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Posted on: Sunday, May 15, 2005

Art Calendar

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENTS

Bank of Hawaii Sundays: Artsy Animals, with gallery hunt for animals, prizes, animal videos, story time, keiki crafts and live entertainment, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700.

"Art On The Outside," tour with docent Patrick Norman, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; free with museum admission of $7 general and $4 military, seniors and students. Reservations: 532-8700.

Royal Elementary School sculpture dedication, Hawaiian blessing of bronze-and-acrylic Kim Duffett work celebrating learning through the generations at O'ahu's oldest school, 9 a.m. Wednesday at the school. 587-4510.

"Slippahs and Such" Reception, with pupu by Peter Merriman, a "Wildest Slippah" contest with prize of original "Slippah" print to winner (exhibit of woodblock prints and paintings reflecting Polynesia by Mary Spears runs through June), 5-7 p.m. Friday, Pu'uopelu Gallery, Parker Ranch Historic Homes, Waimea, Big Island. Reservations required: (808) 885-5433.

"Workspace A to Z: the Artists Who Made It Happen," exhibit scheduled for six consecutive Saturdays, featuring artists who have shown their work at the soon-to-close gallery: artists A-H will show 6-8 p.m. Saturday; artists I to N 6-8 p.m., May 28 and June 4, and artists O to Z 6-8 p.m., June 11 and 18; workspace (gallery is open only for these Saturday-evening exhibits). 732-2300.



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 their 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.

Rudy Gonzalez shows his techniques, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Tabora Gallery, Hale'iwa. 637-5520.

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.

Juno Galang shows his techniques, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Tabora Gallery, Hale'iwa; free. 637-5520.



OPENING

"Peace With Aloha," children's art, today through May 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Honolulu Hale, Lane Gallery. 523-4674.

"Peace With Aloha," children's art, tomorrow through May 30, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; reception 6-7 p.m. tomorrow; Kapolei Hale. 523-4674.

"Bright Color Impressions of the Beauty of Life," Yuan Y. Shaw's new oil paintings, tomorrow through June 10, Pauahi Tower, second-floor lobby, Bishop Square. 383-0998.

Anne Schneider and Chris Kurz, oil paintings and stained/fused glass, Thursday through July 15; reception 4 p.m. Thursday; Kauai Museum. (808) 826-6720.

"Defining Home: Native Woods, Western Objects," Hawaiian furniture and furnishings and the history of unique furniture-making in Hawai'i, Friday through Aug. 20, Mission Houses Museum.

Rick Frazier, Big Island artist's works made of Hawaiian wood, Saturday through June 5; reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 22; Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kohala, Big Island. (808) 886-1234.



CLOSING

Chinese Hawaii Photo Association, photos by members, through today, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Maunakea Market Place, second floor, Chinatown. 381-2917.

"Rhythms of Color," floral paintings by Noriko, through today, Art Board Gallery. 949-0700.

"Line's Roar," paintings by Lauren Okano, through tomorrow, Nohea Gallery at Ward Centre. 591-9001.



ONGOING EXHIBITS (Listed by closing date)

"Paul Emmert: Views of Hawai'i," first rotation of ink, wash and graphite drawings of O'ahu and Honolulu, through May 22, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Holt Gallery. Second rotation, May 26-July 17, views of Kona Coast and Kilauea Volcano. 532-8701.

"Bountiful Beads," beaded and woven jewelry by Barbara Edelstein; "Mostly Pastels," paintings by Helen Iaea; "Motion, Commotion and Emotion," ceramics by Jeffrey Berenberg, Shannon Lambert, Cory Lum and Charlene Tashima; through May 26, Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Linear Liaisons," recent work on paper by Noelani Block, through May 27, bibelot gallery. 738-0368.

"Flash Blink Luck," photographs by Jayson Tanega, through May 27, Canon Gallery. 522-5930.

"Abilities," third annual show of works by people with mental illnesses, through May 27, Gallery on the Pali.595-4047.

"Landscape Statement — Lay of the Land," new works by Gallyn, Tamara Moan and Marcia Pasqua, through May 28, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

"Fruit of the Dreamtrees," visions from the subconscious by Corey Avecilla, Aaron Char, Scott Fitzel, K.C. Grennan, Mike Harrison, Lucille Morelli and Peter Murray, through May 28, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

Aloha Ho'omaluhia Exhibition XXI, multimedia works that reflect the beauty of the gardens by 15 Island artists, through May 29, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery. 233-7323.

