Media description: detail from “Shangri La 2020” by Chiho Ushio, 2020. Linoleum cut and screenprint on paper. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Currently on display in the Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home. Explore the collection online: sfca.hawaii.gov/app-art (link redirects to Axiell site).
Art Acquisition Selection Committees (AASCs) visited the exhibits listed below in September and October 2025. The committees have voted on artworks to nominate for the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection. Nominated artworks will be presented to the SFCA Board of Commissioners for purchase approval at a future meeting.
- “Interisland” exhibit at The Art Gallery, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Art and Art History. Honolulu, Oʻahu.
- “Art Kauaʻi 2025” exhibit at the KSA Gallery, Kauaʻi Society of Artists. Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi.
- “Malama Wao Akua” exhibit at Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center. Makawao, Maui.
- “My Monumental Summer” exhibit at Hōʻikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College. Pearl City, Oʻahu.
- “Rhythms of Resonance: Explorations in Collaborative Ceramics” exhibit at the Donkey Mill Art Center. Holualoa, Hawaiʻi Island.
- “Kaiāulu: Rising Together” exhibit at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, Hawaiʻi State Climate Commission. Honolulu, Oʻahu.
- “2025 Hawaiʻi Craftsmen Annual Exhibition”, Hawaiʻi Craftsmen at the Downtown Art Center. Honolulu, Oʻahu.
- “Textiles of Moku o Keawe” exhibit, Gallery Kahilu at Kahilu Theater. Waimea, Hawaiʻi Island.
About the SFCA Art in Public Places Program
The Art in Public Places Program (APP) was created to strengthen the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts capability to stimulate, guide and promote culture and the arts through the field of the visual arts. The APP Program seeks to:
- Enhance the environmental quality of state public buildings and spaces throughout the state for the enjoyment and enrichment of the public;
- Cultivate the public’s awareness, understanding and appreciation of visual arts in all media, styles and techniques;
- Contribute toward the development and recognition of a professional artistic community;
- Acquire, interpret, preserve and display works of art expressive of the character of the Hawaiian Islands, the multicultural heritage of its people, and the various creative interests of its artists.
Resources
- Meeting agendas and minutes are posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/about/board-of-commissioners.
- Recent purchases and gifts are listed on the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#recent-adds.
- Approved exhibit visits are also posted to the SFCA website: sfca.hawaii.gov/art-in-public-places-program/#aasc-visits.
- Artworks in the collection can be viewed in the SFCA Art in Public Places Collection online database: sfca.hawaii.gov/app-art (redirects to an Axiell site).
The next SFCA Board of Commissioners meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 21, 2025.