Art
"Art" appears on-line every week, and Thursdays in the Star-Bulletin's "Community Calendar." Send notices to: Art Calendar, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802. Or fax to 523-8509. Or send e-mail to citydesk@starbulletin.com.
Thursday, April 4, 1996
OPENING
Amfac Plaza Exhibition Center, 700 Bishop St.: "College Art
1996," a professionally juried show of works by students, opens with
a reception 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Show continues through April 19. Entries
must be submitted to the center between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. Entry
fee $3 per piece, maximum of 10 entries per student. Call the art department
of your college, or Ward Otake at 395-2791.
Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232: "India
Journey," documentary photography by Barry Chann, 1989 to 1995; "Concentrations
3," paintings, drawings and prints by William T. Wiley; "Invented
Realities," a survey of developments in photography from the 1970s
to the 1990s; and recent works on paper (paintings and sketches) by John
Young; on view Wednesday through June 9.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700: "Poets
and Waterfalls," woodblock prints created around 1830 by Katsushika
Hokusai, on view Monday through May 19.
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 S. Beretania St., 945-7633:
"Achievements," works by secondary public and private school students,
on view Saturday through 30.
University of Hawaii Commons Gallery, Art Building, 2535 The
Mall, 956-6888: "Kept and Treasured: Seal Engraving in Asia"
opens Monday. Seals and related items from collections in Hawaii and Asia,
some dating from 3,000 B.C. Local artists will demonstrate calligraphy and
seal carving at a reception 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 13. Show continues through
April 19.
Waikiki Gallery at the Aston Park Shore Hotel, 595-2399: "Again!
Again!!" by Juanita Kenda and Louis Pohl is featured at the gallery's
grand opening Sunday - also the start of a three-month fund-raiser for a
new nonprofit agency, ArCH, which will provide a calendar of arts and culture
events on-line and in a monthly newsletter. Show continues through June.
CONTINUING
Academy Art Center, 1111 Victoria St., 532-8700: "Local Issues,
Universal Concerns," works by David Behlke, Kauka DeSilva, Adam LeBlanc
and Russell Sunabe, on view through April 21.
Art a la Carte, Ward Centre: "Images of Pele" by Jeanne
Robertson, on view through May 3.
Arts of Paradise, International Marketplace, 924-2787: "Fade
to Gray," portraits and figure studies in charcoal by Wayne Takazono,
on view in April. Demonstration 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 18.
Boom Gallery, 81 S. Hotel St., Suite 318, 524-8324: Display of recent
paintings by Yoshio Hayashi on view through April 20.
Cafe Che Pasta, 1001 Bishop St., 524-0004: "Piece of Cake,"
works with a jazz motif by Joe Strasser and Bob Klem, through Sunday. Call
Expressions in Art at 597-8108.
Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232: "Metaphoric
Menagerie," masks created by University of Hawaii students to express
a personality aspect, on view in the Cafe through May 5. Free admission
on the third Thursday of each month. Gallery tours at 1:30 p.m., garden
tours by appointment. Call 526-1322.
Contemporary Museum's Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, 605 Kapiolani Blvd.,
525-8066: "Aha Hana Lima 1996," works by visiting artists
John McQueen (fiber), Don Reitz (ceramics) and Therman Statom (glass), on
view through May 22. Call 596-8128.
Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island: Kaha Ki`i by Barney Magrath
in April. Magrath, a stock photographer for the Science Photo Library in
London, specializes in "atmospheric landscapes." Reception 3 to
5 p.m. April 17.
Gallery Iolani, Windward Community College, 45-720 Keaahala Road, 235-7346:
"Murals of the Outsider," Robert Mertens' photographs of garage-door
art, on view through April 12.
Gallery on the Pali, Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway, 526-1191:
"Men Depicting Gender" on view through April 12.
Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery, 45-045 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe,
233-3167: Juried exhibition of works by HPU students, on view through
May 3.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700:
"Images of the Ming and Qing Dynasties" examines the possessions
of distinct social classes.
"Taisho Chic" explores modern influences during Japan's Taisho
period.
Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.
A display of user-friendly places and products conforming to the Americans
with Disabilities Act is on view through Sunday. Sponsored by the American
Society of Interior Designers.
"John Young: A Retrospective," works from the Hawaii-born artist's
early days and first trips to China and Mexico in the 1930s and '40s, to
the present, through May 5.
"East Meets West: Ceramics and Silver from Hawaii Collections,"
through June 1. Explore cross-cultural influences from as early as the 7th
and 8th centuries B.C.
"Hawaii and Its People," art from Hawaii's pictorial heritage,
on view through July 21.
Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., 527-5666: Windward Artists Guild
exhibit in the courtyard, and "Healing Art '96" on the third floor,
on view through April 15.
Honolulu Zoo Fence, Monsarrat Avenue: Paintings by local artists
on view 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Kazuma International Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, 242-7469,
Maui: "Shoebox Sculpture," featuring pieces from around the
world - all able to fit into a standard-size shoebox - on view through April
21.
Ko`olau Gallery, Windward Mall, 247-0709: "Pueo, Honu & Other
Hawaiian Wildlife," drawings and reproductions by Cindy Conklin, on
view in April. Conklin demonstrates her "scratchart" technique
noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Pauahi Tower Gallery, 1001 Bishop St.: Exhibit of works by Lee Martin,
Jackie Taniguchi and Elizabeth Zinn on view through April 26.
Queen Emma Gallery, main lobby of Queen's Medical Center, 547-4397:
"Recorso," paintings from Keiko Hatano's vision of "the space
that exists between death and becoming," on view through April 28.
Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787: "My Hawaiian Roots,"
sepia ink art by Shana, on view through April 26.
Thai Orchid Restaurant, 33 Aulike St., Kailua, 262-8306: "Impressions
Hawaii," paintings by Warren Stenberg, through April 18.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Art Building, 2535 The Mall, 956-6888:
"Naked Truths," an exploration of the changing representations
of the human figure in painting, and the nature of desire, pain and pleasure,
on view through April 12. Artists are Dotty Attie, Delmas Howe, Attila Lukacs,
Margo Machida, Jim Morphesis, Kathleen Morris, Long Nguyen, Obaji Nyambi,
Hanneline Rogeberg and Masami Teraoka.
SPECIAL
Discussion with John Young: Jennifer Saville, curator of Western
art, speaks with the Hawaii artist, 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Academy Theater.
Call 532-8700. Young's works are currently on display at the Honolulu Academy
of Arts and the Contemporary Museum and, later in April, Kapiolani Community
College's Koa Gallery.
NOTICES
"Behind the Scenes": The Gallery on the Pali will host
an open exhibit in appreciation of artists working for Hawaii museums and
galleries April 15 through May 23. Entry fee $5 per piece; up to four pieces
accepted. Call Norma Nichols at 526-1191 or Devin Oishi at 523-4674. To
enter an exhibit on baby boomers, call curator Catherine Enomoto at 525-8664.
Folio 94: Visual artists sought for collective work on a limited
edition quarterly. Participants may enter the anniversary exhibit in November.
Call Maggie Yee at 949-0565. Deadline is April 15.
"Recycle Art '96": Big Island artist Ira Ono will jury
a show for Oahu artists in April at Honolulu Hale. Artwork must be submitted
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15; selected works will be on view April 19 through
May 8. Call the Recycling Office at 527-5335 for a prospectus, or Keiko
Hatano at 287-3780.
IMAGE Exhibition: The Image Foundation is accepting entries for the
22nd annual juried show of contemporary photography in Hawaii. Hawaii residents
may mail portfolios of or using photo-based mediums, excluding video and
film, through April 20 (drop-off deadline April 27). For entry form, write
to: Image Foundation, P.O. Box 22665, Honolulu 96823-2665. Or call 456-1044
or 524-1587.
"Dataism": Art Centre Hawaii is accepting art created on
a computer for a show in May. Bring no more than two examples to the gallery,
725 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite C110, on April 20. Call Harvey Cuje at 593-8227.