Opens Tuesday, July 17; continues through Sept. 1

Gallery hours: Tuesdays–Saturdays, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Opening reception: Third Thursday, July 19, 6 to 8 p.m.

Artist talk: Third Thursday, August 16, 7 to 8 p.m.

The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave.

521-2903, http://www.artsatmarks.com

A new exhibit, "Just East of West," opens at The ARTS at Marks Garage Tuesday, July 17, and continues through Sept. 1.

The exhibit utilizes new art as a tool for understanding the social mechanics and global economics of working together, according to organizers. It is a project of the Hawaii Arts Alliance. For the show, Honolulu'screative community was encourages to explore the people, freight, and customs from the central port of the Pacific Rim.

Hawaii artist and the master of the East/West aesthetic, Masami Teraoka, will be making a special contribution of three classic prints. Contemporary printmakers have contributed work that deals with land use and misuse in the Aloha State, This component, "Plotting Paradise," is curated by Erika Johnson.

Also on display: a collaboration between surfboard shaper Eric Walden and Bhutan monk Sangay Rinchen.

Dozens of artists responded to the "Just East of West" open call to artists with 130 works of art. From these, 23 pieces by 17 artists were selected.

Participants include: Aaron Lee, Jeff Burgess, Patrick Maguire, San Shoppell, Linda Collins Chapman, Ania Modzelewski, Scott S Yoell, Marc Yoakum, Kevin Leong, J Forest Ocean Bennett, Chris Reiner, Jon Tuthill, Kenna Doeringer, Raina Grigg, Mandell Andres and Me U (John Arnold).

Neighboring gallery Chinatown Boardroom will facilitate the sale of surfboards to help purchase materials and equipment for restoring the sacred arts of Bhutan temples. Each board is a collaboration between shaper and Chinatown Boardroom owner Eric Walden and monk, Sangay Rinchen. In the example at Marks, Rinchen (who is training in conservation) painted a Chuzing with a head of a crocodile and a body of a fish to symbolize long lasting friendship.

"Plotting Paradise" features works by 14 printmakers and resident artists of Hawaii, including Bradley Capello, Charles Cohan, Duncan Dempster, Paul Faber, Vince Hazen, Erika Johnson, Alan Konishi, Cassandra Locke, Na'a Makekau, Robert Molyneux, Carl Pao, Abigail Romenchak, Paul Weissman, and Jared Wickware.