A list of federal, state, and other arts and culture grants/opportunities. Questions regarding a particular opportunity should be directed to the organization listed with the opportunity. Inclusion here should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
Call for Artists and Exhibitions
- Call for Entry (CaFE). The Call for Entry (CAFE) website can be searched by state (choose the “sort by” menu on the left side of the screen). Search the Café website: Artist.CallForEntry.org.
- Arts at Marks Garage calls for artists “Herstory III”, submissions due February 17, 2024. For more information, please visit the call to artists page on the Arts at Marks Garage website: ArtsAtMarks.com/call-to-artists.
- Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit 2024: in honor of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Surrealist Manifesto, Wailoa Center will be producing a surrealist exhibit in October 2024. Entries due September 6, 2024. Exhibit dates: October 4 – 24, 2024. For more information and to submit entries, please go to the call for artists post on CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12599.
- Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society 2024 HWS Members’ Show. Entries due by Friday, February 16, 2024. For more information, please visit the calendar of events page on the HWS website: HawaiiWatercolorSociety.org/calendar.
- Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation Stamp Contest: call for artists, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). Artwork sought to feature the Melanistic Mutant (blue) Pheasant and a Hawaiian forest bird. Artists are welcome to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in the 2024-25 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp annual art contest. The wildlife conservation stamp is a requirement for Hawai‘i state hunting licensees. The game bird stamp is required for anyone intending to hunt game birds. Both stamps will also be available to stamp collectors. Additional information on the contest and application forms are available at the DLNR Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 325, Honolulu HI 96813. For questions, contact [email protected], (808) 347-6869. Application form available on the DLNR website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/files/2023/12/FY24-25-artist-application.pdf.
- Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Fiber Hawaiʻi 2024 Exhibition: challenges artists to create works “in, of, or about fiber”. Online submission portal open April 1-18, 2024. For more information, please visit the prospectus on the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website: HawaiiCraftsmen.org/FiberHawaii_Prospectus24.
- Honolulu Printmakers 96th Annual Exhibition: online submission portal opens February 9, 2024; submission deadline February 20, 2024. For more information, please visit the exhibition prospectus page on the Honolulu Printmakers website: HonoluluPrintmakers.org/blog/2023/12/13/96th-annual-exhibition-information.
- Kauaʻi Society of Artists (Kukui Grove Center, Lihue)
- For more information, please visit the Kauaʻi Society of Artists website: KauaiSocietyOfArtists.org.
- Kumu Kahua Theatre “Go Try Playwrite” monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Submission due dates are the last day of the month. Learn more on the Kumu Kahua website: KumuKahua.org/gotryplaywrite
- Maui Public Art Corps Request for Proposals: Maui Public Art Corps is currently seeking artist proposals that interpret stories from their Hui Mo‘olelo program as works of visual, performance or experiential public art. Applications close February 4, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the call for artists on the Maui Public Art Corps website: MauiPublicArt.org/apply.html.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Art Department and English Department call for artists: “The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora” exhibit seeks artworks and audio files. International call open to artists of Korean heritage ages 18 years and older. Entry deadline February 14, 2024. Exhibition May 3 – June 27, 2024 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. For more information, please visit the call detail on CallForEntry.org: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12537.
Call for Workshop Proposals
- Innovation, Culture, and Creativity Project: Call for Workshop Proposals. In 2024, the Innovation, Culture, and Creativity (ICC) project will fund workshops across the U.S. that explore support for innovation at the intersection of culture, creativity, and technology. Funded by the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) and organized by a multidisciplinary team from UCLA and UC Santa Barbara, the ICC project is bringing together experts and stakeholders in convenings across the country to identify actionable opportunities at this intersection. Concept outline deadline February 16, 2024. More details on the goals, requirements, and proposal process can be found at icc.ucla.edu/cfw.
Job Opportunities
- Bishop Museum job opportunities currently include Digital Asset Manager, AP Educator, and Informatics Web Developer. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/careers.
- City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation 2024 Summer Fun staff applications are now open for the 2024 Summer Fun Program! Help provide safe and enriching opportunities for children during the seasonal break. Contracts for the seasonal workers are from May 22 through August 3, 2024. For more information and to apply, please visit the
- Honolulu Museum of Art job opportunities currently Collections Technician, Exhibitions Manager, and Head of Retail. Learn more on the Honolulu Museum of Art website: HonoluluMuseum.org/employment.
