SPECIAL EVENTS

"Romancing the Lotus," tour of the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, led by docent Ivor Kraft, 2:30-4 p.m. today; also, "Human Figure, East and West," led by docent Charles Hardy, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 13; free with museum admission. Reservations: 532-8700.

Artists' Showcase, drawings, carvings, jewelry and photography by area artist, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Kahuku Public & School Library; free. 293-8935.

Pottery Sale, works by members of the Hawaii Potters' Guild and Cane Haul Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Kuhio School's lanai, 2759 S. King St.; free admission. 734-3076, 294-3843.

12th annual Showcase, two-day art sale to benefit the programs of the Honolulu Academy of Arts: preview art sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, with talks by academy director Stephen Little on art collection and various artists on their work; free admission. Also, Food and Wine Extravaganza, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 13, with gourmet cuisine from Hawai'i's finest chefs, wine tastings, entertainment and art for sale; $85 ($35 is tax deductible). Honolulu Academy of Arts. Tickets: 532-3687. Information: 532-8700.

Art on the Streets, discover art treasures found in the murals, monuments and mosaics of Honolulu, with children's art activities, museum tours and more, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Hawai'i State Art Museum; free. 586-9958.

ONGOING EVENTS

Art on the Zoo Fence, works by more than 35 Island artists, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Honolulu Zoo fence on Monsarrat Avenue.

Demonstrations by guest artists, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. daily, Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free. Call for schedule: 949-3989.

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

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

Friday Night is Art Night, meet 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, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

OPENING THIS WEEK

"Summer Sensations," two- and three-dimensional art by Audrey Chang, Priscilla Hall, Benita Hunt, Giovanni Reola, Jennifer Rothschild and Jenee Wonderlich, today through Aug. 31, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens Gallery. 233-7323.

Korean Children Art Contest Exhibit, winners of the contest sponsored by The Korean Artist Association of Hawai'i, Tuesday through Aug. 20, Honolulu Hale courtyard. 527-5666.

Autumn Art Exhibit, works by Angelika Veach, Joel Martin Veach, Dale Andres, Elaine Merry Kam, Thursday through Oct. 28, opening reception 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Waialua Public Library. 637-7446.

"Mixing It Up," collages by Marsha Umbour and Valaida d'Allessio, prints by Russell Lowrey and mixed media paintings by Ed Handelman, Friday through Sept. 7, artist reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, Village Gallery Contemporary, Lahaina, Maui. (808) 661-5559.

RECENT OPENINGS

Works by Karen Thrasher, through Aug. 24, The Gallery at Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island. (808) 886-2199.

"Reflections," works by Saint Wayne and Laura Kunimura, through Aug. 25, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

"Hot August Knights," works by Mat Kubo, Saint Marko, Carl F.K. Pao, Chris Reiner and Anson Tsang, through Aug. 26, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"Catwalk," feline fine art by Honolulu artists, through Aug. 26, artist reception 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

"Spirit of the Form," works by Ed Aotani, Simone Cahill Berlin, Nancy Lea Jackson, Leila Lammers, Paula Nokes, Jahn-Peter Preis and Jackie Watson, through Aug. 26, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

Works by Steve Irvine, oil painting and mixed-media artworks, through Aug. 28, A View From Paradise Gallery, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-4605.

"The Cloud Eaters," drawings and paintings by Christopher St. John, through Aug. 28, reception 5-8 p.m. Aug. 17, Bethel Street Gallery. 524-3552.

"The Eyes of Hawaii Photography Club," exhibit of works by members, through Aug. 30, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

Photography by James A. Silva, through Aug. 31, artist reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

Annual Contemporary Art Show, two- and three-dimensional work created by members of The Association of Hawaii Artists, through Sept. 2, opening reception 4:30-6:3- p.m. Aug. 15, Pauahi Tower, lobby level. 638-8623.

