SPECIAL

Alex Steelsmith offers two free prints of his works, "Beginnings" and "Elysium," to donors who send $75 or more through him to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief. Make checks payable to the American Red Cross, mail to him and he will arrange delivery of the two prints. Contact him at 735-0251 through Oct. 31.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Philip Markwart hand colors a print from his series "Hanafunda Land: First Visit" which is on display in the current "Chanoyu 2005 — Ceramic Implements for Tea" exhibit, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Academy Art Center at Linekona; free. 532-8700.

"A Glimpse into the Art of Hawai'i," tour of the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection led by docent Gloria Griffin, 2:30-4 p.m. today and "Porcelain: China's 1000 Year Secret" led by docent Cecilia Doo, 2:30-4 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 30; free with regular admission, $7 ($4 military, seniors and students). Reservations: 532-8700.

The Art of Yvonne Cheng, lecture by the artist on her work, noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Hawai'i State Art Museum's multipurpose room; part of the ArtLunch series; free. 586-9958.

Bead Society Meeting with a workshop on a wire garden ring, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Academy Art Center at Linekona; fee. 487-2090.

Campy Horror Night, music by DJ Mark Chittom, tarot and palm readings, face painting, tours of the current exhibits, a final Friday ARTafterDARK event for young professionals, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Honolulu Academy of Arts; Halloween costume optional; free for academy members, $7 for nonmembers. 532-6091, www.artafterdark.org.

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 demonstrate 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.

OPENING

Exhibit of Rembrandt's Etchings, rare works by the baroque master from the collection of Dr. Morton and Mrs. Tobia Mower, Monday through Nov. 6, UH-Manoa Hamilton Library's Bridge Gallery. 956-9932. Also, Aaron Young lectures on the pieces on display, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Hamilton Library's Yap Room and 7 p.m. Tuesday, UH-Manoa Art auditorium; both events are free. 956-6888.

"Jon Hamblin: Tales of Radiance," large-scale paintings, three-dimensional mixed-media sculptures and oil on steel and aluminum, Tuesday through Nov. 26, opening reception Nov. 4, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"Ahupua'a," mixed-media mural composed of over 60 pieces of nonsubjective art from ten Hawai'i artists: George Woollard, Arthur Johnsen, Debbie Young, Barbara Okamoto, Jinja Kim, Mary Philpotts McGrath, Georg James, John Dinsmore, Gina Bacon Kerr and Mark Ammen, Tuesday through Nov. 4, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

"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, Wednesday through Jan. 8, Honolulu Academy of Arts, James A. Michener Gallery. 532-8701.

CLOSING

"Hawai'i: a Sense of Place, Island Interior Design," recreation of period rooms from 1930s and 1940s Hawai'i using furniture featured in the book of the same name by Mary Philpotts McGrath, Kaui Philpotts and David Duncan Livingston, through today, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; included with museum admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 ages 4-12, kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

"Aikido in Motion," photographs by Ric Noyle, through Friday, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Healing Passages & Gestures," recent works by Kauila Clark, Nan Holmes and Karen Keifer, and watercolors by Hans Loffel, through Friday, Louis Pohl Gallery. 521-1812.

Works by George Jacob, Rubina May, Mary Lawrence and Red Mahan, through Saturday, Waialua Public Library. 637-8286.

"Hawai'i: Land and Sea," recent paintings by Gary Hawes, through Saturday Roy's Restaurant, Hawai'i Kai. 396-7697.

Annual Juried Art Show, works in various media by members of the Waimea Arts Council, through Saturday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 887-1052.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

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Hawai'i Craftsmen Annual Juried Exhibition, contemporary work by artists and craftsmen juried by Hope Daniels, through Oct. 30, Academy Art Center at Linekona, ground-floor gallery. 532-8701.

"Chanoyu 2005 — Ceramic Implements for Tea," pieces for the Japanese tea ceremony by Carl Fiever, Ed Higa, Ken Kang, Bob McWilliams, Yukio Ozaki and screen prints by Philip Markwart, through Oct. 30, Academy Art Center at Linekona, mezzanine gallery. 532-8701.

"Paradise Found," watercolor batiks and acrylic semi-abstract paintings by Marti Wiese Rounds, through Oct. 30, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Gallery. 233-7232.

Current works by Kelly Sueda, through Oct. 30, Cedar Street Galleries. 589-1580.

"Before and Behind/Pictures of Memory," two-dimensional works by Erika Klara Luecke, through Oct. 31, Gallery on the Pali. 526-1191.

"Card Sharks," watercolor prints by Karen Spachner, through Oct. 31, Ko'olau Gallery. 988-4147.

"Happy Color Impressions," oils and jewelry by Yuan Shaw and sculpture by J. Forest Ocean Bennett, through Oct. 31, Details Gallery. 546-8000.

"Fire and Light: Expressions of Tea," photographs by Robin Scanlon and ceramics by Ed K. Higa, through Oct. 31, A Gift for All Seasons Gallery. 737-9038.

"Earth and Fire," paintings by Russell Davidson, through Nov. 1, Anthony Casay Gallery. 922-9199.

Floral oil paintings, new works by Noriko, through Nov. 4, Art Board. 536-0121.

"Botanical Hawai'i: a Photographic Exploration in Natural Symmetry," works by Rujunko Pugh, through Nov. 4, South Street Gallery. 525-5212.

