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Come see Hawaii through the eyes of artists! The Hawaii State Art Museum (HiSAM) features contemporary art from across the state. Free admission.
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The Hawai‘i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is the “People’s Museum”. HiSAM is a venue for the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; most of the collection is out in public buildings including schools, libraries, hospitals, and legislative offices. The collection is primarily contemporary works of art that have a connection to Hawaii (e.g. artist born and raised in Hawaii). For more information about the SFCA, visit their website, www.sfca.hawaii.gov. Admission to museum galleries and activities is always FREE. The museum cafe is Artizen by MW, www.artizenbymw.com, (808) 524-0499. The museum gift shop is run by Showcase Hawaii, (808) 536-2644. Parking is available across S. Hotel street in the Alii Place building (entrance at 1099 Alakea St), cash only, across Richards St. at Iolani Palace (parking meters, quarters only). TheBus has several lines stopping in front of or close to the building. Call TheBus at (808) 848-5555 or visit their website at www.thebus.org for more information about routes and schedules. The Waikiki Trolley Red Line State Capitol Stop is a short walk from HiSAM. If you are taking a cab, there is a pull-in on the right side of Richards St. from N. Beretania St. Wheelchair/stroller/walker access: the Richards St gate (across from the State Capitol building) path goes to a side entrance with a ramp. When entering the main hallway, turn left to go to the lobby and elevators. COMMENT POLICY This is a limited public forum that serves as the official page for the Hawaii State Art Museum to share information about the work of the Hawaii State Art Museum with the people of Hawaii and our friends outside of Hawaii. We welcome your comment on our topics or posts, but please comment with “Aloha” since this page is family friendly. Please take personal responsibility for and be respectful in your comments. If your comment is deleted per the provisions below, you have the option of sending a hardcopy version of your comment to the following address: Public Information Officer Hawaii State Art Museum 250 South Hotel St., Second Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 RE: DELETION OF COMMENTS. A comment that violates the Facebook‘s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities may be removed by Facebook. For information on what Facebook allows and does not allow, read the Facebook Community Standards both of which are available at the links below. We have activated the Profanity Blocklist feature provided by Facebook. This feature will block the most commonly reported words and phrases marked as offensive by the broader community. We will delete a comment, content, or expression (“comment”) that disrupts, disturbs, impedes, is contrary to, is inappropriate for, or interferes with function of and ability of this limited public forum to fulfill its purpose, such as a comment that is: · Off-topic; · Profane or sexually explicit; · Using an offensive term that targets a specific individual(s) or groups, including a term based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation; · Invasive of a person's privacy; · A commercial solicitation or advertisement, a chain letter, or a pyramid scheme; · Containing personal information such as a driver license number, a social security number, and other information protected by law; · Disclosing any detail about an ongoing investigation or court or administrative proceeding that could prejudice the process or interfere with the rights or claims of a person or entity; · Part of or is a repetitive post copied and pasted by multiple users; · Spam or could constitute spam; and · Speech for which content-based restrictions are permitted, including incitement, obscenity, defamation, speech integral to criminal conduct, so-called “fighting words,” child pornography, fraud, true threats, and speech presenting some grave and imminent threat the Government has the power to prevent. This page is subject to amendment or modification at any time. Thank you for taking the time to read this page. Facebook‘s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms Facebook Community Standards https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards

02/14/2020

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

We’re excited to announce our next Affiliate Takeover: Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts! They’ll be posting about their regional ceremony and their exhibition at the Hawaii State Art Museum. Follow us on Instagram for another takeover!

https://www.instagram.com/artandwriting/

02/10/2020

Hawaii State Art Museum's cover photo

02/10/2020

See Hawai‘i through the eyes of students! The 57th Annual Hawai‘i Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit features award-winning artworks by Hawai‘i students grades 7-12 at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum. Downtown Honolulu, across the street from Iolani Palace and the State Capitol building.

Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday February 17 (President's Day); open during special events. Valentine's Night February 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Super Saturday February 22, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., and First Friday March 6, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

02/08/2020

"My inspiration derives mostly from nature. During visits to the countryside I am reminded of traditional Asian black and white paintings. I use the technique of mokuhanga (water based woodcut printing) to imitate calligraphic lines and my colour palette expresses the seasons." - Mia O.
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"Red Landscape" woodblock print by Mia O., 2016. Currently on view in the "STATE OF ART: new work" exhibit at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum, through March 14, 2020. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency. Artworks in the collection are displayed in hundreds of state government sites across the islands, and the Hawai‘i State Art Museum was created as a venue for the Art in Public Places Collection.
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Artworks in the Art in Public Places Collection can be viewed in the SFCA's online catalog: http://sfca.hawaii.gov/blog/2017/05/17/search-the-art-in-public-places-collection/

02/08/2020

Student art exhibit has opened early at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu! The 57th Annual Hawai‘i Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit features award-winning artworks from Hawai‘i students grades 7-12. Exhibit runs through March 14, 2020. Gold Key award winning artworks will continue on to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.
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This exhibit is in the Turnaround Gallery on the second floor of the No. 1 Capitol District building, 250 South Hotel St., Honolulu, across from the State Capitol building.
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Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed on Sundays and state holidays (President's Day Monday February 17). Open during special events, including First Friday on February 7 (open 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. with live music), Super Saturday on February 22 (free art activities for all ages), and First Friday on March 6 (open 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., all-ages evening of art, music, and fashion).
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A full list of award-winning students is available on the website of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency. The SFCA operates the Hawai‘i State Art Museum as a part of a public art program.
http://sfca.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/01/15/2020-hawaii-regional-scholastic-art-award-recipients/
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02/06/2020

Experience Hawaii through art! Exhibits feature award-winning artworks from across the Hawaiian islands. Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

https://hisam.hawaii.gov/exhibits/

02/06/2020

"I draw on nature for much of my inspiration. This piece in particular was inspired by the gills under a mushroom cap. I took this inspiration, simplified and stylized it, and gave it a modern interpretation." - David Valdez
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"Gilled Vase" stoneware pottery by David Valdez, 2016. On view in the "STATE OF ART: new work" exhibit at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum through March 14, 2020. This piece is in the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency. Artworks in the collection are displayed in hundreds of state government sites across the islands, and the Hawai‘i State Art Museum was created as a venue for the Art in Public Places Collection. This piece was purchased from the Art Maui 2017 exhibition at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, based on a recommendation by an Acquisition Award Selection Committee.
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Photo 3, a view of the "STATE OF ART: new work" exhibit, includes from left to right: "Manaiakalani II" by Hana Yoshihata, "Tethers" by Michelle Martin, "Fish Head, Fish Head, Roly Poly Fish Head" by Jennifer Stephens, "Merger: Gold and Shadow" by Jonathan Swanz, and "Pussy Riot Kubie Gothic Triptych Series/Viktoria Naraxsa" by Masami Teraoka.

02/06/2020

The Substantial Art & Music Indie 101 Workshop is a HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori event; be sure to go to their website, https://www.shophisam.com/, to sign up!

Join us for this amazing opportunity on Saturday 2/8! Substantial Art & Music facilitates an Indie 101 workshop catered to artists, creatives and entrepreneurs who would like to learn more about social media marketing, grant opportunities, and crowdfunding. They provide tips on how to navigate social media networks and introduce various crowdfunding options as well as grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual artists. Participants will learn to utilize data and analytics to help organically grow their audience and increase engagement. Additionally, participants will be introduced to free and/or affordable tools to streamline the process. 12-2:30 pm. Please go to shophisam.com to register for this free workshop!✨
Presented in partnership @hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaiistateartmuseum #supportlocalartists #hisamgsxmori

01/31/2020

Slow Art Day

Come to the Hawaii State Art Museum on Saturday, April 4, for Slow Art Day! Free, all ages welcome. Start time to be announced.

