Note: Most venues are closed on Christmas and New Year's Day.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Winter Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts, sale of pottery, wood, jewelry, glass, fine art and clothing created by members of Pacific Handcrafters Guild, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Thomas Square; free admission. 254-6788.

Ceramics & Glass Christmas Sale, sculptural and functional pieces, paintings, drawings and prints by students and faculty, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today, UH-Manoa Art Building, Ceramics Department and Rooms 313-314; free admission.

Art Sale, ceramic sculpture and functional pieces, jewelry, paintings, prints and collectibles, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Manoa Gardens senior housing complex, 2790 Kahaloa Drive; free admission. 779-7543.

A Christmas Fantasy, arts and crafts for sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College; free admission. 236-9155.

24th annual World Art Bazaar, indigenous crafts from cultures around the world including vintage Chinese baskets and ceramics, hand-painted carved wooden animals from Mexico, Japanese haori jackets, Thai silk sarongs and indigo tie-dyed cotton, African masks and textiles, Scandinavian ornaments, lacquerware from Myanmar, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Academy Art Center at Linekona; continues 10 a.m.-4:30 Tuesday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 11; free admission. 532-8703, 532-8700.

Great Gifts From Hawai'i Artists, holiday items for sale including art glass, wood vessels, paintings, ceramics, bead and silver jewelry, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, The Gallery at Ward Centre; continues 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays (except Christmas) and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 29; free admission. 597-8034.

Impressions Benefit Print Sale, etchings, lithographs, woodcuts and monotypes by members of Honolulu Printmakers, 1-4 p.m. today, Academy Art Center at Linekona; free admission. 536-5507.

"Containers" tour of the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, led by docent Bill Bemmer, 2:30-4 p.m. today; and "Water, Water Everywhere" led by Dora Ching, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday and Dec. 11, at the academy; free with regular admission, $7 ($4 military, seniors and students). Reservations: 532-8700. Note: The academy will be closed on Saturday in preparation for the Kama'aina Christmas event.

Gifts of Aloha, silent auction of original Christmas stockings designed by island artists on display for bidding, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. tomorrow, Details Gallery; bidding continues 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays through the closing reception Dec. 16. 546-8000.

Elves Can't Make This Stuff, holiday shopping boutique with works by Island artists, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, The ARTS at Marks Garage; continues 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Dec. 22; free admission. 521-2903.

Things Japanese, annual sale of clothing, fabrics, lacquer and ceramic ware, antique dolls, tea sets and more, Saturday through Jan. 8, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free admission. 945-7633.

"Elements of the Goddess: Three Women From Ha'iku," works by Zariah, Eleykaa and Kimana, reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Old Lahaina Court House Gallery, Lahaina, Maui; free admission. (808) 661-0111.

Home for the Holidays, two-day event sponsored by Academy Art Center and American Folk Art Museum of New York City, with slide presentations, lectures and a hands-on workshop, given by Diana Schlesinger and Janet Lo, to explore aspects of American folk art, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and 9:30-11 a.m. Dec. 12, Academy Art Center at Linekona; $30 in advance, $40 at the door. For complete schedule: 532-8713.

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 by Island artists, 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.

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.

OPENINGS

"La Bella Figura 2005," paintings by students of George Woollard who traveled to Umbria and Tuscania in Italy during May, Tuesday through Dec. 29, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8742.

"With Passion for Food and Art," works by the restaurant's employees, Wednesday through Jan. 12, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Kiawe Kitchen, Volcano, Big Island. (808) 967-7711.

"Elia 0505," video wallpaper installation designed by French artist Marie Maillard, Saturday through Jan 9, Chanel Boutique, Waikiki. 923-3555.

"Ho'ohuli, To Turn Around," works by contemporary Hawaiian artists along with items from the museum's collection curated by Meleana Meyer, Saturday through March 12, Bishop Museum, Vestibule Gallery; included with museum admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 ages 4-12; kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

CLOSINGS

Tee Shirt Art Festival, display and sale of hand-painted, low-volume-production and mass-produced shirts, through Friday, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Spinning Stories: The Art of Pakistani Women Miniaturists," contemporary miniature works curated by Enrico Mascelloni, through Dec. 11, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Arts of the Islamic World Gallery. 532-8701.

"Yakimono: 4000 Years of Japanese Ceramics," 50 works from the Jomon period (2000 B.C.) to the Showa period (20th century A.D.), through Dec. 11, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Asian galleries. 532-8701.

New works in glass by Jane Raissle, through Dec. 14, Bethel Street Gallery. 524-3552.

Mixed Media Miniature VIII, small two- and three-dimensional works by Island artists, through Dec. 15, Koa Gallery, Kapi'olani Community College. 734-9374.

University of Hawai'i Graduate Exhibition 2005, more than 30 graduate students from the UH-Manoa Department of Art & Art History present their works in a variety of media, through Dec. 16, UH-Manoa Art Gallery. 956-6888.

Sea and Landscapes by George Eguchi and Works by Al Furtado, through Dec. 17, Hale'iwa Art Gallery, Hale'iwa. 637-3368.

"Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the World's Most Remote Island Sanctuary," photographs by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton of flora and fauna in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, through Dec. 18, Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building, second floor; included with museum admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 ages 4-12; kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

"The Magic of Christmas!" artworks by more than 90 local artists, sale through Dec. 24, bibelot gallery. 738-0368.

"The Colors of Hawa'i," photographs by Ed Helmick, through Dec. 29, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art," multimedia traveling exhibit portrays humor in American life, through Dec. 31, Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-1322.

