Art in Public Places Program

The Art in Public Places (APP) Program acquires completed, portable works of art, and commissions artists to create works of art for specific locations. Works of art are displayed in over 640 sites statewide including schools, libraries, hospitals, airports, state office buildings, the State Capitol and at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM). 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. 

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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Recent Additions to the Art in Public Places Collection

Artworks purchased by or gifted to the Art in Public Places Collection, fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).

Date of ApprovalArtist NameArtwork TitleArtwork MediumYear CreatedAcquired From
7/20/2022Emily McIlroyThe Lilies How They Grow (I)oil and pastel on paperHonolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center "The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy"
7/20/2022Emily McIlroyThe Lilies How They Grow (II)oil and pastel on paperHonolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center "The Lilies How They Grow: Emily McIlroy"
7/20/2022Emily McIlroyFeather Woman Wailingink and pastel on paperSFCA Art in Public Places 2020 Covid Call for Art
7/20/2022Darius HomayounpourIndigo Rag Painting No. 5cast-off textiles, indigo-dyed"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022" at Downtown Art Center (Honolulu)
7/20/2022Rd ManzanoArtisan Slavecartoneria, cartapesta, papier mache"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022" at Downtown Art Center (Honolulu)
7/20/2022Liz TrainRed Hot Mamawool and silk woven on a welded steel framework"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2022" at Downtown Art Center (Honolulu)
11/30/2022Sean K.L. BrowneMakau (Fish Hook)Italian bianco marble sculpture2019O Kalani, Sean K.L. Browne and Imaikalani Kalahele at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/30/2022Sean K.L. BrowneO Kalani (Of the Heavens)cast bronze, mahogany wood2019O Kalani, Sean K.L. Browne and Imaikalani Kalahele at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/30/2022Imaikalani KalaheleDividedacrylic on canvas painting2018O Kalani, Sean K.L. Browne and Imaikalani Kalahele at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/30/2022Imaikalani KalaheleDancing in the Cloudsacrylic on canvas painting2017O Kalani, Sean K.L. Browne and Imaikalani Kalahele at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/30/2022Sarah Taylor KoKa Wa Ma Mua, Ka Wa Ma Hope / The time that came before the time that followsmixed media on panelHuakaʻi/Journey exhibit at Firehouse Gallery, Waimea (Hawaiʻi Island)
11/30/2022Regina BodeFrom the Deep-Pas de Troiswatercolor paintingHawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open Show 2022
11/30/2022Darold RamelbOur Lady of the Forgotten Fieldswatercolor paintingHawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open Show 2022
11/30/2022Allyn BromleyEpiloguescreenprint2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Marcia PasquaComposition #1, E.V. #4/20pochoir print2021Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Marcia PasquaComposition #2, E.V. #1/20pochoir print2021Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Marcia PasquaComposition #2, E.V. #2/20pochoir print2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Marcia PasquaComposition #1, E.V. #5/20pochoir print2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Marcia PasquaComposition #1, E.V. #6/20pochoir2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Hiroko SakuraiSquirmsgesso and color on paper print2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Jonathan Yukio ClarkInvisible HorizonUrs-Sabaku and monotype print2022Honolulu Printmakers 2022 Annual Exhibition
11/30/2022Kahi ChingNānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) series 1African Tulip wood, stone, wax sculpture20222022 Hawaii's Woodshow, Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi
11/30/2022Kahi ChingNānā I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) Series 2African Tulip wood, stone, wax sculpture20222022 Hawaii's Woodshow, Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi
11/30/2022John FackrellHāpaicoconut wood, shellac/polyurethane finish20222022 Hawaii's Woodshow, Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #1high-fired ceramic, underglazes2019Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #2low-fired ceramic, underglazes, gold leaf, white glue, acrylic paint, epoxy2018Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #3ʻōhiʻa wood-fired ceramic sculpture with underglazes and epoxy2019Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #4high-fired ceramic sculpture with underglazes, gesso, acrylic paint, and epoxy2022Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #5high-fired ceramic sculpture with underglazes and epoxy2022Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Maile YawataTakuan #6high-fired ceramic sculpture with underglazes and epoxy2022Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022May IzumiGathermixed media sculpture2022Flashpoint - the fire show
11/30/2022Esther ShimazuFire Salestoneware ceramic sculpture2021Flashpoint - the fire show
01/31/2023Clifford SnyderThe Culling of Manblock print"Mālama Wao Akua (Realm of the Gods) 2022", Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui)
