Art Calendar

SPECIAL EVENTS

First Friday Gallery Walk, art receptions with refreshments and entertainment at 16 locations in downtown Honolulu, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, with maps available at participating galleries including The ARTS at Marks Garage, Smith Street Galleries, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, Atelier 4, Na Mea Hawai'i, Ramsey Gallery, The Pegge Hopper Gallery. 521-2903, 521-1812, 524-3552.

OPENING

"Two Wheelchair Artists," works by Morris Nakamura and Daniel Ward, opens tomorrow with a reception 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, through Sept. 30; Smith Street Galleries. 521-1812.

"O'oma Time," recent watercolors by Meg Stone, opens tomorrow through Sept. 30; Ko'olau Gallery, Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Oils of HAwai'i," works by Louise Alina ("Lalina"), opens tomorrow with a reception 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, through Sept. 30; Tradewinds Gallery, Windward Mall. 236-2787.

Recent works by Sophia Wu, abstract and traditional watercolors, opens tomorrow, through Sept. 27; Café Che Pasta. 524-0004.

"Oil and Water do mix," recent oil paintings by Warren Stenberg and watercolors by Dolores Manijo, opens tomorrow, through Oct. 31; Assagio Italian Restaurant, Kailua. 261-2772.

Works by Jean Cote, photographs and mixed-media works, opens tomorrow with an opening reception 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 13, through Sept. 30; Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-7671.

"5KG," paintings, sculptures, collage, video and installation art from five Kaua'i artists: A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Jolly Bodine, Sally French, Melinda Morey, Carol Kouchi Yotsuda, opens Tuesday with an opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 4; The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"Photographs by Members of the Hawaii Photographic Society," opens Tuesday with an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, through Sept. 29; Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

Works by Tom Smith and Isis Godfrey-Byrne, opens Wednesday with an opening reception 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, through Oct. 1; Atelier 4 Fine Art Gallery. 524-3552.

"Wrappings of Happiness: a Traditional Korean Art Form," exhibit of textiles from the largest private collection from the Museum of Korean Embroidery in Seoul, South Korea, opens Thursday, through Dec. 7; Asian Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Multiple Personalities: THe Human Landscape," with sculptural works by Jeff Berenberg, Sally Fletcher Murchison, May Izumi, Ed Love, Rochelle Lum, Lori Uyehara, Jim Winters and Erin Yuasa, opens Friday, through Sept. 28; Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8701.

"Modern Masters of Japanese Art," exhibit of works by Koji Mizutani, Hisashi Otsuka and George Eguchi, sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, works by Mizutani opens Friday with a reception for him 4-8 p.m.; exhibit of works by all three artists opens Sept. 8 with a reception for Eguchi 4 to 8 p.m.; all works through Sept. 13; Second Floor Mauka Lanai, Aloha Tower Marketplace. 524-4450.

Multimedia Works by Sergio Goes, opens Friday, through Sept. 18; Studio 1 Gallery. 550-8701.

Kloe Kang and Jinja Kim, works of two contemporary Korean women artists, opens Friday, through Oct. 12; Schaefer International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui. (808) 242-2787.

"Island Flora & Birds," works by Robert Wagstaff, Kit Gentry, Barbara Ward and Diana La Com, opens Friday with a reception 6 to 9 p.m., through Sept. 24; Village Art Gallery, Lahaina, Maui. (808) 661-4402.

"Finding Self," works by student artist Shaun Castro, opens Saturday with a reception 5 to 7 p.m., through Oct. 4; Foyer Gallery, Leeward Community College. 391-5330.

Sculptures by Fumi Bonk, opens Saturday with a reception 1 to 3:30 p.m., through Sept. 26; East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-9085.

CLOSING

Sixth biennial of Hawai'i artists, recent works by Kaili Chun, Wayne Morioka, Deborah Gottheil Nehmad, Tom Lieber, Walter G. Nottingham and Michael Takemoto, through today; also "Counter-Media-Culture Collectives," repeating videos, curated by Ann Brandman, from the Forcefield Video Collection and Paper Rad's "PjVidz#1: Color Vision," in the video gallery, both through today; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-1322.

Japanese Chamber of Commerce 25th Annual Juried exhibiT, works in a variety of media, through today; Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8745.

"Arts from the Rain forest: sarawk, East Malaysia," textiles, carvings, bark and batik paintings, beadwork and baskets from the peoples from the northern coast of Borneo, through today; East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall. 944-7177.

"Pacifica Oceana," recent paintings, drawings and objects d'art by James Dover, through today; Gallery SoulLenz. 525-7757, 291-2650.

"Bamboo Forest," recent watercolors by Keiko Thomas, through today; Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

Works by Claudia Wallace, multimedia exhibit of recent works, through today; Tradewinds Gallery at Windward Mall. 236-2787.

Works by David Behlke, Ka-ning Fong and James Kuroda, through today; Smith Street Galleries. 521-1812.

"Contemporary Paintings by George Woollard and Brenda Cablayan," through Wednesday; Atelier 4 Fine Art Gallery. 524-3552.

Time No Time, works by Margaret Ezekiel, through Friday; bibelot gallery. 738-0368.