Hawaii State Art Museum hosted it’s fourth Slow Art Day, led by two museum guides who work for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) arts education program.

"Start with a romantic walk through the museum, which isn’t normally open after dark except on First Fridays. Play “wher...

01/30/2020

Spend Valentine’s Night at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum: Connecting Hearts with Art

"Start with a romantic walk through the museum, which isn’t normally open after dark except on First Fridays. Play “where’s the chubby cherub?” with one of Sally French’s paintings.
Does being with your date make you feel like you’re floating above the clouds? Take a selfie in front of the voluminous photograph, “Haleakala #23,” by Christopher Cole."

Free, all ages welcome! Friday, February 14, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Need a date idea for Valentine’s Day? HiSAM has you covered.

Come to Super Saturday at the Hawaii State Art Museum on February 22 to see Ayodele Drum & Dance! 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m....

01/30/2020

New and Notable Reasons to Visit Doris Duke's Shangri La Estate

Come to Super Saturday at the Hawaii State Art Museum on February 22 to see Ayodele Drum & Dance! 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Free admission, all ages welcome.

The dreamy Oʻahu estate-turned-museum that once belonged to a Hawaiʻi heiress is well worth visiting—or revisiting—for these features.

01/29/2020

HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori

A huge mahalo to all of our incredible PechaKucha Night presenters who opened their hearts to the audience on the topic of “Emotion”.💗Their courage to share their deepest emotions in 20 slides, 20 seconds each will make the night definitely one to remember.✨✨✨
@hawaiistateartmuseum @pechakuchahnl @pechakucha20x20 @juvanasoliven @satarraleona @laurenhanachai @musubman @bozschurr @ecm_vision @ Hawaii State Art Museum

01/29/2020

Mahalo to the Friends of the Hawaii State Art Museum, who made this visit to the museum possible!

This month the children of IHS were introduced to meditation at the Hawaii State Art Museum in which they were invited to quiet their minds to the experience of art. We are always looking for organizations that can provide transportation and host experiences for the kids.

01/25/2020

Art Bento

School applications are currently open for the Art Bento museum education program. Both serve State of Hawai‘i Department of Education public and charter schools and tie the arts to school curriculums.

O‘ahu elementary schools grades 2-6 can apply to both Art Bento and the Artists in the Schools arts residency program!

This is "Art Bento" by HIDOE - Video Production Branch on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/18/2020

Students use art as a tool for practicing their critical thinking, observation, and communications skills in the Art Bento program. Activities include responding to artworks in Hawai‘i State Art Museum and creating their own artworks! Specific topics are explored, and all of them are tied to school curriculum. The students engage with art from the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency), and the museum is utilized as a learning laboratory.

Art Bento is an arts education program for Hawaii State Department of Education O‘ahu public and charter elementary schools, grades 2 - 6. School applications are now open! The program is free for schools, and bus transportation to and from the museum is included. Go to the SFCA's website for more information and for application forms.

http://sfca.hawaii.gov/grants-programs/art-bento/

01/13/2020

Free admission at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu! Experience contemporary art of Hawai‘i in our galleries. In the historic No. 1 Capitol District building, near Iolani Palace and the Hawai‘i State Capitol building.

01/08/2020

Experience Hawaii through art! The Hawaii State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu features artwork from and about the Hawaiian islands. Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

01/08/2020

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

January 2020 First Friday - fashion shows by recent graduates of the Honolulu Community College fashion program, live music, hands-on art making, special menu at Artizen and a photobooth in one of the Hawaii State Art Museum galleries!

First Friday at the Hawaii State Art Museum is a collaboration with the HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori.

01/02/2020

Learn something new this January at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum! Free, all-ages events include live music, fashion shows, and hands-on art activities.

