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David C. Farmer has been named new executive director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. He will begin his new duties on March 1. Farmer named new
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Farmer, an attorney for the law firm of Ashford & Wriston, has been a member of the Hawai'i State Bar Association since 1983, and has long been a supporter of the arts.
He is well known for his contributions to local theater as a director, actor and producer. He has performed in dozens of plays staged by Kumu Kahua, Manoa Valley Theatre, HAPA Theatre Company and Diamond Head Theatre, among others, as well as directed numerous productions, including his work with Solange & Associates, the group he co-founded with his wife Loren.
With a BFA in studio art and MA in Asian art history, Farmer has also taught studio art and art history, served as the culture and arts program coordinator with the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and worked at the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts in the late '70s.
"Having worked under Alfred Preis during the early years of SFCA, I appreciate the rich tradition we enjoy and the exciting opportunities and challenges we face in this new century," Farmer said.
He becomes the fifth director of the foundation, which was established to stimulate and promote culture and the arts statewide.
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