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Invite Committee

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.      

How to Request a Visit

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].

Guidelines and Request Application

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.

Invite an Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC)

Guidelines

1. Deadline for Requests

Requests must be submitted through Hawaii.GoSmart.org at least 4 months before the opening of the exhibition.

2. Qualifications

  • Museums, galleries and arts organizations must meet the following qualifications:
    • Have experience operating full-time for at least one year
    • Maintain an annual exhibition schedule
    • Follow an established procedure in which exhibition concepts, artists and works of art are selected by a visual arts professional
  • Exhibitions should have the following characteristics:
    • Juried exhibitions should be open to the widest possible segment of artists
    • Curated exhibitions should feature some works that meet the below criteria
    • All exhibitions should reflect a high level of professionalism in the visual arts field

3. Exhibition Selection Process

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.

4. Art Selection Criteria

Works are recommended for the APP Collection based on the below criteria:

  • Quality. High aesthetic value, craftsmanship and originality.
  • Style & nature. Appropriate in material, form and content for display in State buildings.
  • Significance. Important to the visual arts of Hawai‘i.
  • Permanence. Structurally sound, good physical condition and low maintenance.
  • Portability. Light enough to be transported by a few people.
  • Price. Appropriate within the current market.

Recent and Upcoming Exhibit Visits

Exhibit DatesIslandCityVenueExhibit TitleExhibit OrganizersTypeDate of Approval
November 1 - December 30, 2024Hawaii IslandHiloUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Campus Center Gallery2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print ExhibitionUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Art Departmentjuried11/13/2024
February 15 - May 4, 2024Multiple sites, Oahu and Hawaii Island Honolulu, Pearl City, HiloMultiple venues: Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum), Honolulu Museum of Art, Bishop Museum, Hōʻikeākea Gallery (Leeward Community College), HUB, Honolulu Hale, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center.Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌHawaiʻi Contemporarycurated11/13/2024
February 16 - April 30, 2025MauiMakawaoViewpoints Gallery MauiCelebration of Hawaiʻi 2025 - 20th Annual InvitationalViewpoints Gallerycurated11/13/2024
November 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025Hawaii IslandKamuelaKahilu Exhibits at Kahilu TheatreE Ola Ke Kahua o Ka Hana Kapa (The Foundation of Kapa Making Thrives/Lives)Roen Huffordcurated9/11/2024
September 13 - November 8, 2024MauiMakawaoHui Noʻeau Visual Arts CenterMālama Wao Akua (Caring for the Realm of the Gods)Hui Noʻeau and the East Maui Watershed Partnershipjuried7/17/2024
September 28 - December 14, 2024Hawaii IslandHolualoaDonkey Mill Art CenterHānau Ka MoʻoleloDonkey Mill Art Centercurated7/17/2024
October 4 - 26, 2024OahuHonoluluDowntown Art CenterHawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024Hawaiʻi Craftsmenjuried7/17/2024
October 4 - 24, 2024Hawaii IslandHiloWailoa CenterHawaiʻi Surrealist ExhibitWaikapu Collectivejuried7/17/2024
October 5 - November 29, 2024Hawaii IslandHiloEast Hawaiʻi Cultural CenterAnd Now Here We Arecurated7/17/2024
July 26 - September 1, 2024OahuHonoluluArts and Letters Gallery NuʻuanuBudding Flowers: A Group ShowArts and Letters Nuʻuanucurated5/15/2024
August 1 - September 15, 2024Hawaii IslandWaimeaKahilu TheatreFlowers 4 My Friends: Re/Marks on ColorKahilu Theatrecurated5/15/2024
August 2 - 29, 2024Hawaii IslandHiloWailoa Cultural Center2024 Abstract Only! Annual Multimedia National Juried Competitioncurated5/15/2024
August 3 - September 27, 2024Hawaii IslandHiloEast Hawaiʻi Cultural CenterAll That Gather Under the SunEast Hawaiʻi Cultural Centercurated5/15/2024
August 16 - September 29, 2024OahuHonoluluHawaiʻi Theatre CenterMolding ChangeManini GALLERYcurated5/15/2024
August 20 - December 1, 2024OahuHonoluluThe Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaSatoru Abe: 100 New Paintingscurated5/15/2024
August 27 - October 19, 2024MauiKahuluiSchaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural CenterAltered EarthMaui Arts and Cultural Centercurated5/15/2024
August 31 - November 2, 2024OahuPearl CityHōʻikeāʻkea Gallery, Leeward Community CollegeBitter/Sweetcurated5/15/2024
September 6 - October 13, 2024OahuHonoluluArts and Letters Gallery, NuʻuanuSmall Clusters: Work 5curated5/15/2024
September 6 - October 27, 2024OahuHonoluluThe ManifestHERE: Contemporary Queer Portraiture from Hawaiʻijuried5/15/2024
March 2 - 31, 2025OahuHonoluluCommons Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLand, Sea and Air: A Feminist Look at the EnvironmentUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Departmentcurated2/11/2025
March 2 - 30, 2025OahuHonoluluThe Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Art BuildingEmbodiment: MFA Thesis ExhibitionUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Departmentcurated2/11/2025
March 29 - May 11, 2025OahuHonoluluArts and Letters NuʻuanuStill StandingArts and Letters Nuʻuanucurated2/11/2025
April 4 - 26, 2025OahuHonoluluDowntown Arts CenterHawaiʻi Craftsmen Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Exhibition 2025Hawaiʻi Craftsmenjuried2/11/2025
April 4 - 26, 2025OahuHonoluluDowntown Arts CenterHonolulu Printmakers 97th Annual Juried ExhibitionHonolulu Printmakersjuried2/11/2025
April 26 - June 28, 2025OahuHonoluluBishop Square, Pauahi Tower LobbyAllegory IIDexter Doicurated2/11/2025
May 3 - 31, 2025OahuHonoluluAupuni SpaceLiving Sovereign, a solo exhibition by Mealoha Bishopcurated3/12/2025
May 9 - June 19, 2025Hawaiʻi IslandHiloWailoa GalleryLauhala: Weaving Knowledge and Practicecurated3/12/2025