01/31/2023Susanna CromwellFronds, Fruit, and Inflorescenceblock printed paper quilt"Mālama Wao Akua (Realm of the Gods) 2022", Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui)
01/31/2023Evelin CarisSequenceoil on wood panel painting"Art Kauaʻi 2022", Kauaʻi Society of Artists at Kukui Grove Center
1/31/2023Rowland MoritaUntitledstainless steel, brass, milo wood sculpture"Art Kauaʻi 2022", Kauaʻi Society of Artists at Kukui Grove Center
01/31/2023Vilsoni HerenikoNuj Maga (Big Mouth)coconut frond, coconut husk sennit basket"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2022", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Rd ManzanoNaʻauamate paper, kapa cloth, composition gold leaf"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2022", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Daniel MoeTatooed Makauglass"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2022", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Bon MooreVessel of Creationfibers from coconut husk, hau, and Sanseviera plants, woven"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2022", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Mark WhiteTall Basket of Dreamsceramic vessel"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2022", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Brandon NgAloha Wear(y)archival ink jet print"Lure of the Local(e)" at Aupuni Space (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Brandon NgBanana Tree (Winter) Banana Tree (Summer)archival ink jet print"Lure of the Local(e)" at Aupuni Space (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
01/31/2023Brandon NgChinoiseriearchival ink jet print"Lure of the Local(e)" at Aupuni Space (Honolulu, Oʻahu)
03/15/2023Suzanne WolfeConfrontation in the Garden of the Chinese Poetceramic2022 Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition at the Downtown Art Center
3/15/2023Katya HutchinsonBessemer Bubblesintaglio and monoprint20222022 Pacific States Biennial North American Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo
3/15/2023Carrie Phillips KieserTouchblock printed paper qui intaglio with beeswax and stitching20222022 Pacific States Biennial North American Print Exhibition, University of Hawaii at Hilo
3/15/2023Caren Lobel-FriedʻUaʻu Over a Bioluminescent Seahand-pulled, hand-colored block print2022Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibition 2022 at the Wailoa Center
3/15/2023Amber AguirreBeaches are Openporcelain sculpture2020He waʻa he moku. He moku he waʻa at Kahilu Theatre
3/15/2023Susan MoriColors of Kindnesshandwoven linen and wool2022He waʻa he moku. He moku he waʻa at Kahilu Theatre
3/15/2023Lawrence YagerDisagreementfused glass2022He waʻa he moku. He moku he waʻa at Kahilu Theatre
5/17/2023Christina May HoMeteoritemixed media (12k white gold, silver leaf, chrome, mixed media on silk)"Women Artists of Hawaiʻi" exhibit at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
5/17/2023Tamara MoanKilterwatercolor and ink2020"Women Artists of Hawaiʻi" exhibit at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
5/17/2023Laura SmithLaniakea Ladderwoodcut, cyanotype, Chine colle print2022"Women Artists of Hawaiʻi" exhibit at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
5/17/2023Laura SmithLaniakea 4-3woodcut, cyanotype, Chine colle print2022"Women Artists of Hawaiʻi" exhibit at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
5/17/2023Laura SmithLaniakea Pool Edgewoodcut, cyanotype, Chine colle print2022"Women Artists of Hawaiʻi" exhibit at Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby
5/17/2023Julia CordiDusky Cloudblown glass2022Hui No'eau 2023 Annual Juried Exhibition
5/17/2023Julie HouckWhen the Morning Comesoil on panel painting2022Hui No'eau 2023 Annual Juried Exhibition
5/17/2023Brad HuckWhen I'm Smallacrylic, oil pastel, graphite, paper on canvasHui No'eau 2023 Annual Juried Exhibition
5/17/2023Bernice AkamineThe Queen's Quiltkapa (bark cloth)2023ʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Solomon EnosBattle Kupuaoil on paper painting2022ʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Solomon EnosFuture Kiʻioil on paper painting2022ʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Solomon EnosLiving Landscape 2graphite on paper drawing2022ʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Solomon EnosLiving Landscape 3graphite on paper drawing2022ʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Meleanna MeyerEia nā Kini Akua (Ancestors with us)digital print, collageʻIke Kanaka exhibition, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery
5/17/2023Terry LopezBlue Window - Haliʻimaile Camp Home @1920"oil on canvas paintingCelebration of Hawaiʻi 2023 "Fire, Earth & Water" 18th Annual Invitational at Viewpoints Gallery
5/17/2023Keith TalletPohaku (Sentinel Event)mixed media sculpture - stone, rubber, tire, nails2023ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery
5/17/2023Bob FreitasThat Which is Within Must Never Be Forgottenmixed media sculpture - oak wood, koa wood, stone/pohaku, sennit and steel1994ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery
5/17/2023Herman Piʻikea ClarkMakawalurelief and digital print2023ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery
5/17/2023Kunane WootonKaʻi I Ke Kuagranite and ʻohiʻa wood sculpture2019ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery
5/17/2023Abigail RomanchakKāhea, a callframed collagraph prints2019ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery

