SPECIAL EVENTS

Holiday Art & Gift Sale, prints, fine art and gifts by Garry Palm for sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today, 85 Wilikoki Place, Kailua; free admission. 263-4561.

Christmas in the Country, demonstrations, print and book signings, and sale of two- and three-dimensional works by Big Island artists as well as wreaths from the annual display, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Big Island; free admission. (808) 967-7565.

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 daily except Mondays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, through 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 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays (except Christmas), through Dec. 29; free admission. 597-8034.

A Christmas Fantasy, arts and crafts for sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College; continues 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Dec. 4; free admission. 236-9155.

"Ke Kowa: the space between," a masters thesis exhibition of work by Puni Kukahiko, today through Thursday, opening reception 2-4 p.m. today, UH-Manoa Commons Gallery. 956-6888.

"Artists: Makers of Patterns," tour of the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, led by docent Sheila James, 2:30-4 p.m. today; and "Containers" led by Bill Bemmer, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday and Dec. 4, at the academy; free with regular admission, $7 ($4 military, seniors and students). Reservations: 532-8700.

"Contemporary Sculpture," lecture by Sean Browne on his work in bronze and stone, noon Tuesday, Hawai'i State Art Museum's multipurpose room; free, part of the ArtLunch series. 586-0900.

"A Presence Behind the Lens," reflections by Nicholas Hlobeczy on his photography, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, UH-Manoa Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall; free. 956-5666.

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

Christmas Pottery Sale, members of Windward College's Student Ceramic Club sell their stoneware, porcelain, raku and pit-fired pieces, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Windward Community College's Palanakila Ceramics Studio; free admission. 235-7323.

Gifts of Aloha, silent auction of original Christmas stockings designed by island artists on display for bidding, beginning 11 a.m. Friday, 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 on Dec. 16. 546-8000.

First Friday, gallery walk with receptions and openings in more than 20 art galleries, museums and other venues, 5-9 p.m. Friday, downtown Honolulu, maps available at participating galleries. 521-2903, 521-1812, 546-8000.

Tibetan Art Showing and Reception, works in many medium by Dhyana Zagri representing many of the Buddhist deities, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Serendipity Books 'n Gifts; free. 949-4711.

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. Saturday and Dec. 4, Thomas Square; free admission. 254-6788.

Vernissage, preview the renovated and newly designed galleries devoted to the academy's collection of Western art as the guest of the director, Stephen Little. Show-cased will be antiquities, works from the Italian Renaissance, European and English paintings from the 17th and 18th century, China-trade pieces, and works of European Modernism including a viewing of Monet's painting "Port-Goulphar, Belle-ële" on loan through May from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; free. 532-8700.

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

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, Island artists show their techniques, 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

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, today through Dec. 16, opening reception 7-10 p.m. Saturday, UH-Manoa Art Gallery. 956-6888.

"Frames of Mind," recent works by Terry Hildrebrand, Erika Luecke and Lauren Okano, today through Jan. 20, opening reception 4-6 p.m. today, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe.

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

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

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

"Festive Friends," works by Hopper and Roy Venters with a portion of sales to benefit Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai'i, Thursday through Dec. 31, opening reception 5-9 p.m. Friday, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

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

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

CLOSINGS

"Touch Asia," photographs by Carolyn Ma, through Tuesday, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Peace and Tranquility," intuitive art by 14 local artists, through Tuesday, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 233-7323.

"Frog Friends," stoneware frogs by Chris Brown, Wednesday, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Island Sunrise," 50 recent paintings by Kiiko Nakahara Renoir, through Wednesday, Art Board. 536-0121.

Warren Stenberg, recent oils, acrylics and watercolors, through Wednesday, Staircase Gallery, Borders Books, Ward Centre. 262-8306.

"Altered Matter," recent works by Jay West, through Wednesday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

Matchbox Plus, miniature two- and three-dimensional works in a variety of media, through Friday, Cedar Street Galleries. 589-1580.

ONGOING EXHIBITS (LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

Tee Shirt Art Festival, display and sale of hand-painted, low-volume-production and mass-produced shirts, through Dec. 9, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

"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.

"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 95 local artists, sale through Dec. 24, bibelot gallery. 738-0368.

"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.

"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.

"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. 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)

"The Beauty of the Islands," watercolors by Susan Cardenas, through Dec. 2, Art of Vision Gallery, Laser Eye Center. 946-6000.

Taiwanese American Art Show, sponsored by the Taiwanese Association of America and Hawaii Taiwanese Women Association, through Dec. 2, Chinatown Cultural Plaza Shopping Center. 262-9388.

"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.

"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)

"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 admission to the ranch: $8.50 adults, $8 seniors, $6.50 children younger than 12. (808) 885-5433.

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

6th annual Invitational Wreath Exhibit, holiday wreaths created by Island artists, 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

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.