SPECIAL

The ARTS at Marks Garage seeks volunteers to help with events, gallery sittings and art installations; 521-2903, info@artsatmarks.com.

"SHU: REINVENTING BOOKS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART," part of the Asian Sensation! 2008 Summer Exhibition; June 26-Aug. 24; Honolulu Academy of Arts; 532-8712, lgriffith@honoluluacademy.org.

"ALTOGETHER: CONTEMPORARY PAPUA NEW GUINEA ART," featuring the works of over 20 artists; opening festivities 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.; today; East-West Center Gallery; 944-7584 or visit arts.www.EastWestCenter.org.

THE CANON PHOTO GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; July 1; Canon USA Hawai'i Branch, Ward Plaza; free; casual attire; 522-5930.

DOCUMENTING PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HISTORY: THE CASE OF THE LINEN HALL LIBRARY, BELFAST, lecture by Yvonne Murphy, librarian of the Northern Ireland Political Collection; 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; July 1; UH Architecture Amphitheater; free; 586-0304.

OPENING

"CATS, DOGS..AND TURTLES TOO," exhibit by artists Linda Bachrach, Penny Taylor Beardow, Gallyn, Hans Loffel, Jerry Mayfield, Tamara Moan, Deborah Pacheco, Paula Rath, Fred Smith and Linda Spadaro; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through July 19; Louis Pohl Gallery; free; 521-1812, www.louispohlgallery.com.

"SHU: REINVENTING BOOKS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART," part of the Asian Sensation! 2008 Summer Exhibition; through Aug. 24; Honolulu Academy of Arts; 532-8712, lgriffith@honoluluacademy.org.

"KEY INGREDIENTS: AMERICA BY FOOD," a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition hosted by Kapi'olani Community College; through Aug. 22; Kapi'olani Community College's Lama Library; free; 734-9513, 732-5402, www.kcc.hawaii.edu.

"LELAND MIYANO: HISTORIA NATURALIA ET ARTIFICIALIA," part of Asian Sensation! 2008 Summer Exhibition; through Aug. 24; Honolulu Academy of Arts; 532-8712, lgriffith@honoluluacademy.org.

"MAGNIFICATION," precious metal wearable and sculptural art by Gordon K. Uyehara; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through-July 24; The Gallery at Ward Centre; 597-8034, www.gwcfineart.com.

CLOSING

"BELONGINGS OF PRINCE ALBERT EDWARD KAUIKEAOULI LEIOPAPA," exhibit; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, through Monday; Queen Emma Summer Palace; $6*; reservations: 595-3167.

"FISH TALES," gyotaku fish prints by Naoki Hayashi; through Monday; Ko'olau Gallery, Manoa Marketplace; 988-4147.

"SURFACE," paintings by Scottie Flamm; through Monday; Bethel Street Gallery; 524-3552, www.bethelstreetgallery.com.

17TH ANNUAL KOREAN CHILDREN'S ART CONTEST EXHIBIT, presented by Korean Artist Association of Hawai'i; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, through Thursday; Honolulu Hale Courtyard; 422-8789.

"HAWAI'I PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY EXHIBITION," Mondays-Fridays, through Friday; Pauahi Tower, 1001 Bishop St.; free; 286-1728, mikala1203@yahoo.com.

"BY LAND AND SEA," by Gallery at Ward Centre, featuring artist Susie Y. Anderson; 5-9 p.m. daily, through Saturday; Honolulu Club; 597-8034, www.gwcfineart.com.

RECENT OPENINGS

"THE THAMES SET," a series of 16 etchings of scenes along London's River Thames, by James McNeill Whistler; through July 8; Honolulu Academy of Arts; www.honoluluacademy.org.

"ENDANGERED IMAGES OF HAWAIIAN NATURE," through July 11; Gallery on the Pali; free; 595-4047.

"MORE OF MO," sculpture by Mamoru Sato; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through July 11; Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Community Gallery; 945-7633, www.jcch.com.

"FROM THE CLOSET OF ...," recycled clothes from leaders in the community have been transformed into art by Island artists; through July 12; Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery; 627-1079, ez@hawaii.rr.com.

