Art Calendar
SPECIAL EVENTS
"Free First Sunday," free admission to the academy and all its galleries the first Sunday of each month through Dec. 1, 1-5 p.m. today, Honolulu Academy of Arts. In addition, the "Teachers Free" program continues daily, except Mondays and holidays, through Dec. 31 for teachers with identification; free. 532-8700.
"Ansel Adams: The Poetry of Landscape," lecture by curator Anne Hammond for the Adams exhibition, 2 p.m. today, The Academy Theater; free. 532-8700.
"ARTSPREE 2002," annual open house sponsored by the Friends of The Contemporary Museum, with art activities and demonstrations, dance performances, docent led tours and more, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; free with free shuttle service to and from Punahou School or King Kalakaua Plaza in Waikiki. 526-1322.
"Tropical Mosaic 2002," a cyberspace exhibition of digital art, produced by members of the Digital Art Society of Hawaii may be viewed through Aug. 31 at www.worldprintmakers.com/shows/dash/dash.htm.
OPENING
"Chinese Brush Painting," exhibit of works by The Precious Ink Chamber Association, opens tomorrow, through July 19, opening reception 6 p.m. Thursday; Courtyard Gallery, Honolulu Hale. 523-4674.
"Harmony in Photo," exhibit sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition-Hawaii, opens tomorrow, through July 26; Third Floor Gallery, Honolulu Hale. 523-4674.
"A Celebration of Peggy Chun's Art," watercolors in originals, prints and cards, a fund-raiser for Peggy, opens Tuesday, through July 20, receptions for the artist 6-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.
Fabienne Blanc, floral watercolors, opens Wednesday, through Aug. 28; Cedar Street Galleries. 589-1580.
"NALU: FORTY YEARS OF BIG WAVE BOARDS," exhibit on boards and board-shapers, opens Friday; reception 2:30-4 p.m. Friday, The Exhibit Space, 1132 Bishop St.; through Sept. 6.
CLOSING
"Little Nightmares," mixed-media exhibit by May Izumi, through Friday; bibelot gallery. 738-0368.
"Dreams," multimedia works by Midori Curtis, Daniel Janik and Johann Bosgra which express dreams and hopes in the aftermath of 9-11, through Friday; Gallery on the Pali. 526-1191.
At home with records+, selection of light boxes, home furnishings and prints by Duncan Dempster, through Friday; workspace. 732-2300.
"What is Art?" annual printmaking show by the Digital Art Society of Hawai'i, through Saturday; Mezzanine Gallery, Pauahi Tower. 277-0186, 585-8400.
"Dream Worlds — Real Worlds: Children's Book Illustrations" sketches, proofs, final illustrations and original art by William Joyce, presented in cooperation with Children's Literature Hawaii, through next Sunday; Education Wing Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.
ONGOING EXHIBITS
"Simple Light Vol. 2," digital still life by Kazu Tanabe, through July 30; Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.
"Ocean Harmony: Recent Work by Derek Bencomo," works in wood, through Aug. 26; "Tadashi Sato: a Retrospective — Four Themes" exhibit of paintings, drawings and watercolors and "ten: Recent Painting and Drawings by Brian Yoshimi Isobe;" both through Sept. 17; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.
"Tadashi Sato: a Retrospective," paintings, drawings and watercolors in a chronological overview beginning from the late 1940s, through Aug. 18; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-3122.
"Nature and Spirit, Works by Zhiyuan Cong," painting and prints in traditional and contemporary styles, through July 26; East-West Center Gallery. 944-7584.
Material Martyrs, plate glass with found objects by Bud Spindt, through July 18; The Gallery at Coffeeline Campus Coffeehouse. 947-1615.
"Transitions in Light and Time," paintings by Susie Y. Anderson and "Forms in Nature," turned wood sculptures by Mike Lee, both through Aug. 2; The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.
"Surface," ceramic sculptures by Koi Ozu, and "Hell Broke Loose," drawings by Rosalinda Kolb, both through July 26; Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 544-0287.
