Image Foundation Records

Collection

Identifier: MANUSCRIPT-CAHA00010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Image Foundation documents are arranged into six main series. They are: business, events, exhibitions, grants, newsletters, and tax documents.

Business series: Subseries are administration, annual reports, dissolution of the Foundation, and financial.

Events series: Subseries are announcements, heiau project, lectures/presentations, portfolio, retreats, and workshops. There are some photographs and slides in this series.

Exhibitions series: This series is the largest and includes photographs and slides.

Grants series: General information about grants, and application procedures; grant application to the National Endowment for the Arts; project reports, proposals, awards and contracts with the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Newsletter series: Contains newsletters from 1976 to 1998, including 1997 when the newsletter was titled 'Blur.'

Tax Documents series: The two subseries are IRS and State; they include tax documents, correspondence, returns, application for tax-exempt status, application for general excise tax license, and related correspondence.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1973-2007

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is part of the Archive of Hawaii Artists & Architects. Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Art Archivist Librarian at the Jean Charlot Collection by email: charcoll@hawaii.edu or phone: 808-956-2849.

Historical

The Image Foundation was founded in 1974 as a non-profit arts organization. The organization's mission, as stated in their brochure, was "to encourage the development and increase the excellence of photographic work in Hawaii through exhibitions, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and retreats." The annual 'Image'exhibitions were an important activity of the group. These exhibitions each had a juror who was well-known in the field.