum print2025"Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
1/9/2026Lanakila MakuaAnuheaoil on canvas painting2025"Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
1/9/2026Erin VossWailupe Watersheddigital print2025"Kaiāulu: Rising Together" Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission exhibit at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
1/9/2026Erin VossNiu Watersheddigital print2025"Kaiāulu: Rising Together" Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission exhibit at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
1/9/2026Kate KellyLei Seller, Aloha Towerphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Kate KellyMan Selling Leiphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Kate KellyTwo Men Selling Leiphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Kate KellyWoman Lei Makers at Aloha Towerphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Kate KellyFamily Selling Lei at Aloha Towerphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Kate KellyTwo Young Girls Selling Leiphotographcirca 1930"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Anthony ConsillioThreecolor photograph2025"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Anthony ConsillioKeep Door Closedcolor photograph2025"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Anthony ConsillioScarletcolor photograph2025"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Howard J. WolffStreetscapeColor photograph2017"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
1/9/2026Terrence YoungAloha Matsoncolor photograph, inkjet print2006"River to Richards: Documentary Photography in Hawaiʻi 2025" at the Downtown Art Center
6/8/2026Glenn Yamanoha3 Mahusoctopus ink and graphite on paper1997"2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition" at Wailoa Center
6/8/2026Cheri GroomRiftoil and cold wax2025"2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition" at Wailoa Center
6/8/2026Bob Danhieux DouglasBlankenberg 1972mokuhanga, sumi, graphite2024"2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition" at Wailoa Center
6/8/2026Anthony WatsonObechadmango wood, koa wood, stainless steel, aluminum, rubberized polymer, resin2025"Ocean of Peace" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6/8/2026Anthony WatsonEnthused and Spiteful Hairpinsguava, Hong Kong orchid, koa, bamboo, oyster shell, black coral, plastic, inorganic dye, 5160 steel, nylon2025"Ocean of Peace" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6/8/2026James BambaBalakbak Taitampewoven pandanus2025"Ocean of Peace" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6/8/2026James BambaBalakbak Gaitampewoven pandanus2025"Ocean of Peace" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6/8/2026Lissette YamaseThe Disappearance of Sipin"charcoal on paper2020"Ocean of Peace" at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center
6/8/2026Christine TurnbullDivine Goddesslow fire ceramic, dried seedling palm frond2025"2026 Hui Noʻeau Juried Exhibition" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
6/8/2026Sheri McNerthneyGolden Pathhandwoven linen, gold leaf thread, fabric paint2025"2026 Hui Noʻeau Juried Exhibition" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
6/8/2026Susan Conway KeanWaiting for Surfoil painting2025"2026 Hui Noʻeau Juried Exhibition" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
6/8/2026Masako JoubertModern Botanicalsceramic sculpture2025"2026 Hui Noʻeau Juried Exhibition" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
6/8/2026Paul Allan DavisKe Kahawai o Koʻu Moeʻuhanefiber collage, batik, muslin, tulle, thread2025"2026 Hui Noʻeau Juried Exhibition" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
6/8/2026Kaila FoltzFalse Horizonoil on canvas painting2026"CALABASH" at Kaiao Space
6/8/2026Grace MilkCeremony Without Witnessacrylic gouache on canvas painting2026"CALABASH" at Kaiao Space
6/8/2026Lauren Hana ChaiMom's Coming 'Round To Put It Back The Way It Ought To Beoil and mixed media on canvas painting2026"CALABASH" at Kaiao Space
6/8/2026Margaret BarnabyHokkaido Riversidewoodblock print2025"Honolulu Printmakers 98th Annual Exhibition" at Downtown Art Center
6/8/2026Aaron PietruszkaHalemauʻmaʻumixed media2025"Honolulu Printmakers 98th Annual Exhibition" at Downtown Art Center
6/8/2026Jon GoebelEbb and Flowintaglio print2026"Honolulu Printmakers 98th Annual Exhibition" at Downtown Art Center
6/8/2026Nālani SatoBoar Standing on Bed No. 2 (Modern Animism series)oil on canvas painting2026"Islandwide" at Aupuni Space
6/8/2026Nālani Sato and Tino OlsenHawaii State Capitol Building (Art in Public Places Series)oil and graffiti pen on canvas2026"Islandwide" at Aupuni Space
6/8/2026Lawrence SewardMagellanacrylic and archival digital print on wood panel2015"Islandwide" at Aupuni Space
6/8/2026Amber KhanObserve/ParticipateKamani, bass wood, bog wood, u-pins, cordage, pendant, thread, opihi, brick, beads, lei remnants2026"Islandwide" at Aupuni Space

Invite Committee

Relocatable Works of Art for the Art in Public Places Collection are selected via an Art Acquisition Selection Committee (AASC) from juried or curated exhibits statewide. An AASC visit must be requested by the exhibition organizers and approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners.