"COUNTER CONCEPTS," featuring works by Pancho, Ryan Greenly, Eukarezt (Eugene Kristofher Menor) and Rzone (Royr Urbano); through July 13; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; 526-1322, www.tcmhi.org.

"77 DANCES," Japanese calligraphy by poets, monks and scholars; through July 13; Honolulu Academy of Arts; www.honoluluacademy.org.

"MAN TALK CLOUD," works by Jon Hamblin; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, through July 18; Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Hawai'i Loa campus; 544-0287.

"FUTILITARIANISM," featuring artist Michael Arcega; through July 19; Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage; 536-9828.

"RAKU HO'OLAULE'A JURIED EXHIBITION," presented by Hawai'i Craftsmen; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through July 19; The ARTS at Marks Garage; 521-3282.

"CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY: SELECTION FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION," examples from the Ming and Qing dynasties; through July 20; Sullivan Gallery, Honolulu Academy of Arts; www.honoluluacademy.org.

ISIS GODFREY-BYRNE EXHIBITION, paintings; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, through July 20; Cedar Street Galleries, second floor; 589-1580.

"NOW & THEN," works from the artists of the Louis Vuitton Creative Art Program; through July 31; Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Art Gallery; 531-3511.

JOHN JOHNSON, a free-diver photographer will exhibit his work of ocean and marine life; 7 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, through July 31; Morning Brew, Kailua; free; 754-1274.

"Biennial of Hawai'i Artists (VIII)," recent works by Island artists; through Aug. 17; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; 526-1322.

"AMERICAN RESTING PLACE," a documentary photography and contemporary art exhibit; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Aug. 23; Chamberlain House Galleries, Mission Houses Museum; 531-0481, www.missionhouses.org.

"ONE WAY OR ANOTHER: ASIAN AMERICAN ART NOW," part of the Asian Sensation! 2008 Summer Exhibition; through Aug. 24; Honolulu Academy of Arts; 532-8712, lgriffith@honoluluacademy.org.

"SURF EVOLUTION — 100 YEARS OF VINTAGE WOODEN SURFBOARD," exhibit; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, through Aug. 25; Exhibit Space, 1132 Bishop St., second floor; 271-0952, behlke@hawaii.edu.

"MAMO AWARDS 2008: CELEBRATING OUR MASTERS," part of the third annual Maoli Arts Month; through Sept. 7; 847-3511, www .bishopmuseum.org, www.maoliartsmonth.org.

"MIDDLE GROUND," recent paintings by Sydney Yee; through Sept. 16; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center; 526-1322, www.tcmhi.org.

WAYNE MIYAMOTO, a decade of prints and works on paper; through Sept. 16; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center; 526-1322, www.tcmhi.org.

"THROWN," ceramics by Daven Hee; through Sept. 16; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center; 526-1322, www.tcmhi.org.

"WHALES: WONDERS OF THE OCEAN," a traveling exhibit by WonderWorks; through Sept. 21; Bishop Museum; 847-3511, www.bishopmuseum.org.

"BODIES," preserved human body specimens, June 14-Dec. 31, Ala Moana Center (1503 Kapi'olani Blvd.). Whole and partial cadavers dissected in poses; some show organ damage. Adults, $26 ($24 seniors; $18 children; $19 student/military with valid ID); 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays; 877-273-4375; www.bodiestickets.com; www.bodiestheexhibition.com.

ONGOING

(Listed by closing date)

"hEAVENLY GARDEN," with Hono-lulu tattoo artist Mike Ledger; through July 13; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; 526-1322, www.tcmhi.org.

"How's Your House?" interactive children's exhibit on home designs from around the world; through Aug. 17; Museum Learning Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts; 532-8726.

CALLS TO ARTISTS

THE ARTS AT MARKS GARAGE seeks environment art for its Eco/ Logic exhibit July 29-Sept. 6; deadline to submit art is 6 p.m. July 19; 521-2903, www.artsatmarks.com.

HONOLULU JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE seeks entries from local artists for the chamber's 30th annual "Commitment to Excellence" art exhibition opening Aug. 19. Submit works Aug. 11-12; accepted entrants will be notified Aug. 13; Academy Art Center at Linekona; 949-5531, www.honolulujapanesechamber.org.

Café Che Pasta seeks hanging art in all media from solo or group exhibitors; 524-0004.

