SPECIAL EVENTS

Meet the Artist: Thor, talk story and have Thor sign his fantasy paintings, 1-3 p.m. today, Thor Stor, Picture Plus at the Navy Exchange; free. 422-4854.

'Aikahi Elementary School Art Show: First Art, Garden and Enrichment Showcase, Wednesday and Thursday, on campus, Kailua, featuring painting, drawings or sculpture by each student. Art display 12:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday; garden tours and enrichment showcase 4-6 p.m. Wednesday. 254-7944.

Demo Reel and Design Portfolio presentation, advanced work by the Interface Design and Animation students at the New Media Arts Program at Kapi'olani Community College, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, school campus, Kopiko building, room 202. 734-9377.

Mothers' Day Pottery Sale, by Hawai'i Potters' Guild, 4:30-7 p.m., Friday, 2480 Bingham St., 'ewa of Church of the Crossroads; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Foster Botanical Garde; free admission. 841-8282.

"Ma Ka Hana Kai: Keiki Art Day," part of Maoli Arts Month downtown activities, including live music, hula, storytelling, art demonstration and hands-on arts and crafts, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Hawai'i State Art Museum; free. 586-0307.

OPENINGS

2007 Student Art Exhibition yearlong exhibit themed "Playing in the Islands," work by students in grades K-6 statewide, today through May 2008, opening reception and dedication 1 p.m. today, 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.

"Prints of the Realm," photography by Allen Izen and drawings and engravings by Jared Wickward, today through June 1, artist reception 5-9 p.m. Friday, Gallery on the Pali. 595-4047.

"Second Annual Aloha Ho'omaluhia XXIII" mixed media art exhibit, tomorrow through May 27, opening reception 4-6 p.m. today, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kane'ohe. 233-7323.

Kupuna Oil Painting Exhibit, canvas works, including landscapes, seascapes and portraits, by the Organization of Oil Painting Pals and Makua Ali'i Senior Center, Tuesday through May 17, artist reception 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Honolulu Hale courtyard. 531-5830.

"Illuminate: The Moon Show," Wednesday through May 31, opening reception 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8700 or www.moonshow.org.

Waialua High & Intermediate School Student Art Show, drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, collage and photography, Thursday through July 31, opening reception 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Waialua Public Library. 637-8286.

RECENT OPENINGS

Works by Fanny Bilodeau and Danvers Fletcher, through May 15, Hale'iwa Art Gallery. 637-3368.

"indigen(us): a native collection," works by 16 Hawai'i artists that explore what connects Native Hawaiians to the environment, the community and the ancestors, part of Maoli Arts Month, through May 26, The ARTS at Marks Garage. 521-2903.

"Access," multimedia installation by Maile Andrade, part of Maoli Arts Month, through May 26, Nu'uanu Gallery at Marks Garage. 536-9828.

"Pinhole and Pictures From Within," photography by Trudee Siemann, through May 30, Canon Photo Gallery. 522-5930.

"Island Memories," acrylic landscapes by Patrick Doell, through May 31, Ko'olau Gallery at Manoa Marketplace. 988-4147.

"Dialogue Between Artists," with works by artists Peter J. Britos and Meleanna A. Meyer, through May 31, reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Art Board Gallery. 536-0121.

Works by Rocky Ka'iouliokahihikoloehu Jensen and Abigail Romanchak, prints, paintings and sculptures from two Maui artists, part of Maoli Arts Month, through May 31, Kim Taylor Reece Gallery. 546-1144.

"Paniolo," second annual Big Island artists-juried exhibit, through May 31, Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. (808) 882-7520.

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

"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.

"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.

"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, part of Maoli Arts Month, through Aug. 26, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; adults $15.95 with discounts for youth, seniors and kama'aina. 847-3511, www.bishopmuseum.org.

CLOSINGS

"Quilted Treasures of Hawai'i," exhibit by the Hawai'i Quilt Guild, featuring the work of Mary Haunani Cesar, through today, Academy Art Center at Linekona. 532-8743.

"Hawai'i and Its People," works from the academy's collection curated by Tricia Allen, through today, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Senza Eroi — Without Heroes," paintings by Antonio Greco, with collaborative pieces by Michele Lilley and Maya von Geldern, through Wednesday, The Balcony Gallery, Kailua. 263-4434.

"Pivot," graduation exhibit for students in University of Hawai'i''s bachelor's of fine arts program, through Friday, UH-Manoa Art Gallery, Art Building. 956-6888.

" 'Aumakua: Voices That Prevail," installation combining environmental elements, video and audio, by Heather Haunani Giugni, through Saturday, Pegge Hopper Gallery. 524-1160.

ONGOING EXHIBITS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

"Sala: Gem of Thai Architecture," wooden spirit houses, models of traditional Thai structures, wood carvings, installations, architectural plans, video and photography curated by Virginia Henderson and Michael Schuster, through May 23, East-West Center Gallery. 944-7177.

"Class Act," paintings by Helen Iaea; "Elements," glass art by Jane Raissle; and "Freeplay," paintings by Lauren Okano; through May 24, The Gallery at Ward Centre. 597-8034.

"An Homage to Hawai'i," painting, sculptures and prints by Colombian artist Ivan Osorio, through May 25, The Exhibit Space at 1132 Bishop Street. 371-7759.

"Albrecht Durer (1471-1523): Woodcuts and Etchings," more than 70 works on paper from the Durer collection of the Konrad Liebmann Foundation in Germany, through May 27, Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8701.

"Pattern and Form," woodwork by Sharon Doughtie and William Ichinose; "Drawn to Remember," a project by Dana Forsberg; and "Viewpoints," paintings by Kirk Kurokawa, through May 29, The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center. 526-1322.

"Navigating Cultural Connections: Hokule'a's Voyage to Japan," exhibit of artifacts from the trip of King David Kalakaua to Japan to meet Emperor Meiji, as well as other connections between Hawai'i and the Japanese prefectures the canoe Hokule'a will visit this year, through June 1, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Community Gallery; free to JCCH members, $5 nonmembers with discounts for kama'aina. 945-7633.

Photographs by Davis Bell, through June 10, 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.

"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.

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

"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.

"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)

"Cycles of Life," works by Carol D'Angelo, Elisabeth Knoke, Carolyn Clark, Roy Okano, Henry Ha'o and Anne Irons, through May 20, Honolulu Country Club.

"everything is related, everything changes, pay attention," photographs by Bruce Behnke, through May 31, Mu-Ryang-Sa Buddhist Temple exhibition hall, Palolo Valley. 454-4488.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

(LISTED BY CLOSING DATE)

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

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

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.

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

2007 Hawaii Artist Exhibition, submit jpeg images of two- and three-dimensional works on CDs for judging by Frank Sheriff for the May 29-June 21 show and possible cash awards, with an entry fee of $25 for first three submissions and $10 for any additional work to Bethel Street Gallery by 6 p.m. May 15. Additional requirements: www.bethelstreetgallery.com, 524-3552.

Hawaii Watercolor Society calls for paintings for the annual Small Kine Show, "ARTini," schedules for May 29-June 9. All finished works must measure 50 square inches or less. Submit up to 15 works, 10-11 a.m. May 27, to The ARTS at Marks Garage. Entry fee is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. Additional requirements: 521-9799.

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.

Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce seeks entries for the HJCC 29th Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibit, of 80-100 pieces from emerging and invited artists scheduled for Aug. 21-31. Art submittals 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.