ONGOING EXHIBITS (listed by closing date)

"A Dot and a Line: a New Project by Gaye Chan," combining photographs and maps, through Sept. 7; Graphic Arts Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Art. 532-8701.

"9X8," nine works by eight women artists: Bobby Crockett, Denise DeVone, Kinja Kim, Kate Whitcomb, Reiko Brandon, Linda Gué, Elizabeth Train and Laura Smith, through Sept. 12; Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College. 734-9374.

"Chinese Costumes of the Qing Dynasty," examples of apparel, court garments, costumes and religious robes from the academy's textile collection, through Sept. 14; Textile Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"ku'u ewe, ku'u iwi, ku'u koko/my umbilical cord, by bones, my blood," recent mixed-media installations and photographic collages by Kapulani Landraf, through Sept. 21; Holt Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Recent Work" paintings by Marc Katano and "Volcanoes," paintings and prints by Louis Pohl, both through Sept. 23; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.

"The Dream Encyclopedia," works in clay and on paper by Rochelle Lum, Jo Rowley and Maile Yawata, through Sept. 26; Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 544-0287.

"Hoe Wa'A — The Gathering of canoes," exhibit examines the history and prominence of the canoe in Hawaiian culture; also paintings by Tom Smith and Mark Brown, through Sept. 26; The Exhibit Space at 1132 Bishop St. 599-5009.

Pohl/Okino/Meyer, paintings by Louis Pohl and Melanna Meyer, mingei ceramics by Hideo Okino, through Sept. 26; Pacific Traditions Gallery. 531-5122.

"Island Life," paintings by Peggy Chun, through Sept. 26, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Collage, Collage!" works by Jeanne Robertson and "Beads and Beyond..." collection of beadables by Alethia Donathan, Barbara Edelstein, Patricia Greene, Mary Kamiya, Alicia Kawano Oh, Joel Park, Charlene Tashima and Ann Teruya, both through Sept. 26; The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Framed & Screwed," sculpture by Koi Ozu and photographs of island guitarist Blind Liliko'i by Shuzo Uemoto, through Sept. 28; workspace. 732-2300.

"Poetry in Clay," exhibition of the work of Shugen Inouye, through Sept. 30; John Young Museum of Art, UH-Manoa. 956-8866.

"E KU Mau Mau — KU Everlasting," wooden image of Ku, the Hawaiian god of war, fishing and farming, on display with

artifacts associated with him including fishhooks, spears and contemporary works by Keone Nunes, 'Imaikalani Kalahele, Maile Andrade, Umi Kai, Bob Freitas and Carl Pao, through Oct. 1; Vestibule Gallery, Bishop Museum. Admission is $14.95 for adults and $11.95 for children 4-12 with discounts for kama'aina. 847-3511.

"Endless Threads: The Art of Hawaiian Quilting Through Time," 25th annual exhibit of quilts from Hawai'i, Tahiti and the Cook Islands plus a display of traditional and contemporary kapa (bark cloth), through Oct. 9; The Gallery at the Chamberlain House, Mission Houses Museum; $8 general admission, $12 with a tour of the homes. 531-0481.

"Best Show in Town," works by Derek Glaskin, Joe Strasser, Womack, Bob Klem, through Oct. 10; Private Collection, 810 Ka'aloa St., Unit 11H. 946-7528.

classes/workshop"Bronze Casting," 12-meeting class taught by Jackie Mild Lau on the basics of creating a small bronze work using the lost wax method, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 4 through Nov. 20, plus 2 meetings on Tuesdays in Oct. (dates TBA), UH-Manoa Art Building, room 121; $150. 956-8400.

"The Widening Stream," interdisciplinary workshop led by David Uhlrich on developing your creative gifts, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Academy Art Center at Linekona; $75. 532-8741.

Marbling on Fabric workshop, led by Victoria Gail-White, explores by use of acrylic paints, various dyes and fabric paints to create a unique design on a 72-by-44 inch of fabric plus the creation of a silk scarf, sponsored by the Hawaii Stitchery & Fibre Arts Guild, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, at Victoria's Hale'iwa studio; guild member $45, nonmembers $70 (includes one year membership fee), plus $30 supply fee. Gourmet lunch an additional $12. Registration required: 922-4367.

"oil/Acrylic Painting on location," 12-week course taught by Mark Brown covers the basics of acrylic or oil painting for beginner to advanced students at a variety of island locations. First class meets 9 to noon Saturday at Ala Moana Beach Park (bring supplies and be ready to paint.) Classes continue through Nov. 22 at other locations, to which students provide their own transportation, that will be announced at the first meeting. Sponsored by UH-Manoa Outreach College; $99. 956-8400.

Fall art class registration continues for adults. Classes begin Sept. 9 and run through Dec. 13 at the Academy Art Center at Linekona. Tuition is $160 plus supply fees. Call for additional information and registration: 532-8741.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

Windward Artists Guild calls for one- and two-dimensional pieces for the 43rd members exhibit juried by George Ellis, submissions 7:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pauahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery; entry fee is $10 plus $5 per piece. Membership is open to all artists at $26 per year ($15 for students). Call for additional information: 235-5545, 261-2481.

Send announcements to Island Life, Art Calendar, Honolulu Advertiser P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Art Cal" in the subject line.