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.
Subscribe to the email newsletter to be notified of future calls.
| Island | City | Venue | Exhibit Title | Exhibit Organizers | Type | Exhibit Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square Pauahi Tower Lobby | Women Artists of Hawaiʻi | Dexter Doi | mixed media, curated | 01-07-2023 to 03-11-2023 |
| Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | Hui Noʻeau 2023 Annual Juried Exhibition | Hui Noʻeau | mixed media, juried | 01-13-2023 to 02-18-2023 |
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | ʻIke Kanaka | mixed media, curated | 01-17-2023 to 03-18-2023 | |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Art Gallery | ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters | Puʻuhonua Society | curated, Kanaka ʻŌiwi contemporary art | 01-22-2023 to 03-26-2023 |
| Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery | Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2023, Fire, Earth and Water 18th Annual Invitational | mixed media, curated | 02-04-2023 to 03-18-2023 | |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Mai Ka Pouli: (Re)presenations of Moananuiākea | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated, multi-media | 03-18-2023 to 07-08-2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Marooned in Paradise: A Forty Year Love Story - Doug and Sharon Britt | Josh Tengan and Jamie Jackson | curated, paintings, sculptures, fiber arts. | 05-05-2023 to 06-10-2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Eleven | Dexter Doi | curated, painting, mixed media, sculpture | 05-15-2023 to 07-15-2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | 6th Annual MidSummer Art Celebration | Wailoa Center | juried | 06-02-2023 to 06-28-2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | 95th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu Printmakers | Honolulu Printmakers | juried, printmaking | 06-02-2023 to 07-01-2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | BoxJelly | Artist in Residence: Jenna Macy | BoxJelly x Fishcake Artist in Residence Program | curated, mixed media | 06-02-2023 to 08-31-2023 |
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery | Maui Arts and Cultural Center Biennial 2023 | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | juried | 07-05-2023 to 08-26-2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Theatre | 7th Annual Juried Exhibition | mixed media, juried | 11-10-2023 to 01-22-2023 | |
| Oʻahu | Pearl City | Hōʻikeākeā Gallery, Leeward Community College | ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters | Puʻuhonua Society | curated | May 3 - August 13, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | East-West Center, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa | ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters | Puʻuhonua Society | curated | May 3 - August 13, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College | ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters | Puʻuhonua Society | curated | May 29 - August 25, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Aupuni Space | Hal Lum and Nanea Lum in Conversation | Aupuni Space | curated | July 27 - August 10, 2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | 2023 Abstract Only! 13th Annual Multimedia National Juried Competition | Wailoa Center | juried | August 4 - September 14, 2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Phase Change: Porcelain in Flux | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated | August 26 - October 14, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | East-West Center Gallery | 2023 Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society Open Show - Reflections in Water | Hawaiʻi Watercolor Society | juried | August 27 - October 1, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Hōʻeu Mana | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | September 1- October 14, 2023 |
| Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | Mālama Wao Akua | Hui Noʻeau | juried | September 9 - November 3, 2023 |
| Kauaʻi | Līhuʻe | Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove Center | Art Kauaʻi 2023 | Kauaʻi Society of Artists | juried | September 16 - October 27, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2023 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | September 30 - October 28, 2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | 2023 Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibition | Three Mountain Alliance / Hawaiʻi Island Art Alliance / Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife / Wailoa Center State Parks | juried | November 3 - December 14, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Artists of Hawaiʻi 2023 | Downtown Art Center | juried | November 3 - 25, 2023 |
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center Schaefer International Gallery | Marcia Morse & George Woollard | Maui Arts and Cultural Center Schaefer International Gallery | curated | November 14 - December 30, 2023 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Firehouse Gallery at the Waimea Arts Council | Portal 2 @ Firehouse Gallery | Waimea Arts Council | juried | November 4 to December 24, 2023 |