Museum admission and activities are free because HiSAM is a part of a state government public art program! See what's coming up on our event calendar.

12/24/2019

From the comment board - artwork about artwork! Visitors have shared their drawings of some of the works of art on view at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum. How many of the artworks do you recognize?

12/23/2019

HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori

Our hearts are still full from our last Super Saturday!💗We look forward to seeing you for more art adventures at our next one on January 18th!🎨✨🌈@hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaiistateartmuseum #supersaturday #hisamgsxmori @ Hawaii State Art Museum

12/17/2019

The Hawaii State Art Museum will be closed on Wednesday 12/25 for Christmas Day and Wednesday 1/1 for New Year's Day. This includes the cafe, shop, lawn, and garden.

12/15/2019

"...Morning Calm describes the state of the surface of the ocean water in the early morning when there is hardly any wave action. With viewing such calmness of the water, it brings about a state of meditation and peace." - Yoko Haar
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Artist Yoko Haar coiled and wove earthenware clay, then rolled it out to create panels. The play of light and shadow is an important element in the presentation of the pieces, which are strategically hung to cast shadows.
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"Morning Calm" by Yoko Haar, high-fire ceramics, 2016. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaii's state government arts agency. This artwork was nominated for purchase by an Acquisition Award Selection Committee at the "Wall-Mounted Ceramics by Yoko Haar and Licia McDonald" exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center gallery. The collection is displayed in over 500 sites in state buildings across the Hawaiian islands. "Morning Calm" is currently on display at the Hawaii State Art Museum in the "STATE OF ART: new work" exhibit.

12/14/2019

Share a review and let other people know about the Hawaii State Art Museum! It's one of the most helpful things you can do for us.

The museum is a part of the Art in Public Places Program of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaii's state government arts agency, and is supported by state funding.

12/12/2019

Pau Hana Artist Talk: Izik & Imua Garza

Missed the Pau Hana Music Talk with Izik and Imua Garza (or want to revisit it)? Izik recorded it and made it available on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/rCEmtH9aKes

Pau Hana Artist Talk: Izik & Imua Garza Moderator Eric Cordeiro Presented by Hawai'i State Art Museum Gallery Shop & Mori by Art & Flea Hawai'i Artists Izik ...

12/12/2019

HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x Mori

Still thinking about all the beautiful looks from Waiʻeli’s First Friday fashion show! ✨Congratulations to @aloharris on your debut on the runway!👏👏👏Gorgeous collaboration with @greentealeaves_design accessories! 🙌🙌🙌@hawaiistateartmuseum @shopwaieli @greentealeaves_design @hawaii_sfca @hisam_chickenpants #hawaiistateartmuseum #waieli #fashion #runway #supportlocaldesigners #hisamgsxmori @ Hawaii State Art Museum

12/12/2019

Blue Zones Project - Manoa Makiki McCully Moiliili

Family, friends, and the public are invited to the Oli Would Grow - Book Launch Event this Saturday at Hawaii State Art Museum! There will be two book readings by the authors (11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.), healthy keiki activities, a book signing, music, and more!

Oli Would Grow books, which shares a story about growing produce, purchasing local, and school gardens, will also be available for a suggested donation amount of $10; 100% of money collected will go to the Hawaii Farm to School Hui and support nutrition and school garden education. See you there!

