Aloha Tower Marketplace. Raku Ho'olaule'a exhibition of pottery and sculpture opens with a reception 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the Ferry Terminal. Robert Sunday selected these pieces from a weekend's worth of firing at Kualoa Park. Reception includes a tea ceremony conducted by the Urasenke Foundation on Chanoyu. Hawaii Craftsmen show continues through July 14.

Olaloa Community Center, 95-1050 Makaikai St., Mililani, 626-2323. Exhibit of oil paintings by the Olaloa Drawing & Painting Class on view Friday and Saturday.

Pauahi Tower Gallery, 1001 Bishop St. "Tranquility," paintings by Fong Tran, opens Saturday. Show continues through July 20.

Art a la Carte, Ward Centre, 597-8034. "Cosmic Intersections," mixed media works by Charles Davis, on view through June 29.

Arts of Paradise, International Marketplace, 924-2787. "Two Art Hands," acrylic and oil works on canvas by Ishi Kim, on view in June.

Coffee Time Cafe, 3506 Waialae Ave., Kaimuki. "Little Blue Deluxe (with Kim Chee)," sculpture of glass, metal and found objects by Eric Keala Chun and abstract oil paintings by Gelareh Khoie, through Saturday.

Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232. "Graveyard Shift," prints and drawings of abandoned cars and trucks by Faith Milnes, on view through July 7. Milnes portrays the old vehicles as metaphors for aging and the slow journey down to an inevitable end. Free admission on the third Thursday of each month. Gallery tours at 1:30 p.m., garden tours by appointment. Call 526-1322.

"Tubers," sculpture installation by Jodi Endicott, on view through Aug. 12. Installation of Endicott's interactive water scene, which includes larger-than-life concrete figures on what used to be tennis courts, continues on July 19.

Three exhibits feature contemporary works through Sept. 8. "Public Art" from the collection of the City and County of Honolulu presents more than 100 works, a majority by Hawaii artists; "Leaving the Century," videos by 20 media artists, arrives from the Video Data Bank, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; "Exquisite Vessels" in ceramic, metal, glass, wood and fiber were acquired through the Sibyl Heide Fund.

"Century" unfolds in five parts: "Personal Vision," through July 7; "Cultural Identities," July 9 through 28; "Self Regard," July 30 through Aug. 11; "Framing Politics," Aug. 13 through 25; and "Women Unveiled," Aug. 27 through Sept. 8.

Contemporary Museum's Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, 605 Kapiolani Blvd.,

525-8066. "Local Style 2," works by Hawaii artists such as Mabel Alvarez, Jean Charlot, Isami Doi, Franco Salmoiraghi, Toshiko Takaezu and others, on view through July.

Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. "Baskets and Beyond," baskets, miniatures and watercolors by Sue Boyz, on view in June. Boyz uses philodendrons, pine needles, seaweed, silk scraps and banyan tree roots as basket material.

Gallery Iolani, Windward Community College, 45-720 Keaahala Road, 235-7346. "Kaho'olawe: Steadfast Love of the Land," photographs of wahi pana

(sacred places) by Wayne Levin, Rowland Reeve, Franco Salmoiraghi and David Ulrich, on view through July 6. Exhibit reopens Aug. 26 through 31.

Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery, 45-045 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, 233-3167. "Specific Pacific: Paintings about the Ocean" by Alison Manaut, on view through Aug. 9.

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. "Spring Blossoms" celebrates the season in Chinese paintings and ceramics over the centuries. Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.

"Bright and Daring" and "Feminine Elegance" display Japanese kimonos through July 7. "Bright" examines a cross-cultural genre with bold designs that appeared in the first half of the 20th century, while "Elegance" features exquisite traditional patterns.

"Windows on Enchantment" opens onto the world of children's book illustration, through July 16. Exhibit's focus is on knights and ladies, dragons, wizards, medieval legends and Arthurian tales, in particular as they appear in the works of Trina Schart Hyman.

"Hawaii and Its People," art from Hawaii's pictorial heritage, on view through July 21.

"Samurai Warriors" explores Japan's tradition of swordsmen who were also poets, artists and judges, through Aug. 4. With prints portraying episodes between the 1st and 16th centuries, garb and armor from the early 19th century, arms and other items from medieval Japan.

"Americans Abroad," prints of European cities and towns by American artists, 1880-1940, on view through Aug. 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.

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kaneohe, 233-7323. "Moments in Time," photographs by Jan Parker Soares and sepia ink drawings by Shana Stevens, through June 29.

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 S. Beretania St., 945-7633. "Visual Arts Exhibition of the Gifted and Talented Program," works by elementary students, on view in the Historical Gallery through June.

