Director and Chief Executive Officer

The Honolulu Museum of Art seeks a visionary, community-driven arts leader with the insight and integrity to shape its future as its next Director & CEO. Building on the momentum of its upcoming Centennial, HoMA seeks a leader to steward its legacy and set a dynamic course for its next century of impact. The Director will collaborate closely with staff and trustees to connect the Islands’ singular fine arts institution with the public and the world yet always rooted in Hawai‘i’s distinct sense of place and animated by the values that make HoMA a beloved home of art and education for all.

The Honolulu Museum of Art, initially known as the Honolulu Academy of Arts, opened to the public in 1927 with a progressive, forward-looking vision: to give the gift of art and art education to Hawai‘i’s diverse, multicultural community. Nearly one hundred years later, HoMA is the largest art museum in Hawai‘i and a vibrant center of culture for a diverse region. HoMA offers an array of special exhibitions, events, and programs to augment its exceptional collections of over 55,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. On an island of approximately one million residents, HoMA draws an audience of nearly 100,000 annual visitors to its 40,000 square feet of exhibition space.

As the primary visual arts institution in the state, HoMA has an extraordinary opportunity to increasingly expand its exhibition, education, and community programming in ways that engage locals and visitors alike and serve as a hub for the Asia-Pacific region. Overseeing 160 staff, a total budget of nearly $18M, and an endowment of approximately $90M, the Director is responsible for HoMA’s fundraising, programmatic excellence, fiscal health, community engagement, day-to-day operations, employees and volunteers,  public profile,  long-range planning, collection care and development.

The Director is expected to address the following key opportunities and challenges:

• Collaboratively develop a bold, strategic vision for HoMA’s next century.
• Strengthen the museum’s financial position and ensure operational excellence.
• Cultivate and steward key relationships to expand HoMA’s impact locally, regionally, and beyond.
• Partner with, support, and inspire the dedicated museum staff.
  
  

The Honolulu Museum of Art has retained Isaacson, Miller to assist in this search. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. For more details, including the full position profile and to submit inquiries, nominations, referrals, and applications, please see below. Electronic submission of materials is required.

Sarah James and Courtney Wilk-Mandel are leading this search with Aku Ammah-Tagoe and Cara Meyers.

HoMA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. HoMA recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions and benefit programs without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, including pregnancy and gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisions, marital status, arrest and court record (except as legally applicable), citizenship, credit history, military and veteran service, victim of domestic violence or sexual abuse victim status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

HoMA welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life, and this is reflected in our diverse community of employees. We encourage applications from candidates across a wide variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to, people of all races and ethnicities, people with disabilities, women, veterans, and all members of the LGBTQ community.