"Eternal Presence: Handprints and Footprints in Buddhist Art," sculptures, paintings and works on paper from Tibet, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand and Japan, through May 29, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Asian Gallery. 532-8701.

"Nothing Ever Happens," traveling exhibit of paintings, sculptures and drawings by Yoshitomo Nara, plus a multimedia slide show of his photography exclusive for this exhibit, through May 29, Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

Patrick Doell: Acrylic Landscapes, through May 31, Ko'olau Gallery. 988-4147.

"Decentralizing the Center: P-factory & Friends," works by group of international and Mainland artists, through May 31, thirtyninehotel. 599-2552.

"Visions of Diversity — Emerging Photographers 2005," works by students of photography classes offered by UH Outreach College's New Media program, through June 1, South Street Gallery. 525-5212.

"The Palace and the People: Arts of Rajasthan," arts and artifacts demonstrate the diversity of motifs among the village, nomadic people, and the urban merchants and nobility of Rajasthan, through June 3, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7177.

Paintings by Holly Katura and Robert James, through June 4, Hale'iwa Art Gallery. 637-3366.

Neo Rauch Works 1994-2002, paintings from the Leipziger Volkszeitung collection, extended through June 5, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Clare Booth Luce Gallery. 532-8701.

Sandra Blazel, new paintings, through June 8, Bethel Street Gallery. 524-3552.

"Kokoro: Cherished Japanese Traditions in Hawai'i," cultural arts as featured in the book by the same title by the Japanese Women's Society of Honolulu, including chigirie (torn-paper collage), bonsai and calligraphy, through June 10, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. 945-7633.

"Your Art Show," mixed-media works by staff and vendors who work at 1132 Bishop St., through June 17, The Exhibit Space, 1132 Bishop St. 440-2714.

"Expressions from the Heart," retrospective of works by Rikiya Asai, through July 1, Art of Vision Gallery at the Laser Eye Center of Honolulu. 946-6000.

"Pet Project," multimedia works by 20 Hawaii artists, through July 22, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery. 544-0287.

"American Studio Sculpture," early-20th-century works from the academy's collection, through July 24, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Graphic Arts Gallery. 532-8701.

"Inside/Out:The Body," works of Deirdre Britt, Jeeun Kim and Richard Earl Leong Yu Ralya, through July 31, Contemporary Museum.

"Nostalgic Japan," landscapes by Kawase Hasui from 1883 to 1957, through Aug. 7, Honolulu Academy of Arts, James A. Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

"Reflecting Hawai'i," juried exhibition of two-dimensional works by artists of Hawai'i, through Sept. 3, Diamond Head galleries; and "Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i," works from the 1960s to the present in various media by Island artists, continuing, with docent-led tours available, Hawai'i State Art Museum. 586-0900.

"HNL to NY," a group exhibition of painting, photography, sculpture and installation art by 12 contemporary artists born and/or raised in Hawai'i who now live in New York, through Sept. 27, Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

"Na Akua Wahine: Celebrating the Female Gods of Hawai'i Nei," female 'aumakua images and contemporary works depicting the women deities of Hawai'i, through October, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; included with admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 children 4-12, kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

"Tennis Dessus," site-specific installation of hand-painted art on the musuem's tennis courts by Michael Ming Hong Lin of Taiwan, through December, Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

"The Pacific Islands," permanent installation from the museum's collection, including "Barkcloth of the Pacific," examples of kapa from textile collection, second-floor galleries, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700

"Arts of the Philippines," permanent exhibition of works from museum's collection, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Ellis Gallery of Filipino Arts. 532-8701.

Wood Lathe Art, works by Uwe and Natalia Dost shown with works by Kim Duffet, Francis Pimmel, Elmer Adams and Roy Tsumoto, at Uwe Dost Studio Gallery, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Alii Tower Plaza. 947-3100.

"Na Hale 'O Waiawi," site-specific installation by Patrick Dougherty created from strawberry guava and rose-apple saplings, Contemporary Museum. 526-0232.



OTHER VENUES (Listed by closing date)

"Arte al Fresco," mixed-media works by emerging artists Debi Huebler, Gallyn, Jerry Mayfield, Barbara Okamoto, Paula Rath, Elaine Seaver, Linda Spadaro and Deborah Young, through May 27, Café Che Pasta. 524-0004.

