SFCA Strategic Plan E-Survey
Please Give Us Your Ideas by August 15, 2007

Whether you are an art lover, donor, or even if you've only visited our museum once, we need your input. The SFCA is developing its 5-Year Strategic Plan for 2009-2013, and we'd like your ideas and recommendations. Please help us by completing our interactive survey. The survey is fun and easy and you'll be helping us improve the arts here in Hawai‘i. Click here to send to a friend. Thank you for your participation.

Responses to survey due August 15th.

Live from the Lawn – Weldon Kekauoha
Downtown @ the HiSAM Open for Dinner
Hawai‘i State Art Museum
First Friday, August 3, 2007
Museum open from 5 to 9 p.m.
Restaurant open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Music performances from 6 to 8 p.m.
Free Admission to Performance and Museum

Live from the Lawn features Weldon Kekauoha performing traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music, including songs from his brand new CD, Ka Lehua 'Ula. Weldon plays acoustic guitar. He will be joined by Alika Kalauli IV on bass and Bryan Tolentino on 'ukulele. The free shows are from 6 to 8 p.m. We also invite you to enjoy dinner at our new restaurant, Downtown @ the HiSAM, on the museum's first floor. For dinner reservations, call 536-5900. Our two art exhibitions, Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai‘i, and Precious Resources: The Land & The Sea will be open.

Weldon Kekauoha plays music from his CD "Ka Lehua 'Ula" at "Live from the Lawn."

Second Saturday – The Bead Goes On!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Galleries Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art Activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Hawai‘i State Art Museum
Free Admission

This Second Saturday join us for a fun family-oriented event entitled The Bead Goes On! Select from a variety of beautifully colored glass beads and learn simple stringing techniques. Experienced jewelry-makers will show you how to express your individuality by making a unique beaded bracelet. Artist Kloe Kang will also be on hand to show you just how artists draw lifelike portraits. Try your hand at drawing from life! Ohana fun for all ages. Parking at Ali‘i Place is only $3 all day on Saturday! Enter the parking lot on the right side of Alakea Street between King Street and South Hotel Street.

Make your own bead jewelry at “Second Saturday.”

Artlunch Lecture – Gaye Chan
The SFCA Award Recipient Series
Waikiki: A History of Forgetting and Remembering
Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 12-1 p.m.
Hawai‘i State Art Museum, 1st Floor
Free Admission

This month’s free Artlunch lecture is entitled Waikiki: A History of Forgetting and Remembering. Gaye Chan will present a history of Waikiki through archival photographs. The Hong Kong-born Chan immigrated to the United States in 1969 and is currently a professor at and Chair of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Department of Art and Art History. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and she is recognized equally for her individual and collaborative work. She was a recipient of the SFCA Individual Artist Fellowship Award in Visual Art in 1998.

Gaye Chan lectures at "Artlunch" on August 28th.

Now Accepting Applications
for Artistic Teaching Partners
Applications Due on August 31, 2007

We are now accepting applications from artists who wish to be included on the Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) teaching artist roster. Artists who are listed on the ATP roster are eligible to participate in the Artists in the Schools Program. If you would like to apply, click on ATP Application. Applications must be either received at SFCA office by August 31, 2007, or mailed by same date with postmark no later than 4:30 p.m. For more information, call Vivien Lee at 586-0768 or email vivien.lee@hawaii.gov.

Glass Wall Sculpture by Rick Mills
Dedicated at Maui Memorial Medical Center

The SFCA held a dedication for a glass wall sculpture by Rick Mills at Maui Memorial Medical Center (MMMC) in Wailuku on July 26th. The sculpture, entitled Healing Waters, was commissioned by the SFCA Art in Public Places Program.

According to Mills, “Layers of transparent colored glass wash the viewer in soothing light. Much like water flows over a waterfall, Healing Waters is intended to invoke a sense of awe and comfort in the viewer. Water, the omniscient fluid for life, is used as a visual metaphor for its life sustaining and healing properties."

Mills was born and raised in Marion, Ohio and has lived in Hawai‘i since 1981. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio State University in 1980 and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa in 1986, where he is a Professor of Art. His work has been exhibited at International Glass, Kanazawa, Japan; Crossings, France-Hawai‘i; and solo exhibitions at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu; Friesen Gallery, Seattle, Washington; and the Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington.

Mills has completed large glass wall sculptures commissioned by the SFCA Art in Public Places Program for the Hawai‘i Convention Center and Leilehua High School in Wahiawa; the latter was part of the SFCA’s Artists in Residence Program. His sculptures and blown glass are in numerous private and public collections including the SFCA; Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark; and the Royal College of Art, London, England.

