ART CALENDAR

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SPECIAL EVENTS

"The Beauty of Islamic Art" tour of the museum's collection with docent Cathy Levinson, 2:30-4 p.m. today and Tuesday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; free with museum admission, $7 general and $4 military, seniors and students. Reservations: 532-8700.

Raku Ho'olaule'a, 28th annual celebration of raku pottery firing with a slide lecture by guest artist Roger Baumann, 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. presentation tomorrow, Honolulu Academy of Arts courtyard and Doris Duke Theatre, free; Clay Demonstration and Potluck, 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Fort Shafter Arts & Crafts Center, free; Weekend Camping and Beachside Firing, Thursday through Aug. 7, Kualoa Regional Park, register to camp or fire with a group by calling 596-8128; Floating Sculpture Contest, ceramics demonstrations and raffle, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Community Kiln, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, $5 per bowl, Kualoa Regional Park. 596-8128.

Shibori — Traditional Japanese Fabric-folding, presentation by Hiroko Ono and Joan Santoro on their recent trip to Arimatsu, Japan, with samples of shibori, presented by Hawaii Stitchery and Fibre Arts Guild, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Academy Art Center at Linekona; free. 532-8742.

Sewing, Quilting, Embroidery and Crafts Festival, with fashion shows, contests, workshops, seminars and display booths, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 7, Blaisdell Center; $6. Advance reservations for workshops and schedule of events: pcmexpo.com or (800) 472-6476.

First Friday, gallery walk with receptions and openings in more than 20 art galleries, museums and other venues, 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, downtown Honolulu; maps available at participating galleries. 521-2903, 521-1812.

Make Your Boss Wash Your Car, fundraiser for Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, 226 N. Kuakini St.; $10 per car, $15 per truck, van or SUV. 566-3451.

ONGOING EVENTS

Art on the Zoo Fence, more than 35 Island artists display their work for sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Honolulu Zoo fence on Monsarrat Avenue.

Artist Demonstrations, Island artists demonstrate techniques, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse; free. Call for scheduled artists: 596-8885.

WOW! (Wailea on Wednesday), with guest artist, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lahaina Galleries, Shops at Wailea, Maui. (808) 874-8583.

Friday Night is Art Night, meet with Island artists, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fridays, Lahaina Galleries, Front Street, Lahaina, Maui; free. (808) 661-6284.

Painting Demonstration by Island artists, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

OPENING

Hawai'i Pacific University Annual Exhibition, 40th anniversary exhibit of works by students, faculty, staff and alumni, today-Sept. 23, HPU Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 544-0287.

"Images: Looking Through the Eyes of Kuakini Employees, Volunteers and Physicians," works from the health system's photo contest, tomorrow-Aug. 30, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Purple Power," recent ceramics by Russell Wee, tomorrow-Aug. 31, Ko'olau Gallery. 988-4147.

Works by Toni Turner, Bradley Morisugi and Patty Kanemoto, tomorrow-Aug. 31, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific's Louis Vuitton Creative Art Gallery. 531-3511.

"Wood Skin Ink: the Japanese Aesthetic in Modern Tattooing," 18th- and 19th-century ukiyo-e prints displayed next to works on paper by contemporary tattoo artists Don Ed Hardy, Takahiro Kitamura, Chris Trevino, Yoshihito Nakano (Horiyoshi III) and Kazuaki Kitamura (Horitomo), tomorrow-Sept. 25, opening reception 6-8 p.m. today, Hui No'eau Visual Art Center, Makawao, Maui. (808) 572-6560.

Works by Julie McCue and Sandra Woodford, exhibit of watercolors, prints, cards and ceramic tiles by McCue; and painted and decorated furniture by Woodford, tomorrow-Aug. 31, opening reception 3-5 p.m. Aug. 13, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

"Transformation of the Model," works by various artists in various media featuring figure model Crolie Rashmi Pierce, with works by Pierce also, Tuesday-Aug. 27, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

Underwater Photographs, works by members of Kona Underwater Photographic Society, Tuesday-Sept. 26, Kahilu Theatre Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-6017.

"Nature at Hand," plein-air paintings and mixed-media work by Fong Ling, Priscilla E. Hall, Jennifer A. Rothschild and Claudia Wallace, Thursday-Aug. 31, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 7, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens Art Gallery. 233-7323.

Works by Angela Goldie, mixed-media works on Island life, Friday-Aug. 31, artist reception 5-9 p.m. Friday, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

Block Prints by Bill Roberts and Paintings by Warren Stenberg, Saturday-Aug. 20, Hale'iwa Art Gallery. 637-3366.

CLOSING

"Hawai'i in Paris: The Art of Hula," works by Parisian artists on the subject of hula curated by Sandra Kilohana Silve, through today, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Education Wing Gallery. 532-8701.

Exhibition of Children's Art, works by students in the summer art classes, through today, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8701.

"Shady Ladies," recent works by Susie Anderson, through today, Nohea Gallery at Ward Centre. 591-9001.

Daniel Van Zyle, wildlife etchings and paintings, through today, Ko'olau Gallery. 988-4147.

"Heartist 3," new works by Eight, through today, Protype, Windward Mall. 235-6161.

"Inside/Out: The Body," works of Deirdre Britt, Jeeun Kim and Richard Earl Leong Yu Ralya, through today, Contemporary Museum Café. 526-0232.

"Red Lady Series," paintings by Dean Kagemoto, through today, Borders, Ward Centre, Stairway Gallery. 591-8995.

"The Muse," paintings and mixed-media works by Kloe Kang, through today, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

"grasping the bird's tail," recent paintings by james t. kuroda, through Friday, bibelot gallery. 738-0368.

"True Color," oil paintings by Leo Laxa, through Saturday, Mezzanine Gallery, Pauahi Tower. 226-5205, 596-8821.

"Hawai'i and Paris: Visions of Hula," painting and drawings by children from Wai'anae and Nanakuli schools inspired by hula with photos that document their creation, through Saturday, Honolulu Hale's Courtyard Gallery. 988-0628.