Art Calendar
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Whole Bead Show, bead art expo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Bead It.
Military Appreciation Sunday, admission to all of the galleries, 1-5 p.m. today and the first Sunday of each month, Honolulu Academy of Arts; free to active duty, retired and reserve military and their families with a military ID. 532-8700.
TEA CEREMONY AND IKEBANA DEMONSTRATION, Japanese tea ritual and flower arranging sponsored by the Mokichi Okada Association, 1-3 p.m. today and the first Sunday of each month, Sullivan Chinese Garden, Honolulu Academy of Arts; included with $7 admission. 532-8700.
Gallery Talk with Paul Pfeiffer, tour of the current exhibit by the artist with wine and sunset views from the gardens, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-1322.
WOW! (Wailea on Wednesday), meet plein air artist Sue Perry, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lahaina Galleries at Wailea, Maui; free admission. (808) 874-8583.
Art in the Village, art signings, talk story and demonstrations, pupu and hula, sponsored by the art galleries at Whalers Village, 6-10 p.m. Thursdays, Whalers Village, Ka'anapali, Maui; free. (808) 661-4567.
"Friday night is art Night," meet artists , 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, at Lahaina Galleries' two venues on Front Street, Lahaina, Maui; free. (808) 667-2152.
Painting Demonstration, by local artists, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, The Gallery at Ward Centre; free. 597-8034.
Korean Signal Kites, a lecture by Hyoncha Koga on the military kites now on display, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Lyman Museum, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-5021.
The Starlight Ball, buffet dinner, cocktails and wine, music, dance and silent auction sponsored by the Art After Dark committee, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $75. Information: www.artafterdark.org. Reservations: 532-6099.
OPENINGS
"Portraits through My Lens: 1993-2003," photography by Celiamarie Moore, Monday with a reception 6-8 p.m., through Jan. 29; Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.
"Zen Silk," silk paintings by Melissa Verbena and ceramic jewelry by Bob and Laurie Kerr, opens Monday, through Feb. 1; Banyan Tree Gallery, Lahaina, Maui. (808) 661-0111, ext. 11.
"010010110," a digitally enhanced photographic group exhibit from Digital Coffee, opens Tuesday, through Jan. 23; Mezzanine Gallery, Pauahi Tower. 537-6838.
"2000 Dragons: Don Ed Hardy," a large-scale scroll featuring 2000 dragons in a variety of styles and motifs by San Francisco-based tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy, opens Wednesday, through Jan. 31; First Floor Gallery, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8701.
"Peter Raub: New Works," works on paper, watercolors, batiks and silver designs inspired by Raub's time on Bali, opens Wednesday, through Jan. 31; Second Floor Gallery, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8701.
"Creativity Surrounds Us Like the Light Surrounds the Sun," a collection of community expression including costume, photographs, interactive sculpture, drawings, paintings and environmental installation of fish nets recovered from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, open Friday and runs through Feb. 28; The ARTS at Marks Garage. A reception will be held 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the gallery. 521-2903.
"Textile & Fiber 2004: contemporary work in Hawaii," a group exhibit of multimedia works, opens Friday with a reception 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Feb. 22; Exhibit Space, 1132 Bishop Street.
"No Hidden Agenda," works on paper by Sanit Khewhok, opens Friday, through Jan. 30; bibelot gallery. 738-0368.
CLOSINGS
"GEMS FROM THE EAST AND WEST," jewelry from the collection of Doris Duke, through today; Textiles Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.
"BRETT WESTON IN HAWAII," photographs from Weston's book "Hawaii, Leaves and Lava," through today; Holt Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.
"Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawai'i," the largest exhibition of Korean contemporary art outside South Korea, commemorating Korean immigration centennial anniversary, through Tuesday; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.
"Na Wahi Kapu O Maui: The Sacred Sites of Maui," silver gelatin prints by Kapulani Landgraf accompanying the release of the book, through Saturday, Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Aupuni Artwall. 596-8885.
Tutu's Quilters 'Ohana Show, Hawaiian quilting on display in January, with reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.
ONGOING EXHIBITS
(Listed by closing date)
"IN CELEBRATION OF LIGHT," photographs from the collection of Cherye R. and James F. Pierce includes works by Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Brett Weston, Rocky Schenck, Rod Cook, Luis Gonzalez Palma and others, through Jan. 11, Luce Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700
"IN FOCUS: A HAWAI'I PHOTOGRAPHY
INVITATIONAL," prints juried by Jim and Cherye Pierce, through Jan. 11; Graphic Arts Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701
"WAHI PANA — SACRED PLACES — KAHO'OLAWE, O'AHU," works by Linda Kane inspired by the natural environment at Hawai'i's sacred places, continues through Jan. 23; Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery. 544-0287.
