SPECIAL EVENTS

"How Chinese Art Surged Through the Millennium," lecture by Joan Lebold Cohen, 1 p.m. today, Doris Duke Theatre at the Academy; free. 532-8768.

Second Sunday Art Walk, open house and receptions at Kailua art venues, 1-5 p.m. today, downtown Kailua; free. 263-4434.

"Gas Kiln Firing," a lecture by Nils Lou from Linfield College in Oregon, sponsored by Hawai'i Potters' Guild, 6:30 p.m. Friday, UH-Manoa art auditorium; free. 841-8282.

Pottery and Craft Sale, high-fire pottery and hand-made crafts created by members of Hawai'i Potters' Guild and Cane Haul Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Kuhio Elementary School, 2759 S. King St.; free admission. 941-8108.

OPENINGS

"War & Peace," paintings and three-dimensional works by Ria Keltz-Remenar and Simone Berlin and photography by Chick Alsop, tomorrow through April 14, Pau'ahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery. 371-1104.

Earth Month 2007 Exhibit, winning photographs and video by student from Leeward and Central O'ahu middle and high schools, who entered the city's Earth Month Pollution Solutions Teen Video/Photography Contest, Tuesday through April 3, Kapolei Hale courtyard. 523-4674.

Tim Nguyen, oils, and Warren Stenberg, plein-air paintings, Thursday through March 31, Hale'iwa Art Gallery. 637-3368.

RECENT OPENINGS

"All Things Hawaiian," works by 15 artists jurored by Alan Leitner feature Hawai'i's people, culture and environment, through March 24, Honolulu Country Club. 689-3164.

Hawai'i Landscapes, oils by Susan Miyachi and Italian Glass Jewelry by Vetro Veneziano, through March 31, Accents Gallery at Honolulu Stained Glass. 737-8018.

"Selected Works: Then and Now," fiber art by Reiko Mochinaga Brandon, 14th annual KOA Award Recipient, through April 12, Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College. 734-9374.

"What Sound Does a Color Make?" works by international artists that use electronic media to explore the fusion of vision and sound, through April 13, UH-Manoa Art Building Art Gallery. 956-6888.

"Explorations in Watercolors" works by Lucille Cooper, Patricia Ekstrand, Dave Devenot, Faith Milnes, Bernie Moriax, Tadashi Sato, Carol Wong and Noriko Wakayama, curated by David Behlke, through April 28, Sub-Zero/Wolf Showroom gallery. 597-1647.

"Sala: Gem of Thai Architecture," exhibition of wooden spirit houses, models of traditional Thia structures, woodcarvings, installations, architectural plans, video and photography curated by Virginia Henderson and Michael Schuster, through May 23, opening reception 2 p.m. today, East-West Center Gallery (preceded by Thai dance performance at 1:30 p.m. at the Sala pavilion). 944-7177.

CLOSINGS

"Tables for Two," furniture by Robert Lippoth and furniture and jewelry by Thomas Calhoun, through tomorrow, Sutrov Gallery, Pa'ia, Maui. (808) 579-6242.

Holly Kitaura, watercolor and acrylic paintings, and Brad Lewis, photographs of volcanic lava flow, through Wednesday, Hale'iwa Gallery. 637-3368.

"In Honor of Compassion," paintings by Nan Holmes, through Friday, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8743.

79th annual Honolulu Printmakers Juried Art Exhibition, through Friday, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8743.

"Uncommon Perspectives x 3," new works by the pig, the bunny and the dragon (Debbie Pacheco, Arlene Woo and Frances Hill), through Friday, Pauahi Tower exhibition space, second floor. 261-4767.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Boys in the Band: Geoffrey Chadsey Drawings, 1998-2006," through March 18, The Contemporary Museum, Makiki Heights. 526-1322.

"Jenny Holzer: Recent Works," paintings from the artist's "Redaction" series, mini-LED installation and marble sculptures, through March 18, The Contemporary Museum, Makiki Heights. 526-1322.

"Squaresville," mixed-media collages by Cindy Conklin and "Picasso Who?" ceramics by Claude Horan, through March 22, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

37th annual Aloha Show, exhibit by the Association of Hawaii Artists, with oils, acrylics, pastel, watercolor and other media, through March 22, Honolulu Hale Courtyard. 523-4674.

44th annual Hawai'i Region Scholastic Art Exhibition, works from public and private middle- and high-school students, through March 23, The Exhibit Space at 1132 Bishop Street. 733-9141, ext. 404.

"Community College Art: 2007," works from seven community colleges in Hawai'i, judged by Tom Klobe and Jodi Endicott, through March 23, Windward Community College's Gallery 'Iolani. 236-9155.

"Celebrations in Tuscany," paintings and drawings by Peter Antrim Kowalke, through March 23, Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College's Fine Dining area, 'Ohelo building. 734-9374.

"Being There," oil paintings by Sanit Khewhok, through March 24, Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage. 536-9828.

"All Things Hawaiian," jurored all-media art show featuring Hawai'i's people, culture and environment by more than 20 artists, through March 24, Honolulu Country Club. 689-3164.

