SPECIAL EVENTS

First Friday Downtown Gallery Walk, receptions and exhibits at art venues in the downtown/Chinatown art district, 5-9 p.m. Friday, maps at participating art venues including The ARTS at Marks Garage, The Pegge Hopper Gallery, Louis Pohl Gallery, Chinatown Boardroom, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center and others. 521-2093, 524-1160, 521-1812.

OPENINGS

Shaman Arts of Vietnam, ritual objects used by northern Vietnamese shamans including paintings, costumes, musical instruments and power objects, today through Sept. 10, opening reception 2 p.m. today, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7543.

Works by Margaret Barnaby, paintings and woodblock prints, today through Sept. 30, Kiawe Kitchen, Volcano Village, Big Island. (808) 967-7261.

"Summer Fun," giclee prints by Rosalie Prussing, today through July 31, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Take Five," watercolors, oils, acrylics, photography and collage by Kaycie Yeager, Vernon Miyamoto, Gwen Hanson, Barbara Eberhart and Frank Olivia, members of the Association of Hawai'i Artists, tomorrow through July 30, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kane'ohe. 235-6636.

Photographs by Jim Kastner, today through July 30, opening reception 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Critters and Creatures," Waimea Arts Council members' invitational show of functional crafts and decorative arts, Tuesday through July 28, artist reception 3-5 p.m. July 14, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. 808) 887-1052.

Jonathan Busse and Noe Tanigawa, watercolors and charcoal drawings, Thursday through July 28, Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage. 536-9828.

"O Aku (Over There)," digital photography by Todd Morrow, Friday through July 31, opening reception Friday, Jungle Gems Downtown. 545-4202.

Recent works by M. Nonaka, watercolors, Friday through July 21, opening reception 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Neal's Art For Sale at Kilohana Square. 737-1368.

Retrospective of works by Donald Walker Hirleman, paintings, watercolors, sketches and sculptures, Friday through July 29, East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 935-4420, (808) 961-5711.

2007 PIKO Gathering of Indigenous Visual Artist Exhibit, display of the entire collection, Friday through July 26, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Big Island. (808) 989-8003.

RECENT OPENINGS

2nd annual Exhibit of The National Arts Programs, juried works including paintings, photographs, sculpture and craft created by Honolulu municipal employees and their families, through July 12, Honolulu Hale. 523-4674.

"Andy's Pantry," 6th-grade students from 'Iolani School create works in the style of Andy Warhol, through July 13, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

"Recent Abstractions," paintings by Debbie Young and "White Porcelain and Celadon," ceramics by Sang In Kwon, through July 27, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

CLOSINGS

The Slippah Show, display and sale of customized rubber slippers provided to 50 invited artists, through today, Prototype, Pearlridge Uptown; proceeds go toward restoring native limu and removal of alien algae. 222-9284.

"Labwork," new works by May Izumi, Lori Uyehara and Gordon Uyehara, through Tuesday the balcony gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

4th annual Open Juried Pastel Exhibition, works in pastel juried by Jonathan Busse, lecturer on Art and Art History at Windward Community College, through Friday, Pauahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery. 538-1052.

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

"Sumo Spirit," works by Lynn Matsuoka, through Saturday, Robyn Buntin of Honolulu. 523-5913.

ONGOING EXHIBITS (LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

Works by Margo Goodwill, exhibit of pastels, acrylics and oils, through July 12, Kim Taylor Reece Gallery. 546-1144.

31st annual Raku Ho'olaule'a Juried Exhibition, ceramics created during the raku ho'olaule'a at Waimanalo Bay Beach Park in early June, ceramics juried by Rob Drexel and Japanese tea ceremony vessels juried by Hiroyuki Ishikawa, through July 14, The ARTS at Marks Garage, presented by Hawai'i Craftsmen. 521-3282.

"Metamorphosis," group showing of works by the National League of American Pen Women, Hawai'i branch, through July 14, Honolulu Country Club. 732-4347.

"Impressions," prints by Hawai'i printmakers, through July 20, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 236-3500.

"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.

"Artists of Hawai'i 2007," annual juried exhibition of contemporary art by Hawai'i artists, through July 29, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Gokurosama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai'i," black and white images of the second generation of Japanese-Americans by Brian Y. Sato, through Aug. 3, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i Community Gallery; $5 general, $3 kama'aina, free to JCCH members. 945-7633.

Works by Maya Portner, through Aug. 8, The Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

"Nineteen Going on Twenty," recent acquisitions from the museums collection including works by Christo, Jennifer Bartlett, Joseph Cornell, Sam Francis, David Smith and Georgia O'Keeffe, through Aug. 12, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights. 526-1322.

"Ku I Ka Ni'o 2: Master Artists," works by Hawai'i artists Sean K.L. Browne, Puanani Van Dorpe, Joseph Dawson, Sam Ka'ai, Leialoha Kanahele and JoAnne Kanamoku Sterling, through Aug. 26, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; adults $15.95 with discounts for youth, seniors and kama'aina. 847-3511.

