How HCF is Supporting Arts and Culture
HCF currently provides grant funding in alignment with several of these sector strategies. We are also expanding our support of networks and support to build storytelling and data capacity within the Arts and Culture sector.
Artists in the Schools – In partnership with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, HCF 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.
Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative – This partnership with the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supports residencies focused on the fine arts (dance, drama, literary arts, music, visual arts) targeted to reach participants and communities that experience barriers or challenges to accessing arts education.
Artists in Residence – The Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation awards funding to support organization's innovative programs that provide an opportunity for recognized, outstanding artists, including visual artists, writers and musicians, to be in Hawai‘i for long-term residencies that actively involve Hawai‘i-based artists and the community.
Equitable Access Arts & Culture – The Equitable Access Arts & Culture program awards funding to arts and 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.
ARTS FIRST – As part of its goal of strengthening arts and culture networks that collaborate on shared goals and pursue collective action, HCF helps to convene ARTS FIRST, a network of organizations that work together to ensure all students in Hawaiʻi have access to a high-quality arts education.