"essence," paintings and ceramics by Noe Tanigawa, Yukio Ozaki and George Woollard plus "Just the Two of Us," works by Jerry Mayfield and Paula Rath, through March 30, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

"art for women who like art for men who like art," works by Mindy Mizobe, Yuzuko Fukunaga, Kris Ikegami, Corinne Kamiya, Frank Sheriff, Marc Shiraki, Dan Nishiyama and Mat Kubo, through March 31, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"Hina Matsuri," Japanese paper-doll collage by Sumako Cohn, through March 31, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Darkroom Divas," photographs by students from La Pietra Hawai'i School for Girls, through March 31, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Escape," recent paintings by Alan Leitner and Timothy P. Ojile, through March 31, The Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

"Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific," cultural artifacts, including bowls, vases, bone and stone carvings, musical instruments, jade jewelry and other items from the prehistoric Hemudu culture, the seafaring societies and China's coastal civilizations including the Austronesians, predecessors of the Polynesians, through April 15, Bishop Museum; adults $15.95 with discounts for youth, seniors and kama'aina. 847-3511.

"Pa'a Ka La'a Animism and Totemism: Contemporary Expressions from an Indigenous Mind," works by Native Hawaiians and from North America, as well as 'aumakua images from the museum's collection, curated by Hale Naua III Society of Hilo and honoring Leialoha Kanahele, through April 22, Bishop Museum; adults $15.95 with discounts for youth, seniors and kama'aina. 847-3511.

Hawaiian Printmakers Exhibition, works by 15 local artists, through April 22, Hawaiian Art Gallery at Moku Ola, Koko Marina. 394-6658.

"A Vision of the World," works from the collection donated by Anna Rice Cooke, the academy's founder, through April 29, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

Works by Shizue Nakayama and Toni Turner, exhibit by patients in the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, through April 30, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Art Gallery. 531-3511.

"Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain and the United States, 1931-1945," more than 100 pieces illustrate how civilian textile design promoted wartime agendas in three countries, through April 29, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Hawai'i and Its People," works from the academy's collection curated by Tricia Allen, through May 6, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Pattern and Form," woodwork by Sharon Doughtie and William Ichinose, "Drawn to Remember," a project by Dana Forsberg and "Viewpoints," paintings by Kirk Kurokawa, through May 29, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.

"Navigating Cultural Connections: Hokule'a's Voyage to Japan," exhibit of artifacts from the trip of King Kalakaua to Japan to meet Emperor Meiji, as well as other connections between Hawai'i and the Japanese prefectures the Hokule'a will visit this year, through June 1, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Community Gallery; free to JCCH members, $5 nonmembers with discounts for kama'aina. 945-7633.

"Precious Resources: The Land & The Sea," works by Hawai'i artists that explore the impact of our natural surroundings on our lives, through July 7, Hawai'i State Art Museum. 586-0900.

"Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai'i," featuring personal legacies and bequests from the collection of Princess Bernice Pauahi Paki Bishop, through July 29, Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building, second floor; adults $15.95 with discounts for youth, seniors and kama'aina. 847-3511, www.bishopmuseum.org.

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

"O2art 3: Paul Morrison, gamodeme," black and white monumental painting, The Contemporary Museum, 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, 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)

Matson Art Exhibition, works by Eugene Savage, John Kelly, Frank McIntosh and Louis Macouillard and others commissioned from 1930-1960 by the Matson Navigation Co., through April 30, The Royal Hawaiian hotel, lower lobby. 923-7311.

"The Eternal Dance," images of ballet and modern dance by photographer Kim Taylor Reece, through April 30, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

Carly Shepherd, oils and acrylics and "D'Linn" Donna Char, oil paintings, through March 31, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

Heiau o Hawai'i, large-format photographs by Michael Shewmaker, through April 16, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

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; free. (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.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Figure Drawing Workshops by Karl Gnass, animation and storyboard expert: part one: "The Three Stages: Fundamentals of Figure Drawing," 9 a.m.-noon Saturday and part two: "Two-Figure Composition Drawing," 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College Koa 204; free. Register: 734-9382, ssussman@hawaii.edu.

Spring Pottery Classes, three-hour morning, evening and Sunday afternoon classes in wheel and handbuilt pottery meet once a week, March 18-May 26, at Hawai'i Potters' Guild, 2480 Bingham St.; $150 plus supply fees. 841-8282, www.hawaiipottersguild.org.

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. Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, Midori Art Studio, 2639 S. King St., Suite 204; $100 for five-week series of classes plus supply fees. Call for supply list and registration: 952-0309.

Oil-painting classes, learn composition and color from Noriko Wakayama, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, Hawaiian Graphics; $100 for four weeks of instruction, plus supply costs. 523-0790, 973-7171.

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.

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

10th annual Hale'iwa Art Festival calls for artists to exhibit, sell and demonstrate their original and limited edition work at a booth during the July 21-22 festival, artists selected by jury, deadline is March 24; nonrefundable $25 free for each artist application (selected artist will submit the required $250 fee for a booth plus a refundable $50 cleaning deposit.) Application, guidelines and information: www.haleiwaartsfestival.org.

Honolulu Academy of Arts calls for submission for "Artists of Hawai'i 2007," to be jurored by Russell Ferguson. This year, submit digital images only through the CaFE process at www.callforentry.org (no slides will be accepted). Deadline for submissions is 9 p.m. April 1.

2007 Hawaii Artist Exhibition, submit jpeg images of two- and three-dimensional works on CDs for judging by Frank Sheriff for the May 29-June 21 show and possible cash awards, with an entry fee of $25 for first three submissions and $10 for any additional work to Bethel Street Gallery by 6 p.m. May 15. Additional requirements: www.bethelstreetgallery.com, 524-3552.

The Gallery at Ward Centre seeks three-dimensional works in any media 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 to liagena@amhd.health.state.hi.us. Also, artists for Leap Year Show 2008, call 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.