Purpose
The Art
in Public Places Program was
created to strengthen the Hawai‘i State
Foundation on Culture and the Arts
capability to "stimulate, guide and
promote culture and the arts, history
and the humanities" through the field of
the visual arts. The APP Program seeks
to: enhance the environmental quality of
state public buildings and spaces
throughout the state for the enjoyment
and enrichment of the public; cultivate
the public's awareness, understanding
and appreciation of visual arts in all
media, styles and techniques; contribute
toward the development and recognition
of a professional artistic community;
and acquire, interpret, preserve and
display works of art expressive of the
character of the Hawaiian Islands, the
multicultural heritage of its people,
and the various creative interests of
its artists.
History
The Art in Public Places Program was
established in 1967 with the enactment
of the Art in State Buildings Law, which
designated one percent of the
construction costs of new buildings for
the acquisition of works of art, either
by commission or purchase. With this new
legislation, Hawai‘i became the first
state in the nation to have a percent
for art law that established a separate,
reliable source of revenue to administer
the APP Program. However, the law stated
that funds were subject to being
returned to the state's general
operating fund if not used by a deadline
date.
In 1989, the State Legislature of
Hawai‘i created the Works of Art Special
Fund that expanded upon the provisions
of the Art in State Buildings Law to
include having works of art available
for all state public places. Added to
the source of revenues was one percent
of the renovation costs to state capital
improvement projects. As a special fund,
the moneys generated by state
construction and renovation costs are
restricted to the Art in Public Places
Program and now no longer are subject to
being returned to the state's general
operating fund. This provision allowed
for long-term planning and completion of
significant art projects that were not
previously possible.
The statutory authority for the Works
of Art Special Fund is found in chapter
103-8.5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.
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Rick Mills's
Red Herring, a Work of Art Acquired by
Purchase
Bumpei
Akaji's Sculpture at Kauai Community
College, a Work of Art Commissioned by
the Art in Public Places Program of
HSFCA
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