Mixed-media Works by Kyle Usui, through May 31, J Salon, 1128 Nu'uanu Ave. 550-4441.

Works by Lynn Matsuoka, gicles and prints from her Kabuki and Hula collections, though May 31, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

"Beautiful Hawaii!" paintings and sketches by George Yiu Fong Chan, through May 31, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

"Floral Menagerie," watercolors by Yasuko Abeshima, through May 31, A Gift for All Seasons Gallery, Kaimuki. 737-9038.

Works by Michael Chun and Kathy Paaina, student work from the Louis Vuitton Creative Art Program, through June 30, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Art Gallery. 531-3511.

"John Coltrane's Ear, Buddha's Hand, Jacob's Ladder," large painting by Rosalinda Kolb, through June, Coffeeline (inside Atherton YMCA). 778-7909, 395-9065.

"Insights," biennial juried show, sponsored by National League of American Pen Women, through July 1, Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery. 627-1079.

10th annual Student Art Exhibit, mixed-media works by students of Haward Farrant from Waialua Intermediate and High School, through July 30, Waialua Public Library. 637-8286.



NEIGHBOR ISLANDS (Listed by closing date)

Exhibit of Wood Sculpture and Paintings, works by Crystal Lockwood and David Gallegos, through May 22, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; park entrance fee may apply. (808) 967-7565.

"Pacific Voyagers, Canoes," exhibit of canoes from the 2004 Festival of Canoes in Lahaina, including paddles, drums and tools used in their making plus black and white photographs by Masako Cordray of the festival, Friday through June 5, Scheafer International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului. (808) 242-2787.

"Slippahs and Such," woodblock prints and oil and watercolor paintings by Mary Spears reflecting Hawai'i and Polynesia, through June, Pu'uopelu Gallery, Parker Ranch Historic Homes, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-5433.

"Paintings and Drawings of Territorial Hawai'i," paintings, sketches and watercolors by Jan Schaafsma, 1910-1945, from the collection of the Schaafsma family and the Lyman Museum, through Oct. 5; also, "Grandfather's House," interactive, full-scale replica of a 1930s Korean home, through March, Lyman Museum, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-5021.



CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

"Turn Your (current concept) Art Into an Aloha Shirt Print Design," workshop by Emma Howard, who has designed for Kahala Sportswear, Reyn Spooner and others, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. today and tomorrow, Hawaiian Graphics; $135. 973-7171.

"Approaches, Materials and Concepts of Contemporary Painting," five-day workshop with Pia Stern, a noncredit UH course, 12:30-3:30 p.m. tomorrow-Friday, UH-Manoa, Art 323; $250. Registration: 956-8400, www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

"Know Your Camera 1: Introduction to Photography," noncredit UH course, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays May 19-June 16, UHM Webster 103; $98. Registration: 956-8400, www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

"Oil/Acrylic Painting on Location," 12-session noncredit UH course with plein air artist Mark Brown, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday-Aug. 6, first class at Ala Moana Beach Park; $99. Registration: 956-8400, www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

"Paint in Italian," three-meeting noncredit UH course with Daniela Minerbi on watercolors while learning Italian language, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-June 4, UHM Art 364; $85. Registration: 956-8400, www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

Contemporary Figure Drawing Class, six-sessions with instructor Tom Tomita in portrait and situational drawing in a variety of media, 6:30-9 p.m. each Tuesday, Art Board; $150. 949-0700.

Pen and Ink Drawing Class, six sessions with instructor Prue in techniques that raise pen and ink from a preliminary layout to a complete work in itself, 6:30-9 p.m. each Tuesday, Art Board; $150. 949-0700.

Art Classes, ongoing instruction in various media for children and adults, Tradewinds Gallery, Windward Mall, Kane'ohe. Call for schedule and tuition: 952-0309.



CALLS TO ARTISTS

The Photo Society meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Academy of Art Center at Linekona. 487-2090.

Pastel Artists of Hawaii seeks entries for the June 13-July 8 open show juried by Desmond O'Hagan. Call for a prospectus and details: 538-1052. Entry date is June 11 at Pauahi Tower.

Gallery on the Pali seeks artists interested in exhibiting; for the 2005 Abilities juried show, call the Adult Mental Health office at 538-3418; for the Flowers and Poetry Show in 2006, call 538-1052; for one-person or group exhibitions in the gallery, call 526-1191.

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