Meaningful content x meaningful form

Convoke Salons is dedicated to fostering collaboration and nurturing relationships with artists, curators, collectors, and art institutions globally. Our salons are defined by their rigor, extensive research, and a commitment to facilitating dialogues with engaged audiences, while also providing artists with new opportunities.

Our vision and commitment to our artists are guided by PONO, a core value of the aloha spirit deeply embedded in Hawaiian culture and our ethos at Convoke. PONO represents an authentic aspiration rather than an attainable state, encompassing balance, harmony, integrity, and a desire to improve the surrounding world. As we strive for harmony, virtue, excellence, and proper procedure, our guiding principle is to produce meaningful content in a meaningful form.

Convoke Salons was established in 2026 in Queens, NY, by Isaac Haas. Previously, Mr. Haas founded Convoke Books, an art publishing company that showcased his commitment to design, materials, and craftsmanship, often leveraging relationships from his graphic design studio, Studio HI. Convoke Books gained early recognition when its first publication, Joseph Maida’s Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal ______-Americans, received an AIGA award for best book design and was featured in ICP’s seminal 2019 exhibition, And Then They Came For Me. This trajectory continued with its second publication, Cherry Blossom, which enlisted legendary artist and Boston School photographer, Jack Pierson, to lead a cross-generational conversation about queer love and the lens. The book presented a young artist who utilized medium-format film photography alongside notes, postcards, and other mixed media to explore intimacy, emotional trauma, and the fragility of masculinity. Convoke Books continues its distinguished tradition with its latest publication, TOKALA, featuring portraits of BIPOC activists across America shot by Carlos Jaramillo and styled by Marcus Correa, in the style of P.L. di Corcia and Dennis Freedman’s celebrated collaboration and Joseph Maida’s New Natives portraits.

Convoke Salons employs a humanist and collaborative approach to art, inspiring distinctive means of expression. Our artists are committed to improving the world through their work in partnership with the salon’s director, creating layers of reciprocity, stimulating intellectual discourse through their constructive-critical approach to art, and guiding future generations toward productive careers. In addition to our exhibition space, Convoke sustains its art book publishing and Isaac’s design legacy through dedicated partnerships and philanthropy.

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