12/09/2019

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Kalihi Kai Elementary School students visited the Hawai‘i State Art Museum recently as a part of the museum's Art Bento art education program. Museum guides use Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and help the students exercise their observation, critical thinking, and communication skills. In their discussion with Teaching Artist and museum guide Marcia Pasqua of the painting "Hi‘ilawe", students took a close look at the time of day, the setting, and what they thought was happening in the painting.
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Hi‘ilawe Falls in Waipi‘o Valley is the tallest waterfall on Hawai‘i Island, cascading down about 1300 feet (about 396 meters). A photo by an unknown photographer captured a similar view of the falls and valley ("Hiilawe Falls, Waipio Valley, Hawaii Island", Hawaiʻi State Archives Photograph Collection, Call Number PP-30-7-020).
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"Hi‘ilawe", oil on canvas painting by Herb Kawainui Kane, 1977. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency. On view in the "In Hawaii" exhibit at the Hawaii State Art Museum in downtown Honolulu. Free admission, Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., closed Sundays and Hawai‘i state government holidays.
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Herb Kawainui Kane was an artist-historian with a passionate interest in the early Polynesian voyages. His paintings and publications inspired the formation of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the building of the Hōkūle‘a voyaging canoe, and its journey to Tahiti.

12/06/2019

Ready for Honolulu City Lights! The No. 1 Capitol District building (home to the Hawai‘i State Art Museum) will be illuminated in the evenings during the Honolulu City Lights events, Saturday December 7 - December 29, 2019. For a full schedule of Honolulu City Lights events, please visit @HonoluluCityLights.

12/05/2019

Artist Lori Uyehara was intrigued “…by how the fascination and desire to explain flight then became the quest to understand and acquire flight; eventually leading to aeronautical engineering and the study of biomechanics.” Her sculpture Air Gods depicts a combination of flying animals and insects, including a bird, a bat, a dragonfly, and a butterfly, as well as a paper airplane. As with much of Uyehara’s artwork, this sculpture was created entirely out of reclaimed wood.
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"Air Gods" mixed media wood sculpture by Lori Uyehara, 2017. Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i's state government arts agency. On display in the "STATE OF ART: new work" exhibit at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

Address

250 South Hotel St. Second Floor
Honolulu, HI
96813

Several TheBus routes stop in front of the building on South Hotel St., or around the corner on Alakea St. Waikiki Trolley: Red Line State Capitol stop. Biki racks: 120 and 121. Bike racks: lawn between state capitol and Iolani Palace.

Opening Hours

Monday	10:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 16:00
Thursday	10:00 - 16:00
Friday	10:00 - 16:00
Saturday	10:00 - 16:00

Telephone

(808) 586-0900

Website

http://hisam.hawaii.gov

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Pow Wow School of Music - First Friday

AITS: Royal Elementary Schools Butterflies

On your way to our museum cafe (@Artizen by MW) this week, take a look at the butterfly murals created by first grade students at Royal Elementary School! This was an Artists in the Schools (AITS) Residency, part of the arts education programming that the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), Hawaii's state government arts agency, provides for public and charter schools. The Hawaii State Art Museum is operated by the SFCA as a part of the Art in Public Places Program.

What would you put on a playlist to listen to on a museum visit? First Fridays are a great way to listen to live music at the museum - this year has included Hawaiian slack key guitar, jazz, classical piano, rock, bluegrass, and opera!

Singers from the Mae Z. Orvis Studio of the @hawaiioperatheatre are transforming our galleries with their incredible voices! Explore the galleries and see how live music changes your experience. . “Red Landscape” / Mia O. / woodblock / 2016 . #hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaiioperatheatre #woodblockprint #hisamlife

Change the way you experience visual art by taking a walk through one of the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum galleries while singers from the Mae Z. Orvis Studio of the @hawaiioperatheatre are performing! Until 8:30 pm tonight in the second floor Sculpture Lobby. . #hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaiioperatheatre #museumlife #hisamlife #firstfridayhonolulu

How does music change the way you experience visual art? Singers from the Mae Z. Orvis Studio of the @hawaiioperatheatre are here tonight during First Friday, performing in the second floor Sculpture Lobby! Until 8:30 pm. Free admission. . “Boy With Goldfish - For Sight” / John Thomas / oil on linen / Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts / on view in “HAWAIʻI: Change & Continuity” at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum . #firstfridayhonolulu #hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaiioperatheatre

