The SFCA acquires artwork from across the state of Hawaiʻi for the Art in Public Places Collection.
Most purchases for the Art in Public Places Collection are artworks nominated by Acquisition Award Selection Committees (AASCs) that visit curated and/or juried exhibits in the state of Hawaiʻi. Learn more about how to invite a committee to a visit. Exhibits approved for a committee visit are listed below, and also published in the SFCA email newsletter.
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) calls for artists for Art in Public Places Commissioned Works of Art are also posted on CaFÉ, CallForEntry.org, and published in the SFCA email newsletter.
There are no open calls at this time.
SFCA calls for artists are posted on Call For Entry (CaFE), www.CallForEntry.org. Artists will need to be registered on CaFE to be able to log in and respond to a call for artists. It’s free to register and set up an account with a work portfolio and resume.
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| Exhibit Dates | Island | City | Venue | Exhibit Title | Exhibit Organizers | Type | Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2023 to February 11, 2024 | O'ahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Mai Nā Kūpuna Mai | curated | ||
| January 1 to February 16, 2024 | Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | 2024 Hui Noʻeau Annual Juried Exhibition | Hui Noʻeau | juried | |
| December 17, 2023 - February 2, 2024 | Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery | Emergence - honoring the past and looking towards the future of Maui | Viewpoints Gallery | curated | |
| February 18 - April 26, 2024 | Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery | Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024: Ka Leo Moana - The Voice of the Ocean 19th Annual Invitational | Viewpoints Gallery | curated invitational | |
| March 1 - 29, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The ARTS at Marks Garage | HERstory III | curated | ||
| March 3 - 31, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | Still Standing | curated | ||
| March 15 - April 24, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | fishcake | NO FOGET! | curated | ||
| March 31 - June 29, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Happy Veggies | curated | ||
| April 4 - 30, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Honolulu Printmakers | 96th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu Printmakers (2024) | Honolulu Printmakers | juried | |
| May 3 - June 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center Gallery | Fiber Hawaii 2024 | Hawaii Craftsmen | juried | |
| May 3 - June 20, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | The Paths We Cross: Perspectives from the Korean Diaspora | University of Hawaii - Hilo Art and English Departments | juried | |
| May 11 - July 13, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Allegory | curated | ||
| June 18 - August 7, 2024 | Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery | Focus | Schaefer International Gallery | curated | |
| June 16 - July 21, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Heʻe Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | |
| July 13 - September 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Aupuni Space | The Location of Up and Down | Aupuni Space | curated | |
| July 25 - August 31, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Wayne Levin: A Life in Photography Retrospective 1965-2024 | Downtown Art Center | curated | |
| July 25 - August 31, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Hugh Jenkins and Stephanie Ross: Under the Influence; Glass From the Big Island Years | Downtown Art Center | curated | |
| July 26 - September 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu | Budding Flowers: A Group Show | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | |
| August 1 - September 15, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Waimea | Kahilu Theatre | Flowers 4 My Friends: Re/Marks on Color | Kahilu Theatre | curated | |
| August 2 - 29, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Cultural Center | 2024 Abstract Only! Annual Multimedia National Juried Competition | curated | ||
| August 3 - September 27, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | All That Gather Under the Sun | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | curated | |
| August 16 - September 29, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Hawaiʻi Theatre Center | Molding Change | Manini GALLERY | curated | |
| August 20 - December 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings | curated | ||
| August 27 - October 19, 2024 | Maui | Kahului | Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center | Altered Earth | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | curated | |
| August 31 - November 2, 2024 | Oahu | Pearl City | Hōikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College | Bitter/Sweet | curated | ||
| September 6 - October 13, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery, Nuʻuanu | Small Clusters: Work 5 | curated | ||
| September 6 - October 27, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Manifest | HERE: Contemporary Queer Portraiture from Hawaiʻi | juried | ||
| October 10 - 25, 2024 | Kauai | Lihue | Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove Center | Art Kauaʻi 2024 | Kauaʻi Society of Artists | juried | |
| September 13 - November 8, 2024 | Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | Mālama Wao Akua (Caring for the Realm of the Gods) | Hui Noʻeau and the East Maui Watershed Partnership | juried | 7/17/2024 |
| September 28 - December 14, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Hānau Ka Moʻolelo | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated | 7/17/2024 |
| October 4 - 26, 2024 | Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | 7/17/2024 |
| October 4 - 24, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit | Waikapu Collective | juried | 7/17/2024 |
| October 5 - November 29, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | And Now Here We Are | curated | 7/17/2024 | |
| November 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025 | Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre | E Ola Ke Kahua o Ka Hana Kapa (The Foundation of Kapa Making Thrives/Lives) | Roen Hufford | curated | 9/11/2024 |
| November 1 - December 30, 2024 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Campus Center Gallery | 2024 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition | University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Art Department | juried | 11/13/2024 |
| February 15 - May 4, 2024 | Multiple sites, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island | Honolulu, Pearl City, Hilo | Multiple 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 NŌ | Hawaiʻi Contemporary | curated | 11/13/2024 |
| February 16 - April 30, 2025 | Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery Maui | Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2025 - 20th Annual Invitational | Viewpoints Gallery | curated | 11/13/2024 |
