#State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Kamakani Konia named as Art in Public Places director
The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts has hired Kamakani Konia as its Art in Public Places Program Director. As program director, he also serves as the director of Capitol Modern (the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum).
Help shape the state arts agency’s initiatives and priorities; Planning session set Aug. 13 at the MACC
This August, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) will hold strategic planning sessions across Hawai’i to gather diverse insights to help shape the agency’s initiatives and priorities.
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts issues Call for Artists
The program is seeking qualifications from individual artists for artwork to be commissioned for various locations statewide. Sites for art may include opportunities for three dimensional freestanding sculpture, two dimensional images translated into durable materials, and large painted murals. Through this call the SFCA intends to establish a qualified pool of professional artists for consideration.
Gov. Green’s Intent to Veto list includes 11 bills from 2023 legislative session
Governor Josh Green, M.D., notified legislative leaders and stakeholders on Friday of his intent to veto 11 bills passed by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature during the 2023 session.
New course looks at art in public places
A new course about art in public places is being offered to not only college students, but also to the general public at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College.
$759,500 Distributed to Support Hawaiʻi Arts and Culture
The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaiʻi’s state government arts agency, distributed $759,500 to 41 Hawaiʻi arts and culture organizations and 20 individual arts and culture practitioners impacted by COVID-19.
Hawai‘i Convention Center Debuts 2021 Young Artists of Hawai‘i Student Art Exhibition
The 2021 Young Artists of Hawai‘i Student Art Exhibition, which includes works by Hawai‘i students under the theme “My Culture, My Family and Me,” debuted at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center.
HAWAIIAN WOMEN POETS GIVE VOICE TO THEIR VISION OF HAWAII
A handful of Hawaiian women will voice their vision of Hawaii’s future using poetry at a special Maui event. “Remembering Roots & Envisioning Future” features five poets including, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, who is the winner of the international poetry slam competition and recited her poetry at the White House in May. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY7fWlmE-0g[/youtube] (Video Courtesy: youtube.com […]