Make a paper puppet today during our Second Saturday art activities! Puppet activity with Bonnie Kim is in the classroom down the hall (look for the directional signs) and crazy quilting with the Hawaiʻi Quilt Guild is in the Multipurpose Room by the ground floor lobby. Free, all ages welcome! Museum is open on the second floor as well, free admission. . #hawaiistateartmuseum #hisamlife #art #robot #paperpuppet #puppet

Mike Lewis & Friends playing name that tune during the Hawai`i Friends of Civil Rights’ Annual Evening of Jazz

Mike Lewis & Friends playing “name that tune” during the Hawaiʻi Friends of Civil Rights’ Annual Evening of Jazz . #firstfridayhonolulu #jazz #hawaiistateartmuseum #hisamlife #honolulu

Walk from the second floor lobby to the gallery in the back for the Artist Pau Hana talk at 5:30 pm!

First Friday with Sean Cleland

Come make a pop-up card today during our free all-ages Second Saturday! Drop in anytime until 2:30 pm today.

Anju Madoka and Kenny Endo are performing in the Sculpture Lobby tonight - does music change the way you experience an artwork? . “The Time of Change” / S. Kazu Kauinana / carves wood sculpture / Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . #hawaiistateartmuseum #kazukauinana #firstfridayhonolulu

A quick look around the 55th Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit, on view through April 13, 2018

Dayton Watanabe playing Hawaiian slack key guitar at our First Friday

Julia Akatsu Stoyanov (@julia_akatsu_stoyanov), pianist and composer, is performing tonight during our First Friday! Relax in the Sculpture Lobby or spend time in the museum galleries finding out how music can change the way you see art. Julia’s second concert tonight is 7:45 - 8:30 pm. . #hawaiistateartmuseum #hisam #juliaakatsustoyanov #firstfridayhonolulu #downtownhonolulu #pianist #piano

Landmarks around the Hawaii State Art Museum

Looking for the building entrance? This video has you at the corner of South Hotel St. and Richards St., turning to the right so that you see the No. 1 Capitol District Building (with the truck and crane in front of it), and the Richards St. entrance gate. As the view continues to the right (looking up Richards St. towards Beretania St.), you will see the Hawai`i State Capitol Building, Iolani Barracks (Iolani Palace grounds), then across Richards St. again to the Ali`i Place building, down South Hotel St., and back to the No. 1 Capitol District Building. The museum is housed on the second floor; take the elevator or stairs. Cafe and shop are on the first floor. Several other state government offices are in the building as well.

First Friday with Pila Nahenahe, Hawaiian slack key guitar

Skylark’s “Christmas Through the Ages” starts in 9th century Europe and will gradually move into contemporary holiday music. Museum galleries are open until 9:00 p.m. tonight for First Friday, free and family-friendly! . #hawaiistateartmuseum #skylark #museum #downtownhonolulu

Art Speaks! Storyteller Jeff Gere and musician Charlie Myers are in the second floor galleries today doing free, family-friendly sessions exploring art with stories, poetry, and music! . Sessions at 11:30, 12:15, 1:00, 1:45. Take the stairs or elevator to the second floor and meet at the visitors desk. Admission is always free! . #hawaiistateartmuseum #artspeaks #explore #storytelling

James McCarthy getting warmed up for First Friday - take the stairs elevator to the second floor Sculpture Lobby to hear live music and stories by this modern troubadour, just back from 3 months of travel! . #hawaiistateartmuseum #firstfridayhonolulu #hisam #honolulu

A quick peek, moving from the “ACCESSION” exhibit to the “EMPHASIZED: eye on scale” exhibit. Museum is open today from 10 am - 4 pm and admission is always free! . #hawaiistateartmuseum #honolulu #art #museum #exhibit #eyeonscale

