SPECIAL EVENTS

Kama'aina Sunday, tours of the palace and galleries, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today, 'Iolani Palace; free for Hawai'i residents with driver's license or state ID ($20 adult, $5 children without ID). 522-0831.

ReVisions Lecture and Trunk Show, Diane Erickson from Sonoma, Calif., talks about and displays her fiber art, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Academy Art Center at Linekona; free, sponsored by the Hawaii Stitchery & Fibre Arts. 845-7052.

Coconut Joe and the Bicycle Perspectives, multimedia presentation combing live original music and video of Island photography by Bob Rogers, 8 p.m. Thursday, Lizard Loft at The ARTS at Marks Garage; repeats 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and June 15-16; $15 general, $10 students. 521-9799, www.honoluluboxoffice.com.

"String Fling: Wind It, Weave It, Spin It, Fling It," art activities for children and adults, using string, with directions from members of Hawaii Stitchery & Fibre Arts Guild, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Hawai'i State Art Museum; free. 586-0900.

Spring Pottery Sale, functional stoneware pottery by Ron Hanatani, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and June 10, Volcano Garden Arts, Big Island; free admission. (808) 967-7261.

Brunch with Masami Teraoka, meet the artist, have a gourmet lunch prepared by chef Adam Gilbert and have the author sign his new book, "Ascending Chaos: The Art of Masami Teraoka, 1966-2006," 10 a.m. June 10, The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; $25 museum members, $30 nonmembers. 526-1322, ext. 10.

OPENINGS

"Flower Traditions in Hawai'i," exhibit of lei created by Bill Char, ikebana displays by Elsie Tanaka narcissus carving by Gilman Hu and Buddhist ceremonial offerings from Vilad Southammagosani, plus floral displays, photographs and videos, today through June 17, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7543.

"Art in the Style of Picasso," works by 5th-grade students at 'Iolani School, today through June 22, opening reception 5-7 p.m. tomorrow, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

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

"Sumo Spirit," works by Lynn Matsuoka, Thursday through July 7, opening reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Robyn Buntin of Honolulu. 523-5913.

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

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

"Illusions in Paradise," kaleidoscopic sculptures by Sally Dryer, Saturday through July 29, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Volcano Art Center Gallery, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

RECENT OPENINGS

2007 Hawai'i Artists Exhibition, works juried by Frank Sheriff, through June 21, Bethel Street Gallery. 524-3552.

2007 Photographs, works by the Hawaii Photographic Society, through June 28, Canon Photo Gallery. 922-8974.

"The Fashion of Weight," two- and three-dimensional works by Alan Konishi, Mat Kubo, Lynda Hess and Tracy Gunn, through June 29, Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage. 536-9828.

"Rockabilly Surf Show," works by Kandi Everett, Tracy Gunn, Kris Higa, Otto, Manny Pangilinan, Rich Richardson and others, through June 29, Chinatown Boardroom, 1160 Nu'uanu Ave. 585-7200.

"Contemporary Tribal," paintings by Martha Stephens, through June 29, artist reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. 887-1052.

"Fish Tales," gyotaku prints by Naoki Hayashi, through June 30, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Little Moments, Big Magic: Creating Friendships Through Art," works created by high school students who mentor elementary school students in art, sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sister of Honolulu and the Honolulu Academy of Arts, through June 30, Cathedral Gallery at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, 1184 Bishop St. 523-8709, 521-3811, ext. 232.

"Thalassa (Sea)," photographs by Bruna Stude from 1997-2007, TimeSpace Gallery, Hanapepe, Kaua'i. (808) 335-0094.

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

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

"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.

CLOSINGS

"Born of Fire," art glass by Daniel Moe, through June 3, Volcano Art Gallery, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

"ARTini," annual Small Kine Show by members of the Hawaii Watercolor Society, through Saturday, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-9799.

"Imaginary Landscapes," paintings by Rafal Cholodzinski, through Saturday, Pauahi Tower Gallery. 625-7317.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(Listed by closing date)

Photographs by Davis Bell, through June 10, The Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

"Aspirations for Unification," exhibition of work by leading artists from Honolulu's sister city Inchon, South Korea, and invited Hawai'i artists, through June 13, Koa Gallery at Kapi'olani Community College. 734-9374.

"Sufferation," nine artists explore the theme of suffering, through June 16, thirtyninehotel. 599-2553.

"Paint What You Love," oils, pastels and drawings by Mark Norseth and "Ambiguous Ceremonial Bowls," ceramics by Steve Martin, through June 27, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8934.

John Kelly Masterworks, through June 30, Mauna Kea Galleries, McCully and South King streets. 941-4901.

"Accomplishment!" group exhibit by eight artists from the Louis Vuitton Creative Arts Program, through June 30, Rehabilitation Hospital of Hawai'i Art Gallery. 531-3511.

"Labwork," new works by May Izumi, Lori Uyehara and Gordon Uyehara, through July 3, the balcony gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

2007 Student Art Exhibition, yearlong exhibit themed "Playing in the Islands," work by students in grades K-6 statewide, today 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)

"Produce for Victory," traveling exhibit from the National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian Institution, showcases posters from 1941-1045 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.

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. 5, Roy's Restaurant, Hawai'i Kai. 396-7697.

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

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

(Listed by closing date)

"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.

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 artists, 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

Digital Photography Workshop: The Next Step, David Ulrich teaches how to get the most from your digital images, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today, UH-Manoa Sakamaki C104; $125. 956-8400.

Summer Pottery Classes, classes in wheel throwing, 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Fridays and 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, June 4-Aug. 10; hand building 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, June 6-Aug. 11; children's six-week pottery class for ages 8-15, 9 a.m.-noon Fridays, June 8-July 13; Hawaii Potters' Guild, 2480 Bingham St; $150 for adult classes and $90 for children's class, plus clay fees. 256-4378, 988-2418, www.hawaiipottersguild.org.

On Assignment: A Contemporary Approach to Documentary Photography, Sergio Goes focuses on the creative, aesthetic and ethical issues in documentary photography with a group exhibit after completion of the class, 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 5-July 24, UH-Manoa, Webster 104; for students with a knowledge of camera and photographic principles with their own digital cameras. $200. Register: 956-8400.

Light Experiments on Paper: Cyanotype, Pam Longobardi teaches how to make blue photographic images with cyanotype, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday through June 11, Academy Art Center at Linekona; $210 includes supplies. 536-5507, www.honoluluprintmakers.com.

Beginning Watercolor, Michael Genger leads a class for those new to the medium, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, June 9-July 28, UH-Manoa Art 364; $150 plus supplies. Register: 956-8400.

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.

Plein-air Painting, on location at Magic Island, Makapu, 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 Shawl, for beginning students, nine workshop hours taught at the YWCA on Richards Street; $270 for the series. Schedule: 383-0998.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

Pastel Artists of Hawai'i calls for works for the 4th annual Open Juried Pastel Exhibition, scheduled for June 11-July 6. Enter works 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Pauahi Tower's Mezzanine Gallery. Prospectus and entry form: www.pastelartistsofhawaii.org. 538-1052.

Hawai'i Arts Alliance seeks works that reflect Honolulu as the central port of the Pacific Rim for the upcoming exhibit "Just East of West: The Geography and Culture of In-between." Submit jpegs or slide images by 6 p.m. June 29 to The ARTS at Marks Garage. Additional guidelines: 521-2903.

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.

Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce seeks entries for the HJCC 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.