Art a la Carte, Ward Centre. "Beaded Embellishments: Color and Texture," jewelry by Barbara Edelstein, on view in February. Demonstrations 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232. "Photography and Beyond in Japan: Space, Time and Memory" opens Feb. 12. Exhibition explores photography's role in contemporary Japanese art, with more than 90 works by 12 artists over the last 15 years. The show, organized by the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, continues through April 13.
Academy Art Center, 1111 Victoria St., 532-8700. Honolulu Printmakers Annual Juried Exhibition, on view in February. Pam Longobardi, professor of printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, made her selections from prints and works by electronic and digital media. Call 536-5507.Works by Frank Sheriff and David B. Smith, on view in February. Sheriff, a lecturer in sculpture at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, creates fantastic vehicles of bronze and steel; Smith creates large-scale color lithographs.
Art a la Carte, Ward Centre. "Beaded Embellishments: Color and Texture," jewelry by Barbara Edelstein, on view in February. Demonstrations 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Arts of Paradise, International Marketplace, 924-2787. "Expressions: The Varied Interpretation of the Human Figure," by various artists, on view in February.
Cafe Che Pasta restaurant, 1001 Bishop St., 524-0004. "Color of Heart," works by 14 local artists, on view through Feb. 14. Participating artists include Jeff Baise, Ian Gillespie, Sergio Goes, Tom Haar, Yoko Haar, Jon Hamblin, Christine Kaaloa, Shereen Kanehisa, Hal Lum, Dan Rudoy, Franco Salmoiraghi, Sharleen Tashima, Jason Teraoka and Carla Lemon Wilcoxen. For details, call 287-3780.
Canon Gallery, Ward Plaza, 210 Ward Ave., Suite 200, 522-5930. Photography by Cannon staff, on view in February. Visitors can vote for their favorites and participate in a drawing for an ELPH, an Advanced Photo System camera.
Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232. Free admission on third Thursdays. Gallery tours at 1:30 p.m., garden tours by appointment. Call 526-1322.
The Contemporary Cafe features "Heavenly Bodies," paintings by Elsa Flores, through March 23.
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop St. "Artists/Hawaii," works by 22 artists featured in the book of the same title, on view through Feb. 19. Artists include Allyn Bromley, Alan Leitner, Rick Mills, Franco Salmoiraghi, Tadashi Sato, Laura Smith, Suzanne Wolfe and Doug Young. Docent tours at noon Thursdays, and gallery talks on the third Thursday of the month.
Contemporary Museum's Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, 605 Kapiolani Blvd., 526-1322. "Five Artists/Five Works," featuring Shereen Kanehisa, Violet Murakami, Tammy Ohtake, Erin Shie Palmer and Kaori Ukaji, on view through March 12.
Foyer Gallery, Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala Ike St., Pearl City. Recent paintings by Donald Yacoe, inspired by travels in Vanuatu, the Solomons and Papua New Guinea, on view in February. A collector of Melanesian tribal art and a South Pacific videographer, Yacoe tries to project the energy and vitality of human spirituality on large canvases. Reception 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 9.
Gallery on the Pali, Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway, 526-1191. "MultiPlatform," art by the Hawaii Computer Art Society, on view in February. Reception 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. For information, call David Friedman at 943-1541 or Bobby Crockett at 488-2842 or online at http://www.pixi.com/~rayo.
Gordon Biersch restaurant, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 599-4877. Paintings and drawings by M. Goodwill, on view in February. Goodwill depicts palm trees, flowers and North Shore landscapes; her mural adorns the outside wall of the Wave Waikiki.
Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery, 45-045 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, 233-3167. "Addition, Subtraction," large-scale works on canvas and paper by Jason Teraoka, on view through March 7.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700. "Shadows and Reflections," pieces of Japanese lacquer art from a private collection, some with inlaid and carved designs, and some dating from the 16th century, on view through June 29. Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.
"Modern Design, 1920-1960" reflects the century's major changes, through April 20. Silver, glass and ceramics highlight changes in the arts of the United States, Russia and Europe.
