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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, July 23, 2006

Art calendar

Advertiser Staff

Vincent van Gogh’s 1887 self-portrait is among the Rijksmuseum paintings that may be viewed on your desktop.

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DUTCH TREAT

Want to wake up to van Gogh? The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the first museum in the world to offer its own widget — a teensy computer program. The Rijkswidget lets you view a work of art from the museum's collection each day, along with information about the work and its artist. Of course, there are lots Rembrandts — the Rijksmuseum is known for its cache of 17th-century Dutch masters — but the collection also includes Man Ray and Utagawa Hiroshige. Let the widget wow you. To run the free download (at www.rijksmuseum.nl/widget) you need Yahoo! Widget Engine (Windows) or Dashboard (Mac OS X or higher).

— Advertiser Staff

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SPECIAL EVENTS

9th annual Hale'iwa Arts Festival Summer ArtFest, with art demonstrations, music, dance, storytellers, children's art activities, food booths, arts and crafts sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Hale'iwa Beach Park; free admission. www.haleiwaartsfestival.org.

"Peace and Violence in Art," tour of the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, led by docent Lorie Leininger, 2:30-4 p.m. today; also, "What Am I? Portraits East and West through the Ages," led by docent Steve Miller, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday and July 30; free with museum admission. Reservations: 532-8700.

An Artist's Perspective on Public Art, talk by Kazu Kauinana on the role and responsibility of the public artist, noon Tuesday, Hawai'i State Art Museum's second floor diamondhead galleries; free, part of the ArtLunch Lectures series. 586-0900.

ARTafterDARK: House, entertainment, art gallery tours and activities, food and drink available for purchase, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; $7. 532-8700.

East-West Ceramics IV Open House, discuss the works in progress with the artists, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, UH-Manoa Department of Art and Art History ceramics courtyard; free. 956-5264.

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

Japanese Design Today 100, innovative everyday objects created by contemporary Japanese designers, Thursday through Sept. 13, opening reception 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i Community Gallery. 945-7633.

"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, Saturday through Aug. 24, artist reception 2-5 p.m. Aug. 6, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034,

RECENT OPENINGS

Young People's Summer Exhibition, works created by students in the summer art program, through July 30, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8701.

"Sculpture in Wood," works by faculty and students of Na Kukui Ho'oulu O Na'auao, the college's woodcarving studio program, through July 31, Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College. 236-9155.

"Contemporary Masters," works by Claude Horan, Murray Turnbull and Elsha Bohnert, through Aug. 5, Koa Gallery. 734-9374.

"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.

"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 adult with discounts for youth, seniors, military and kama'aina 847-3511.

CLOSINGS

"Inspired by Kapa," watercolors by Cindy Conklin; "Back in Black," ebony wood carvings by Michael Lee; "Beauty Enbronzed," cast bronze figures by Ania Modzelewski; Koa Boxes and Desk Accessories by Roy Tsumoto; through Thursday, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Thunder-Dragon Kingdom, 2004, Bhutan," digital and infrared photographs by Michael Ferdun, through Friday, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

"Faces," photographic portraits of Filipinos by Tim Llena, through Friday, FilCom Center Gallery, Waipahu. 680-0451.

"Xocomil Pintores: Echoes of Guatemala," works by Island artists and "Written in Stone: Lithography Plus" by David Smith and Paul Weissman, through Saturday, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

Raku Ho'olaule'a 2006, juried exhibit of ceramics works created at the annual firing event sponsored by Hawai'i Craftsmen, through Saturday, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"The No Go Logo Show," exhibit of logos created by Hawai'i designers that were rejected by the clients who commissioned them, through Saturday, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

"Life and Soul: Interpreting the World We Live In," new works by Frances Hill and Cirlene, through Saturday, Café Che Pasta. 524-0004.

2006 Spring Art Show, works by students of Howard Farrant at Waialua Intermediate and High School, through Saturday, Waialua Public Library. 637-7446.

"Waterfalls and Sea Shores," invitational show of functional and decorative art from members of Waimea Arts Council, through Saturday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 328-9493.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Summer Scenes: At Home with Harunobu," Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Suzuki Harunobu, through July 30, Honolulu Academy of Arts, James A. Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

"Artists of Hawai'i 2006," 56th annual exhibit of works in various by Hawai'i artists juried by Edmund Capon, through July 30, Honolulu Academy of Arts Luce Gallery. 532-8701.

"Nau Ka Wae (The Choice Belongs to You)" installation art by Kaili Chun, winner of the Catherine E.B. Cox Award for 2006, through July 30, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Luce Gallery. 532-8701.