"Healing Waters" at Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Artist Rick Mills and his mural at the dedication.

Pulama; Senator Roz Baker; Rick Mills; Rev. Alalani Hill; Ron Yamakawa, SFCA Executive Director; Patrick Saka, MMMC CFO; and Kolea Robinson.

See Our Art Exhibitions
Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hawai'i State Art Museum, 2nd Floor
Free Admission

The Hawai‘i State Art Museum is dedicated to presenting the largest and finest collection of works by Hawai‘i artists that celebrate the diverse artistic and cultural legacy of Hawai‘i.

Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai‘i, is a semi-permanent exhibition featuring 132 works of art by 105 Hawai‘i-based artists from the Art in Public Places Collection. Inspirational themes in the installation revolve around rediscovering Hawaiian heritage, Asian roots, social consciousness, and cultural traditions.

Precious Resources: The Land & The Sea, is a new temporary exhibition that explores our connection to earth and water and the impact of our natural surroundings on the identity, daily lives, and cultures of Hawai‘i. Artists include Allyn Bromley, Robert Hamada, Kathleen Kam, Herb Kane, Wayne Levin, Hiroki Morinoue, Louis Pohl, Franco Salmoiraghi, and John Wisnosky. This exhibition closes on September 8, 2007.

"Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i"

“Precious Resources: The Land & The Sea”

Downtown @ the HiSAM
Breakfast, Monday to Friday, 7 to 11 a.m.
Lunch, Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner, First Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Hawai‘i State Art Museum

Try out downtown's freshest dining experience, Downtown @ the HiSAM, the new restaurant at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum. Proprietor Ed Kenney, also the owner of Town restaurant in Kaimuki, brings his “local first, organic whenever possible, and with aloha always,” approach to the downtown area. Located on the first floor of the museum, the restaurant serves breakfast and lunch with deli-style takeout, casual in-house dining, and al fresco seating on the lanai by the swimming pool. The restaurant may also be booked for private functions. Plans for a full bar are in the works. In addition to its regular hours, the restaurant is open on First Friday, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lunch reservations are recommended, call 536-5900.

Downtown @ the HiSAM is a popular lunch spot.

In a hurry? Visit the deli-style takeout counter.

Join the Friends of HiSAM

We invite you to join the Friends of the Hawai‘i State Art Museum (HiSAM). By simply joining, you can help maintain a free, public institution dedicated to the art and people of Hawai‘i. You can join by phone by calling 586-0305, or you can download an application form by clicking on Friends of HiSAM Application Form.

HiSAM Volunteer Opportunities

Help our visitors enjoy our museum! We need enthusiastic, outgoing people to assist museum visitors and help them appreciate our current exhibitions. We encourage you to volunteer if you have an interest or background in the arts.

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
Gallery Attendant – Assist visitors in the galleries.
Information Desk Attendant – Greet visitors.
Docent – Conduct tours of art exhibitions.
Education Assistant – Help with education programs.
Special Events Assistant – Assist staff with events.

You may download an application by clicking on: HiSAM Volunteer Application Form. To request an application by mail or for more information, please contact HiSAM Visitor Services, via telephone at 586-9959 or via email at hisamvolunteers@gmail.com.

HiSAM Facilities Rental Program
Hold Your Special Event or Party
at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum

The Hawai`i State Art Museum is available for rentals for special events and parties. The rental options include: Option 1 - Front Lawn, Option 2 - Second Floor Courtyard, or Option 3 - Front Lawn and Second Floor Courtyard. The rental brochure is available for download here HiSAM Rental Program Brochure. Anyone interested in renting the facilities may request a HiSAM Rental Information Packet which contains a Rental Handbook, Rental Request Form, and HiSAM brochure. For more information or to request the packet, contact the HiSAM Visitor Services Manager via email at hisamrentals@gmail.com or call 586-9959.

The HiSAM front lawn may be rented for parties.

Hold your special event on the second floor lanai.

Visit the SFCA Website

Visit our website www.hawaii.gov/sfca for news on SFCA grants, programs, services, and events, plus information on Hawai‘i State Art Museum events and art exhibitions.

SFCA Online Publications

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Hawai‘i Arts and Culture Calendar

Want to know what’s happening with the arts in Hawai‘i? Check out the Hawai‘i Arts and Culture Calendar section of our website. It lists current activities and events presented by Hawai‘i’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Click on these links to Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Literary Arts, Media Arts, and General Arts and Humanities.

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