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ARTS and CULTURE

Arts and culture are essential for vibrant, healthy, and engaged communities.

They provide opportunities for creative expression and innovative problem solving. They bring beauty to our lives and enable us to connect with others, profoundly benefiting our individual and collective well-being. HCF recognizes arts and culture as essential to the fabric of Hawai‘i, and an important area of focus in need of support.

Learn more about HCF’s Arts and Culture grant programs below.

Donate to the HCF Arts & Culture Fund

In partnership with the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, HCF’s Artists in the Schools program awards funding to support qualified teaching artists to conduct arts residencies within public and charter schools based on the Fine Arts Standards from the Department of Education. The Artists in the Schools program increases access to arts education for keiki.

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Donate to Artists in the Schools

The Equitable Access Arts & Culture program awarded 2-year general operating support funding to arts & culture nonprofit organizations that currently utilize data and other information to understand access barriers and opportunities, have existing strategies and programs targeted to addressing equitable access, and utilize evaluation to assess the organization’s impact in addressing equitable access.

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Laila Twigg-Smith (December 12, 1944 – March 24, 1998) was a well-known art collector, patron of artists and museums, artist, and visionary. The Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund continues this legacy in her name to nurture and promote Hawaiʻi as a global center for the exchange of contemporary arts and artists. The fund’s programs include an Artists in Residence grant program and scholarships.

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In partnership with the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, HCF’s Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative increases access to arts education in Hawaiʻi. It supports residencies focused on the fine arts targeted to reach participants and communities that often experience barriers or challenges to accessing arts education.

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Honolulu, HI 96813
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Hilo, HI 96721
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Hawaiʻi Community Foundation is committed to integrity, transparency, and responsible stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. We rely on the community to help ensure that charitable funds are used ethically and effectively and that resources reach those who need them most. If you suspect or have knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse related to our programs, grants, or operations, you can report it confidentially to reportfraud@hcf-hawaii.org or (808) 566-5597 or to the State of Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General, Tax & Charities Division at ATG.Charities@Hawaii.gov or (808) 586-1480. Mahalo for helping us safeguard our mission and serve our community with accountability.