"Bad Kitties, 3-Eyed Horses and ... " works in various media by Elsha Bohnert, Joey Chiarello, Kandi Everett, Sally French, Jo Rowley, Ginny Walden, Roy Venters and Cora Yee, through Nov. 5, Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

Oils by Sandra Blazel and Painting by Mark Brown, through Nov. 5, Hale'iwa Art Gallery, Hale'iwa. 637-3368.

"Figuratively Speaking," paintings by Chuck Davis and Alan Stamper, through Nov. 11, Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College. 734-9374.

New Works by Brenda Cablayan, through Nov. 14, Bethel Street Gallery. 524-3552.

"Seen," new paintings by Mary Mitsuda, through Nov. 18, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kane'ohe. 544-0287.

"9x7," nine works each by seven women artists: Reiko Brandon, Bobby Crockett, Denise Devone, Linda Gue, Jinja Kim, Laura Smith and Elizabeth Train, through Nov. 18, Gallery 'Iolani at Windward Community College. 236-9155.

"Rounds," watercolor paintings in a circular format by Cindy Conklin; "Out of the Fire," ceramics by Joel Park; "Silver with a Touch of Gold," jewelry by Cynthia Wiig; and Bound Treasure Books by Daphne Myers, through Nov. 22, Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"Wood Skin Ink: The Japanese Aesthetic in Modern Tattooing," examination of the connections, both historical and contemporary, between the art of Japanese woodblock printing and tattooing, sponsored by Hui No'eau Visual Art Center of Maui and Robyn Buntin of Honolulu, through Nov. 23, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Community Gallery. 945-7633.

"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.

"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," fifty 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.

"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.

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

"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 the summer season 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.

"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 of works 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)

Works by Daniel Sakuma and Cecilia Wang, completed through the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, through Oct. 31, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, main lobby gallery. 531-3511.

"concluding that the circle is sometimes square," mixed-media works by Viola Violet, through Oct. 31, Tea at 1024. 521-9596.

"Fly: Nature Transformed," acrylics and mixed-media works by Alicia Francis, through Nov. 1, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. 536-7036.

"Making Connections: Treasures of the University of Hawai'i Library," rare and special collections of books, historical documents, photographs, letters written by Hawaiian monarchs, prints, drawings, maps and other artifacts of Hawaiian history and culture, saved from the October 2004 flood at Hamilton Library, through Nov. 10, UH-Manoa Art Department Gallery. 956-6888.

"Dreams," juried show sponsored by the Oahu Art Center, through Nov. 11, Honolulu Country Club. 627-1079.

"The Hawaiian Kingdom on the Threshold of Annexation," retrospective photo exhibit of works by Brother Bertram Gabriel Bellinghausen from glass-plate negatives, through Nov. 18, Chaminade University's Sullivan Library Gallery, third floor of Henry Hall. 739-4665.

"Hey Girl," drawings and paintings by Judith Perry, through Nov. 26, Café Che Pasta. 524-0004.

"Puerto Ricans of Hawai'i — Past and Present," exhibition of artifacts and photographs, through Nov. 20, Hawai'i Heritage Center's Chinatown Cultural Gallery, 1040 Smith St.; $1 adults, 25 cents for children. 261-6680.

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

"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

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"Mana O Ke 'Aina," artworks in wood by Mel Pau'ole and oils by Sunny Pau'ole, through Oct. 31, Parker Ranch Historic Homes Art Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-5433.

Art Kaua'i 2005, annual juried exhibit of multimedia works by members of Kaua'i Society of Artists, through Nov. 4, Kukui Grove exhibition hall, Lihu'e, Kaua'i. (808) 823-0579.

Spirit House, installation art by Anna Peach, through Nov. 4, artist reception Nov. 2, Kahilu Theater, Waimea. (808) 895-8938.

Martha Greenwell Retrospective, landscapes of Hawai'i created over 30 years, through Nov. 5, Isaacs Art Center, Hawaii Preparatory Academy campus, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 885-5884.

"Embracing the Park," color-pencil drawings by Arenzo Smith, through Nov. 6, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

Hui No'eau Juried Exhibition 2005, multimedia works by hui members juried by Rick Mills, through Nov. 16, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Maui. (808) 572-6560.

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's 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 and older, 10 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m. or 4-6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, 2639 S. King St., No. 204; $100 plus supply fees for five weeks 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. Schedule: 383-0998.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

The Association of Hawaii Artists seeks two-dimensional works for its annual contemporary art show scheduled for Oct. 29-Nov. 26. Submit up to three pieces for $20 per artist, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Pauahi Tower lobby. 638-8623.

ArtZone, new Honolulu gallery is accepting two- and three-dimensional art for it's Nov. 17 grand-opening show, "Magical Masterpieces for the Mind & Spirit." Deadline is Nov. 10. 595-6591.

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden seeks three-dimensional frogs and garden creatures for its annual show to be held Dec. 3-30 at the garden's gallery. Contest rules and applications available through Nov. 23 at Ho'omaluhia in Kane'ohe or Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. 233-7323.

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: Tee Shirt Festival, Nov. 7-Dec. 9, reach Dan Carpenter at 239-2880; Flowers and Poetry Show in 2006, call 538-1052; Leap Year Show in 2008, reach Suzanne Marinelli at marinelli@capitol.hawaii.gov; for solo or group exhibitions, call Norma Nichols, 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 to islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Art Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.