Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West

“At september 30, 2023 and 2022, management believes there were no significant uncertain tax positions and there were no pending federal or state income tax audits. The federal statute of limitations remains open for the center for the years ended september 30, 2020 through 2022. The center is not subject to income taxes in the u.s. Federal jurisdiction and the state of hawaii. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgement to apply.”

“The audited financial statements reflect investment income net of investment management fees. However form 990, part viii reports gross investment income.”

“Change in net interest in other related 501(c)(3) - east-west center foundation $ 2,894,093.”

“The audited financial statements reflect investment income net of investment management fees. However form 990, part viii reports gross investment income.”

“The ewc collection is comprised of works of art that are held for display/exhibition, research, and educational purposes. Each of the items is cataloged, preserved, and cared for. The majority of the collection is on display in ewc facilities including john a. Burns hall, imin conference center, and ewc washington office. Objects that are not on display are held in designated storage spaces managed by the ewc arts program. All works in the collection have been gifted to the center. The ewc does not actively purchase works of art to hold in the collection. The ewc has one single accessioned collection that is comprised of artworks and cultural objects that have been donated to the center by heads of governments and institutions, alumni chapters, professional colleagues, artists, scholars, ewc students, and staff members. These objects are formally accessioned into the collection and cataloged in our digital collection management system. To date, we do not appraise individual artworks or retain records of estimated value.”

“Since its founding in 1960, the east-west center has received hundreds of gifts of art and artifacts reflecting the cultural and artistic richness and diversity of asia, the pacific, and the united states. These donations have been made by heads of governments and institutions, alumni chapters, professional colleagues, artists-in-residence, scholars, ewc students, and staff members. The arts have always been integral to the east-west center and its mission. Acclaimed modernist architect i. M. Pei designed two of the first buildings on campus the iconic jefferson hall and hale manoa residence hall for students, as well as uh-mnoa's adjacent kennedy theatre. Pei's buildings are complemented by landscape architect kenzo ogata's japanese garden that was presented to the center in 1963 by a group of japanese businesses and constituted the ewc's first major international gift. In keeping with the center's mandate to promote better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the region, the works of the east-west center permanent collection primarily serve an educational purpose, and include treasured works by artists from and influenced by hawai'i, the pacific, and asia. Jefferson hall is home to murals, frescoes, paintings, and sculptures by artists from aotearoa (new zealand), china, hawai'i, indonesia, japan, and korea. Jefferson hall was later renamed the hawai'i imin international conference center in 1985 to celebrate the centennial of japanese immigration to hawai'i. A pair of chinese guardian lions flank jefferson hall, while a royal thai sala overlooks it. While jefferson hall displays numerous large art works of significant historical significance, the majority of the permanent collection are found in the public lobbies and corridors of john a. Burns hall, the center's primary office building. Donors and supporters of the east-west center continue to contribute extraordinary and unique works to the collection. The first curator at the east-west center was jeannette "benji" bennington, whose vision led to the creation of the east-west center gallery in 1995. She personally designed the gallery, and the inaugural exhibition featuring contemporary works of hawai'i artist john young. During bennington's tenure, she ran a vibrant exhibition series that included international artist residencies and saw a flurry of activities with visiting artists. Over the years, many artists-in-residence, fine arts students, and visiting artists donated their original artworks to the collection and represent a diverse variety of subjects, themes, styles, and techniques. Behind each piece, there are stories to be shared of the vision of the artist and their connection to the east-west center. The stories of the east-west center are embodied in these unique artworks. Taken together, these works convey the illustrious history of artistic engagement at the east-west center. Each work of art in the east-west center permanent collection serves as a window to understanding the cultures and the arts of the vibrant asia pacific region.”