First Friday means lots of great art

Advertiser Staff

First Friday, Honolulu's Downtown Gallery Walk, takes place from 5 to 9 tonight.

Downtown galleries and studios are opening their doors for an evening celebrating artists, art and art-making of all kinds. Each participating venue will offer a free map of the locations.

Among the participants:

• The ARTS at Marks Garage, featuring raku demonstrations by Hawai'i Craftsmen's artists, a raku video fest and holiday picnic fare.
• Atelier 4 Fine Art Gallery, featuring sparklers, a slide show, watermelons and fried chicken, with art by Scottie Flamm and Mark Brown.
• Café Che Pasta, featuring portraits of Hawai'i flowers by Elea Dumas.
• The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, featuring musician Thomas Chun from 6 to 8 p.m., art by Marc Katano and Louis Pohl and a special $2 parking fee.
• Got Art? is a new venue, hosting a grand opening celebration with gifts and fine art by Debbie Mitchell.
• Hank's Café Honolulu, featuring art by Hank himself.
• Na Mea Hawai'i, featuring live painting and island-made gifts.
• Pacific Traditions Gallery, Pacific Justice & Reconciliation Center, featuring works by Duane Preble and Meliana Meyer.
• The Pegge Hopper Gallery, showing of Roy Venters' lights.
• Ramsay Gallery Museum, showing Ramsay's original drawings and prints.
• Sharky's Tattoo, showing flash and tattoo-related art.
• Smith Street Galleries, featuring David Belke, Kaning Fang and James Kuroda.
• Studio1 Art Gallery, with an opening reception for a new group show of abstractions regarding human expression.
• Studio of Roy Venters, with funky curios and fine art.

A few of the locations:

• The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nu'uanu Ave.
• Atelier 4 Fine Art Gallery, 841 Bishop St. Suite 155 on Queen St.
• Café Che Pasta, 1001 Bishop St.
• The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Bank, 999 Bishop St.
• Hanks Café Honolulu, 1038 Nu'uanu Ave.

A gallery map is available at http://hawaiicraftsmen.org/firstfriday-gallerymap.htm.