Kahala Moon restaurant, 4614 Kilauea Ave., 732-7777. "Kahiko Moon," paintings by Mark Kadota, through July 12.

Kalana O Maui Building, 200 S. High St., Wailuku, Maui. "For Women Only," works by Jackie Pias Carlin exploring her spirituality and emotions, part of the Mayor's Invitational Art Exhibit, on view on the ninth floor through July 12.

Kapiolani Community College Library, Lama Building, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 734-9259. "Humanity Above Nation," biographical exhibit about two young Japanese men rescued from shipwrecks at sea by Americans, and who later worked to improve relations between their countries, on view through Aug. 30.

Ko'olau Gallery, Windward Mall, 247-0709. "Shadowplay," oil and palette knife paintings by Chris Emerson, on view in June.

McHale Videofilm, 1116 Auahi St., 539-8080. "Earth Tones," photography by Tom Hoffman, on view through Aug. 21.

Mission Houses Museum, 553 S. King St., 531-0481. "Reflections of Love: Hawaiian Quilts and Covers," a traveling exhibition from Lyman House Memorial Museum, featuring miniature quilts, on view through July 8.

Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787. "Watercolor Realism," watercolors by Garry Palm, on view through June 28.

Thai Orchid Restaurant, 33 Aulike St., Kailua. "Celebrate Hawaii," pastel works and acrylic paintings of Hawaiian dancers, taiko drummers and bon dancers by Alfred Furtado, through July.

3660 on the Rise restaurant, 3660 Waialae Ave., 262-8306. "Feast for the Eyes," oil and acrylic paintings by Warren Stenberg, on view through July 12.

Volcano Art Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, 808-967-8222. "Voyaging Canoes of Hawaii," through Aug. 25.

Waikiki Gallery at the Aston Park Shore Hotel, 595-2399. Paintings by Juanita Kenda and Louis Pohl, on view in June. Five percent of sales support ArCH, which will provide a calendar of arts and culture events online and in a monthly newsletter.

Arts and politics: Roger Copeland, a professor of theater and dance at Oberlin College and a consultant for the National Endowment of the Arts, speaks on "The Place of the Arts in the Newt Order," noon Friday, Yukiyoshi Room, UH-Manoa's Krauss Hall. Free. Call 956-7866.

Celebrate the Arts Festival: Music, dance, art activities especially for children, and fun workshops in drama, portrait painting and more, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

at Aloha Tower Marketplace and Showroom. Very Special Arts Hawaii, an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, seeks to illustrate the importance of art and cultural/community participation. VSAH offers arts education for people with disabilities. Free admission.

New gallery and surf shop: Naturally Hawaiian Gallery-N-Gifts, owned by artist Patrick Ching, and Point Break Surf Company have their grand opening 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 29 and 30 at 41-1025 Kalanianaole Highway, next to Mel's Market in Waimanalo.

Workshops: The Contemporary Museum presents a series of workshops on ideas and techniques with artists featured in the "Public Art" exhibit, on alternating Saturdays through Aug. 24. The first workshops will be June 29, with Nancy Poes on painting gardens in sunlight and shade using transparent watercolors, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and with Sally French on using wax in painting, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Each workshop is $25. Register at 526-1322.

Workshops: The Art Plantation in Haleiwa has weekend workshops in July and August with Bob McWilliams, Janet Holaday, Jerry Kermode and other artists. Call 637-2343.

UH Summer Session has a three-week workshop on innovative book structures with Hedi Kyle, June 24 through July 12. Call 956-7221.

Association of Hawaii Artists show: Entries are due June 29 for the annual AHA show. The juror will be Allyn Bromley. Call Elizabeth Knoke at 923-1711 for more information.

Folio 94: Visual artists sought for collective work -- "conversation for those who create." Call Maggie Yee at 949-0565. Submission deadline is July 15.

"Kites and Umbrella" show: Two- and three-dimensional works in all media may be submitted for a juried art show in July. Call John at Expressions in Art at 597-8108.

Arts Hawaii Festival: Visual and performing artists and musicians needed for the festival Aug. 17 and 18 at Thomas Square. Call DBEDT at 587-2767.

Shoebox sculpture: Sculpture in any media that fits in a standard-size shoebox is the focus of the UH Art Gallery's traveling exhibition. No entry fee; deadline is Sept. 6. For prospectus write to: Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu 96822. Or call 956-6888, or e-mail: gallery@hawaii.edu. The gallery's show will be in March and April 1997.

Artistic Endeavors: Jim Franklin is forming a group of artists and crafters to fill 22,000 square feet of studio and show space, and to provide on-site services such as framing and printing. Call 988-1167.