Ukiyo-e by American and European artists in Japan during the 19th and 20th centuries is on view through Feb. 23. The exhibit features color wood prints by Charles W. Bartlett, Lilian May Miller, Pieter Irwin Brown, Elizabeth Keith and Bertha Lum.
Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., 527-5666. "Eleven," paintings by Dexter Doi and friends, on view in the courtyard in February. The Lane Gallery displays art from Hawaii's black community, organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Coalition, in February.
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 Avenue, Makawao, Maui, 808-572-6560. "Members Show," juried by Alan M. Leitner, on view through March 8.
Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 734-9375. "Mingei Style," ceramics by Kauka de Silva and Randall Ho, on view through Feb. 27.
Ko'olau Gallery, Windward Mall, 247-0709. "Me Ke Aloha," iris prints and other works by Rosalie R. Prussing, on view in February.
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. Stylized Hawaiian landscapes, mixed media glass, prints, landscape paintings and watercolors.
Pauahi Tower, Mezzanine Lobby, 1001 Bishop Square. Members' Show by the Hawaii Watercolor Society, on view in February.
Queen Emma Gallery, Queen's Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., 547-4397. "Ho'ohali'a: Treasured Memories," paintings, ceramics and mixed media by Hinano and Ke'alaonaonapuahinano, on view through Sunday. Latest in the "Homage to Manamana" series, started in 1987 as a tribute to the medical center's founders, Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV.
Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787. "Portrait of a Sensitive Artist," photography by Ronen Zilberman, on view in February.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Art Building, 956-6888. "A Journey Through Chinese Hell: Hell Scrolls from Taiwan" depicts through two sets of scrolls the severe chastisements in hell, giving insight into Chinese culture and ethics. The scrolls are on loan from the Smithsonian Institution. On view through Feb. 21.
University of Hawaii School of Architecture Gallery, 2410 Campus Road, 956-8311. "Toward a Hawaiian Style," photographs and drawings chronicling the work of Hart Wood, on view in February. Wood created some of Hawaii's most distinctive buildings, incorporating lava rock and motifs from Asian cultures. Examples include the Christian Scientist church in Manoa and the Alexander & Baldwin building in downtown Honolulu. Slide show of significant projects.
Volcano Art Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, 808-967-8222. Wood sculptures by Lonny Tomono, on view through Feb. 23. Call 967-7511 for details.
Waikiki Gallery, Aston Park Shore Hotel, 595-2399. "The Essence of Nature," by Min Chong Kim, on view through Feb. 21. Works by Robert Kelsey, on view through March 15.
Arts festival: Games, craft workshops and booths and demonstrations, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Pu'u Kahea Conference Center, Waianae. With Marie McDonald, author of "Ka Lei." Admission $13 general, $1.50 children over age 5. Presented by the Association for the Promotion of Pacific-island Arts (TAPPA).
Printmakers' talks: Bring a brown bag dinner to the Printmakers Workshop, 6 p.m. Feb. 13 and 19 at the Academy Art Center. Kim Chai and Nanci Hersh talk about the Innovative Print Center at Rutgers University and Chai's work with master printer Eileen Foti, Feb. 13. Free. Call 536-5507 for reservations.
On Feb. 19, Ramon Alcolea and Hanae Uechi Mills discuss "Printing on a Fellowship" - how to apply to an artists' retreat and what kind of work is done there. The artists have worked at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts and the Pilchuck Center in Washington.
Classes: Learn cartooning, caricature, color theory, painting on location and gemology at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Also, UH-Manoa teams with TEMARI to offer classes in lei making, polymer clay techniques and bone carving. Tuition starts at $25. Call 956-8244.
Celebrate Na Pali: Works by artists and photographers depicting the Na Pali Coast are wanted for an April/May show at the Princeville Hotel. Call Mel at 826-4581, Kauai.
Small Scale: The Lake City Arts Council is accepting slide submissions of paintings 144 square inches or smaller (including the frame) through April 4. Jurors are Alicia Bailey and Sheila O'Houlihan. Artists must be U.S. residents. Entry fees are $5 for each piece, with a maximum of five entries. Send a No. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Small Scale, Lake City Arts Council, P.O. Box 876, Lake City CO 81235.
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.