Don Ed Hardy (tattoo imagery, Asian symbolism, eccentric Western art and California pop mythology), Mark Kadota (multimedia art on modern life and nature) and Clifton Karhu (architectural renderings of Kyoto in Japanese woodblock), through Jan. 29, Robyn Buntin Galleries. 523-5913.
Mark Norseth (oil, pastel and watercolor), Bridgette Adams (paintings: "Reflections i Light and Texture") and Hugh Jenkins and Stephanie Ross, (glass: "Making Waves,") Saturday-Jan. 30, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.
PAUL PFEIFFER, exhibition of photographs, sculpture, video, computer photo collage and digital images, through Feb. 1; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-1322
Chuck Davis and Marc Turner, contemporary figurative and landscape paintings, through Feb. 4, Atelier 4 Fine Art Gallery. 524-3552.
"A'ALA: A JAPANESE COMMUNITY IN HAWAI'I," featuring never-before-displayed historical photographs and objects from the pre-World War II decades, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Feb. 14; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. 945-7633, www.jcch.com.
"Munakata Shikš: The Ten Disciples of Buddha (Shaka Judai Deshi)," Japanese woodblock prints, through March 21, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Michener Gallery. 532-8700.
"THE PACIFIC ISLANDS," permanent installation from the art museum's collection, including "Barkcloth of the Pacific," examples of kapa (tapa) from the art museum's textile collection, ongoing; second-floor galleries, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700
"ARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES," permanent exhibition of works from the art museum's collection, ongoing, George and Nancy Ellis Gallery of Filipino Arts, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701
OTHER VENUES
(Listed by closing date)
"ARTISTS MEAN BUSINESS," oils by artists with disabilities, through Jan. 15, Volcano Joe's Island Bistro Gallery. 941-8449.
PRINTS BY JENNIFER CALLEJO, TIMOTHY CONTRERAS AND KEIKO KAMATA, through Jan. 25; The Contemporary Museum Café. 526-1322.
LOVELAND ACADEMY and LOKAHI MONTESSORI SCHOOL student art exhibition, through Jan. 30; Sure Shot Cafe. 224-5251.
Peter Dunnrankin, figure/ground paintings, through Jan. 31, Cafe Che Pasta. 524-0004.
Margaret Keane, Cora Yee, Susan Brooks and Deborah Chambers, feature artists for January at The Gallery Hui at The Waikiki Shore. 942-2196.
Works by Peter Maaele and James S. Miyake, artists from the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, January-February, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific lobby.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Carly Mesker Shepherd, mostly acrylic, some oil paintings of landscapes and nature, through January, Parker Ranch's Puuopelu Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-2303.
"Crossings 2003: Korea/Hawai'i," the largest exhibition of Korean contemporary art outside of Korea, commemorating Korean immigration centennial anniversary, through Feb. 1; Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui. (808) 572-6560.
"From Bento To Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i," Japanese American National Museum exhibit exploring immigration to present includes artifacts, through Feb. 15, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Schaefer International Gallery; free.
ALUMNI AND STUDENT WORK from the Art Department collection, University of Hawai'i- Hilo, drawings, paintings and mixed media, through end of Spring 2004 semester; Mookini Library, third floor. Also: alumni and student art exhibit, ongoing, Lava Landing, Campus Center, computer center, second floor. (808) 947-7524.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
Korean Cultural Classes for the New Year: puppets and folk tales workshop for adults and kids, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday; and lantern making and lighting workshop, 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 17; Lyman Museum, Hilo. For fees, pre-registration call (808) 935-5021 by Wednesday.
"Integrating Arts Across The Curriculum," for K-5 teachers, a series of three fine arts standards-based professional development workshops sponsored by the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education and Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; on Kaua'i, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Feb. 7 and April 17 at Kapa'a Elementary School; on the Big Island, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 24, Feb. 7, March 6 and April 24 at the Hawai'i District Office Annex, room C-1; $15 per workshop. Registration deadline Saturday. www.hawaii.gov/sfca, (808) 941-2787, haae@aloha.net.
CALLS TO ARTISTS
Geckos in Paradise, the community is invited to decorate over 50 fiberglass geckos which will be displayed in various Waikiki and downtown locations in August and September. Applications for interested artists available at www.geckosinparadise.org. Deadline is Feb. 2.
EIGHTH ANNUAL CANON AMATEUR PHOTO CONTEST, themed "Pets in Hawai'i," accepting entries through Feb. 29 for March judging and April exhibit at the Canon Photo Gallery, Honolulu. 522-5930.
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Correction: The exhibit "Creativity Surrounds Us Like the Light Surrounds the Sun" opens Friday at The ARTS at Marks Garage. There is no public reception Friday. The reception will be held 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the gallery.
