American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture, & Humanities

Weaving workshop for the 8th-grade students of Uifa'atali Peter Coleman Elementary School, providing a hands-on opportunity to learn traditional Samoan weaving techniques.

We are currently selling coconut sennit (ʻafa) here at the museum. All items are carefully handmade by one of our weavers, John. For more information call 633-5613 and ask for John.

As part of the Freedom 250 celebration, we are proud to partner with the Jean P. Haydon Museum to explore the history of American Samoa and its connection to the United States. Through this collaboration, we hope to encourage schools to register for museum tours, giving students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of our heritage and culture.

Special appreciation to Olomoana Elementary School for bringing your students to visit the museum.

In great honor and remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives to provide the freedoms we've enjoyed and still enjoy 🕊️🫡🙏



Happy Memorial Day weekend 🙂

In celebration of Freedom 250, we are excited to partner with the Jean P. Haydon Museum to explore into our history in American Samoa and its ties to the United States. This collaboration seeks to inspire schools to register for museum tours, enabling students to gain a richer understanding of our heritage.

A special thank you to Leone Midkiff Elementary School for visiting the museum with your students!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from all of us here the Arts Council ♥️

We are just 3.5 months away from the FestPac deadline. Here’s the level of participation for each artform category. Currently, we have received 13 applications. Please don’t wait until the last minute to submit yours!

Application: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i8rfXo_fhtYFXp3yHPrvMcA0dZoXSJk4?usp=sharing

Application list received:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cy9SEqXtVpb7VNjsbBMERRczu401aDoEohyQ2ifgCxM/edit?gid=0 =0

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026

Meaningful change begins with honest conversations and connections.

This week, Creative West is convening State Arts Agency Directors, advocacy leads, and trustees in Idaho for the 2026 Creative West Arts Policy Exchange (CWAPE).

CWAPE is a space to align regional arts and cultural policy strategies, strengthen shared leadership, and deepen our commitment to the arts as an essential public good for every community in the West.

Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing takeaways from conversations on advocacy, policy, and creative economies—and what this work makes possible across our region and beyond.

Follow along as the stories unfold!

Fa'afetai to all artists and art groups for submitting their sample work and proposed mural designs for the Utulei Bathroom Mural Project. Each entry was assessed by a representative from each department, utilizing a comprehensive rubric. To ensure impartiality, the names of the artists were kept confidential during the evaluation process, allowing our judges to focus solely on the rubric and the submitted samples and proposed mural concept.

After thorough assessment, it is with great pleasure that, on behalf of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the American Samoa Department of Commerce, we CONGRATULATE SUBMISSION 04, Artist: Noah Atinae.

1st: Submission 04 (Noah Atinae)
2nd: Submission 05 (John Duffy Hudson)
3rd: Submission 01 (Aleki Salevao)
4th: Submission 03 (Pio Atonio)
5th: Submission 02 (Tanumaleu Luani)

We look forward to seeing the finish product.