Big —> little: “Haleakala #23” measures almost 6 feet across; “Billowing Cloud” is under 5 inches across. . “Haleakala #23” / Christopher Cole / digital chromogenic print from 8x10 inch color negative / 2014 and “Billowing Cloud” / Dennis Hanshew / watercolor on paper / 1994. Both pieces are in the Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and are currently on view in the “EMPHASIZED: eye on scale” exhibit. Admission is always free! . #hawaiistateartmuseum #clouds #art #painting #chromogenic #hawaii #visitoahu

Testing 1, 2, 3...yes, the bubble machine is working! There will be bubble activities on the front lawn and “gallivanting” in the museum galleries with our guides during Children & Youth Day! #hawaiistateartmuseum #childrenandyouthday

We are happy to announce that the Accession exhibit has been reopened! Stop on by to check out a selection of pieces from the Art in Public Places Collection! 🖼🎉🎊🎨 #hawaiistateartmuseum #hawaii #oahu #downtownhonolulu #art #publicart #artmuseum #hawaiisfca #artmatters #HiSAM #artsandculture

Clay Day at HiSAM

Clay Day with the Hawaii Potters' Guild! At our free, all ages Second Saturday, try basic wheelthrowing or make a mini monster with air-dry clay. Drop in at any time on Saturday, August 12, between 11:00 am and 2:30 p.m., allowing at least 30 minutes to complete a project. Please be prepared to sign up on a waiting list. The museum will be open and admission is always free!

A quick 360 video showing our location, facing the No. 1 Capitol District building (our galleries are on the second floor), turning left to look down South Hotel St., then Iolani Palace, the Hawaii State Capitol, and back to our location.

Hawaii Opera Theatre May 2017 First Friday

For the 2017 #MuseumWeek #MusicMW, a look back at our May 2017 First Friday with the Hawaii Opera Theatre Orvis Studio singers - here's a short excerpt of Rossini's "Duetto buffo di due gatti" (humorous duet for two cats), performed in the Sculpture Lobby. Our free, family-friendly First Friday events are 6:00 - 9:00 pm every First Friday of the month.

World Oceans Day

Happy World Oceans Day! The theme this year is "Our Oceans, Our Future" and the conservation action focus is encouraging solutions to plastic pollution and preventing marine litter for a healthier ocean and a better future. Featured here are artworks currently on view in the "Hawai`i: Change & Continuity" exhibit at the Hawai`i State Art Museum. Artists Mary Babcock and Doug Britt used discarded materials to create their artworks, and artist Antje Scharfe created her fleeting school of fish while she was participating at the University of Hawai`i Art Department's East-West Ceramics II Collaborations. "Kalama I" / Mary Babcock / tapestry of nets, ropes, deep sea line / 2010. "Atlas Lines" / Doug Britt / mixed media / 2009. "Reef" / Antje Scharfe / ceramic / 1998. All works are in the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA). The SFCA operates the Hawai`i State Art Museum as a part of the Art in Public Places program. Admission is always free!

HiSAM Visitor Comments

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Arts Chat IV

Arts Chat IV - National Endowment for the Arts

@hawaiioperatheatre will be back at 7:30 with their second set - come on over for a free, family-friendly First Friday! Galleries are open until 9:00 p.m. . . . #firstfridayhonolulu #opera #hawaiioperatheatre #carmen

No microphones needed for the @hawaiioperatheatre Orvis Opera Studio singers! Our First Friday goes until 9:00 p.m., free admission! . . . #firstfridayhonolulu #hawaiistateartmuseum #opera

Partners in Time at HiSAM

Partners in Time brought their blend of Balkan folk and jazz music to our First Friday event last week! Come and experience the art galleries with live music and performances every first Friday of the month, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Admission is always free! . . . First Friday in May will be the Hawaii Opera Theatre. . . . #hawaiistateartmuseum #partnersintime #firstfridayhonolulu

Free, family-friendly First Friday - the USAF Band of the Pacific Hawaii's Papana is back tonight! Here's a flashback to last year's performance. . . . Until 9:00 pm tonight, museum galleries are open!

Student work from across the state of Hawaiʻi is now on view in the 54th Annual Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Art Awards exhibit, through April 7, 2017. Admission is always free! . . . #hawaiistateartmuseum #scholasticartawards #arteducation #hawaii #museum

First Friday: tonight at HiSAM, pianist Julia Akatsu Stoyanov is playing two programs of classical and original works. First program runs until 7:15, second program 7:45 - 8:30. Museum galleries are open and admission is always free. . . . #hawaiistateartmuseum #juliaakatsustoyanov #firstfridayhonolulu #piano #firstfriday

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The Hawai‘i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is the “People’s Museum”. HiSAM is a venue for the Art in Public Places Collection of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; most of the collection is out in public buildings including schools, libraries, hospitals, and legislative offices. The collection is primarily contemporary works of art that have a connection to Hawaii (e.g. artist born and raised in Hawaii). For more information about the SFCA, visit their website, www.sfca.hawaii.gov. Admission to museum galleries and activities is always FREE. The museum cafe is Artizen by MW, www.artizenbymw.com, (808) 524-0499. The museum shop is run by HiSAM Museum Gallery Shop x MORI, www.shophisam.com, (808) 566-6615. Parking is available across S. Hotel street in the Alii Place building (entrance at 1099 Alakea St), cash only, across Richards St. at Iolani Palace (parking meters, quarters only). TheBus has several lines stopping in front of or close to the building. Call TheBus at (808) 848-5555 or visit their website at www.thebus.org for more information about routes and schedules. The Waikiki Trolley Red Line State Capitol Stop is a short walk from HiSAM. A Biki bike rental rack is in front of the building on South Hotel St. If you are taking a cab, there is a pull-in on the right side of Richards St. from N. Beretania St. Wheelchair/stroller/walker access: the Richards St gate (across from the State Capitol building) path goes to a side entrance with a ramp. When entering the main hallway, turn left to go to the lobby and elevators. COMMENT POLICY This is a limited public forum that serves as the official page for the Hawaii State Art Museum to share information about the work of the Hawaii State Art Museum with the people of Hawaii and our friends outside of Hawaii. We welcome your comment on our topics or posts, but please comment with “Aloha” since this page is family friendly. Please take personal responsibility for and be respectful in your comments. If your comment is deleted per the provisions below, you have the option of sending a hardcopy version of your comment to the following address: Public Information Officer Hawaii State Art Museum 250 South Hotel St., Second Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 RE: DELETION OF COMMENTS. A comment that violates the Facebook‘s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities may be removed by Facebook. For information on what Facebook allows and does not allow, read the Facebook Community Standards both of which are available at the links below. We have activated the Profanity Blocklist feature provided by Facebook. This feature will block the most commonly reported words and phrases marked as offensive by the broader community. We will delete a comment, content, or expression (“comment”) that disrupts, disturbs, impedes, is contrary to, is inappropriate for, or interferes with function of and ability of this limited public forum to fulfill its purpose, such as a comment that is: · Off-topic; · Profane or sexually explicit; · Using an offensive term that targets a specific individual(s) or groups, including a term based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation; · Invasive of a person's privacy; · A commercial solicitation or advertisement, a chain letter, or a pyramid scheme; · Containing personal information such as a driver license number, a social security number, and other information protected by law; · Disclosing any detail about an ongoing investigation or court or administrative proceeding that could prejudice the process or interfere with the rights or claims of a person or entity; · Part of or is a repetitive post copied and pasted by multiple users; · Spam or could constitute spam; and · Speech for which content-based restrictions are permitted, including incitement, obscenity, defamation, speech integral to criminal conduct, so-called “fighting words,” child pornography, fraud, true threats, and speech presenting some grave and imminent threat the Government has the power to prevent. This page is subject to amendment or modification at any time. Thank you for taking the time to read this page. Facebook‘s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms Facebook Community Standards https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards