Hoʻākea Source will award grants ranging from $2,000 to $10,000, to selected projects by visual artists, cultural practitioners, collaboratives, and collectives living and working across the Hawaiian Islands. In the case of collaboratives and collectives, some contributors may live outside of Hawaiʻi, but the lead applicant must live and work in Hawaiʻi. Total award monies distributed in the 2025-2026 grant cycle will be $122,000, thanks to the additional support of the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation and the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.
E hāʻawi ana nō ʻo Hoʻākea Source i paha mau haʻawina kālā, mai $2,000 a hiki i $10,000, i nā papahana kūpono i koho a wae ʻia. I loko o nā makahiki mua loa he ʻelua, e kālele ʻia ana nō ia hāʻawi kālā ʻana i nā mea pāheona e noho nei a e hana nei ma ka mokupuni ʻo Oʻahu. Inā naʻe he hui, a noho kekahi lālā ma kahi ʻē, pono nō ka noho ʻana o ke alakaʻi ma Oʻahu. Paipai nui ʻia nā mea noi mai nā lālā mai o nā kaiāulu kolonaio ʻia. Ke wānana ʻia nei ka hāʻawi kālā ʻia ʻana he $122,000 i kēlā me kēia makahiki
Hoʻākea Source is a Regional Regranting Program Partner of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Regional Regranting Program partners with local arts organizations around the country to make grants to artists and collectives for projects that chart new creative territory in their communities.
Application window opens on November 28, 2025 and closes on January 18, 2026
The Lead Artist applying to Hoʻākea Source must be a resident of Hawai‘i, collaborators may be based elsewhere
All funds from Hoʻākea Source must be granted to an individual and not a registered LLC, LLP or 501(c)3
The Lead Artist cannot be enrolled in a degree seeking program during the 12 month award period
visit www.hoakeasource.org for detailed information