"Prints of Hawai'i, 1915-1941: The First Generation," prints in a variety of styles and range of techniques, Holt Gallery, through July 28; "Artists of Hawai'i 2002," 52nd annual juried exhibition of multimedia works by local artists selected by juror Ned Rifkin of the Smithsonian Institution, Henry R. Luce Gallery, through Aug. 4; "Ansel Adams in Hawai'i," exhibit of gelatin silver prints from Adams' visit to Hawai'i in the 1940s and 1950s, Henry R. Luce Gallery, through Aug. 4; "They Say It's Your Birthday: Happy 75th," works on a birthday cake theme, created by Hawai'i artists, reflect the style of the academy's various galleries and available for sale, through Aug. 11; "Barriers Therein Passages: Recent Work by Yida Wang," recipient of the Catherine B. Cox Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts at the "Artists of Hawai'i 2002," exhibits her charcoal and graphite drawings and oil paintings, Graphic Arts Gallery, through Aug. 25; "Treasures from an Unknown Reign: Shunzhi Porcelain," traveling exhibit of ceramic art from 1644-1661 China and "Reclusion or Inclusion? Chinese Painting from the Transition, 1630-1682." Asian Gallery 13, both through Sept. 1; "Founder's Eye: Textile Gifts from Anna Rice Cooke, Selected from the Academy's Collection," representative works from Japan, China, Central Asia, Europe, Hawai'i and North America, Textile Gallery, Asian Wing, through Oct. 6; Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701, 532-8700.
"Hawaiian Hues," works in many media by Windward women artists, through July 30, opening reception 4-6 p.m. Friday; and "Retrospect II," photographs of the garden taken by Riki Saito over 20 years, through August; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Art Gallery. 233-7323.
"The Circle of Life: Shikoku Treasures Through a Pilgrim's Eyes, 88-Temple Circuit," photographs and poetry by Ryan Armstrong who undertook the 88-temple tour while visiting Japan, through July 22; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. 945-7633.
"Manoa Mangoes," batiks by Julie Kerns Schaper, through July 31; Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.
"Boxes, Bottles and Pears," ceramics by Janice Brown, through July 15; Louis Pohl Gallery. 566-6644.
"Kapa AwaiAulu: the Fabric of Our Community," 24th annual Hawaiian Quilt Exhibition featuring quilts of local organizations, through Aug. 10; Mission Houses Museum; $4 admission. 531-0481.
"Hawaiian Beings," stone sculptures by Stephen Sydow, through July 20; Na Makana 'O Hawai'i at Restaurant Row. 536-7719.
"Hanging Out," oils by Mark Brown, Raku by Warren Andrade and glass objects from Pacific Glass Works, through July 30; Native Books & Beautiful Things. 591-9008.
Madge Tennent, selected works, ongoing; Tennent Gallery. 531-1987.
"Mayumi Oda," exhibit of silk screen prints, through July 27; Robyn Buntin Galleries. 545-5572.
Kumihimo Craft Workshop Series, learn traditional Japanese braiding by making various craft items, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and continuing the second Saturday of every month through November, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii; $10 per session. Call to pre-register: 945-7633.
CALLS TO ARTISTS
The Arts at Marks Garage is accepting exhibition proposals for 2003. Priority to cohesive group shows. Call: 521-2903.
Hawai'i Craftsmen and The ARTS at Marks Garage seek artists to share their experiences of living and creating in Hawai'i for their series of Lunch Time Lectures. Presentations would be 20 to 60 minutes long; honorarium. Call Kim for additional information: 596-8128.
University of Hawai'i-MAnoa Art Gallery invites submissions for the 8th Annual International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition to be held March 9-April 18, 2003. Three-dimensional sculpted or cast works that would fit within a shoebox will be considered. Call or visit the web site for specifications and prospectus:956-6888 or www.hawaii.edu/artgallery.
Gallery on the Pali seeks artists to exhibit; ongoing. 526-1191.
Native Books and Beautiful Things seeks ceramics, glassware, woodwork and other handcrafted items from guest artists. All submissions must be designed, created and manufactured by hand in Hawai'i, ongoing. 591-9008.
