Exhibitions
Capitol Modern exhibits offer insight into current themes and diverse expressions in the local art world through some of the best contemporary art from across Hawai‘i.
Current and Upcoming Exhibits
Special Exhibition
Hawai‘i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ
Feb 15, 2025 — Dec 6, 2025
Hawai‘i Contemporary and the Hawai‘i Triennial 2025 present ALOHA NŌ at Capitol Modern. ALOHA NŌ is a call to know Hawaiʻi as a place of rebirth, resilience, and resistance; a place that embraces humanity in all of its complexities — with a compassion and care that can only be described as aloha.
Special Exhibit
Art(ist) Teacher Art Exhibition: The Spark Within
Jul 1, 2025 — Aug 29, 2025
The Spark Within | What ignites the creative spark within us? How do artist teachers recognize and respond to those fleeting moments of inspiration? And as mentors, how can we nurture that same energy in the emerging artists we guide? SPARK brings together the personal work of Artist Teachers of Hawaiʻi - educators who are also practicing artists. We invite you to explore their stories and ask yourself: how do you spark?
Ongoing Exhibits
Sculpture Garden
Ongoing
Our ground floor Sculpture Garden has been transformed from its beginnings as a recreational area with a large swimming pool and bleachers into an urban oasis with pathways and nooks for reflection.
Recent Exhibits
Annual Exhibit
2021 Young Artists
Young Artists of Hawai‘i is an annual student art competition and exhibition that recognizes creative excellence among Hawaii’s public and private school students in grades Kindergarten through sixth grade. This exhibit is presented by the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority. The program provides opportunities for students to participate in a juried art competition. A panel of distinguished judges select 96 works for exhibition from school submissions.
Altered States
Highlighting unique and alternative visions of the world through twenty-three artworks from the SFCA’s Art in Public Places Collection.
Mai Hoʻohuli
i ka Lima i LunaMai Hoʻohuli i ka Lima i 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.
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