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. A list of recent and upcoming exhibits approved for a visit is at the bottom of this page.
Art Acquisition Selection Committees (AASC) visit exhibitions to recommend works for the Art in Public Places Collection. To request a committee to visit your exhibition, please complete and submit an AASC Request Application online at Hawaii.GoSmart.org. If you have any questions, please call (808) 586-0300 or email Art in Public Places Curator Elizabeth Baxter at [email protected].
AASC Request Application submissions will only be accepted online at Hawaii.GoSmart.org. Please review the AASC Guidelines carefully. If your exhibition fits within the AASC Guidelines, we invite you to complete and submit an AASC Request Application. An Applicant Tutorial on using the new Hawaii.GoSmart online portal is provided below.
Requests must be submitted through Hawaii.GoSmart.org at least 4 months before the opening of the exhibition.
The Art in Public Places Program staff recommends exhibitions for the AASC schedule based on application information. Exhibitions are scheduled after approval by the SFCA Board of Commissioners.
Works are recommended for the APP Collection based on the below criteria:
| Island | City | Venue | Exhibit Title | Exhibit Organizers | Type | Exhibit Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery | MACC Biennial 2025 | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | juried | July 8 - August 30, 2025 |
| O'ahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Wondrous Light: Aurora Borealis | Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui / Glass Fusion Collective | juried | July 7 - 27, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu | Kahi Ching: Chinese Zodiac, Part 1 | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | July 11 - August 31, 2025 |
| Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery Maui | Lucky Live Hawaiʻi 2025 Invitational | Viewpoints Gallery | curated | July 13 - September 7, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | 2025 Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open Exhibition | Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society | juried | July 29 - August 23, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | 2025 Abstract Only! 15th Annual Multimedia Juried Competition | Wailoa Center | juried | August 1 - 28, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre | Many Hands, Many Journeys: A Cross-Pacific Artistic Dialogue | Andi Campgonone and J. Jay West | curated | August 9 - September 14, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Synergystic Tendencies: Explorations in Collaborative Ceramics | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated | August 23 - October 11, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Kāneʻohe | Gallery ʻIolani, Windward Community College | KULEANA | Gallery ʻIolani | curated | August 29 - December 12, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Art Building | Interisland (New Paintings from New York and Hawaiʻi) | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Department | curated | August 31 - December 7, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Pearl City | Hōʻikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College | My Monumental Summer: Live, Love, Paint: Summer Edition | Leeward Community College | curated | August 30 - November 14, 2025 |
| Kauaʻi | Līhuʻe | Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery | Art Kauaʻi 2025 | Art Kauaʻi Society of Artists | juried | September 12 - October 24, 2025 |
| Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | Mālama Wao Akua | Hui Noʻeau, East Maui Watershed Partnership | juried | September 12 - November 7, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre | Textiles of Moku o Keawe | Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre | curated invitational | September 25 - November 2, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum | Kaiāulu: Rising Together | Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Sea College | artist residency | October 3 - 30, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | "Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2025" | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried and invitational | October 3 - November 1, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | I Mana Ka Moʻomoʻo | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated invitational | October 25 - December 13, 2025 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Journeys | Dexter Doi | curated | November 1, 2025 to January 3, 2026 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | "From River to Richards" | Floyd Takeuchi and Shane Sakata | juried | November 6 - 29, 2025 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | 17th Annual Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibition | Three Mountain Alliance, Hawaiʻi Island Art Alliance, State of Hawaiʻi Dept. of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and Wailoa Center State Parks | juried | November 7 - December 11, 2025 |
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery | "Ocean of Peace" | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, East-West Center | curated | December 6, 2025 - January 31, 2026 |