The Gallery at Ward Centre seeks three-dimensional works in any media from O'ahu artists; 597-8034.

WAIMEA VALLEY seeks Native Hawaiian, North Shore, island artists and producers to showcase their locally-made products in its retail store, Ku'ono Waiwai; 638-7766.

PERMANENT EXHIBITS

"A Gathering of Greenery," block prints by Caren Loebel-Fried; Kiawe Kitchen, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-985-8979.

"Arts of the Philippines," from the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection; Ellis Gallery of Filipino Arts, at the academy. 532-8701.

Works by Brenda Cablayan, Chris Campbell, Scottie Flamm, Frank Sheriff, Christopher St. John, Marc Turner and other Island artists; Bethel Street Gallery; 524-3552, www.bethelstreetgallery.com.

"Cap-a-City," installation art project made of recycled plastic bottles, caps, cans and other everyday containers; Tadpole; www.tadpolestudio.org.

"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.

"O2art 3: Paul Morrison, gamodeme," black-and-white monumental painting; The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights; 526-0232.

"The Pacific Islands," from the Honolulu Academy of Arts collection, including "Barkcloth of the Pacific," examples of kapa; at the academy; 532-8701.

The Quan Gallery, fine-art photo collages by Carolyn Quan; Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel and 900 Front St., Lahaina, Maui; www.carolynquan.com.

Satoru's Art Gallery; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; 905 Makahiki Way; 945-3939.

"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 at Makiki Heights; 526-0232.

"uncommon objects," works from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Art in Public Places Collection; Hawai'i State Art Museum; 586-0900, 586-0305, www.hawaii.gov/sfca.

ONGOING EVENTS

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.

Wayne Takazono paints portraits from photos and offers live sketches at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and various Pictures Plus locations: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., first and third Fridays at Marine Corps Base Hawaii; 5-9 p.m., second and fourth Fridays at Kahala Mall; 12-3 p.m., first and third Saturdays at Pearl Highlands Center; 12-3 p.m., second and fourth Saturdays at Ward Gateway Center; live sketches start at $40, portraits start at $160; 395-4630, 554-4600.

"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.

Expression Sessions, for children ages 5-12; 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m.; Saturdays; The Contemporary Museum; $7 members, $12 nonmembers; reservations: 237-5230.

Painting demonstrations by Island artists; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays; The Gallery at Ward Centre; free; 597-8034.

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.

CLASSES

Palette knife oil-painting classes, Ed Furuike teaches how to paint landscapes and seascapes, all experience levels welcome; 7-10 p.m. Mondays and 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursdays at Kapahulu Center, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays at Pigtails & Crewcuts, Moanalua Shopping Center; 206-0901, furuikeart@aol.com.

"Learn the Basics," class taught by Susan Brooks in structural drawing, perspective, value and color; 12:30-2:30 p.m. or 3-5 p.m.; Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays or Saturdays; Arts of Paradise Gallery, Waikiki Shore Hotel; $30 for each two-hour class; register: 927-0452.

"Basics in Oil," classes led by Elaine Matsuda, for 12 and older; 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3 or 4-6 p.m.; Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays; 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: 532-3989.

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

Drawing classes, with Wayne Takazono; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Hawaiian Graphics; also, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 12 weeks; Art at the Atrium, Kane'ohe Atrium; both $25 per class; 554-4600, wtakazono@hawaii.rr.com.

Life-drawing classes, Disney animator Jim Goss teaches basics of life drawing, leading up to head painting and sculpture; 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays; Naturally Hawaiian, 41-1025 Kalaniana'ole Highway; $30, bring your own supplies; 384-5867.

Oil-painting classes, paint Island scenes using palette knife, and learn composition, natural color mixing, value, chroma and knife strokes from George Eguchi; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Thursdays; Hawaiian Graphics, 1923 S. Beretania St.; $125 for four consecutive sessions; registration: 398-8178 or www.GeorgeEguchi.com.

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

Hawaiian quilting workshops, experienced and novice quilters welcome; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; second and fourth Saturdays of the month; Mission Houses Museum; $35 for first workshop, then $6 per class; 531-0481, ext. 714.

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; YWCA on Richards Street; $270 for the series; schedule: 383-0998.

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.