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Recent and Upcoming Exhibit Visits

IslandCityVenueExhibit TitleExhibit OrganizersTypeExhibit Dates
MauiMakawaoViewpoints Gallery MauiCelebration of Hawaiʻi 2026 - 21st Annual InvitationalViewpoints GallerycuratedFebruary 8 - March 31, 2026
Hawaii Island and OahuKailua-Kona and HonoluluHuliheʻe Palace and Queen Emma Summer Palace"MA KAIA WAHI"Daughters of HawaiicuratedJanuary 16 - July 31, 2026
OahuHonoluluCapitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art MuseumSchaefer Portrait Challenge 2025Maui Arts and Cultural Center juriedJanuary 2 - September 19, 2026
MauiKahuluiMaui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery"Ocean of Peace"Maui Arts and Cultural Center, East-West CentercuratedDecember 6, 2025 - January 31, 2026
OahuKaneoheGallery ʻIolani, Windward Community College"Mālamalama: A Celebration of Perseverance, Mentorship and Legacy Open a Window: Ke Kilo Lani - A View Into the Life and Legacy of Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani CazimeroGallery ʻIolanicuratedJanuary 23 - May 22, 2026
MauiMakawaoHui Noʻeau Visual Arts CenterHui Noʻeau 2026 Annual Juried ExhibitionHui Noʻeau juriedJanuary 16 - February 20, 2026
OahuHonoluluThe Art Gallery E O Ka Wai Mai: from Lahaina to the LitaniThe Art GallerycuratedJanuary 13 - February 18, 2026
Hawaiʻi IslandKamuelaFirehouse Gallery at the Waimea Arts CouncilPortal 3Waimea Arts CounciljuriedAugust 1 - September 27, 2026
Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa Art Center16th Annual Abstract Only!juriedAugust 14 - September 17, 2026
Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa Art CenterAHA! Art ImmersionAbled Artists Hawaiʻi (AHA)juriedJuly 3 - August 5, 2026
MauiMakawaoViewpoints Gallery MauiLUMINOSITY - The LegacyViewpoints GallerycuratedAugust 2 - October 31, 2026
OʻahuHonoluluDowntown Art CenterNa Laʻau o Hawaiʻi: Hawaii's Woodshow 2026Hawaii Forest Association (HFA)juriedAugust 7 - 29, 2026
Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa Art Center16th Annual Abstract Only!Wailoa CenterjuriedAugust 14 - September 17, 2026
OʻahuKāneʻoheGallery ʻIolani, Windward Community CollegeʻAimamaGallery ʻIolanicuratedAugust 27 - December 10, 2026
OʻahuHonoluluDowntown Art CenterHawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2026Hawaiʻi CraftsmenjuriedSeptember 4 - 25, 2026
MauiMakawaoHui Noʻeau Visual Arts CenterMālama Wao Akua 2026Hui Noʻeau, East Maui Watershed PartnershipjuriedSeptember 11 - November 6, 2026
OʻahuHonoluluKaiao Space GalleryPlantcestors (working title)curated invitationalSeptember 18 - 27, 2026
KauaʻiLīhuʻeKauaʻi Society of Artists GalleryArt Kauaʻi 2026Kauaʻi Society of ArtistsjuriedSeptember 19 - October 23, 2026
OʻahuHonoluluDowntown Art Center2026 Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open ExhibitionHawaiʻi Watercolor SocietyjuriedSeptember 29 - October 24, 2026
OʻahuHonoluluCommons Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoasubmerged and emergentcurated invitationalOctober 10 - November 1, 2026
OʻahuHonolulufishcakePalolo 11-2curated invitationalOctober 15 - November 30, 2026

Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum)

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Art in Public Places Video Gallery

Short videos featuring artists talking about their artworks in the Art in Public Places Collection.

Short videos featuring artworks from the Art in Public Places Collection.