Request for Proposals open on HIePro.ehawaii.gov. Bids are due by Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Artists in the Schools Program Administrative Support
- Request for Proposals (RFP) on HIePro: P26003382 Artists in the Schools Program Administrative Support
- Offer due date and time: June 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
SFCA is requesting proposals from qualified applicants to provide services for Artists in the Schools to help achieve its Strategic Plan Priority HOʻONAʻAUAO-EDUCATE Objective 2.1: Support and expand our statewide partnerships in providing arts education for all students. HSFCA also aligns its arts education goals with the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) “Learning” outcome: “acquire arts knowledge and skill in arts” by supporting direct learning for students and professional development for educators.
This contract will provide administrative support necessary for implementing the SFCA’s Artists in the Schools (AITS) Program grant and the Collaborative Residency (CR) Project residencies.
AITS grants are made to public and charter schools for arts residencies with teaching artists from the SFCA’s Artistic Teaching Partners Roster. AITS grants provide engaging, creative, and fun learning experiences based on the Fine Arts standards for all grade levels, through residencies with qualified teaching artists from the Artistic Teaching Partners Roster.
Tasks
Contractor will assist with the implementation of the SFCA’s Artists in the Schools (AITS) Program:
- Disburse the SFCA AITS budget allocation ($697,954.00) by contracting each individual teaching artist and arts organization per the AITS list approved by the SFCA Commission; approximately 40 contracts.
- collect from each teaching artist, and keep on file, a Form W-9
- collect from AITS teaching artists, and keep on file, the schedule for each granted school arts residency
- collect invoices for all payments
- issue checks to the contracted teaching artists in a timely fashion; arrange payment schedules, usually one payment upon signing the contract, and one after the final report and/or other requirements received, or other arrangement as mutually agreeable
- issue and collect SFCA final reports from each contracted teaching artist for each AITS residency
- correspond with teachers to ensure they fill out the final teacher report for each residency
- issue an IRS Form 1099-Misc to each contracted teaching artist for each calendar year
- maintain confidentiality regarding artists’ and teachers’ personal information
- assist in related to needs of the program as they come up on a case by case basis
- support teaching artist review and observation
- coordinate film/photography for AITS residencies are various islands
- Offeror will conduct background checks for all teaching artists
Project Manager for Immersive Theatre Performance for Neurodivergent Youth at Capitol Modern and Touring Performance
- Request for Proposals (RFP) on HIePro: P26003323 Project Manager: Sensory Performance and Touring Production
- Offer due date and time: June 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
To continue the work the SFCA does for keiki of all ages and abilities, the SFCA is seeking an organization to serve as Project Manager for the development and implementation of an Immersive Installation at Capitol Modern. The installation, located in one of the museum’s smaller galleries, will support sensory-based performances designed for neurodivergent youth, including those on the autism spectrum.
The project will begin with a touring performance created for preschool-aged children. This production will then be adapted into an immersive, multisensory experience tailored to the needs of neurodiverse young people. The selected Project Manager will oversee the planning, development, and implementation of both the installation and the associated performance experiences.
The installation performance may also be provided for babies and their caregivers, as well as kūpuna.
We are seeking a partner to:
- Co-design the immersive space
- Assist in developing the production
- Manage the touring portion of the performance
- Lead the scheduling coordination with the team
- Develop a soundscape/audio experience for the space in the Museum
- Co-develop a Social Story for audience goers for the performance in the Museum