"Hawaii Square," photographs by Victor Giordano, through Sept. 5, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

"Daring Moves: Actor Prints," Japanese woodblock prints from the James A. Michener collection, through Sept. 17, Honolulu Academy of Arts Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

"Beasts to Birds," mixed-media paintings by Jodi Endicott, through Sept. 22, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery. 544-0287.

CLOSINGS

"Alimatuan: The Emerging Artist as American Filipino," works by young artists from the Philippines and American-Filipinos, through today, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

"Artists of Hawai'i Revisited," acquisitions selected from the annual shows dating back to 1997, through today, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Holt Gallery. 532-8701.

"Elements," new works in clay by KC Grennan and Daven Hee, through Saturday, lodestar collective, Kailua. 262-4606.

Holly Kitaura, works in acrylic, watercolor and ink and Robert James, oil paintings, through Saturday, Hale'iwa Art Gallery. 637-3368.

"For the Love of Food Too!" works by Jack Lee, Fong Ling, Dieter Runge, Pam Tagariello and Kathy Yokouchi, through Saturday, Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom, King and Pi'ikoi streets. 597-1647.

Solo Exhibitions 2006, prints by Deborah Nehmad and Abigail Romanchak, through Saturday, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Maui. (808) 572-6560.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

Japanese Woodblock Prints, next rotation of prints from the James A. Michener collection, through Aug. 20, Honolulu Academy of Arts, James A. Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

"From Stage to Page: Kabuki Through Woodblock Prints," ukiyo-e prints that present the actors, plays and milieu of Japanese theater, given to the center by the Utagawaha Monjinkai Foundation, plus examples of costumes, scenery and stage elements of kabuki, through Aug. 24, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7177.

Art Photographs of Hawai'i, prints and note cards by Victor Giordano, through Aug. 24, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Portrait in Pine — An Era Ends," oil paintings of pineapple plantation days by Susie Y. Anderson and "Horizons," hand-blown glass vessels by Bud Spindt, through Aug. 24, artist reception 2-5 p.m. today, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"For the Joy of It," appliqued quilts from the Judy Roche collection, curated by Lynne Z. Bassett and Deborah E. Kraak, and organized by the Brandywine River Museum in Pennsylvania, through Aug. 27, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Textile Gallery. 532-8701.

"Art in Public Places," works collected by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through Sept. 2, Hawai'i State Art Museum, Diamond Head Gallery. 586-0900.

Recent Works, art by Sabra Feldstein, Lauren Okano, Deborah Pacheco, Adrienne Pao and Debbie Young and showing of Robert Pennybacker's film "Jazz and the Creative Act," through Sept. 7, Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

Japanese Design Today 100, innovative everyday objects created by contemporary Japanese designers, through Sept. 13, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Community Gallery. 945-7633.

Contemporary Filipino-American Artists of Hawai'i, group exhibition of works by Alicia Ajolo, Michael Cueva, Terry Acebo Davis, N. Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, Aaron Padilla, Rebecca Ramos, Sean Rivera, Romolo Valencia and Charles Valrose, through Oct. 3, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-0232.

"Trade, Taste, and Transformation: Jingdezhen Porcelain for Japan, 1620-1545," collection of Chinese ceramic plates, boxes and bowls created for use in Japan, through Oct. 8, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Gallery 14 of the Asian Wing. 532-8701.

"Ho'okahi Kapa: Layers of Life," exhibit of recent works of bark cloth by Hawai'i artisans and examples of kapa and implements from the museum's collection, through Oct. 15, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; $14.95 adults, with discounts for youth, seniors, military and kama'aina 847-3511.

"Philippines: To the Plantations and Beyond," exhibit to honor the 100th anniversary of Filipinos in Hawai'i, with photos and costumes of Filipino workers; a tribute to the all-Filipino regiments that served in the U.S. military; and a display of leaders of Filipino ancestry, through Dec. 31, Hawaii Plantation Village, Goro Arakawa Exhibit Room, Waipahu; free admission. 677-0110, www.hawaiiplan tationvillage.com.

