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.
| Exhibit Dates | Island | City | Venue | Exhibit Title | Exhibit Organizers | Type | Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 - December 30, 2024 | Hawaii 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, Oahu and Hawaii 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 |
| November 14, 2024 - January 5, 2025 | Hawaii 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 |
| 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 | Hawaii Island | Holualoa | Donkey Mill Art Center | Hānau Ka Moʻolelo | Donkey Mill Art Center | curated | 7/17/2024 |
| October 4 - 26, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Art Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Statewide Exhibition 2024 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | 7/17/2024 |
| October 4 - 24, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Hilo | Wailoa Center | Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit | Waikapu Collective | juried | 7/17/2024 |
| October 5 - November 29, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | And Now Here We Are | curated | 7/17/2024 | |
| July 26 - September 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery Nuʻuanu | Budding Flowers: A Group Show | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | 5/15/2024 |
| August 1 - September 15, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Waimea | Kahilu Theatre | Flowers 4 My Friends: Re/Marks on Color | Kahilu Theatre | curated | 5/15/2024 |
| August 2 - 29, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Hilo | Wailoa Cultural Center | 2024 Abstract Only! Annual Multimedia National Juried Competition | curated | 5/15/2024 | |
| August 3 - September 27, 2024 | Hawaii Island | Hilo | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | All That Gather Under the Sun | East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center | curated | 5/15/2024 |
| August 16 - September 29, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Hawaiʻi Theatre Center | Molding Change | Manini GALLERY | curated | 5/15/2024 |
| August 20 - December 1, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings | curated | 5/15/2024 | |
| August 27 - October 19, 2024 | Maui | Kahului | Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts and Cultural Center | Altered Earth | Maui Arts and Cultural Center | curated | 5/15/2024 |
| August 31 - November 2, 2024 | Oahu | Pearl City | Hōʻikeāʻkea Gallery, Leeward Community College | Bitter/Sweet | curated | 5/15/2024 | |
| September 6 - October 13, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Gallery, Nuʻuanu | Small Clusters: Work 5 | curated | 5/15/2024 | |
| September 6 - October 27, 2024 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Manifest | HERE: Contemporary Queer Portraiture from Hawaiʻi | juried | 5/15/2024 | |
| March 2 - 31, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Commons Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Land, Sea and Air: A Feminist Look at the Environment | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Department | curated | 2/11/2025 |
| March 2 - 30, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Art Building | Embodiment: MFA Thesis Exhibition | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Department | curated | 2/11/2025 |
| March 29 - May 11, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Still Standing | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | 2/11/2025 |
| April 4 - 26, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Arts Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Exhibition 2025 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | 2/11/2025 |
| April 4 - 26, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Arts Center | Honolulu Printmakers 97th Annual Juried Exhibition | Honolulu Printmakers | juried | 2/11/2025 |
| April 26 - June 28, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Allegory II | Dexter Doi | curated | 2/11/2025 |
| May 3 - 31, 2025 | Oahu | Honolulu | Aupuni Space | Living Sovereign, a solo exhibition by Mealoha Bishop | curated | 3/12/2025 | |
| May 9 - June 19, 2025 | Hawaiʻi Island | Hilo | Wailoa Gallery | Lauhala: Weaving Knowledge and Practice | curated | 3/12/2025 |