| O'ahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Mai Nā Kūpuna Mai | curated | November 19, 2023 to February 11, 2024 | |
| Maui | Makawao | Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center | 2024 Hui Noʻeau Annual Juried Exhibition | Hui Noʻeau | juried | January 1 to February 16, 2024 |
| Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery | Emergence - honoring the past and looking towards the future of Maui | Viewpoints Gallery | curated | December 17, 2023 - February 2, 2024 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Architects as Artists | Downtown Art Center | curated | January 5 - 27, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Theatre | 2024 Juried Art Exhibit - Interisland Action | Kahilu Theatre | curated | January 18 - March 3, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Interpreting the Wild | Downtown Art Center | curated | February 17 - March 29, 2023 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Mokuhanga: Building on Tradition | Downtown Art Center | curated | February 17 - March 29, 2023 |
| Maui | Makawao | Viewpoints Gallery | Celebration of Hawaiʻi 2024: Ka Leo Moana - The Voice of the Ocean 19th Annual Invitational | Viewpoints Gallery | curated invitational | February 18 - April 26, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | The ARTS at Marks Garage | HERstory III | curated | March 1 - 29, 2024 | |
| Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery at the University of Hawaii at Manoa | Still Standing | curated | March 3 - 31, 2024 | |
| Oahu | Honolulu | fishcake | NO FOGET! | curated | March 15 - April 24, 2024 | |
| Hawaii Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Happy Veggies | curated | March 31 - June 29, 2024 | |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Honolulu Printmakers | 96th Annual Juried Exhibition of Honolulu Printmakers (2024) | Honolulu Printmakers | juried | April 4 - 30, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center Gallery | Fiber Hawaii 2024 | Hawaii Craftsmen | juried | May 3 - June 1, 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 3 - June 20, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Allegory | curated | May 11 - July 13, 2024 | |
| Maui | Kahului | Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery | Focus | Schaefer International Gallery | curated | June 18 - August 7, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Heʻe Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | June 16 - July 21, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Aupuni Space | The Location of Up and Down | Aupuni Space | curated | July 13 - September 1, 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 25 - August 31, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu | Budding Flowers: A Group Show | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | July 26 - September 1, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Waimea | Kahilu Theatre | Flowers 4 My Friends: Re/Marks on Color | Kahilu Theatre | curated | August 1 - September 15, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Cultural Center | 2024 Abstract Only! Annual Multimedia National Juried Competition | curated | August 2 - 29, 2024 | |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | All That Gather Under the Sun | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | curated | August 3 - September 27, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Hawaiʻi Theatre Center | Molding Change | Manini GALLERY | curated | August 16 - September 29, 2024 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings | curated | August 20 - December 1, 2024 | |
| Maui | Kahului | Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center | Altered Earth | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | curated | August 27 - October 19, 2024 |
| Oahu | Pearl City | Hōikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College | Bitter/Sweet | curated | August 31 - November 2, 2024 | |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery, Nuʻuanu | Small Clusters: Work 5 | curated | September 6 - October 13, 2024 | |
| Oahu | Honolulu | The Manifest | HERE: Contemporary Queer Portraiture from Hawaiʻi | juried | September 6 - October 27, 2024 | |
| Kauai | Lihue | Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery, Kukui Grove Center | Art Kauaʻi 2024 | Kauaʻi Society of Artists | juried | September 13 - |
| 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 | September 13 - November 8, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Hānau Ka Moʻolelo | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated | September 28 - December 14, 2024 |
| Oʻahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | October 4 - 26, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit | Waikapu Collective | juried | October 4 - 24, 2024 |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | And Now Here We Are | curated | October 5 - November 29, 2024 | |
| Hawaiʻi Island | Kamuela | Kahilu Exhibits at Kahilu Theatre | E Ola Ke Kahua o Ka Hana Kapa (The Foundation of Kapa Making Thrives/Lives) | curated | November 14, 2024 - |