- ʻIolani Palace job opportunites currently include Guest Services Associate and Palace Guard. Learn more on the Iolani Palace website: IolaniPalace.org/job-opportunities.
- Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi seeking educators who want to interact with students and the community through field trips, beach cleanups, in-class presentations and more. Also seeking Storytelling Intern (paid, part-time). For more information go to the jobs page on the Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi website: SustainableCoastlinesHawaii.org/job-openings.
- State of Hawaiʻi Department of Education job postings include Band and Ukulele Teacher (Nānākuli High and Intermediate School) and Performing Arts Teacher (Kealakehe Intermediate School). For more information, please visit the Department of Education’s online postings: SchoolJobs.com/careers/hawaiipublicschools.
- University of Hawaiʻi System job postings currently include Lecturer Early College Art and Creative Media (University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu), Lecturer Digital Media Art (Hawaiʻi Community College), and Lecturer, Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (Honolulu Community College). Learn more and apply on the University of Hawaiʻi jobs website: SchoolJobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu.
Volunteer Opportunities
- Bishop Museum Volunteer Opportunities: current volunteer opportunities include botany volunteer, exhibit greeters, press sales and marketing assistant, and wayfinders. For more information, please visit the Bishop Museum website: BishopMuseum.org/volunteer.
- Capitol Modern FestPAC volunteers sought. Get on the contact list: Capitol Modern FestPAC volunteers.
- Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) Volunteer Program: HoMA offers a variety of volunteer roles, such as engagement with the public around current exhibitions, facilitating art activities with families and children at Family Sunday, guiding tours through museum galleries and more. For more information, please visit the HoMA website: HonoluluMuseum.org/volunteer-program.
- ʻIolani Palace Volunteer positions currently include greeters, stewards, and palace shop kōkua. For more information, please visit the Iolani Palace website: IolaniPalace.org/contact/volunteer.
- Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities seeking judges for Hawaiʻi History Day District Fairs and State Fair. More information on their website: HiHumanities.org/what-we-do/hi-history-day.
- Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Seeks Grant Review Panelist Volunteers with a professional background in culture and the humanities to join our grant review panelist roster. Panelists must be Hawaiʻi residents with experience in Heritage & Preservation, Community Arts, Arts Education, and Presentation & Performing Arts. We encourage those with a background in Arts and Healing, Community Development related to arts and culture, cultural practitioners of all disciplines, and new and emerging members of the arts and culture community to apply. Contact the SFCA grants program at [email protected].
- Be a Virtual Volunteer: help transcribe Library of Congress documents online. Volunteers create and review transcriptions to improve search, access, and discovery of these pages from history. https://crowd.loc.gov/
- Volunteer to be a National Endowment for the Arts Panelist. Arts Endowment panelists play a central role in reviewing applications for funding. The NEA relies on panels composed of individuals who represent a broad range of artistic and cultural viewpoints, as well as wide geographic and ethnic diversity, to provide advice about the artistic excellence and artistic merit of proposals in a variety of funding categories. Panels are composed of both arts professionals and knowledgeable laypersons. Most panelists are arts professionals who are qualified by their activities, training, skills, and/or experience in one or more art forms. Every panel also includes a layperson – someone knowledgeable about the arts but not engaged in the arts as a profession either full- or part-time. Learn more on the NEA website: arts.gov/form/volunteer-to-be-a-national-endowment-for-the-arts-panelist.
Grants and Programs
- Poetry Foundation
- Equity in Verse grants are intended to provide support for nonprofit poetry and literary organizations, which includes presses and publications, led and staffed by people of color. Applications due March 1 and September 1, 2024.
- Poetry Programs, Partnerships, and Innovation grants provide support to nonprofit organizations invested in at least one of the following priorities: broadening the audiences for poetry; increasing access to poetry; new collaborations and partnerships in poetry; innovations in the field of poetry, including investment in new technologies. Applications due March 1 and September 1, 2024.
- Learn more and apply on the Poetry Foundation website: PoetryFoundation.org/grants.