Fiscal Year 2022 Additions to the Art in Public Places Collection

Artworks purchased by or gifted to the Art in Public Places Collection, fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)

Date of ApprovalArtist NameArtwork TitleArtwork MediumYear CreatedAcquired From
11/17/2021Drew Kahuʻaina BrodericInextinguishable Torchbamboo, display case2020SFCA Art in Public Places COVID Call for Art 2020
11/17/2021Debra DrexlerGold Streamacrylic on canvas painting2019"AbstractionX3" exhibit, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/17/2021Don BernshouseWeathermixed media on paper, framed2018"AbstractionX3" exhibit, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/17/2021Don BernshouseHead with India Printed Paper and Korean Calligraphymixed media on paper, framed2018"AbstractionX3" exhibit, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/17/2021Don BernshouseBird (and Man)mixed media on paper, framed2018"AbstractionX3" exhibit, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/17/2021Tom LieberContactoil on canvas painting2020"AbstractionX3" exhibit, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
11/17/2021Bernice AkamineKapa Moe: Hae Hawaiʻikapa (Hawaiian bark cloth)2020"Midsummer Art Celebration 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Tobias BrillJust Thinkingacrylic painting2020"Midsummer Art Celebration 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Jazmine Cokefour out of fivebeeswax, gouache paint2021"Midsummer Art Celebration 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Carl F.K. PaoKiʻi Kupuna: ʻo ʻAilaʻau - Maka 2020acrylic and shellac on canvas painting2020"Midsummer Art Celebration 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Carl F.K. PaoKiʻi Kupuna: ʻo ʻAilaʻau - Maka 2021acrylic and shellac on canvas painting2020"Midsummer Art Celebration 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Charlene AsatoUnder Coverartist's book2021"Abstract Only 11th Annual All Media Juried Exhibit" exhibit, Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Lynn GratonHonaunautextile wall hanging - overshot weave with sashiko embroidery2021"Abstract Only 11th Annual All Media Juried Exhibit" exhibit, Wailoa Center
11/17/2021J. GriggsOur Firm and Fleeting Worldphotograph2020"Abstract Only 11th Annual All Media Juried Exhibit" exhibit, Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Cheri GroomLandmarkmixed media with oil and cold wax2020"Abstract Only 11th Annual All Media Juried Exhibit" exhibit, Wailoa Center
11/17/2021Joanne HopperFennel and Radish - Pukalani Farmer's Marketwatercolor painting"Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Exhibition 2021", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021John KrenikHaleakala Highwatercolor painting"Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Exhibition 2021", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021Bernice AkamineHuakaʻi 2021kapa, earth pignments, pen and ink drawings2021"Na Kapa Kuʻina", Donkey Mill Art Center
11/17/2021Roen HuffordKa papa honua (Strata of Earth)kapa2021"Na Kapa Kuʻina", Donkey Mill Art Center
11/17/2021Roen HuffordKumu lipo (Source of Life)kapa2021"Na Kapa Kuʻina", Donkey Mill Art Center
11/17/2021Roen HuffordPi'i ka mauna (Ascending the mauna)kapa2021"Na Kapa Kuʻina", Donkey Mill Art Center
11/17/2021Dalani TanahyHe Kumu Wai 'Olekapa2021"Na Kapa Kuʻina", Donkey Mill Art Center
