Enhancing Public Engagement in Culture and the Arts

STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS 2018 Annual Report What's Inside

Commission

SFCA Commission July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018

Patricia Hamamoto Noelle Kahanu Chairperson, At-Large At-Large

Ronald Michioka Karen Tiller Polivka City & County of Honolulu At-Large

Jane Clement Dean Sakamoto Hawai‘i County At-Large

Nalani Brun Sherman Warner Kaua‘i County At-Large

Clyde Sakamoto Maui County MISSION The mission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is to promote, perpetuate, preserve and encourage culture and the arts as central to the quality of life of the people of Hawai‘i.

SFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts.

OUR CORE VALUES

In our programs, initiatives and acquisitions, we celebrate and emphasize the cultural richness and diversity of Hawai‘i.

We believe that a thriving culture and arts community and broad access to culture and the arts throughout the state are necessary for a rich and fulfilling quality of life. We embrace a unique responsibility to perpetuate and encourage the culture and arts of the indigenous culture and its artists and practitioners. We support the appreciation and practice of the arts by people throughout their lives. We recognize and promote excellence.

The SFCA is administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 9).

01 sfca State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Fiscal Year 2018 Year in Review

In fiscal year 2018, the State Foundation on in Strategic Planning Listening Sessions to collect Culture and the Arts (SFCA) experienced broad public input on how the SFCA should prioritize tremendous growth as our efforts were its efforts and resources to help arts and culture concentrated on arts engagement, building flourish in Hawai‘i. PPRC gathered feedback from a agency capacity through collaboration, and spectrum of stakeholders, including arts and cultural strategic planning. organizations, independent artists, cultural practitioners, arts educators, SFCA Board of Commissioners Engaging audiences shifted from providing arts and staff, lawmakers, and the broader community. experiences, to including how one participates or Approximately 650 stakeholders participated in the engages in creativity. With this in mind, we looked at data collection process across the state. Highlights providing opportunities for cross-training between of the plan include a revised mission to Promote, programs where staff collaborated and gained new Perpetuate and Preserve Culture and the Arts in skill sets, ultimately creating a stronger, more efficient Hawai‘i, and the streamlined Strategic Priorities of agency to support our mission. The SFCA completed CULTURE, ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, and THE ARTS. its 2014–2018 Strategic Plan while a new plan for One new priority in the plan is to influence residents 2019–2023 was developed and finalized. to engage in culture and arts activities. This is based on the belief that when people engage in the arts, Engagement they have a more rich and balanced life experience. Through our programs in schools and out of schools we are encouraging people to embrace creative YEAR HIGHLIGHTS: SFCA launched an Artists in the expression as an integral part of life in Hawai‘i. Schools program on neighbor islands where our Engagement in the artistic process fosters Artistic Teaching Partners engage students around creativity, critical thinking, collabora