"Acrylic and Glass," retrospective works by Anthony Randall and J. Robert Reed, through July 31, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery, Kane'ohe. 233-7323.

"Peach Fan Dance," acrylics on silk by Spark Chan, through July 31, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

100 Banners of Pride, images of Honolulu's past are transformed into colorful banners by Lori Phillips and students from the Palama Settlement In-Community Treatment Center to celebrate the city & county's centennial, through Aug. 1, Honolulu Hale.

"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, 2007, Mission Houses Museum, Chamberlain House Gallery; $5. 531-0481.

"Jus Us," works by Susan Brooks, Jason Hoshida and Susan Rogers-Aregger, extended through Aug. 5, Pauahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery. 927-0452.

"Alimatuan: The Emerging Artist as American Filipino," works by young artists from the Philippines and American-Filipinos, through Aug. 6, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-0232.

"Artists of Hawai'i Revisited," acquisitions selected from the annual shows dating back to 1997, through Aug. 6, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Holt Gallery. 532-8701.

"Elements," new works in clay by KC Grennan and Daven Hee, through Aug. 12, lodestar collective, Kailua. 262-4606.

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 which 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.

Photography by Victor Giordano, black and white, through Aug. 25, 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.

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.

"Na Hulu Ali'i: Royal Feathers," exhibit of rare clocks, capes, feathered deities and other pieces from the pre-contact era, the Kamehameha dynasty and the Hawaiian monarchy, through Dec. 18, Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building; $14.95 adult 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 .hawaiiplantationvillage.com.

"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)

"For the Love of Food Too!" works by Jack Lee, Fong Ling, Dieter Runge, Pam Tagariello and Kathy Yokouchi, through Aug. 12, Sub-Zero/Wolf showroom, King and Pi'ikoi streets. 597-1647.

"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, artists' reception 5-7 p.m. today, 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."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)

"Enigma of the Mill," multimedia installation with industrial video production, music and large sculptural pieces by Tom Sewell, through July 30, Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Schaefer International Gallery. (808) 242-2787.

Solo Exhibitions 2006, prints by Deborah Nehmad and Abigail Romanchak, through Aug. 12, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Maui. (808) 572-6560.

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

Kid's Summer Art Workshops, one-, two- and four-day classes in drawing, painting, sculpting and mixed media for ages of 5-12, through Aug. 11, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; $20, $35 and $65 with discounts for members' children. Complete schedule: www.tcmhi.org; 526-1322, ext. 17.

Still Life Drawing, three-session class led by Paul Lackner in drawing and painting for beginers and those who need to improve their technique, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 and 12, Volcano Garden Arts, Volcano Village, Big Island; $40 per class or $100 for the series. Registration: (808) 967-7261.

Oil-painting classes, learn composition and color from Noriko Wakayama, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays beginning Aug. 4 at Hawaiian Graphics (973-7171, 523-0790). Also, 9:30 a.m.-noon, ongoing Saturdays, The Art Board, 1170 Nu'uanu Ave. Suite 104 (536-0121); $100 for four weeks of instruction at either location.

Summer Oil Painting Workshops, Ed Furuike teaches landscape and seascape painting using a palette knife, 6-9 p.m. Aug. 4, 11 and 18 or 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 7, 8 and 15, Honpa Hongwanji, Pali Highway; $150 for either class. 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. ongoing Saturdays, The Art Board; $100 for four weeks of instruction. 536-0121.

Basics in Oil, ongoing classes by Elaine Matsuda for ages 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, 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.

CALL FOR DOCENTS

The Contemporary Museum is accepting applications for the fall training program for volunteer docents. Weekly meetings, Sept. through May, with discussions on art history, theory and technique, will provide skills to act as public guides to the museum's exhibits; $100 includes all materials. Additional information and application packets: 525-1322, ext. 17, www.tcmhi.org. Application deadline is July 31.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

Tori Richard seeks print designs on the theme "Mediterranean Meets the Pacific," for a contest with cash prizes and possible inclusion in a 50th-anniversary catalog. Submit slides of two-dimensional artwork in any medium with embellishments such as embroidery, applique, beading or sequins. Finalist will submit actual artwork for final judging, with winners announced in late August. Entry forms and specifications available at Tori Richard stores or at www.toririchard.com. Submission deadline is Aug. 1.

The Association of Hawaii Artists seeks entries for its Aug. 7-Sept. 2 juried exhibit. Submit works 9-11 a.m. Aug. 5 at Pauahi Tower. $30 annual membership in the association is required for submission, plus entry fee of $20 for two pieces and $5 for each additional piece. Prospectus available: 239-6066.

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.