Satoru Abe, “169” oil painting, 2019-2021. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
The SFCA Board of Commissioners Art in Public Places Committee approved the purchase of 17 artworks for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection at the February 11, 2025 SFCA Art in Public Places Committee meeting.
| Date of Approval | Artist Name | Artwork Title | Artwork Medium | Year Created | Acquired From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2025 | Joan Luzney | Kauaʻi Twigs | watercolor and pencil | 2024 | "Art Kauaʻi 2024" at Kauaʻi Society of Artists |
| 2/11/2025 | Joseph Ruesing | In Mind Time | archival digital print on paper | 2024 | "Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit" at Wailoa Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Ed Clapp | Daphne | painted and patinated bronze sculpture | 2024 | "Hawaiʻi Surrealist Exhibit" at Wailoa Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Gwen Arkin | Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai (Polyptych) | lumen print | 2024 | "Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Tracy Dudley | Wiliwili and Lion's Ear - Survivor and Intruder" | acrylic painting | 2024 | "Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Brooke Mahnken | Cloaca | ceramic | 2024 | "Mālama Wao Akua" at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Tomoko Ouchi | Invitation Extended | acrylic on canvas painting | 2024 | "Art Kauaʻi 2024" at Kauaʻi Society of Artists |
| 2/11/2025 | Sarah Metz | Lei for Queen Liliʻuokalani | mixed media sculpture: pitfired porcelain, terra sigillata, wire | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Codie King | The Blues | mixed media sculpture: cement, plaster, pigments, clay balls, finishing wax | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Rachelle Dang | Ulu single | glazed ceramic | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Rachelle Dang | Ulu triptych | glazed ceramic | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Jake Boggs | Monument to Kaumakapili Church | ceramic | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Clayton Amemiya | Hana | wood fired ceramic | 2024 | "Altered Earth" at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Satoru Abe | A | oil on canvas painting | 2019-2021 | "Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings" at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa Art Gallery |
| 2/11/2025 | Satoru Abe | 169 | oil on canvas painting | 2019-2021 | "Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings" at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa Art Gallery |
| 2/11/2025 | Pierre Fichefeux | Danse-l'ombre-de Sa-Main (Within-shadow-of-His-Hand) | acrylic on canvas painting | 2010 | "All That Gather Under the Sun" at the East Hawai?i Cultural Center |
| 2/11/2025 | Pierre Fichefeux | Kiss (le baiser) | acrylic on canvas painting | 2012 | "All That Gather Under the Sun" at the East Hawai?i Cultural Center |
The committee also approved six Art Acquisition Selection Committee (AASC) visits to upcoming exhibits.
Art Acquisition Selection Committee visits approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. Exhibit dates and locations may change without notice.
| Island | City | Venue | Exhibit Title | Exhibit Organizers | Type | Exhibit Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Arts Center | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Raku Hoʻolauleʻa Exhibition 2025 | Hawaiʻi Craftsmen | juried | April 4 - 26, 2025 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | Still Standing | Arts and Letters Nuʻuanu | curated | March 29 - May 11, 2025 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa, Art Building | Embodiment: MFA Thesis Exhibition | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Art Department | curated | March 2 - 30, 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 | March 2 - 31, 2025 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Bishop Square, Pauahi Tower Lobby | Allegory II | Dexter Doi | curated | April 26 - June 28, 2025 |
| Oahu | Honolulu | Downtown Arts Center | Honolulu Printmakers 97th Annual Juried Exhibition | Honolulu Printmakers | juried | April 4 - 26, 2025 |
Art Acquisition Selection Committee visits approved by the SFCA Board of Commissioners. Exhibit dates and locations may change without notice.
Artworks in the collection are displayed in hundreds of state government sites across Hawaiʻi, including public schools, the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, and the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (Capitol Modern).