Join Hawaiʻi High School Students for a magical evening of music, dancing, entertainment, fun, food and festivities at the 2023 Rainbow Prom Hawaiʻi. Part of HHHRCʻs (Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center) efforts to provide safe spaces for queer youth to flourish and enjoy living their authentic selves. Rainbow Prom is free open exclusively to … Continue reading Rainbow Prom Hawaiʻi 2023

Head over to HiSAM on First Friday, June 2nd for their third QASI Fest / Queer Arts Festival with a drag tour of the museum galleries, a drag show, workshops, and live performances. Featuring Lady Laritza “Lala” Labouche (T.J. Keanu Tario), a multifaceted composer, pianist, Hawaiian cultural practitioner by day, and ballroom vogue drag artist … Continue reading HiSAM Queer Arts Festival

The University of Hawaiʻi-Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance will present their 2022 Student Dance Showcase, “Dance Now” at the next First Friday at HiSAM. Enjoy a free, family-friendly evening of art and music: all museum galleries and the Sculpture Garden will be open and food and drink will be available for purchase. “Dance Now” … Continue reading First Friday at the State Art Museum

Join Hawaiʻi Contemporary as photographer and Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22) artist Ed Greevy talks about his work with journalist Noe Tanigawa. They’ll discuss his collaborations with the late Haunani-Kay Trask, who was a prominent voice in environmental and social justice movements in Hawai‘i. Greevy and Trask worked together for decades, documenting and shaping a narrative of resistance that was published in the … Continue reading Art In Conversation: Ed Greevy and Noe Tanigawa

 The Hawaiʻi State Art Museum (HiSAM) is celebrating Queer Art & Community with a Queer Arts Festival group exhibition in the ground-floor POD (Passion on Display), immersive installation in the Mirror Room, live performances in the outdoor sculpture garden, and a museum drag tour led by Cocoa Chandelier. The Queer Arts Festival takes place Friday, … Continue reading June 3 -4 : HiSAM First Friday & QASI Queer Arts Festival

Join the HiSAM community for the First Friday & Hawai'i Triennial 2022 Closing Celebration on Friday May 6, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Free, all ages welcome. Performers include TheQueeries, Sami L.A. Akuna, Richard Hamasaki, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, The Tetorapotz and SNATCH. Pop-ups and workshops with The Tetorapotz, Moriki Paper Co., BĀS Bookshop, and Sustainable Coastlines. … Continue reading First Friday & Hawai’i Triennial 2022 Closing Celebration

Hawai'i Women in Filmmaking is resuming the Wāhine in Film Talk-Story Series, and for the inaugural event, they are screening the Reel Wāhine of Hawaiʻi Season 3 followed by Q&A with the filmmakers. This event is in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking has produced three seasons of Reel Wāhine … Continue reading Wāhine in Film Talk-Story @HiSAM

From the Pōpolo Project: "At the end of Black History Month, we return to celebrate future-forward folks whose work here in Hawai’i highlights the beauty and creativity of our Black community. Together, we honor a group of dynamic individuals who are invested in preparing a just and healthy world for those yet to come, rooted … Continue reading Cosmic Masque: Black Futures Ball 2022

Mai hoʻohuli i ka lima i ka luna features Hawaiian art from the Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and is guest curated by Drew Broderick, Kaʻili Chun, and Kapulani Landgraf. By kānaka artists for kānaka artists, this exhibition displays a scope of contemporary Hawaiian art rarely seen … Continue reading Mai hoʻohuli i ka lima i ka luna