11/17/2021Ann OkadaStarlight Thru Ebony Moonglass (fused iridescent and opaque)"Inspirations - 2021 Biennial Juried Exhibition", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021Joan NamkoongSymmetrytextile wall hanging - handwoven cotton/6-shaft satin on a drawloom"Inspirations - 2021 Biennial Juried Exhibition", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021Lynn Martin GratonSurf Rising Itextile wall hanging - painted warp Ikat, cotton, bottom weights (fuchin) of polymer clay"Inspirations - 2021 Biennial Juried Exhibition", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021Ghislaine ChockThe Forgotten Coverlet of 1862textile, Merino wool and cotton"Inspirations - 2021 Biennial Juried Exhibition", Downtown Art Center
11/17/2021Jean CharlotEarly Cultural Exchangesfresco mural1966Gift of First Hawaiian Bank
01/19/2022Jackie JohnstonStanding Tallacrylic on canvas painting"Malama Wao Akua 2021" exhibit at the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
1/19/2022Sarah MetzKa Mele o Na Iwi Manupit fired clay sculpture"Malama Wao Akua 2021" exhibit at the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
01/19/2022Zach PezzilloHanawiblack and white photograph"Malama Wao Akua 2021" exhibit at the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center
01/19/2022Keala KaiHawaiian Makaupencil drawing"2021 Art Kauaʻi" exhibit, Kauaʻi Society of Artists
01/19/2022Licia McDonaldTenuous and Vulnerableporcelain ceramic sculpture"2021 Art Kauaʻi" exhibit, Kauaʻi Society of Artists
01/19/2022Carol Kouchi Yotsuda350 Truckloads to the Green Wasteink drawing"2021 Art Kauaʻi" exhibit, Kauaʻi Society of Artists
01/19/2022Jake BoggsDaveceramic sculpture"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022V. Lee CabanillaHoʻolau "To Grow Leaves"salvaged koa wood sculpture"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022Jacob JacksonBlue Crystalline Vesselporcelain vessel"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022Constance LiuCarved Vaseporcelain vessel"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022Maya Lea PortnerDance Forestpaper, acrylic paint, thread, pins"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022Joy Sanchez and Daven HeeExpressions on Another's Formceramic vessel with underglaze, cone 5 oxidation, gold dust applique"Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2021", Hawaiʻi Craftsmen
01/19/2022Margaret BarnabyTesting the Watermultiple plate woodblock print2021"Hawaiʻi Nei 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
01/19/2022Elizabeth MillerSymbiotic Stories: ʻĀlalā and Hoʻawacast resin, handworked aluminum, painting/paper, media mix2021"Hawaiʻi Nei 2021" exhibit at Wailoa Center
01/19/2022Derek BencomoThe Feeling of Movement, 21 Viewwood sculpture (carved Jacaranda mimosfolia wood)"Hawaii's Woodshow/Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi" exhibit
01/19/2022Michael Patrick SmithThe Joy of Koiturned wood vessel with pyrography"Hawaii's Woodshow/Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi" exhibit
01/19/2022Jerry VasconcellosI am Haucarved hau wood, concrete base"Hawaii's Woodshow/Na Lāʻau o Hawaiʻi" exhibit
03/16/2022Gaye ChanCarrying Capacityfound plastic"Artists of Hawai`i Now", Honolulu Museum of Art
03/16/2022Kapulani LandgrafMāmakakauadigital ink print photographs"Artists of Hawai`i Now", Honolulu Museum of Art
03/16/2022Juvana SolivenBody Weaponized - No. 1leather, steel, copper, glass, enamel, rubber, brass, thread2020"Artists of Hawai`i Now", Honolulu Museum of Art