"Larger Than Life: Portraits and Portrait-making," important 19th-century portraits from the museum's collection, plus works by contemporary artists, through Sept. 22, Mission Houses Museum; $6 admission includes tours of the mission houses. 531-0481.

"Then and Now," a retrospective of watercolors and ceramics by Charles E. Higa, and "Journey," paintings by Shingo Honda, through Sept. 25, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.

2007 Student Art Exhibition, yearlong exhibit themed "Playing in the Islands," work by students in grades K-6 statewide, through May 2008, Hawai'i Convention Center; docent-guided tours by appointment only, 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, for groups of 10 or more. Reservations: 943-3587.

"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, tours available, Hawai'i State Art Museum. 586-0900.

OTHER VENUES (LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Feels Like Home," works created by artists in the lodestar collective, through July 7, Design Home, 455 Ward Ave. 791-3330.

"Produce for Victory," traveling exhibit from the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Institution, showcases posters from 1941 to 1945 that encouraged Americans to work hard for the war effort, through July 14, Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pearl Harbor; included with general admission of $16 for adults and $8 for children with discounts for military and Hawai'i residents or free admission to the exhibit only for the $3 fee for transportation from the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. (877) 644-4896.

"A Journey's View," pastels by Mark Norseth, Kit Cameron, Ka-Ning Fong, Kathy Yokouchi, Fong Ling and Mei-Ki Kam, through July 21, Sub-Zero/Wolf Showroom. 597-1647.

Waialua High & Intermediate School Student Art Show, drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, collage and photography, through July 31, Waialua Public Library. 637-8286.

"The Art and Political Cartoons of Dick Adair," works by The Advertiser's editorial cartoonist, through Aug. 11, Roy's Restaurant, Hawai'i Kai. 396-7697.

"Pacific Vibrations," paintings, drawings and fabric art created by students in grades 4-6 at the University Lab School, through Aug. 24, Art of Vision Gallery. 946-6000.

"Substraits of Time," ceramics by Shigeru Miyamoto, through Aug. 31, University of Hawai'i-Manoa Kuykendall Hall, Room 106. 956-7647.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS (LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Illusions in Paradise," kaleidoscopic sculptures by Sally Dryer, through July 29, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

"Dark Clouds Over Paradise: the Hawai'i Internee Story," exhibit documenting the experiences of Japanese-Americans who were sent to Hawai'i internment camps during World War II, organized by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, through Oct. 31, Kaua'i Museum, Lihu'e, Kaua'i. (808) 245-6931.

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.

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

Approaches, Materials and Concepts for Contemporary Painting, six-class workshop taught by Pia Stern introducing contemporary artists and methods through lectures and studio work, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, tomorrow through July 16 (no class on July 4), UH-Mana Art 320; $375 includes storage space and open studio access through July 22 plus supplies as listed at www.outreach.hawaii.edu/non-credit. 956-8400.

Art on the Move, children ages 5-8 learn about shape, form and sculpture through creative movement and a sculpting project, led by Stephanie Chang and Surrealist Collage, students ages 9-12 create images cut from magazines in the style of Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Frida Kahlo, led by Andrew Rose, either class 2-4 pm. Friday, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; $15 per class for children of museum members, $20 nonmembers. Registration: 237-5230.

Plein-air Painting, on location at Magic Island, Makapu'u, North Shore and others to be arranged, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. Call for location: 590-7092. $50 per class includes us of an easel and art supplies.

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

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. 536-0121.

Oil-painting classes, modern impressionist techniques using brush or palette knife, with artist Yuan Shaw, for beginning students, nine workshop hours taught at the YWCA on Richards Street; $270 for the series. Schedule: 383-0998.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

VSA Arts and Volkswagen of America calls for entries from young artists, ages 16-25, with disabilities, on the theme "Driven," (the motivational energy that sustains creativity). Additional requirements and application: www.vsarts.org/vwcall or (800) 933-8721, ext. 3885. Deadline to apply is Friday.

Hanauma Bay Education Program seeks photographs of the bay taken during its 40 years of operation plus art works created by children inspired by or representations of the bay. Selected materials will be displayed at the Hanauma Bay Visitor Center and at its Web site. Submit images and works on paper (8.5 by 11 inches), with your name and contact information, to Hanauma Bay Education Program, c/o Shawn Carrier, Outreach Specialist, 100 Hanauma Bay Road, Honolulu, HI 966825 or write hanauma@hawaii.edu. Deadline is July 28.

Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce seeks entries for its 29th Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibit, of 80 to 100 pieces from emerging and invited artists scheduled for Aug. 21-31. Art submittal 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Aug. 13 and 14, Academy Art Center at Linekona, entry fee: $10. Information and requirements: 949-5531.

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.