Steven and William Ladd launched the National Scrollathon in Hawai’i at the Downtown Art Center! This engagement endures as Hawaii’s contribution to America’s Cultural Project and the goal of Uniting America. This massive nationwide collaboration culminates at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2026 for America’s 250th Birthday, the Semiquincentennial!

On November 12, 2024, 126 people from Hawaii participated in sessions where they created individual artworks that express their story, contributed to a Collaborative Masterwork—a legacy artwork for Hawai’i for the Semiquincentennial, and had their photographic portraits created. The Program concluded with a unveiling event of the Collaborative Masterwork, “A Hui Ho”, which was installed at the Center, accompanied by a Portrait Mural and Signature Plate of all participants.

The catalyst for Scrollathon was artist-brothers Steven and William Ladd’s belief in the creative capacity of every human being and in the magnified power of community. Partnering with hundreds of stakeholders and institutions, Scrollathon has reached more than ten-thousand  people since 2006. The National Scrollathon is a nationwide initiative offering meaningful engagement to people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and abilities through the creation and presentation of monumental Collaborative Masterworks of art from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 5 U.S. territories—uniting America for its 250th Birthday in 2026.