Selling Your Art

The SFCA acquires artwork from across the state of Hawaiʻi for the Art in Public Places Collection.

General Information

Most purchases for the Art in Public Places Collection are artworks nominated by committees 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.

Current Calls for Artists

As of January 1, 2021, there are no SFCA open calls for artists. Please check this page or subscribe to the email newsletter to be notified of future calls.

2021 Approved Exhibit Visits

Island	City	Venue	Exhibit Title	Exhibit Organizers	Type	Exhibit Dates
Hawaiʻi Island	Hilo	University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo	2020 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition	University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo	Print media, juried	Originally scheduled for November 6 - December 31, 2020. Postponed by organizers to 2022.
Oʻahu	Honolulu	Honolulu Museum of Art School, Linekona Gallery	Resilience	-	ceramic, curated	Originally scheduled for September 18 - October 16, 2020. Exhibit postponed by organizers.
Maui	Kahului	Maui Arts and Cultural Center	O Kalani		Paintings and sculptures, curated	May 15 - August 29, 2021
Hawaiʻi Island	Hilo	Wailoa Center	Midsummer Art Celebration, 4th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibit 2021	Hawaiʻi Island Art Alliance (HIAA)	mixed media, juried	June 4 - 30, 2021
Hawaiʻi Island	Kamuela	Firehouse Gallery	Eruptions and Interruptions, Hawaiʻi Artists Interpret Experiences of Living on the Edge	Waimea Arts Council	mixed media, juried	August 4 - September 26, 2021
Hawaiʻi Island	Hilo	Wailoa Center	Abstract Only!		Mixed media, juried.	August 6 - 26, 2021
Hawaiʻi Island	Holualoa	Donkey Mill Art Center	Na Kapa Hoʻokuʻi (The Joined Kapa)		kapa, curated	August 28 - October 9, 2021
Oʻahu	Honolulu	Downtown Art Center	Hawaii Watercolor Society Open Exhibit	Hawaii Watercolor Society	watercolor, juried	August 31 - September 18, 2021
Maui	Makawao	Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center	Malama Wao Akua		mixed media, juried.	September 10 - November 5, 2021
Kauaʻi	Lihue	KSA Gallery	Art Kauai	Kauai Society of Artists (KSA)	mixed media, juried.	September 17 - October 29, 2021
Oʻahu	Honolulu	Downtown Art Center	Inspirations	Hawaii Handweavers' Hui and Glass Fusion Collective	mixed media, juried	September 30 - October 14, 2021

Fall/Winter 2020 Approved Exhibit Visits

Hawai‘i Island

2020 Pacific States Biennial North American Juried Print Exhibition, University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo, Hilo. Print media, juried. November 6 – December 31, 2020. This exhibit has been postponed by the organizers to 2022.
Kipaipai Fellows 2020, Kahilu Theatre Galleries, Waimea. September 25 – November 8, 2020.
Abstract Only 2020, Wailoa Center, Hilo. Mixed media, juried. October 2 – 28, 2020.
Hawaii Nei 2020, Wailoa Center, Hilo. Mixed media, juried. November 6 – 27, 2020.

Kauaʻi

Art Kauaʻi, Kauaʻi Society of Artists, Lihue. Mixed media, juried. September 19 – October 30, 2020.

Maui

Mālama Wao Akua, Hui Noʻeau Visual Art Center, Makawao. Mixed media, juried. September 18 – November 6, 2020.

O‘ahu

Resilience, the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu. Ceramic, curated. Scheduled for September 18 – October 16, 2020. This exhibit has been postponed.
Transparency in Translation, the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu. Watercolor and glass. October 31 – November 27, 2020. This exhibit is now virtual: Transparency in Translation Virtual Exhibit.
Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition 2020, Downtown Art Center, Honolulu.
A Deeper Shade of Soul, Sculpture by Jonathan Swanz, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Curated. July 23, 2020 – January 8, 2021.
Downtown Drawing, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Drawings, curated. July 23, 2020 – January 8, 2021.
Incipit: Paintings by Tom Walker, the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu. Paintings, curated. July 23, 2020 – January 8, 2021.
Why are you painting?, the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Linekona Gallery, Honolulu. Paintings, curated. August 7 – September 4, 2020.