"Treasures of Hawai'i's Past," artifacts that tell the story of Hawai'i's first missionaries, and how their lives were influenced by native culture, through Jan. 27, Mission Houses Museum, Chamberlain House Gallery; $5. 531-0481.

"The Pacific Islands," permanent installation from the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, including "Barkcloth of the Pacific," examples of kapa, at the academy's second-floor galleries. 532-8701.

"O2art 3: Paul Morrison, gamodeme," black-and-white monumental painting, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

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

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

"Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i," works from the 1960s to the present by Island artists; docent-led tours available, Hawai'i State Art Museum. 586-0900.

OTHER VENUES

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Up Close and Personal," two- and three-dimensional works by Association of Hawaii Artists members Bridgette Adams, Patrice Federspiel, Margo Goodwill, Don Hardaway, Stephanie Hoe, Roy Okano and Claudia Wallace, through Aug. 27, Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery. 293-7055.

"Sights and Sounds of Nature," prints by Steve and Jim Kastner, through Aug. 31, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

Works by Sarah White and Roxane Goo, art by patients, through Aug. 31, Louis Vuitton Creative Art Gallery, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. 531-3511.

"Young Imaginarians," works by students of Maryknoll School fine-arts program, through Sept. 8, Art of Vision Gallery, Laser Eye Center of Hawaii. 952-7315.

New Work by Mary Farkash and Linda Spadaro, presented by the balcony gallery, through Oct. 27, Duc's Bistro. 265-4454.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Eruption at Night and Other Noteworthy Themes," glass art by Wilfred Yamasawa, through Sept. 3, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

2006 annual Student Art Exhibition, works by students at UH-Hilo and Hawai'i Community College, through Sept. 30, UH-Hilo Campus Center Gallery, Big Island. (808) 974-7307.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Summer Oil Painting Workshops, Ed Furuike teaches landscape and seascape painting using a palette knife, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday and Aug. 15, Honpa Hongwanji, Pali Highway; $150. 206-0901.

Watercolor Class, Koko Toyomura teaches how to mix and work with contemporary color and shades to create moods, 3-5:30 p.m. Saturdays, The Art Board; $100 for four weeks of instruction. 536-0121.

Basics in Oil, ongoing classes by Elaine Matsuda for 12 and older, 10 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m. or 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; Midori Art Studio, 2639 S. King St., Suite 204; $100 for five-week series of classes. Call for supply list and registration: 952-0309.

Oil-painting classes, learn composition and color from Noriko Wakayama, 9:30 a.m.-nooon Saturdays, The Art Board, 1170 Nu'uanu Ave. Suite 104 (536-0121); $100 for four weeks of instruction.

Oil-painting classes, modern impressionist techniques using brush or palette knife, with artist Yuan Shawl, for beginning students; nine workshop hours taught at the YWCA on Richards Street; $270 for the series. Schedule: 383-0998.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

Wahiawa Community and Business Association calls for artists to show their works, including oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors, sketches and photographs, at their monthly Artfest, to begin Sept. 17 and continuing the third Saturday of each month, at the Wahiawa Civic Center. 622-3074, 621-2094, benavitz @hawaiiantel.net. Application deadline is Sept. 1.

Bethel Street Gallery seeks submission of three-dimensional work including ceramics, sculptures, glass, wood and metal works. Portfolios reviewed by appointment only. 524-3552.

The Gallery at Ward Centre seeks three-dimensional works in any medium from O'ahu artists. 597-8034.

Café Che Pasta seeks hanging art in all media from solo or group exhibitors. 524-0004.

Art Fairs seeks works in any media to show at the YWCA on Richards Street during First Friday downtown gallery walks. 383-0998.

Gallery on the Pali seeks artists to submit works for Abilities 2007; call 539-3874 or write liagena@amhd.health.state .hi.us. Also, artists for Leap Year Show 2008; call the Association of Hawaii Artists; for solo or group exhibitions, 526-1191.

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