Art Calendar

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'otheradio' is sonic art Mark your calendar for a special opening of "otheradio," an interactive sound installation by Thomas Wasson, 6 to 9 p.m Oct. 11 at workspace. "It is the time for sound," says Thomas Wasson, who has invented interactive instruments that will be "harnessed to FM radio waves" for an installation that will run Oct. 9-12. Wasson said he is "fascinated by an art form that exists out there in the ether." Sounds from the sculptural instruments (some are transmitters, some are receivers) will be simultaneously broadcast on the radio between the 88.1 and the 90.3 FM band. The sounds on the radio will be made on low-power transmitters in this closed-loop system by people in the gallery (who are playing directly with the instruments or near them). Wasson hopes to collaborate with other sound artists at the opening.

Lecture and Slide Presentation Series, by Vincent Marasa juror for the Hawai'i Craftmen's Exhibition, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Ceramics Lab, Hawai'i Community College, Hilo, Big Island; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Kona Imin Center, Holualoa, Big Island; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Hui No'eau Visual Art Center, Makawao, Maui; 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nuimalu Pavilion, Lihu'e, Kaua'i; and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6, Doris Duke at the Academy, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Information: 596-8128.

"Haunted," Gaye Chan discusses her photography, 7 p.m. Thursday, Krauss 12, Yukiyoshi Room, UH-Manoa; free. 956-5666.

"Prints 2002 — a Night Blooming with Art," Honolulu Printmakers benefit fund-raiser, , 6 p.m. Friday, Sculpture Garden, Academy Art Center at Linekona; $125 admission for two (includes one print), $100 for one and $25 without print. 536-5507.

"Celebrate the Arts!," 2002 Alliance for Arts Education Awards, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Hawai'i Theatre, $15 member of the alliance, $25-$35 nonmembers and $7 children. Tickets: 528-0506; program information: 941-2787.

OPENINGS

"Introduction to square word calligraphy," mixed-media interactive installation by artist in residence Xu Bing, opens today, through Oct. 11, opening reception 2-4 p.m. today; Commons Gallery, UH-Manoa. 956-6888.

Hawaii Photographic Society Show, opens today, through Oct. 24, opening reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday; Gallery on the Pali. 526-1191.

Art works, watercolors, carved bowls, oils and ceramics by Windward Artist Guild members Jennifer A. Rothschild and Susie Brooks, opens today, through Oct. 25; Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.

"Meg Stone: Watercolors," opens Tuesday, through Oct. 31; Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Visualize Hawai'i," photographs by Mitsuhiro Tamai, opens Tuesday, through Oct. 30, opening reception 6-8 p.m. Tuesday; Canon Photo Gallery at Ward Plaza. 522-5930.

"Acrylics and Watercolors," by Sheree Pokipala, opens Tuesday, through Oct. 31, opening reception 5-8 p.m. Saturday; Tradewinds Gallery @Windward Mall. 236-2787.

"An art exhibit in three parts," first part: "Gone but not forgotten," second part: "Secret Life of the Rubber Glove," and third part: "Hawaiian Impressions," opens Tuesday, through Oct. 28; Cafe Che Pasta. 524-0004.

"2002 Pacific States Biennial National Exhibition," juried exhibit of prints of various types, opens Tuesday, through Jan. 15; Third Floor Gallery, Campus Center, UH-Hilo. (808) 974-7307.

Helen M. Cassidy Memorial Juried Art Show, multimedia exhibit by members of the Waimea Arts Council, opens Tuesday, through Oct. 31; Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

"The Art of Mu Xin: Landscape Paintings and Prison Notes," landscape paintings and writings done while imprisoned in China, opens Wednesday, through Dec. 1; Asian Art Gallery 13, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Roman/Bachrach Exhibit," paintings and watercolors, opens Wednesday, through Oct. 30, artists reception 2-5 p.m. Oct. 6; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens Gallery, Kane'ohe. 233-7324.

"Flowers of the Garden," mixed-media paintings, drawings and papier mache by Gillian van Royen, opens Friday, through Nov. 3; the Gallery & Gardens, Kane'ohe. 239-8146.

CLOSING

"Kama'Aina Country," oil paintings by Pauahi Clark, through tomorrow; Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

Works by "Fleurette," palette knife oils by Jeannine Levitt-Riccio, through tomorrow; Tradewinds Gallery @ Windward Mall. 236-2787.

Works by Bryan Watai, paintings, drawings, designs and sculpture, through tomorrow; Fire House Gallery, Waimea. (808) 885-7671.

"2x4x8," work created by nine invited artists from standard eight-foot 2x4 building material, through Saturday; workspace. 732-2300.

"Daily News: Recent Work by Mari Sakamoto," paintings and screenprints, through Oct. 6; The Contemporary Museum CafŽ. 526-1322.

"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, through Oct. 6; Textile Gallery, Asian Wing, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS

"Botanical Drawing and Painting," 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Oct. 2-Nov. 20 or 9:30-noon Thursdays, Oct. 3-Nov. 21, Foster Botanical Gardens; free for members of the Friends of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, membership is $15 for one year. 537-1708, 522-7064.

"Expressions Session," printmaking activity for children ages 5 to 12, 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Saturday, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; $5 children of members, $10 children of nonmembers. 526-1322.