Works by Virginia Hackfield and Chung Y. Lee, participants in the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, through Dec. 31, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. 531-3511.

"Those Were the Days," nostalgic prints by Joe Pimental, through Dec. 31, Ko'olau Gallery, Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Rhythm of Colors," floral oil paintings by Noriko, through Dec. 31, The Art Board. 536-0121.

"Festive Friends," works by Hopper and Roy Venters with a portion of sales to benefit Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai'i, through Dec. 31, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

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

"Common Voice, Common Folk, — Folk Art from Around the World" handcrafted objects from the collection of Georgianna and David de la Torre and the Honolulu Academy of Arts, through Jan. 5, Exhibit Space at 1132 Bishop Street, second-floor lobby.

"Out of the Sketchbook," drawings, proofs, sketches, prints and three-dimensional works by local artists, through Jan. 5, Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

"Into the Light: The Shifting Palette in Edo- and Meiji-Period Ukiyo-e Prints," Japanese prints from the academy's collection, curated by collection conservator Susan Sayre Batton, through Jan. 8, Honolulu Academy of Arts, James A. Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

"Enduring Threads," sunzani textiles from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, from the collection of Doris Duke, through Jan. 19, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7177.

"Frames of Mind," recent works by Terry Hildrebrand, Erika Luecke and Lauren Okano, through Jan. 20, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 544-0287.

"Reflecting Hawai'i," juried exhibition of two-dimensional works by artists of Hawai'i, through Jan. 28, Diamond Head galleries; also, "Summertime," multimedia visuals on the themes and images of summer from more than 100 Hawai'i artists, through Jan. 28; and "Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i," works from the 1960s to the present in various media by Island artists, with docent-led tours available, Hawai'i State Art Museum. 586-0900.

"From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics," pieces from 54 Korean artists incorporate traditional techniques with new influences and innovative methods, through Jan. 29, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Clare Boothe Luce Gallery. 532-8701.

"Here: Paintings by Stephen Niles," "May Chee — An Overview of Ceramic Works" and "David Hamma: A year of Sundays: drawings, paintings, prints," through Jan. 31, Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.

"Ho'oulu I Ka Nani: Breadfruit Quilts of Hawai'i," 27th annual exhibit of Hawaiian quilts from three generations of quilters curated by Margo Vitarelli and Loretta Woodard, through Feb. 4, Mission Houses Museum; $5 exhibit tour only, $8-$10 more for mission houses tour. 531-0481.

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

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

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

OTHER VENUES

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Good Omens," works by Lauren Joy Achitoff, Tomi Kobara, Erika Luecke and Paula Nokes, through Jan. 13, Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery. 441-9400.

Collage Works by Thomas Krieger, Alexandru Preiss and Amanda Toy, through Jan. 22, Contemporary Café. 526-1322.

New works by Hans Loffel, Sabra Feldstein and Deborah Pacheco, presented by the Balcony Gallery, through Jan. 27, Duc's Bistro. 531-6325.

"The Jolly Chef Collection," works on paper by Pam Tagariello, through Jan. 28, Café Che Pasta. 524-0004.

"Honolulu: Island Views," works by Mark Brown, Brenda Cablayan, Ka-Ning Fong and Tom Smith, through Jan. 31, Sub-Zero/Wolf Showroom, Pi'ikoi and King streets. 597-1647.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

Works by Mary Spears, recent paintings, through Dec. 24, opening reception Saturday, The Gallery at Hilton Waikoloa Village. (808) 886-2199.

"Sunshine, Shade and Shadow," plein air paintings of Hawai'i by artist in residence Alice Hughes, through Dec. 31, Parker Ranch's Pu'u'opelu Gallery, Big Island; included with ranch admission: $8.50 adults, $8 seniors, $6.50 children younger than 12. (808) 885-5433.

"Close Up and Far Away," paintings by Rani Denise Ulrich and photographs by Barbara Schaefer, through Dec. 31, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

Hawaiian Quilt Show, through Dec. 31, Kaua'i Museum, Lihu'e, Kaua'i. (808) 245-6931.

6th annual Invitational Wreath Exhibit, through Jan. 2, Volcano Art Center, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

2005 International Invitational Works on Paper Exhibition, works by seven artists from Japan, Canada and the U.S.: Gene Chu, Dorothy Faison, Rosalyn Richards, Francisco Souto, Elizabeth Stuck, Kodou Tadataka and Raine Vasquez, through January, UH-Hilo Campus Center Gallery. www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~art.

"Grandfather's House," full-scale replica of a 1930s Korean home, through March, Lyman Museum, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-5021.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Registration for Spring art classes, adult and children may sign up beginning Wednesday for 11-week classes Jan. 21-April 8 at Academy Art Center at Linekona; most classes have a $130 fee. For complete schedule: 532-8741.

Basics in Oil, ongoing classes by Elaine Matsuda for ages 12-14, 10 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m. or 4-6 p.m., Mondays-Saturdays, Midori Art Studio, 2639 S. King St., Suite 204; $90 includes supply fees for five-week series of classes. 952-0309.

Oil-painting Classes, impressionist techniques using brush or palette knife, for beginning and experienced students, series of six classes (90 minutes each); $270 for the series, taught at the YWCA on Richards Street. For schedule: 383-0998.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

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

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

Gallery on the Pali seeks interested artists to submit works for: Flowers and Poetry Show in 2006, call 538-1052; and/or Leap Year Show in 2008, marinelli@capitol.hawaii.gov; 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; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Art Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.