03/16/2022Juvana SolivenBody Weaponized - No. 5glass beads, leather, brass, steel, thread2020"Artists of Hawai`i Now", Honolulu Museum of Art
03/16/2022Melissa ChimeraCane Fields, Teodulo and Segundooil, ink, and silk on linen2018"Remittance" exhibit, Above the Equator Gallery
03/16/2022Elizabeth KellerElectric Engineering and Repair Shop at Puʻunene Sugar Millwatercolor painting"Hui Noʻeau 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition", Hui Noʻeau
03/16/2022Don ShamblinBeachwalkoil on canvas"Hui Noʻeau 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition", Hui Noʻeau
06/15/2022Amber AguirreCovidiotporcelain ceramic sculpture"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
6/15/2022Lynn Martin GratonFloating Lightpainted warp ikat woven textile2021"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022Kainoa MakuaLeiomanoceramic sculpture"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022Susan MoriSparkling Waterhandwoven loom-controlled shibori, cotton, hand-dyed indigo wall hanging2018"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022Georgia SartorisHue Wai Pawehe #106Hawaiian gourd with traditional dye techniques2021"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022Richard NelsonYeswatercolor painting"Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2022, 17th Annual Exhibition" at Viewpoints Gallery Maui
6/15/2022Richard NelsonConfoundedwatercolor painting"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022Richard NelsonDrifterwatercolor painting"Brilliance of Now - artwork as a reflection of a moment in time" exhibit at Kahilu Theatre
06/15/2022PiliāmoʻoUa ili na pua kukui no ka ua kokoblack and white photo digital ink print"Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022" at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
06/15/2022PiliāmoʻoHuaʻi iho na puʻewai i ke alanui"black and white photograph digital ink print"Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022" at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum
06/15/2022Takeo MijiDarksideoil on canvasGift of Danielle Koki
07/21/2021Mari SakamotoNight in 2020paper collage2020SFCA Art in Public Places Program "Covid Call for Art 2020"
07/21/2021James KnudsenPalolo Valley Swimming Poolphotograph2021SFCA Art in Public Places Program "Covid Call for Art 2020"
07/21/2021James KnudsenFabric Store, Kalakaua Avenuephotography2021SFCA Art in Public Places Program "Covid Call for Art 2020"
07/21/2021James KnudsenAla Wai Canal, the Day Before Lockdownphotograph2021SFCA Art in Public Places Program "Covid Call for Art 2020"
07/21/2021Juanita VitousekHigh Tide Konawatercolor paintingGift of Carrillio Ganther
07/21/2021Juanita VitousekJetty and Boatswatercolor paintingGift of Carrillio Ganther
07/21/2021Juanita VitousekPandanus Palmswatercolor paintingGift of Carrillio Ganther
07/21/2021Juanita VitousekMountainswatercolor paintingGift of Carrillio Ganther
07/21/2021Takeo MijiNo. 7 Bramblesoil painting2007Gift of Wesley Oh and Reiko Stiver
07/21/2021Takeo MijiSeascapeoil painting2005Gift of Wesley Oh and Reiko Stiver
07/21/2021Madeline SoderKe Ola I Ka Waiindigo-dyed and waxed hand-stitched paper2018Gift of Madeline Soder
09/15/2021Hana YoshihataKawainuiocean water, acrylic pigments, sumi ink, gouache, pastel2020"Mai hoʻohuli i ka lima i luna" exhibit at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum

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Artworks for the Art in Public Places Collection are selected via an Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) from juried or curated exhibits statewide. An AASC visit must be requested by the exhibition organizers.

Recent and Upcoming Exhibit Visits

IslandCityVenueExhibit TitleExhibit OrganizersTypeExhibit Dates
OʻahuHonoluluBishop Square Pauahi Tower LobbyWomen Artists of HawaiʻiDexter Doimixed media, curated01-07-2023 to 03-11-2023
MauiMakawaoHui Noʻeau Visual Arts CenterHui Noʻeau 2023 Annual Juried ExhibitionHui Noʻeaumixed media, juried01-13-2023 to 02-18-2023
MauiKahuluiMaui Arts and Cultural CenterʻIke Kanakamixed media, curated01-17-2023 to 03-18-2023
OʻahuHonoluluUniversity of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art GalleryʻAi Pōhaku, Stone EatersPuʻuhonua Societycurated, Kanaka ʻŌiwi contemporary art01-22-2023 to 03-26-2023
MauiMakawaoViewpoints GalleryCelebration of Hawaiʻi 2023, Fire, Earth and Water 18th Annual Invitationalmixed media, curated02-04-2023 to 03-18-2023
Hawaiʻi IslandHolualoaDonkey Mill Art CenterMai Ka Pouli: (Re)presenations of MoananuiākeaDonkey Mill Art Centercurated, multi-media03-18-2023 to 07-08-2023
OʻahuHonoluluArts and Letters NuʻuanuMarooned in Paradise: A Forty Year Love Story - Doug and Sharon BrittJosh Tengan and Jamie Jacksoncurated, paintings, sculptures, fiber arts.05-05-2023 to 06-10-2023
OʻahuHonoluluBishop Square, Pauahi Tower LobbyElevenDexter Doicurated, painting, mixed media, sculpture05-15-2023 to 07-15-2023
Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa Center6th Annual MidSummer Art CelebrationWailoa Centerjuried06-02-2023 to 06-28-2023
OʻahuHonoluluHonolulu Printmakers + Native Books and Letters95th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu PrintmakersHonolulu Printmakersjuried, printmaking06-02-2023 to 07-01-2023
OʻahuHonoluluBoxJellyArtist in Residence: Jenna Macy BoxJelly x Fishcake Artist in Residence Programcurated, mixed media06-02-2023 to 08-31-2023
MauiKahuluiMaui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International GalleryMaui Arts and Cultural Center Biennial 2023Maui Arts and Cultural Centerjuried07-05-2023 to 08-26-2023
Hawaiʻi IslandKamuelaKahilu Theatre7th Annual Juried Exhibitionmixed media, juried11-10-2023 to 01-22-2023
OʻahuPearl CityHōʻikeākeā Gallery, Leeward Community CollegeʻAi Pōhaku, Stone EatersPuʻuhonua SocietycuratedMay 3 - August 13, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluEast-West Center, University of Hawaiʻi-MānoaʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters Puʻuhonua SocietycuratedMay 3 - August 13, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluKoa Gallery, Kapiolani Community CollegeʻAi Pōhaku, Stone EatersPuʻuhonua SocietycuratedMay 29 - August 25, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluAupuni SpaceHal Lum and Nanea Lum in ConversationAupuni SpacecuratedJuly 27 - August 10, 2023
Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa Center2023 Abstract Only! 13th Annual Multimedia National Juried CompetitionWailoa CenterjuriedAugust 4 - September 14, 2023
Hawaiʻi IslandHolualoaDonkey Mill Art CenterPhase Change: Porcelain in FluxDonkey Mill Art CentercuratedAugust 26 - October 14, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluEast-West Center Gallery2023 Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open Show - Reflections in WaterHawaiʻi Watercolor SocietyjuriedAugust 27 - October 1, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluArts and Letters NuʻuanuHōʻeu ManaArts and Letters NuʻuanucuratedSeptember 1- October 14, 2023
MauiMakawaoHui Noʻeau Visual Arts CenterMālama Wao AkuaHui NoʻeaujuriedSeptember 9 - November 3, 2023
KauaʻiLīhuʻeKauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove CenterArt Kauaʻi 2023Kauaʻi Society of ArtistsjuriedSeptember 16 - October 27, 2023
OʻahuHonoluluDowntown Art CenterHawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2023Hawaiʻi CraftsmenjuriedSeptember 30 - October 28, 2023

Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM)

Engaging the public with the arts online and in downtown Honolulu.

Purpose and History​

Enriching the public sphere through the arts since 1967.

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.