More than 250 original works of art by 100 artists are featured. The roster of artists represents a veritable who's who in the local visual arts scene.

The exhibition opened Nov. 21 with an auction and reception featuring Hawai'i Public Radio's Michael Titterton as master of ceremonies and an appearance by an Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre butoh angel.

For the price of an auction ticket, a buyer was allowed to make one selection from the event's designated works.

It's a challenge to put on an exhibition that serves the dual purposes of having all the works accessible and visible for auction and the aesthetic imperatives of a well-designed installation.

On this score, the exhibition design merits an A for effort.

Opening receptions, while fun social occasions, usually do not provide the most conducive ambience to experience the works, and this opening was no exception.

However, among the many pieces on display — ranging from the inspired to the pedestrian — Noreen Naughton's exquisite miniature land, sea and skyscapes kept drawing me back to experience them anew.

Unlabored and extremely spontaneous in feeling, they possess those magical qualities of monumentality, frozen musicality and harmonic resonance that are the hallmarks of all great art.

Included in the show are emerging artists as well as such veteran artists as Kaili Chun, Peggy Chun, Lucille Cooper, Chuck Davis, Pegge Hopper, Shirley Hasenyager, Linda Hess, Alan Leitner, Madeline McKay, Timothy Ojile, Louis Pohl, Laura Ruby, Murray Turnbull, Roy Venters, John Young, Maui's George Allan, Kaua'i's A. Kimberlin Blackburn and Cora Yee, who now lives on O'ahu.