University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Art Building, 2535 The Mall, 956-6888. Faculty Art Exhibition, multimedia works by faculty from the Manoa campus and Honolulu Community College, opens with a reception 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Show continues through Nov. 1.

“Turning the Page,” the International Book Arts Exhibition organized by the Honolulu Printmakers, on view through Oct. 30.

Amfac Plaza Exhibition Room, 745 Fort St. Hawaii Watercolor Society exhibition on view through Oct. 18.

Arts of Paradise, International Marketplace, 924-2787. “As I See It,” oils, pastels and watercolors by Barbara Betts, on view in October. Betts talks about “Basic Printmaking” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17.

Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232. “Submissions” by Lynne Yamamoto, through Nov. 24. Yamamoto explores woman’s body in relation to labor and sexuality. Free admission on third Thursday of each month. Gallery tours at 1:30 p.m., garden tours by appointment. Call 526-1322.

“Nagano on Bali,” watercolors by Paul Nagano, are on view at the Contemporary Cafe through Nov. 17. Reception 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Davies Pacific Center. Paintings by Les Nitta on the mezzanine level, in October. Call 533-6313 or 261-3522.

Firehouse Gallery, Waimea, Big Island. Helen M. Cassidy Memorial Juried Art Show, on view in October. The Waimea Arts Council awards cash prizes for art in nine categories: oils, acrylics, watercolors, colored pencil and pastels, pen and ink, fabric art, mixed media, photography, and sculpture and ceramics. Reception and ceremony 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Gallery on the Pali, Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway, 526-1191. “Order! Order!” multimedia art exhibition curated by Gaye Chan, on view through November. Works on clipboards explore the human compulsion to control our personal lives and the environment we share. Artists include Anne Bush, Peter Chamberlain, Cheryll Kelly and Jennie Suen.

Hawaii Medical Association, second floor, 1360 S. Beretania St., 536-7702. “Watercolor -- Beyond the Surface” by Su Shen Atta and Rick Daddario, on view in October.

Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700. “Ka Po‘e Hawai‘i Ma Ka Hana,” photos of people at work, by Hawaii high school students, through Nov. 8. Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.

“Brett Weston and Straight Photography” on view through Nov. 24. Collection of silver gelatin prints includes Weston’s Hawaii and Japan work and images by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham. Prints

by Franco Salmoiraghi and others attest to the influence of straight photography -- which valued clarity and realism over pictorial style -- today.

“Mountain Peaks,” landscapes by Chinese painters of the 14th through 18th centuries, through Dec. 1.

“Modern Design, 1920-1960” reflects the century’s major changes, through March 16. Silver, glass and ceramics highlight changes in the arts of the United States, Russia and Europe.

“The Ceramic Tradition of Asia,” pieces from different cultures, through Oct. 27, 1997.

“Taisho Chic” features western-influenced Japanese art and products from 1912 to 1926.

Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., 527-5666. “Peace with Aloha,” calendar contest by the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace, on view in the Lane Gallery through Friday. Korean Artist Association of Hawaii show in the courtyard through Oct. 16.

Third-floor displays of the Domestic Violence Clothesline Project and Hawaii entries in the National Christmas Seals drawing contest for children, in October.

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.

Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Ave., Makawao, Maui 572-6560. “A Slanted View,” woodblock prints by Michael T. Hondo, wood turnings by Wayne N. Omura and paintings and ceramics by Sidney T.K. Yee, on view through Nov. 8.

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 S. Beretania St., 945-7633. “Strength and Diversity: The Story of Japanese American Women in Hawaii,” on view through Jan. 17. “Strength,” adapted from the National Japanese American Historical Society-Oakland Museum exhibit, chronicles the life stories and contributions of four generations of women, from plantation to contemporary community.

Kahala Moon

restaurant, 4614 Kilauea Ave., 732-7777. “Cycles of the Moon,” paintings by Mark Kadota, through Dec. 1.

Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 734-9375. “Volcano Images” by Shirley Hasenyager, on view in the ‘Ohelo Fine Dining Room through Oct. 18.

Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 734-9375. “Vietnam: Awakening the Dragon,” an interpretive exhibit on the country’s history and culture, on view through Oct. 17. For information on presentations, call 941-5355.

Ko‘olau Gallery, Windward Mall, 247-0709. Works by Keiko Thomas, Tom Smith and Jocelyn Cheng, on view in October.

McHale Videofilm, 1116 Auahi St., 539-8080. “Painting in a New Land” by Murry Breem, on view through Oct. 23.

Pacific Cafe’s Beach House, 5022 Lawai Road, Koloa, Kauai 742-1424. Works by Kauai artists A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Sally French and John Davison, on view through March 16. Blackburn has stylized Hawaiian landscapes, French has mixed media glass and prints and Davison has landscape paintings and watercolors. Reception will be 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 1.

Queen Emma Gallery, Queen’s Medical Center, 547-4397. “Explorers in Watercolors,” by Honolulu Academy of Arts students and instructor David Behlke, on view through Sunday.

Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787. “False Expectations About Reality,” mixed media works (note the first letters) by Joe Hampton, on view in October.

University of Hawaii Commons Gallery, Art Building, 2535 The Mall, 956-6888. “Transforms,” Sheri Frye’s thesis exhibition of etchings “pulled from zinc” to create abstract geometrics with textural effects, on view through Friday.

Viewpoints Gallery, 3620 Baldwin Ave., Makawao, Maui 572-9579. Acrylics on canvas, monotypes, ultraviolet fluorescent paintings and abstract photography by Martha

Woodbury, on view through Oct. 30.

Waikiki Gallery, Aston Park Shore Hotel, 595-2399. “Hawaii: Center of Contemporary World Art,” on view in October.

Internet exhibit: Hawaii Computer Art Society presents art by Art Nealander, David Friedman, Rodney Chang and others, at www.webfelt.com through Nov. 15 -- the Webfelt Museum of Early Cyberart.

“First Exposure ’97”: Hawaii students and recent graduates may submit artwork for a Hagadone Printing calendar through Oct. 24. The calendar, which will showcase previously unpublished paintings, photographs, decoupage, computer-generated graphics and works in other reproducible media, will be distributed free to Hagadone’s printing customers and others.

Students of colleges and private educational institutions, and 1995-96 college graduates, are eligible. Call Hagadone Printing Company at 847-5310. Winners will be notified by Nov. 1.

Works On Paper: National exhibit will accept slides of work in any media on paper, including photography, through Feb. 1. New York City art critic Jerry Saltz will be the juror.

Entry fee of $15 covers two entries per artist. For entry form, write: 10th McNeese National Works On Paper, Department of Visual Arts, P.O. Box 92295, McNeese State University, Lake Charles LA 70609-2295. Or call 318-475-5060. Exhibit will run

March 20 to April 18.

Honolulu International Art Festival: Expressions in Art is planning a show June 21 through 23 at the Amfac building on Fort Street. Call 597-8108.