Our galleries are currently closed while new exhibits are installed. However, our Sculpture Garden and POD remain open! New exhibits will open in May and June 2024.

Capitol Modern: The Hawaii State Art Museum

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.

Please note: our galleries are currently closed while they are being updated with new exhibits coming in May 2024. At this time, the POD space and our Sculpture Garden are still open to the public.

Current Exhibits

Our galleries are currently closed while they are updated with new exhibits, opening in May and June 2024. Please check out the POD and our Sculpture Garden, which remain open!

    Ongoing Exhibits

    • Special Exhibition

      The POD

      Ongoing

      The Passion On Display gallery is a ground floor space that houses the Capitol Modern Artist-In-Residence program.

    • 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

      2024 Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Art Awards

      Experience Hawaiʻi through award-winning artworks by Hawaiʻi students grades 7-12 in this annual student exhibit. Over 100 artworks in the spacious ʻEwa Gallery.

    • Gallery view of the "Accession" exhibit.

      Lē‘ahi Gallery

      Accession

      A selection of recent additions to the collection offer an insight into current trends and themes in the local arts scene and provide an opportunity to see the diversity of works being created in Hawaiʻi today.

    • Gallery view of the "Fear of the Unknown" exhibit.

      ‘Ewa Gallery

      Fear of the Unknown

      Experience the 34 contemplative artworks that remind us of fear's ever-presence in the human life by walking through our new exhibit Fear of the Unknown.

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