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.
The APP Program acquires completed, portable works of art for rotating installation in specific public places as well as the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Works are selected via an Acquisition Award Selection Committee (AASC) from juried or curated exhibits statewide. An AASC must be requested by the exhibition organizers in order to attend. A list of recent and upcoming exhibits approved for a visit can be found on the Selling Your Art page.
Read the AASC Request Form and Guidelines and submit the request at least 6 months prior to the opening reception of the exhibition.
Acquisition Award Selection Committees visit exhibitions to recommend works for the Art in Public Places Collection. To request a committee to visit your exhibition, please complete and submit a request form to the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts at 250 S. Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. If you have any questions, please call (808) 586-0300 or fill out and submit the contact form below.
Requests must be received at the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts at least 6 months prior to the opening reception of the exhibition
The Art in Public Places Program staff recommends exhibitions for the AASC schedule based on application information. Exhibitions are placed on the schedule only after they are approved by the Commission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Works are recommended for the APP Collection based on the below criteria:
