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Public Art Is Everywhere In Hawai‘i Thanks To Legislation Making It A Priority
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projects that were not previ- ously possible, broadening access to the arts for the community,” Ewald says. “Art should be accessible for everyone, and the APP program will always strive to make it so for the people of Hawaii.”
To achieve its purpose, APP not only acquires com- pleted works of art and com- missions artists to create art for permanent installment in hundreds of locations statewide, but it also has a “museum without walls,
check out art from the collec- tion in our legislators offices at the Capitol,” she adds.
days, and is closed on Sun- days and state and federal holidays.
supports excellent arts ed- ucation programming in schools during the school day, out-of-school arts edu- cation for pre-K students and lifelong learning for adults,” Ewald continues. “No matter how difficult access may be for certain folks or commu- nities, they are deserving of our efforts to ensure they are also able to enjoy and en- gage with public art.”
and HiSAM.
“With this new legisla-
tion, Hawai‘i became the first state in the nation to have a percent for art law,” she adds.
HiSAM is another ven- ue for the APP program to display art. It offers free admission to view hundreds of pieces of art — most of which are contemporary works by artists with a con- nection to Hawai‘i.
“HiSAM is a gem in downtown Honolulu that has been producing robust pro- gramming for visitors and locals and has become a hub for creatives of all types of art practices to engage with each other and express cre- ativity,” states Ewald.
State lawmakers expand- ed Art in State Buildings Law in 1989 with the cre- ation of the Works of
Art Special Fund, which allowed art to be dis- played in all state public places — not just those newly constructed build- ings — and the funds could be restricted to the APP program, meaning they would not need to be returned to the state’s gen- eral operating fund.
where relocatable art is displayed in pub- lic buildings,” says Ewald.
The museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Satur-
HiSAM (above) is a major venue for
Art in Public Places pieces such as Ho‘okumu-Moana by Bernice Akamine (right) and The Trap by Ralph Kouchi (far right). LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTOS
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